We performed a comparison between FreeNAS and IBM FlashSystem based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two NAS solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The ease of use of the 'jail', the management of backups, and copies to easily create test and pre-production scenarios have speeded up the development and distribution of business apps."
"FreeNAS is much simpler and easier to use than other solutions, but we don't have the complete range of features that come with the full version."
"It has the best storage capacity."
"Its stability is the most valuable. It is reliable, and we don't have to worry too much about it."
"It integrates well into either Windows or Linux environments."
"What I like about it is that I can work on it from any computer or any device. The initial setup is very simple. The setup wizard is really helpful."
"The solution has been very stable so far."
"The performance of the All-Flash System is very good. There is more enhanced performance and data production in the solution, which I appreciate."
"The valuable features are high availability, compression, and a failover mechanism. It's a very highly available storage solution."
"The price-performance ratio is most valuable."
"The speed, performance, and stability are the best features of IBM FlashSystem."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is SCM (Storage Class Memory), which has the lowest latency value in the storage industry."
"The installation is nice and easy."
"The ability to create LUNs and modify them are the most valuable features of this solution."
"The most valuable feature in demand is virtualization and its support storage of virtualization features."
"If you find the documentation, it is always incomplete and fragmented."
"They can improve the integration with PSA systems. This functionality could be better."
"The one thing that I find difficult to do which is very time-consuming is that I like to have a backup of the important files."
"FreeNAS should be better prepared for clustering."
"The support for S3 needs to be improved."
"The latest version of the dashboard doesn't work as good as the previous version."
"They should include clustering for the solution."
"The solution's infrastructure technology level could be PCI Express 5 instead of PCI Express 4 for the next version."
"In IBM FlashSystem, data reduction is an area with shortcomings where improvements can be made in the future."
"The solution should improve its pricing and the mechanism in the reduction pool."
"Additional licenses might be added for the fundamental licenses, such as those for copying and flash copies."
"The array level RAID does not seem available."
"The data reduction pool feature sucks and is not recommended for use with heavy workloads."
"Cloud file sharing is an area that needs improvement."
"The solution is not easy to implement. It takes a lot of time to study the product and it's a little complicated in general."
FreeNAS is ranked 9th in NAS with 9 reviews while IBM FlashSystem is ranked 4th in NAS with 106 reviews. FreeNAS is rated 8.4, while IBM FlashSystem is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of FreeNAS writes "Open-source with great disk management and task synchronization". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM FlashSystem writes "An easy GUI and simple provisioning but our model does not support compression". FreeNAS is most compared with StarWind Storage Appliance, Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Qumulo, HPE StoreEasy and NetApp FAS Series, whereas IBM FlashSystem is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Pure Storage FlashArray, Dell Unity XT, NetApp AFF and Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform. See our FreeNAS vs. IBM FlashSystem report.
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