We performed a comparison between FreeNAS and IBM FlashSystem 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."FreeNAS is much simpler and easier to use than other solutions, but we don't have the complete range of features that come with the full version."
"It integrates well into either Windows or Linux environments."
"It has the best storage capacity."
"The ease of use of the 'jail', the management of backups, and copies to easily create test and pre-production scenarios have speeded up the development and distribution of business apps."
"What I like about it is that I can work on it from any computer or any device. The initial setup is very simple. The setup wizard is really helpful."
"The solution has been very stable so far."
"Its stability is the most valuable. It is reliable, and we don't have to worry too much about it."
"We've found the solution to be very stable so far."
"The most valuable features are flexibility and performance."
"Most of the features for the reduction in data compression are useful. It is also very easy to use and administer. Its performance is also good."
"Speed (IOPS/second) – It is most vital for applications that need low latency and high speed for transferring the data."
"No queuing and high ops, speed, and performance."
"The speed of the unit is its best feature. It performs very well."
"The most valuable features of IBM FlashSystem are performance and security."
"It is simple to make an update."
"The latest version of the dashboard doesn't work as good as the previous version."
"They should include clustering for the solution."
"The support for S3 needs to be improved."
"They can improve the integration with PSA systems. This functionality could be better."
"If you find the documentation, it is always incomplete and fragmented."
"The one thing that I find difficult to do which is very time-consuming is that I like to have a backup of the important files."
"FreeNAS should be better prepared for clustering."
"This solution could be improved by offering greater amounts of storage."
"I think the only thing the developers can look at, is that it is limited to 25 gigabytes currently. In the next release they might want to increase that."
"The deduplication and compression ratio is not very good. It's not reaching a very high ratio."
"Their technical support needs improvement in terms of reachability for the clients and response times. They should be more responsive and have more online platforms for support. They should make more technical information available online. There could be some kind of documentation community."
"The solution is not able to replicate data in one-to-many scenario."
"The solution is not easy to implement. It takes a lot of time to study the product and it's a little complicated in general."
"When you provision a datastore auto-format takes a long time"
"IBM should improve its data reduction development."
FreeNAS is ranked 9th in NAS with 9 reviews while IBM FlashSystem is ranked 4th in NAS with 106 reviews. FreeNAS is rated 8.4, while IBM FlashSystem is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of FreeNAS writes "Open-source with great disk management and task synchronization". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM FlashSystem writes "An easy GUI and simple provisioning but our model does not support compression". FreeNAS is most compared with StarWind Storage Appliance, HPE StoreEasy, Qumulo, Dell PowerScale (Isilon) and NetApp FAS Series, whereas IBM FlashSystem is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Pure Storage FlashArray, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Dell Unity XT and NetApp AFF. See our FreeNAS vs. IBM FlashSystem report.
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