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."
"What I really like about this program, is that it is easy to use and easy to configurate."
"It has benefited my organization because it has reduced time to insights."
"Overall stability is very good. It is a very stable solution."
"Pure has signature security technology, which cannot be deleted, even if you are an administrator."
"The most valuable features of this solution are its ease of use and performance."
"The initial setup was extremely simple and straightforward."
"It's helped us because we've changed fundamentally what we talk about. We don't talk about storage and different tiers of storage anymore nor do we talk about servers. We talk now about applications and how applications impact the business and end users."
"The feature I like most about Dell Xtremio is its hardware quality compared to other vendors. It's clear they're continuously improving their research and development."
"A valuable feature of XtremIO is that, in terms of administration, it's simple and manageable."
"Performance and deduplication. This is a very robust block storage option that offers both performance and data optimization."
"The most valuable features are that it is fast and reliable."
"XtremIO is very stable."
"The most valuable features are: complete performance and ease of use."
"The performance is good, which is important."
"The guaranteed sub-millisecond response time for a 4K block."
"Performance, deduplication, compression, and fast response time for requests from servers and applications."
"One of the features that my customers are really interested in is immutable snapshots. There are immutable snapshots to which your applications can be reverted back if you are hit by some kind of ransomware threat or malicious attack. That's kind of a key deal, and it is one of the selling points I use to point out to my customers the value and the features that Pure Storage brings to the table."
"The support team is available all the time and they seem to know what they are doing."
"Very stable; no worries about how much it can handle."
"It gives us capacity planning."
"The deduplication in the array combined with its snap technologies allows the product to be remotely/manually controlled or scheduled."
"It simplifies the overall management. We don't have to worry about storage anymore."
"With Pure Storage, we don't see any latency or IOPS. It has been a very seamless integration."
"The tool's portfolio is minimal. It is expensive."
"In terms of what needs improvement, the dashboard and management could be simplified."
"In the future, I would like to see integration with enterprise backup systems."
"In fututre releases, some focus on anti-malware should be there."
"The UI for this solution needs to be improved."
"I would like to see replication and DR features in the next release of this solution."
"We would like to see VNC integration or be able to use Pure Storage with VNC."
"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."
"In the next release, the solution could have better integration and if we can host assets on the cloud, such as NetApp has the NetApp volumes, which we can host on the cloud directly called NetApp CVO (cloud volume ONTAP). Dell EMC should come up with something purely on the cloud rather than manage services."
"It is very expensive to scale. You have to buy an additional system to extend from one disc, for instance. It is scalable, but extremely expensive to do so."
"The implementation isn't exactly complex, but the solution should have some enhancements in it to make the process more centralized."
"Right now, external appliances are needed to replicate XtremIO to XtremIO, or to another EMC system."
"This solution is geared toward enterprise-level companies. Small and medium-sized businesses would find it extremely expensive."
"XtremIO needs to be lower priced. It also needs better endpoints and scalability."
"Ease of use is key in the converged and hyper-converged world that requires administrators to have both hypervisor and storage skills."
"If you are looking at flash storage solutions, XtremIO doesn't offer any unique features. Most of my customers are migrating their workload from XtremIO to other formats because of this."
"Currently, the solution fails to support file screening."
"The backend of this solution utilizes an Active/Passive architecture, rather than an Active/Active architecture, which is a disadvantage, when compared to some of its competitors. Its storage capacity should be expanded in the next release."
"The time-to-market could be better at times, but I think that's true for all vendors of hardware."
"Most of our upgrades have not been as smooth as they should have been."
"It would be good to have metrics of the box's performance so we can see what it delivers, but currently, I can't see what it's actually doing."
"It took us a year to get it to stabilize and to get the best out of Pure."
"As long as they always improve on IOPS speed, that's all we're really looking for. The faster the storage can be the more we can do speed of application and speed of use."
"There's always an opportunity for new feature functionality."
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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