We performed a comparison between Dell ECS and NetApp StorageGRID based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two File and Object Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The stability is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"Competitive object storage platform that's stable and scalable."
"Dell ECS is a cost-effective solution that provides ease of use and availability."
"The performance is good."
"It's my understanding that the initial setup is straightforward."
"I like that the solution is easy to scale and that's its stable."
"The scalability is good."
"I have been satisfied with the stability."
"It has improved our operational efficiency through time consumption and logistics by 40 to 50 percent. Everything that had to do with our legacy tape solution has been improved and is now more efficient."
"Right now, we have an older StorageGRID. I like that we can grow it."
"The backup features are valuable. I've heard from our backup and data protection people that our clients are very satisfied with the performance in junction with the backup, which they archive on this type of object storage."
"Duplication, interface and the manageability is good and simple."
"The ability to get to the StorageGRID from anywhere on my network. The solution is remote. You don't have to be at a physical location."
"The technical support is good."
"It helps automate our storage infrastructure."
"It improves our operational efficiency."
"There is room for improvement in the DPI reports, as they could be made more user-friendly."
"The solution needs to provide better integration between this solution and all other kinds of systems."
"You should be able to calculate so that when it's full it's 100% full, not just 90%."
"The disaster recovery could be improved because there should be something in-built within the ECS. Search and recovery should be in-built. Right now, we have to use some external tools for performing the recovery itself. For example, we're using Atempo or deploying Golden Superna, so it has dependency on the external third party vendors."
"Its security can be improved."
"Dell EMC ECS should support segregation of duty, particularly for role-based access controls. Having a single pane of glass for smarter observation and better control mechanism would also make this solution better."
"The major weakness in the solution is that there is no cloud version for Dell ECS."
"From an improvement perspective, Dell ECS should aim to offer a better pricing plan to its users."
"The integration with more apps has room for improvement."
"The price is something that NetApp could improve, as with most companies. NetApp is known for not being the cheapest storage option, which is also valid for StorageGRID. There are other storage options on the market which we are aware of and have done proofs of concept for, but you cannot really compare the list prices because, as a big user of NetApp storages, we have totally different prices than some list prices. Still, the price information we got for other options are almost always less expensive than StorageGRID."
"I just recommend improving the marketing campaigns in Pakistan."
"The processes around installation and upgrade need improvement."
"It has its quirks here and there, but it is an older NetApp system."
"Beyond the initial setup, this product is a little bit difficult to configure."
"Improvements need to be made in the support area."
"We want to move towards Azure in the cloud. Right now, the system is all physical."
Dell ECS is ranked 5th in File and Object Storage with 12 reviews while NetApp StorageGRID is ranked 8th in File and Object Storage with 3 reviews. Dell ECS is rated 8.0, while NetApp StorageGRID is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Dell ECS writes "Though tool also offers stability, it needs to offer better pricing plans". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp StorageGRID writes " Object-based storage and offers intuitive management tools, making it easy to configure and maintain". Dell ECS is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Amazon AWS, MinIO, Red Hat Ceph Storage and Scality RING, whereas NetApp StorageGRID is most compared with MinIO, Red Hat Ceph Storage, Scality RING, Cloudian HyperStore and Pure Storage FlashBlade. See our Dell ECS vs. NetApp StorageGRID report.
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