We performed a comparison between Dell ECS and Quantum ActiveScale based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two File and Object Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."What I like best about this product is that it is a complete solution, both hardware, and software, by the same vendor."
"It is a stable solution."
"The scalability is good."
"The most valuable feature for me is off-site storage."
"I have been satisfied with the stability."
"I have found Dell ECS to be scalable."
"Competitive object storage platform that's stable and scalable."
"Dell ECS is a cost-effective solution that provides ease of use and availability."
"The technology is stable which is good."
"Workflow is easy to manage and maintain."
"They could provide centralized reports."
"The solution needs to provide better integration between this solution and all other kinds of systems."
"It is a good solution, except for the cost."
"Its security can be improved."
"Dell ECS needs to improve its performance."
"From an improvement perspective, Dell ECS should aim to offer a better pricing plan to its users."
"We have concerns about the write performance. We would also like it to be easier to scale out, to add more boxes to the system. And we want improved performance, to use a next-generation NFS service."
"The initial setup is not so easy."
"We would like to see a self-sufficient installation."
"Lacks some ability to integrate with different systems."
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Dell ECS is ranked 5th in File and Object Storage with 25 reviews while Quantum ActiveScale is ranked 20th in File and Object Storage. Dell ECS is rated 8.0, while Quantum ActiveScale is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Dell ECS writes "Enables multiple protocol support, but its IOPS functionality needs improvement in terms of performance ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Quantum ActiveScale writes "Good performance and reliable but the setup is complex". Dell ECS is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Amazon AWS, MinIO and NetApp StorageGRID, whereas Quantum ActiveScale is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Qumulo and MinIO. See our Dell ECS vs. Quantum ActiveScale report.
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