We performed a comparison between NetApp FAS Series and VAST Data based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, NetApp, Pure Storage and others in All-Flash Storage."The sales and executive support have been outstanding compared to the rest of the market... My upgrade paths have been simple on the Pure... It's a lot simpler to implement and a lot simpler to manage."
"We're getting good performance, and the compression ratio is also very good in Pure Storage FlashArray."
"The most valuable features are extremely low latency, high IOPS with VMware, inline deduplication and compression."
"The most valuable feature is its upgradeability."
"It's very fast and very easy to use. It performs well and is both flexible and compatible. We like it because it's easy to use."
"I like FlashArray's ActiveCluster as well as its snapshot and cloning capabilities."
"It worked flawlessly."
"The solution has probably reduced my power use substantially."
"You can use different protocols at the same time. Monitoring is also very easy in NetApp FAS Series. There is a free tool for monitoring."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The solution has tiers inside which means we do not only need to use SSDs."
"The migration of the volume on the cluster is very useful and easy to use."
"A reliable and easily managed storage system is a key performance factor. The system also has more features than we require."
"It is good to have a unified storage where you can have block and file level protocols."
"For us, the greatest aspect of the solution is the fact that it just runs. It is amazingly resilient. That's very important to us, because we are basically, with some exceptions, have a 24/7 operation."
"Has rock solid reliability and is easy to use."
"This has been one of the most reliable storage systems that I have ever used."
"The solution is useful for machine learning and scientific applications, including computer simulations."
"I had to contact customer support when a drive failed as I was doing a couple of OS upgrades."
"What it needs to do is work a little closer with solutions, like VMware, so it understands the particular workloads that are on it. Today, it does not understand the applications which are running against it."
"The product should improve its response time. I have also encountered issues with its configuration."
"Had some issues with Purity not being entirely compatible with VMware ESXi."
"I would like to see them lower the costs."
"Most of our upgrades have not been as smooth as they should have been."
"It goes at about 95 percent, so we have had some performance issues. It is hard to clear them."
"Some services could be inserted directly into the SAN, so Pure Storage could complete with the HyperFlex."
"Its licensing cost can be improved."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"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."
"I would like to see NetApp add incident support."
"Cluster mode needs to be more ubiquitous."
"Its operating system is very cumbersome. However, after you set it up, it runs pretty smoothly. Its file system is not very dynamic. It is very static."
"The adoption of flash by NetApp has also been lagging behind the trendsetters, like TMS, Nimble, and others."
"The solution can improve on the replication features."
"The write performance could be improved because it is less than half of the read performance."
"The read/write ratio is an area in the solution with some flaws and needs improvement."
NetApp FAS Series is ranked 5th in Deduplication Software with 98 reviews while VAST Data is ranked 18th in All-Flash Storage with 2 reviews. NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8, while VAST Data is rated 10.0. The top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VAST Data writes "Stability-wise, a device that has been up and running for years". NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and HPE 3PAR StoreServ, whereas VAST Data is most compared with Pure Storage FlashBlade, NetApp AFF, Qumulo, Dell PowerScale (Isilon) and Snowflake.
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