Cloudian HyperStore vs Dell ObjectScale comparison

Cloudian and Dell Technologies are both solutions in the File and Object Storage category. Cloudian is ranked #11 with an average rating of 9.5, while Dell Technologies is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.2. Cloudian holds a 3.1% mindshare in FaOS, compared to Dell Technologies’s 7.3% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Cloudian users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Dell Technologies users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 26, 2025

Cloudian HyperStore and Dell ObjectScale compete in the object storage category. Dell ObjectScale holds an advantage due to its advanced features, delivering higher value.

Features: Cloudian HyperStore stands out with robust data management, scalability, and seamless multi-cloud integration. Dell ObjectScale offers advanced data management, high availability, and comprehensive analytics, giving it a strategic edge in data insights.

Room for Improvement: Cloudian HyperStore could benefit from enhancing its data analytics capabilities, improving user interface design, and expanding integration options with more third-party services. Dell ObjectScale may improve by simplifying its deployment process, reducing operational complexity, and offering more cost-effective pricing tiers.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Cloudian HyperStore is praised for easy deployment and reliable service. Dell ObjectScale, though more intricate to deploy, benefits from strong support resources.

Pricing and ROI: Cloudian HyperStore is cost-effective with rapid ROI, appealing to financially focused organizations. Dell ObjectScale has a higher setup cost and slower ROI but justifies this with its rich feature set.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Pure Storage FlashBlade

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the File and Object Storage category, the mindshare of Pure Storage FlashBlade is 5.7%, down from 6.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cloudian HyperStore is 3.1%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell ObjectScale is 7.3%, down from 8.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

File and Object Storage Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Dell ObjectScale	7.3%
Pure Storage FlashBlade	5.7%
Cloudian HyperStore	3.1%
Other	83.9%

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Featured Reviews

Eric Black

Solutions Architect at Recovery Point Systems

The ability to leverage multi-tenancy along with immutability is a huge benefit for us

The only thing I feel FlashBlade is missing is the SOS API. If it had SOS API, that would put it well over the top. Veeam Backup specifically has started to streamline their API, and they are doing that with SOS API. They have optimized it. Any of the S3 devices out there that support this SOS API can have far more API calls at once. On our side, that translates to better restoration. With SOS API, it can leverage far more restorations at a single given time or read from the device in simple terms. That results in maximizing the output and throughput from the device itself.

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Kiran Rajanna

Senior Solutions Architect and Cloud Security Consultant at Cgi Deutschland KG

A seamless solution offering data encryption, quality service, and security encryption

Cloudian HyperStore needs to incorporate AI and predictive analysis. It would be helpful if the solution could analyze and predict how to manage data better. The end users should not have access to protected documents. They should be able to drop the documents. The capacity management dashboard can be better. We also want two-factor authentication using Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator as MFA. Hence, the user would access the console not just by logging in with a password and username but with third-party applications as well.

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SamuelThomas

Consultant at Key Information Technology L.L.C.

Managing efficiently with user-friendly interfaces for monitoring and managing resources

We normally recommend Dell ECS to enterprise customers and government customers Dell ECS is very easy to handle, primarily because the web UI dashboard and everything is very easy to manage for every customer. They can monitor the DPS, access failures, bandwidth, failed requests, and latency.…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable feature is Safe Mode."

"It has absolutely simplified our storage because the dashboards on the consoles show a clear understanding of where you are, and it is also very easy to provision. This been a big help for our teams."

"The product is scalable and easy to expand."

"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."

"I would rate this solution an eight plus. It has has good flexibility and stability, it's easy to manage and the response time is good."

"The most valuable features of FlashBlade include its replication capabilities, reports, and easy allocation. Everything is user-friendly."

"The performance of FlashBlade is excellent. It does not necessarily leverage the SOS API that some of the newer products leverage, but I found its speed pretty much on par and comparable. It is fast, and it does what it is supposed to do."

"The main feature I have found to be product replication."

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"It is very durable and that is particularly important."

"Considering a customer's need for a cost-effective solution, Cloudian HyperStore fits well for data protection scenarios."

"The tool has S3 capability. Its scalability is excellent. From a security and encryption perspective, the solution supports SSL encryption. It is a seamless solution offering data encryption, quality service, and security encryption."

"Cloudian HyperStore is one hundred percent stable."

"The cost was the main reason we chose to use this solution."

"The most valuable features are its scalability and Amazon S3 compatibility because we can move back and forth with a hybrid cloud."

"It is a stable platform."

"I would rate scalability ten out of ten since you buy what you want."

"The stability is the most valuable aspect of the solution."

"Dell ECS provides compatibility between on-premises and cloud-based storage, supporting protocols such as S3, which is commonly used in cloud storage, enabling integration between on-premises storage and cloud storage."

"It is 100% stable. It is also scalable."

"The setup was straightforward."

"Competitive object storage platform that's stable and scalable."

"The most valuable feature for me is off-site storage."

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Cons

"The solution is expensive."

"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 Pure Storage Orchestrator is our biggest pain point at the moment. If we can have more say in future developments of feature sets that we will need to support for our use case, that would be pretty beneficial to us."

"Pure Storage FlashBlade should improve on more cloud integration."

"There could be improvements in public cloud integration."

"The speed could be improved."

"We haven't been able to use much of the cloud area of Pure Storage. We have a storage server and it would be better if it could integrate with other cloud features of this solution."

"I would also like to see better support for CIFS workloads."

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"As it is an S3 solution with the same protocol as the one we have with AWS, having better integration with AWS will be beneficial."

"It is a cloud-based environment and at times, it is not very simple to use."

"Cloudian HyperStore needs to incorporate AI and predictive analysis. It would be helpful if the solution could analyze and predict how to manage data better. The end users should not have access to protected documents. They should be able to drop the documents. The capacity management dashboard can be better. We also want two-factor authentication using Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator as MFA. Hence, the user would access the console not just by logging in with a password and username but with third-party applications as well."

"There are some limitations with integration with certain cloud providers, particularly with Google Cloud Platform in Saudi Arabia."

"The solution’s stability could be improved."

"Dell ECS is not fully compatible with S3, as it supports around ninety percent of S3 APIs, which can be improved. Additionally, sometimes there is an issue with memory where it hangs, and they can improve garbage collection, which takes up a lot of space during cleanup."

"While there can be occasional issues with routing to the wrong region that lead to slight delays, it's typically business as usual."

"Dell ECS could improve the price of the solution. It is expensive."

"They could provide centralized reports."

"The setup is very complex."

"The graphical user interface should offer more options, and the documentation with respect to administration could be improved, as it is quite weak in this product."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"In my opinion, we have paid the right price for the product. I don't think that it is too much or too little."

"The pricing is relatively expensive due to the FlashBlade technology. However, for companies needing quick and reliable data access, the cost is justified."

"Our licensing is renewed annually."

"The price of this solution could be made more affordable."

"The price is a little high."

"It is within reason for what you get. From what we have found comparing it to other vendors, it is in the same range as others. Given the choice, we would definitely redeploy it based on the cost."

"I feel that the price could always be lowered."

"I rate the tool's pricing a seven to eight out of ten."

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"The solution is cheap."

"Our fees are approximately half a dollar per gigabyte."

"The solution's cost is quite reasonable."

"We are not paying for the license at this stage."

"It is an inexpensive product."

"Dell ECS is a cost-effective solution."

"It is an expensive solution. There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product."

"Dell EMC ECS is too expensive."

"If I remember correctly, Dell ECS is an appliance, so if you buy Dell ECS, you also have to buy the hardware, while IBM is standalone software, so you can buy IBM as software only without needing to buy the hardware. On a scale of one to five, I'm rating the pricing for Dell ECS a four."

"The solution could be cheaper."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

20%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

12%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	20

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	4

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	11

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Pure Storage FlashBlade?

The tool's most valuable feature is its fast performance, especially in handling snapshots. It helps during power out...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure Storage FlashBlade?

The pricing of Pure Storage FlashBlade is expensive compared to other products I used from other companies in the pas...

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What needs improvement with Pure Storage FlashBlade?

I believe there is not much improvement needed because they have everything we need, but the interface is a little bi...

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What needs improvement with Cloudian HyperStore?

One potential improvement would be offering an open-source or community edition of the product. This would allow team...

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What is your primary use case for Cloudian HyperStore?

Our primary use case for Cloudian HyperStore is as a reliable, scalable solution for backup and long-term archive of ...

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What advice do you have for others considering Cloudian HyperStore?

My advice for others looking into using Cloudian HyperStore is to definitely get a quote to see if it makes sense for...

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What do you like most about Dell EMC ECS?

The tool is easy to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell EMC ECS?

The pricing is moderate and at par with the market. As a service provider, we receive good margins, indicating a favo...

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What needs improvement with Dell EMC ECS?

There are some limitations with integration with certain cloud providers, particularly with Google Cloud Platform in ...

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Comparisons

Dell PowerScale (Isilon) vs Pure Storage FlashBlade

Compared 20% of the time

MinIO vs Pure Storage FlashBlade

Compared 11% of the time

Pure Storage FlashArray vs Pure Storage FlashBlade

Compared 10% of the time

Red Hat Ceph Storage vs Pure Storage FlashBlade

Compared 10% of the time

Qumulo vs Pure Storage FlashBlade

Compared 3% of the time

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MinIO vs Cloudian HyperStore

Compared 28% of the time

Scality RING vs Cloudian HyperStore

Compared 23% of the time

Red Hat Ceph Storage vs Cloudian HyperStore

Compared 13% of the time

Qumulo vs Cloudian HyperStore

Compared 5% of the time

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Dell PowerScale (Isilon) vs Dell ObjectScale

Compared 15% of the time

Amazon AWS vs Dell ObjectScale

Compared 14% of the time

NetApp StorageGRID vs Dell ObjectScale

Compared 14% of the time

MinIO vs Dell ObjectScale

Compared 10% of the time

VAST Data vs Dell ObjectScale

Compared 3% of the time

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Also Known As

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HyperStore, Cloudian HyperStore Object Storage, HyperStore Object Storage

EMC ECS, Dell EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS)

Overview

FlashBlade is the industry’s most advanced scale-out storage for unstructured data, powered by a modern, massively parallel architecture to consolidate complex data silos (like backup appliances and data lakes) and accelerate tomorrow’s discoveries and insights.

Pure Storage

Cloudian HyperStore lets you start small and grow to hundreds of petabytes on-premises simply by adding nodes. Leverage the proven interoperability of the industry’s only 100% native S3 API.

Cloudian

Dell ObjectScale is a next-generation S3 object storage platform known for scalability, performance, and efficiency. It integrates with Dell EMC products, combining hardware and software for seamless user experience in the AI era.

Dell ObjectScale implements the S3 protocol, integrating smoothly with Dell EMC solutions like ISILON. Its architecture supports data compression and interoperates with multiple protocols for enhanced performance. Enterprise features include immutability, geo-replication, and user-friendly management. However, it needs better integration with other systems, enhanced security, and disaster recovery. Write performance and scalability improvements, competitive pricing, and documentation enhancements are key areas for progress. The interface could be more straightforward, with more remote management features and native analytics.

What features does Dell ObjectScale offer?

S3 Protocol Implementation: Brings industry-standard access with wide application compatibility
Seamless Dell EMC Integration: Ensures stability and ease of use with existing systems
Data Compression and Protocol Interoperability: Enhances performance and storage efficiency
Immutability and Geo-Replication: Provides enterprise-level data protection
Optimized Pricing: Balances cost with comprehensive support

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Scalability: Supports expanding data requirements effectively
Integration Flexibility: Works with many existing systems for better interoperability
Ease of Management: Streamlines hardware and software operations
Enterprise-Level Features: Delivers advanced protection and efficiency

Industries leverage Dell ObjectScale for cloud-based object storage, archiving, and backups. It's favored for unstructured data management, CCTV integration, and document archiving. Strong in data analytics, it integrates well with high-capacity applications, enhancing data retention strategies across fields.

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Sample Customers

ServiceNow, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Dominos, Man AHL

NTT Communications, Casale, Kumo

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