We performed a comparison between Pure Storage FlashBlade and VAST Data based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, NetApp, Pure Storage and others in All-Flash Storage."It has been very stable. I have not seen or heard of downtime storage issues after moving over to it."
"I never have to worry about its performance or if it is the root cause of an issue."
"It's reduced our overhead management time on storage, since it is so simple to get in and just provision a volume, present it to the host, and then you are done."
"Provides fast access and is user-friendly."
"The top-tier support and reliable storage are the most valuable features of this solution."
"We like the speed. It's very low latency. In virtualization, you can mask lots of problems, and even in code you can mask lots of problems, with low latency. It's just pure speed and low latency."
"The support team is available all the time and they seem to know what they are doing."
"Pure Storage FlashArray's overall speed is its most valuable feature."
"The onboarding and integrated monitoring tools are pretty good."
"We have integrated it with VMware. The integration process is pretty good. Especially with VMware, it helps with the capacity of it."
"It is very easy to use, and it is very fast."
"The solution provides many controllers."
"The initial setup is pretty quick."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its fast performance, especially in handling snapshots. It helps during power outages when we need to quickly move data between different data centers. It ensures efficient replication and helps maintain our data centers' uptime."
"It helps simplify our storage, because the user interface is very simple and the installation is easy."
"It uses the same platform for connectivity so integration is seamless."
"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."
"I’d love to view the average, minimum and maximum performance in the reports (Analysis tab - Performance) but it is only graphics and you need to export data in CSV to find this information."
"It needs to improve its price."
"The file functionality could be better."
"I would like to see more cloud integration."
"In the next release I would like to see integration into other third-party player providers like Google."
"I would love to see a true one click upgrade solution. Right now, you have to click and schedule an appointment with Pure Storage to be able to upgrade. I would love for it to automatically download, install, and fall-over every controller as it updates."
"It is way in excess of what we need. If anything, we could see a bit more speed. I'm just comparing it with what some of my colleagues who are implementing their own systems do."
"I would like some performance analytics which go deeper than today. It should be specific to some hosts and applications. This would be good."
"I want efficiency. FlashBlade doesn't have efficiency now."
"It would be nice if you could store file-based in the same box with the same technology."
"File storage needs a lot of improvement. Mainframe connectivity also needs improvement because it requires additional components to be integrated with Pure Storage FlashBlade. If you want to keep your backup data, then this becomes an even more expensive solution because Pure Storage FlashBlade will not be able to meet your backup needs."
"I would like to see better integration."
"Commvault has mainly driven the Analytics, providing data and reports. However, the product has room for improvement, especially regarding storage analytics. Upgrading firmware has caused issues, requiring feature disabling to revert to traditional backups. The firmware upgrades sometimes affect Commvault backups."
"The speed could be improved."
"The solution is expensive."
"I would like to see the licensing fees improved as well as the price per terabytes."
"The read/write ratio is an area in the solution with some flaws and needs improvement."
"The write performance could be improved because it is less than half of the read performance."
Pure Storage FlashBlade is ranked 16th in All-Flash Storage with 31 reviews while VAST Data is ranked 18th in All-Flash Storage with 2 reviews. Pure Storage FlashBlade is rated 8.8, while VAST Data is rated 10.0. The top reviewer of Pure Storage FlashBlade writes "A high-performing and scalable solution that improves data performance for S3 workloads". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VAST Data writes "Stability-wise, a device that has been up and running for years". Pure Storage FlashBlade is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), MinIO, Red Hat Ceph Storage, Dell ECS and Super Micro SuperBlade, whereas VAST Data is most compared with NetApp AFF, Qumulo, Dell PowerScale (Isilon), DDN SFA7990X and DDN Storage Fusion Architecture NVMe.
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