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."The tool is easy to use."
"What I like best about Dell ECS is its stability. I also like that you can use it for large-scale data purposes. The solution works fine for me, and I haven't encountered any issues with it."
"Dell's technical support team is good."
"It is 100% stable. It is also scalable."
"What I like best about this product is that it is a complete solution, both hardware, and software, by the same vendor."
"Dell ECS is a cost-effective solution that provides ease of use and availability."
"The most valuable feature for me is off-site storage."
"I have found Dell ECS to be scalable."
"The technology is stable which is good."
"Workflow is easy to manage and maintain."
"If Dell ECS would be available as standalone software, so you can use any hardware with it, would make the solution better. It would also be good if Dell ECS had more integrations with other products."
"They do not have complete documentation, which is very weak and could be improved."
"The troubleshooting feature of this solution needs to be improved, to allow organizations to fix issues without having to contact the support team."
"Its security can be improved."
"It is a good solution, except for the cost."
"The disaster recovery could be improved because there should be something in-built within the ECS. Search and recovery should be in-built. Right now, we have to use some external tools for performing the recovery itself. For example, we're using Atempo or deploying Golden Superna, so it has dependency on the external third party vendors."
"Dell ECS could improve the price of the solution. It is expensive."
"They could provide centralized reports."
"Lacks some ability to integrate with different systems."
"We would like to see a self-sufficient installation."
Earn 20 points
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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