We performed a comparison between MinIO and VAST Data based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about MinIO, Dell Technologies, Red Hat and others in File and Object Storage."MinIO can work with attributes and folders, and it has the ability to use a stream approach for files. I have moments that should work exclusively. It also has some management features you can use, like exclusive locks that you can perform on one record or a collection."
"The initial setup was very easy - one click, and it was installed."
"The solution has good compatibility with different kinds of storage."
"Saves a lot of time in generating and managing documents."
"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."
"It performs efficiently compared to other solutions."
"This is an all-in-one, user-friendly data storage."
"The stability of MinIO is good."
"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."
"Limited storage provided in the free version."
"There is a lack of good addons to integrate without having to use third-party applications."
"Documentation could be improved."
"The solution lacks documentation."
"The monitoring capability is really bad and needs to be improved."
"MinIO could use a time patch on it. It could also use better documentation for some languages like Python."
"We had minor bugs occasionally."
"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."
"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."
MinIO is ranked 1st in File and Object Storage with 22 reviews while VAST Data is ranked 11th in File and Object Storage with 2 reviews. MinIO is rated 8.0, while VAST Data is rated 10.0. The top reviewer of MinIO writes " A tool for storage purposes that helps businesses save time". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VAST Data writes "Stability-wise, a device that has been up and running for years". MinIO is most compared with Red Hat Ceph Storage, NetApp StorageGRID, Dell ECS and Pure Storage FlashBlade, whereas VAST Data is most compared with Pure Storage FlashBlade, NetApp AFF, Pure Storage FlashArray and Qumulo.
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