We performed a comparison between Dell EqualLogic PS series and NetApp FAS Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is extremely reliable."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Technical support, when we had access to it, was very good."
"It is stable and scalable."
"If you have one datacenter fail, the VMs will start to run inside the other data center."
"The technical support is very good."
"We were attracted by the flexibility of being able to put in a new shelf whenever we needed to, to expand."
"The solution can scale."
"It is very flexible. It integrates well with the public cloud and other components, so everything can be API driven. Therefore, it is very easy to automate it."
"The new FAS series is a good fit for some customers. We have good performance and capacity, even though it is full flash."
"Other products lose performance over time, but NetApp OS is speed-optimized."
"Good for NAS and unified solutions."
"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's a stable product. No issues there."
"The product is flexible."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The searchable online documentation is missing."
"There is no inline deduplication capability."
"The performance isn't as good as, for example, Nimble."
"It is at the end of support and no longer supported. We have to move our VMware to another storage platform, and we have decided to use Dell PowerStore. We like Dell's products, and it is a new platform with a lot of features."
"The replication efficiency needs to be improved."
"I can't buy any more solutions provided by EqualLogic...Since I can't buy it anymore, I don't receive any updates on the solution. Also, this is the last year in which one can buy support for the solution."
"Synchronous replication uses space inefficiently."
"The product is reaching the end-of-lifecycle."
"No other area for improvement comes to mind other than its price. Making the price more attractive will help this solution have a bigger market share."
"Installation of the additional switches and ETP could be improved."
"The biggest issue we face is parts delivery. There's no local warehouse in Myanmar, so if a customer encounters a technical problem like an IMEI issue, they have to wait a long time for replacement parts."
"Its licensing cost can be improved."
"It could be more flexible in terms of configuration."
"There is room for improvement in deployment and configuration processes."
"It may need more flexibility to fight with other competing arrays."
"We are not able to connect to the support of NetApp from Sudan. We have to go through many agents for support, which makes it difficult."
Dell EqualLogic PS series is ranked 7th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 17 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 1st in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 98 reviews. Dell EqualLogic PS series is rated 8.0, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Dell EqualLogic PS series writes "A highly scalable and astoundingly stable solution offering its users an extremely good technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". Dell EqualLogic PS series is most compared with HPE StorageWorks MSA, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem. See our Dell EqualLogic PS series vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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