We performed a comparison between Dell XtremIO and Pure Storage FlashArray based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The duplication algorithm allows us to get a lot more use out of less storage. We're running a five terabyte array right now and we're running probably about 30 terabytes on it. So the duplication rate is pretty phenomenal, without a cost to performance. It still runs pretty smoothly."
"The system allows for seamless learning experiences, facilitating quick and easy cloning of environments within minutes."
"The standout features for us in Pure FlashArray X NVMe are its robust DDoS protection, seamless transparent failover, and failback capabilities ensuring high availability."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is reliability."
"The high availability of the product is the most valuable feature."
"It's incredibly easy to use and greatly simplified our ability to both deploy and manage our storage subsystems."
"The initial setup was extremely simple and straightforward."
"One of the best features is the support, which is excellent."
"Very good IOPS performance"
"It is great for applications like Microsoft Exchange, ERP, SQL and VDI; basically saved the VDI buy-in from users, as now performance was seamless in comparison to a physical PC."
"Deduplication and cloning capability"
"Ease of management, aside from the serious performance, is the best feature."
"I like the deduplication and auto-tiering features."
"The speed is extremely valuable."
"The guaranteed sub-millisecond response time for a 4K block."
"Snapshots are valuable because of their seamless nature, as well as the minimal space each snapshot takes."
"We find the ease of usability and setup valuable."
"The top-tier support and reliable storage are the most valuable features of this solution."
"It is pretty much just plug and play. There is not that much to do with it. It is very easy to use."
"The most valuable features of Pure Storage FlashArray are simplicity, ease of use, and dashboard management."
"The most valuable feature is replication."
"It's easy to use, and the maintenance upgrades to get free controllers work really well."
"It allows engineers to focus on other things rather than doing the more manual tasks. It automates tasks, so the ease of use is extreme. It simplifies the storage."
"The initial setup is very straightforward. You simply plug it in and turn it on."
"In the next release, I would like to see real-time analytics for further insight into consumption models."
"If the customer only needs 500 terabytes and doesn't care how much data they'll put in the server, IBM is cheaper than Pure."
"We need better data deduplication."
"In terms of what needs improvement, the dashboard and management could be simplified."
"The UI for this solution needs to be improved."
"We've seen that when we create a POD in synchronous mode, it increases the latency."
"Our use cases require more multi-tenant capabilities and additional VLAN interfaces for separating different customers. We currently use it to provide storage, sometimes shared storage, to different customers, but it is less flexible in comparison to a dedicated solution."
"We have run into a couple of instances recently where we are running out of space. So we have had to buy some more packs for it and they have deployed fine and it has increased smoothly."
"The physical architecture could use some higher levels of redundancy."
"I would like to see more scalability."
"Right now, external appliances are needed to replicate XtremIO to XtremIO, or to another EMC system."
"Scalability is something that can be improved because there is an issue when it comes to mixing versions."
"Management and reporting need improvement."
"I would like to see the ease of deployment and built-in Metro clustering."
"I believe having more replication options comparatively to VMAX (other than RecoverPoint) would be great."
"This solution is geared toward enterprise-level companies. Small and medium-sized businesses would find it extremely expensive."
"The GUI is simplistic and basic. I feel like it's explanatory, but not enough, it needs a little more to it."
"The GUI could improve, it could be more intuitive. There is hidden functionality."
"In some cases, we get into very in-depth conversations around movement of specific data and, what's more, chunk sizes. The documentation lacked any description or information on that."
"They could improve the price."
"We've had it in place for about a year and a half and have had zero complaints, other than that box-to-box replication is not encrypted."
"It would be nice if Pure had something in its portfolio that provided higher deduplication and compression for backups."
"I can't see where they can make anything better, unless, of course, they lower their prices even more."
"The price of this solution could be improved."
Dell XtremIO is ranked 25th in All-Flash Storage with 48 reviews while Pure Storage FlashArray is ranked 3rd in All-Flash Storage with 174 reviews. Dell XtremIO is rated 7.6, while Pure Storage FlashArray is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of Dell XtremIO writes "Suitable for high IOPS and helps get backup in ten minutes ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Pure Storage FlashArray writes "Effective provisioning, helpful support, and reliable". Dell XtremIO is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Dell PowerMax NVMe, Dell Unity XT, NetApp AFF and INFINIDAT InfiniBox, whereas Pure Storage FlashArray is most compared with Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, HPE Nimble Storage, IBM FlashSystem and VMware vSAN. See our Dell XtremIO vs. Pure Storage FlashArray report.
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