We performed a comparison between NetApp StorageGRID and Quantum ActiveScale 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."It has awesome scalability. We consume it with storage appliance nodes, then we just plug and play as we need more."
"Right now, we have an older StorageGRID. I like that we can grow it."
"The feature of StorageGRID that I find most valuable for ensuring data durability and protection is its Information Lifecycle Management functionality."
"It helps automate our storage infrastructure."
"The management portals have most significantly improved our data retrieval times. They've made it much easier to restore data compared to our previous methods."
"The most valuable feature is tiering."
"Cost-effective and easy to deploy."
"It has enabled us to save money on storage costs. We removed our tape library."
"Workflow is easy to manage and maintain."
"The technology is stable which is good."
"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."
"Beyond the initial setup, this product is a little bit difficult to configure."
"I just recommend improving the marketing campaigns in Pakistan."
"The integration with more apps has room for improvement."
"Improvements need to be made in the support area."
"One key improvement I'd like to see in StorageGRID is enhanced visibility for management purposes."
"Data retrieval speed could be better."
"There was a small amount of confusion when working with StorageGRID and Active Directory for access. We had to do things three to four times resulting in our engineer troubleshooting a couple of things. The location of the menu, along with what is inside the menu: configurations, settings, etc., is not straightforward to users. Most users are Windows-based. So, when make logical changes to the menu which are not similar to Windows, users and administrators get confused."
"We would like to see a self-sufficient installation."
"Lacks some ability to integrate with different systems."
Earn 20 points
NetApp StorageGRID is ranked 6th in File and Object Storage with 12 reviews while Quantum ActiveScale is ranked 20th in File and Object Storage. NetApp StorageGRID is rated 8.4, while Quantum ActiveScale is rated 7.6. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Quantum ActiveScale writes "Good performance and reliable but the setup is complex". NetApp StorageGRID is most compared with MinIO, Dell ECS, Red Hat Ceph Storage, Scality RING and Cloudian HyperStore, whereas Quantum ActiveScale is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Dell ECS, Qumulo and MinIO. See our NetApp StorageGRID vs. Quantum ActiveScale report.
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