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Dell SC Series vs Huawei OceanStor V3 Storage System comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Dell SC Series
Ranking in Frame-Based Disk Arrays
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
All-Flash Storage (18th)
Huawei OceanStor V3 Storage...
Ranking in Frame-Based Disk Arrays
4th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Frame-Based Disk Arrays category, the mindshare of Dell SC Series is 15.0%, up from 11.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei OceanStor V3 Storage System is 10.1%, down from 14.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Frame-Based Disk Arrays Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell SC Series15.0%
Huawei OceanStor V3 Storage System10.1%
Other74.9%
Frame-Based Disk Arrays
 

Featured Reviews

RafaelGamaluis - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect Engineer, IT INFRASTRUCTURES Project Manager at Vilavi
User interface offers clarity and detailed information while technical support consistently delivers
The best features of Dell SC Series are stability and replication. The replication solution is excellent, and they have a solution named Live Migration. It is a robust platform. The interface and the GUI (graphical user interface) for administrating the Compellent are exceptional, with abundant information that is very clear. The management capabilities are excellent, and the stability of our storage hardware is remarkable.
reviewer1456134 - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager Applications at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Offers good support but there are issues with the language barrier
Huawei has a lot of penetration into accounts in Islamabad and the whole region, especially in Islamabad, because this is where our capital is, this is where most of the government offices are. They have a really nice marketing team that keeps on promoting all of their successes over various platforms. They are relatively cheaper when it comes to cloud services but they have a few weaknesses at the same time. IBM has AI tools and they have IBM Watson and Huawei doesn't. If you compare our deployment team from IBM versus our technical team from Huawei, with IBM we have five people, and for Huawei, we have 20 people. There is a major difference because you're getting more business from Huawei compared to IBM. We have a separate team for administration, installation, configuration, storage, and cloud.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has a good price point and offers some value-added enterprise features."
"The technical support is quite good, especially coming from the speed of the technology and support that we received in the past."
"It's allowed us to have one hundred percent uptime over the last five years — maybe more."
"The Dell support is helpful and the response is quick. The agents' knowledge is very good."
"Dell SC Series' most valuable features are performance and network facilities. We have no issues with its integration. The tool helps to visualize servers."
"The product offers good performance and is quite powerful."
"The most valuable features are the with back-end dedupe, and the thin nodes. For a 20TB or 60TB, we're using almost a one-to-two ratio."
"The setup is straightforward."
"Considering the penetration that they have in the market, I would recommend Huawei."
"Huawei has a lot of penetration into accounts in Islamabad and the whole region, especially in Islamabad, because this is where our capital is, this is where most of the government offices are."
 

Cons

"The configuration could be easier in Dell EMC SC Series."
"Customer support could be improved. It takes five or six reps to finally get someone who can help us."
"We have seen some degraded throughput with mixed workloads. We have been working with Dell EMC to correct some of these latency issues."
"This solution could be improved if overall performance was improved and operated with a higher speed and supported a higher volume of RAM."
"It would be helpful if the solution offered higher performance, at least on the back end."
"While there's always room for improvement in everything, I can't really think of a specific feature of the solution that requires immediate attention."
"It's not very efficient anymore. There are better products out there."
"The SC Series doesn't support NVMe storage."
"It is an expensive product. They should lower the price."
"When we sell Huawei to our customers, they always have some support issues, probably because of the language barrier."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have found the solution to be affordable."
"It's absolutely affordable. Again, not having to do a forklift upgrade like some of the others have had to do in the past, it's very affordable for our customers and they continue to buy."
"It has a good price point and offers some value-added enterprise features."
"It's a very affordable solution."
"Always keep in mind, this is not just a enclosure with disks is a complete SAN as a service. There is software, license, and storage in one single solution."
"Compared to other solutions out there, it's affordable."
"It is one of the most cost effective systems for us. We have been able to run it longer than most, getting the most benefit and money out of it."
"The pricing of Dell EMC Compellent is competitive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
7%
Performing Arts
6%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise20
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell SC Series?
In our case, we received favorable pricing with Dell because of our strong partnership. While I acknowledge that Dell SC Series can be expensive for many companies, we received good discounts. The ...
What needs improvement with Dell SC Series?
For us, it is a great product. The deduplication and compression could potentially be improved, though they are already good. We cannot identify any significant areas that need improvement.
What is your primary use case for Dell SC Series?
We use Dell SC Series in a VMware environment.
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Also Known As

SC Series Storage, Compellent
OceanStor T-Series, OceanStor 18000 Series, OceanStor 6800, OceanStor 5000 Series, OceanStor 2000 Series
 

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Sample Customers

TGen, Frost Science, Gerrie Electric
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