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Cloudian HyperStore vs Pure Storage FlashBlade comparison

Cloudian and Pure Storage are both solutions in the File and Object Storage category. Cloudian is ranked #12 with an average rating of 9.0, while Pure Storage is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.0. Cloudian holds a 3.0% mindshare in FaOS, compared to Pure Storage’s 5.8% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Cloudian users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of Pure Storage users who would recommend it.
Cloudian HyperStore
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80% willing to recommend
Pure Storage FlashBlade
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  • 3,089 Comparison Views
97% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

Cloudian HyperStore and Pure Storage FlashBlade compete in the data storage solutions market, each offering unique advantages. Cloudian HyperStore leads with affordable pricing and customer support, ideal for budget-conscious enterprises, whereas Pure Storage FlashBlade offers advanced functionality through its robust capabilities.

Features: Cloudian HyperStore provides scalable object storage, Amazon S3 compatibility, and effective data management. Pure Storage FlashBlade offers rapid data processing, advanced analytics, and efficient storage for complex workloads.

Room for Improvement: Cloudian HyperStore could improve its feature-rich capabilities and speed relative to FlashBlade. Enhancing analytics and processing power would also be beneficial. Pure Storage FlashBlade could work on reducing setup complexity, cost-effectiveness, and customer support accessibility for easier adoption.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Cloudian HyperStore integrates seamlessly with existing infrastructures and offers extensive customer support, making deployment straightforward. Pure Storage FlashBlade, though more complex to set up, provides high-caliber professional services during deployment.

Pricing and ROI: Cloudian HyperStore features low entry setup costs, providing a strong value proposition and quick ROI. Pure Storage FlashBlade requires higher initial investment but delivers enhanced performance benefits, potentially offering significant long-term ROI for performance-driven clients.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Cloudian HyperStore
Ranking in File and Object Storage
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Pure Storage FlashBlade
Ranking in File and Object Storage
6th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
All-Flash Storage (17th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the File and Object Storage category, the mindshare of Cloudian HyperStore is 3.0%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pure Storage FlashBlade is 5.8%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Kiran Rajanna - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Eric Black - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The cost was the main reason we chose to use this solution."
"Cloudian HyperStore is one hundred percent stable."
"The most valuable features are its scalability and Amazon S3 compatibility because we can move back and forth with a hybrid cloud."
"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."
"It is very durable and that is particularly important."
"It has also helped to simplify storage for us in the way that it's easy to manage. Their automatic monitoring really helps when things break or are about to break. They see a problem coming and alert us even before our own system does."
"The initial setup is pretty easy and simple."
"The initial setup was straightforward. If you know how to plug in power and network you're pretty much qualified. They were on site to configure the network, the box to fit into our network architecture. Other than that, we self-managed from there."
"Pure Storage FlashBlade is user-friendly. It's replication feature is great because it has active replication and active DR. That's the beauty of the product. It's a perfect solution for block storage."
"The snapshots, replication, and the ability to have immutable blades are the most valuable features. You're putting data snapshots out in those blades, and they cannot be touched. Its performance is great."
"It uses the same platform for connectivity so integration is seamless."
"The initial setup is pretty quick."
"Using this solution has made our backups more reliable."
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Cons

"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."
"In the realm of micro-services, I think that Pure Storage can do well if they start getting in there and making their arrays more micro-services ready."
"The feature that we're waiting on is better integration with the cell services."
"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."
"They need better integration with public clouds along with a better hybrid solution."
"I would also like to see better support for CIFS workloads."
"Pure Storage FlashBlade should improve on more cloud integration."
"I would like to see more VM-Aware features in the next release of this solution."
"The solution is expensive."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is cheap."
"Our fees are approximately half a dollar per gigabyte."
"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 have seen ROI. It has allowed me to increase the density of my VMs without having to purchase anything additional."
"Support is a separate line item. Support is a different cost, but whatever your support is now, that's what you're going to pay forever. If your support's $100 today, six years from now it's $100. It doesn't fluctuate unless you upgrade it, or change it, etc."
"The product is very expensive."
"It's a costly solution, but Pure Storage FlashBlade doesn't require additional licenses. All of the software is combined into one bundle."
"Our customers have seen a reduction in TCO."
"In my opinion, we have paid the right price for the product. I don't think that it is too much or too little."
"Licensing fees are paid yearly."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
23%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
29%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cloudian HyperStore?
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, quali...
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What needs improvement with Cloudian HyperStore?
Software vendors need to make their solutions more intelligent enabling tagging and automated data management decisions regarding the S3 place. As the backup applications already hand over SLAs set...
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What is your primary use case for Cloudian HyperStore?
Our primary use case for Cloudian HyperStore is as a backup target. We use it for backup and archive use cases and are moving towards artificial intelligence or GPU business applications. However, ...
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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 outages when we need to quickly move data between different data centers. It ensure...
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure Storage FlashBlade?
The pricing for FlashBlade is between cheap and moderate. FlashBlade is worth the money due to the experience and performance it delivers, including quick response times.
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What needs improvement with Pure Storage FlashBlade?
Its configuration should be easier. There should be easier language for the configuration.
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Also Known As

HyperStore, Cloudian HyperStore Object Storage, HyperStore Object Storage
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Overview

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

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.

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Sample Customers

NTT Communications, Casale, Kumo
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