We performed a comparison between MinIO 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 tool’s integration is very easy. This feature has helped us reduce development time. The solution also has many out-of-the-box features like versioning support and management of roles and permissions. The product also supports clustered deployment."
"The container installation features are good. The S3 feature provisions the storage buckets making it easy. It allows me to spin up the public buckets with open-source technology."
"The product does save time for our company."
"The initial setup was very easy - one click, and it was installed."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of management and administration."
"Very good at object retrieval."
"Reliable erasure coding."
"The most valuable features are that MinIO is open, it works on-premise, and is compatible with the Amazon industry which is great for finding compatible libraries in many languages which is very good for developers."
"Cost-effective and easy to deploy."
"The speed of the disks removed the bottleneck from our storage."
"The technical support is good."
"Duplication, interface and the manageability is good and simple."
"It improves our operational efficiency."
"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."
"It has enabled us to save money on storage costs. We removed our tape library."
"Right now, we have an older StorageGRID. I like that we can grow it."
"The only downside I see is that you do not have a complete picture of an object."
"We had minor bugs occasionally."
"There should be the ability to expand the size after it has already been deployed. Currently, you cannot do that. It doesn't support an increase in size. Each time we spawn a new MinIO, we need to track the particular MinIO instance or tenant that has the file. Therefore, we had to create a multi-tenant solution that tracks the MinIO that has our artifacts. It isn't in one single instance. It should have better multi-tenancy support."
"The solution lacks documentation."
"The Distributed User Interface (DUI) needs some work. It's hard to view a large set of data on the DUI. It's an issue with the DUI's performance."
"Limited storage provided in the free version."
"Documentation could be improved."
"The MinIO dashboard is minimal as there are only a couple of features inside the dashboard for a basic user. I would like this to be more robust with more click-around features."
"The processes around installation and upgrade need improvement."
"We want to move towards Azure in the cloud. Right now, the system is all physical."
"It has its quirks here and there, but it is an older NetApp system."
"The only real issue that we have run into is, when we are cloning, we cannot do a thin provision clone, it has to be a full clone."
"The redundancy and reliability are great, but I also see room for improvement there. I would like to see more efficiency in the storage and dedupe/compression solutions."
"Improvements need to be made in the support area."
"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."
"One key improvement I'd like to see in StorageGRID is enhanced visibility for management purposes."
MinIO is ranked 1st in File and Object Storage with 22 reviews while NetApp StorageGRID is ranked 8th in File and Object Storage with 11 reviews. MinIO is rated 8.0, while NetApp StorageGRID is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of MinIO writes " A tool for storage purposes that helps businesses save time". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp StorageGRID writes "Scalable object storage with robust data durability with efficient geo-distribution and comprehensive lifecycle management ensuring managing of large volumes of unstructured data". MinIO is most compared with Red Hat Ceph Storage, Dell ECS, Pure Storage FlashBlade, Cloudian HyperStore and SwiftStack, whereas NetApp StorageGRID is most compared with Dell ECS, Red Hat Ceph Storage, Scality RING, Cloudian HyperStore and Pure Storage FlashBlade. See our MinIO vs. NetApp StorageGRID report.
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