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We performed a comparison between MinIO and Qumulo 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.
To learn more, read our detailed MinIO vs. Qumulo Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"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.""For starters, MinIO has a good user interface. You can access it through the browser and perform operations like creating the object.""Reliable erasure coding.""Good interface and a good approach to development and testing environments.""The solution has good compatibility with different kinds of storage.""The stability of MinIO is good.""It performs efficiently compared to other solutions.""The most valuable feature is the ease of management and administration."

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"The feature that I like most is the analytics part of the file system.""The most valuable features of Qumulo are its rolling updates and all-day availability.""The most valuable feature is real-time analytics.""The most valuable features of Qumulo are the ease of management and special permissions that are quick to enable. The overall performance of the solution is good.""The ratio of total operational cost to complexity versus feature set is very good.""It is a very stable product. I never faced any issues.""The most valuable feature of Qumulo is the ability to share files and reliability.""The data protection algorithm to protect the data between the nodes has been the most valuable feature. The integration with backup platforms such as Veeam and Veritas has also been valuable."

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Cons
"Documentation could be improved.""The product's security is open by default, without any SSL.""The scalability is one of the limitations we have found. We are looking for another solution but they must provide the same characteristics, such as an affordable price and continuity.""We had minor bugs occasionally.""The developer support could be better.""The tool’s pricing needs to improve. We also encountered challenges while deploying the tool in Kubernetes. The documentation also was not too great. We have currently deployed the solution in a stand-alone fashion.""The solution lacks documentation.""Its reverse proxy features could be better."

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"The support for iMac and protocols should be improved, not all features are available.""In the next release, I would like to see the ability to have more control at a terminal level of the file system.""The solution could improve availability and improve data protection or data services such as compression of deduplication. In a future release, we'd like to have more cloud API integrations.""Qumulo should continue to expand automation and orchestration capabilities.""The price of the software is a bit expensive, so a reduction in cost would make it more competitive.""One aspect of Qumulo that I hoped to see improved was its software upgrade process, which did see significant progress during my usage. Initially, upgrading the software resulted in several minutes of system downtime. However, by the time I departed last summer, the downtime had reduced to mere ten seconds. Although I am unsure if Qumulo has yet achieved a completely outage-free upgrade, I simply performed the upgrades early in the morning before the marketing department began its workday, so any downtime was inconsequential.""Some anti-theft permissions do not transfer well to Qumulo.""In the future, I would like to see non-disruptive updates."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "This is an open-source solution but I am using the licensed version."
  • "This solution is open source so it is free."
  • "MinIO is a free open-source solution."
  • "We use the solution's open-source version."
  • "My company hasn't tried the version of the solution where we need to pay to use it."
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  • "The price of the solution is in the middle range compared to others. We look at the price per terabyte."
  • "The price of Qumulo is reasonable."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Red Hat Ceph does well in simplifying storage integration by replacing the need for numerous storage solutions. This solution allows for multiple copies of replicated and coded pools to be kept, easy… more »
    Top Answer:The product does save time for our company.
    Top Answer:My company hasn't tried the version of the solution where we need to pay to use it.
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of Qumulo are its rolling updates and all-day availability.
    Top Answer:Initially, the failover was supposed to be implemented in Qumulo itself. This failed to happen mid-case, so we had to devise a middleman solution. It was not the cleanest of solutions, but we did get… more »
    Top Answer:We use Qumulo for end-user storage and some application storage as well.
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    Overview

    MinIO is an open-source object storage system. It is designed to efficiently store and retrieve unstructured data, such as photos, videos, and backups. MinIO can be used as a standalone object storage server or as part of a larger system, such as a data lake or a private cloud, and can be deployed on-premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment, making it a flexible storage solution for a variety of use cases.

    MinIO’s features include erasure coding, bitrot protection, and checksum validation, which help ensure data integrity and reliability. The solution’s multi-tenancy support makes it ideal for multi-user environments. MinIO’s edge computing tools enable data storage and processing closer to users' locations, reducing latency and improving performance. MinIO can easily scale to accommodate storage and power demands, making it ideal for use in large-scale, data-intensive environments.

    MinIO Benefits and Features:

    MinIO offers several key benefits and features for organizations looking for a scalable and high-performing object storage solution:

    • Scalability: Horizontally scale to increase storage space and processing power as your needs grow.
    • High performance: MinIO’s edge computing and low latency provide fast data access.
    • Seamless integrations: MinIO is compatible with the Amazon S3 API, which enables integration with third-party systems and tools.
    • Data integrity: Security features, such as erasure coding, bitrot protection, and checksum validation, ensure data integrity and reliability.
    • Reduced costs: MinIO is an open-source solution, making it a cost-effective option for organizations looking for a scalable object storage solution.
    • Support: MinIO’s large open-source community of developers and users provides a wide range of resources and an active support network
    • Multi-tenancy: Multi-tenancy support makes MinIO suitable for use in multi-user environments.
    • Easy deployment: MinIO is easy to deploy and can run on a variety of platforms, including on-premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment.
    • Access control: Role-based access control, enabling you to control access to data based on users permissions.
    • Event notifications: Automate workflows based on changes to objects in your storage.
    • Cross-region replication: Duplicate data between different regions for disaster recovery and data backup.
    • Intuitive interface: MinIO’s user-friendly dashboard can be accessed via any browser and can be used to perform multiple object operations including object creation and management.

    Reviews from Real Users

    MinIO stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Several major ones are its flexibility, integration options, and performance.

    Süleyman Fazıl Y., a senior software engineer at a tech services company, writes, “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.”

    Rebecca S., CTO at NIASE, says, “MinIO is much improved over the prior solution, updates are simple to apply, and we anticipate that future capacity requirements will be easier to meet. Our customers are using this solution to retrieve tens of thousands of objects (documents and files) per hour, and MinIO seems to be able to keep up with it.”

    Qumulo is a data storage and management platform that promotes object-based storage for users, backup archives, and surveillance. Its primary use case is to provide a cost-effective and feature-rich solution for managing large data. 

    Qumulo's data protection algorithm ensures the safety of node data, while its integration with backup platforms like Veeam and Veritas makes it easy to manage backups. The platform offers a good balance between operational cost and complexity versus feature set, making it an attractive option for businesses of all sizes.

    Sample Customers
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    County of Riverside Sheriff Department, Hyundai Mobis Automotive North America, University of Arizona, UCSD - San Diego Supercomputer Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Sinclair Oil, Royal Dutch Shell, Kaiser Permanente, Deluxe Creative, Vexcel Imaging, University of Florida, The Madison Square Garden Company, Arizona State University, Cinesite, San Diego Padres Baseball, Johns Hopkins University - School of Medicine, IHME, EllieMae, Washington State University.
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    Financial Services Firm25%
    Comms Service Provider25%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Educational Organization8%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Government8%
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    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government8%
    Financial Services Firm7%
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    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise41%
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    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise60%
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    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise38%
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    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise62%
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    MinIO vs. Qumulo
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about MinIO vs. Qumulo and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    MinIO is ranked 1st in File and Object Storage with 22 reviews while Qumulo is ranked 7th in File and Object Storage with 8 reviews. MinIO is rated 8.0, while Qumulo is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of MinIO writes " A tool for storage purposes that helps businesses save time". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Qumulo writes "Useful data sharing, simple cluster scaling, and excellent support". MinIO is most compared with Red Hat Ceph Storage, NetApp StorageGRID, Pure Storage FlashBlade, Dell ECS and VAST Data, whereas Qumulo is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), VAST Data, Scality RING, Nasuni and Red Hat Ceph Storage. See our MinIO vs. Qumulo report.

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