We performed a comparison between Pure Storage FlashArray and Tintri VMstore based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The duplication algorithm allows us to get a lot more use out of less storage. We're running a five terabyte array right now and we're running probably about 30 terabytes on it. So the duplication rate is pretty phenomenal, without a cost to performance. It still runs pretty smoothly."
"Overall stability is very good. It is a very stable solution."
"The Pure1 component is most valuable at this point in time when comparing it with EMC. Pure1 is where you can have your diagnostics in the cloud, so you can look at things from your mobile phone."
"The solution is very straightforward to set up."
"FlashArray has some fresh efficiency features. I've never seen a storage solution with a compression rating this high before. It's at least 4-to-1 on Oracle databases. It's the best flash storage for Oracle."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its ease of use."
"The latency is good."
"It's helped us because we've changed fundamentally what we talk about. We don't talk about storage and different tiers of storage anymore nor do we talk about servers. We talk now about applications and how applications impact the business and end users."
"The solution is easy to scale. I'm running two environments right now, so I need to scale. I'm running a part technology. I've got an A-side and a B-side."
"The most valuable feature is its data reduction."
"With Pure Storage, we don't see any latency or IOPS. It has been a very seamless integration."
"We have seen savings in our storage. The speed of deployment has gone from several days to a few minutes. This product has reduced that time into minutes, simplifying storage for us."
"It is pretty much just plug and play. There is not that much to do with it. It is very easy to use."
"The stability is very good. I've done destructive testing on it and never had any type of storage outages from it."
"The most valuable feature is its upgradeability."
"They are quite responsive and our local team was pretty good."
"Its VM-aware features have been excellent to use and integrate with XenServer as well."
"The ability to snap machines into VMware quickly is valuable."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution was how fast it worked on behalf of VDI desktops."
"I like Tintri's Global Admin feature and the solution's performance. It's incredibly fast storage, which was a significant upgrade for us when we deployed it seven years ago. The Tintri snapshots are brilliant and incredibly reliable."
"Performance, cost, and ease of storage management."
"I've worked on both EMC and NetApp SANs, and this is by far the easiest system to maintain"
"The ease and use and the great performance are why we went with our 2nd Tintri VMstore."
"Web GUI for maintenance and resource monitoring purposes is easy to use."
"We would like to see VNC integration or be able to use Pure Storage with VNC."
"Every time I think of something that needs to improve, they're one step ahead, which I love. The only area I wish to see improve, I believe is coming, is in the FlashBlade product. Blade implementation fell short on a few of the services."
"In fututre releases, some focus on anti-malware should be there."
"The UI for this solution needs to be improved."
"If the customer only needs 500 terabytes and doesn't care how much data they'll put in the server, IBM is cheaper than Pure."
"We've seen that when we create a POD in synchronous mode, it increases the latency."
"I'd like to see the product implement active replication for vehicles such as VMware."
"We have run into a couple of instances recently where we are running out of space. So we have had to buy some more packs for it and they have deployed fine and it has increased smoothly."
"Just some nit picky stuff, like allowing servers and volumes to be grouped. Therefore, it would easier to work with them in the GUI."
"I want to learn more about command line usage which I have not explored much yet. However, there are many automated solutions for repetitive tasks. I would like to see additional features like performance monitoring, configuring of alerts, and the customization of alert thresholds in the next release."
"The connectivity needs improvement. You do not have the possibility to have a file and block connectivity at the same time on the same machine. It has limited ability to do so."
"I would like to have support available in Spanish."
"This product has only two active controllers, whereas other solutions can have more. This is something that needs to improve."
"A year ago they promised that they would be able to read through the database encryption with more metric and they have not delivered on that patch, which is significant because it gives us back so much more storage room. We want to be able to read through the encryption."
"They could improve the price."
"We would like to see better troubleshooting aspects. It helps us if we can find out where the problem is. Right now, it's difficult. Sometimes it's difficult to pinpoint the issue. If they had more visibility and more troubleshooting feature built into the tool that would really help."
"Active/active cluster between two Tintris on Hyper-V cluster."
"What I feel would be nice, in terms of a wishlist, is scalability. Rather than replacing the whole appliance, I would like to be able to just add another unit and scale it like that."
"It would be beneficial if Tintri could identify issues through telemetry and notify us before we need to contact them."
"Detailed reporting is missing in the current version. We would like to see this feature added in a new release."
"The solution is already good but the brand name is not so popular here."
"On the software side, I suggest adding integration with backups software like CommVault Simpana or Veeam where these products can integrate with the array and trigger things like snapshots for backup, etc."
"I would love more insight into each virtual machine statistic."
"I think with the world soon becoming only SSD, possibly NVMe, and 3D Xpoint. It would make sense for Tintri to drop the hybrid array down the line."
Pure Storage FlashArray is ranked 3rd in All-Flash Storage with 174 reviews while Tintri VMstore is ranked 15th in All-Flash Storage with 61 reviews. Pure Storage FlashArray is rated 9.2, while Tintri VMstore is rated 9.4. The top reviewer of Pure Storage FlashArray writes "Effective provisioning, helpful support, and reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tintri VMstore writes "We were able to push a button—it really is that simple—and flip primary and secondary storage locations". Pure Storage FlashArray is most compared with Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, HPE Nimble Storage and IBM FlashSystem, whereas Tintri VMstore is most compared with Dell PowerStore, HPE Nimble Storage, VMware vSAN, NetApp AFF and DDN IntelliFlash. See our Pure Storage FlashArray vs. Tintri VMstore report.
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