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."The best feature is its ONTAP product line for Ransomware protection. It also has features for file storage and block storage. The solution is stable. We've had no issues with it. The tool is scalable and meets our requirements. The technical support and the supporting partner are great. The initial setup is straightforward. It is very easy to maintain the product. The feature set is excellent. I recommend the solution."
"It is a scalable solution."
"It has a very good implementation of the Active Directory services, so implementation into a Windows network is easy."
"The product is flexible."
"Can use both SAN and NAS at the same time."
"Flexible and reliable storage solution with multiple features such as cloning, replication, and deduplication. Data migration can be done without any performance implications on the production systems."
"This solution provides us with easy management and great vendor support."
"The initial setup was so straightforward. It was well-documented."
"I am impressed with the tool's performance and bandwidth."
"We've found the product to be quite flexible."
"Needs to improve the adaptive storage quality of service."
"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."
"We no longer have OEM support in South Africa which is not helpful, it can be difficult. They should add an office back to the country because it was better."
"It may need more flexibility to fight with other competing arrays."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"The solution can improve on the replication features."
"I would like to see less latency and higher IOPS."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"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."
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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