We performed a comparison between NetApp FAS Series and Panasas ActiveStor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two NAS solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's an easy product to use that is stable and has good performance."
"It's a stable product. No issues there."
"It changed the way we do Disaster Recovery (DR) around NetApp replication."
"NAS stability"
"The new FAS series is a good fit for some customers. We have good performance and capacity, even though it is full flash."
"The product is flexible."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable features are the NAS features and NetApp's excellent support."
"We've found the product to be quite flexible."
"I am impressed with the tool's performance and bandwidth."
"We have some experience with older equipment end-of-life. For example, when warranty support stops or updates stop – it can be frustrating. Not all clients can buy a new filer every year or two, and NetApp ending support a bit quickly can be a concern."
"The user interface could be improved to have better graphics and the performance analyzer could be better."
"For long term partnership in Myanmar, the local warehouse should be built in Myanmar that's something I'd like to see. We have some issues with supply so there is sometimes a delay in getting the hardware."
"The solution's configuration is not flexible."
"The adoption of flash by NetApp has also been lagging behind the trendsetters, like TMS, Nimble, and others."
"The solution can improve on the replication features."
"Its operating system is very cumbersome. However, after you set it up, it runs pretty smoothly. Its file system is not very dynamic. It is very static."
"There are some technical limitations, but it would be great to have in-line deduplication and in-line compression for the FAS series as well."
"We have received complaints from customers that the tool is not easy to use. The tool's local technical service is slow. The solution is good for Linux customers and not for customers with other operating systems like Windows. The solution should provide storage without client software integration."
"The solution is quite expensive."
NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 98 reviews while Panasas ActiveStor is ranked 14th in NAS with 2 reviews. NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8, while Panasas ActiveStor is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Panasas ActiveStor writes "A stable solution with good performance and bandwidth". NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem, whereas Panasas ActiveStor is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon). See our NetApp FAS Series vs. Panasas ActiveStor report.
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