We performed a comparison between Dell XtremIO and NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays 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."Cost, racial per terabyte, and speed is why we chose PureStorage. It was no brainer."
"It is easy to deploy and it's all-flash, so it's very fast."
"The most valuable feature is test performance. It helps us store large amounts of data along with providing us faster retrieval of data."
"It's extremely stable and has good performance."
"Performance, deduplication, compression, and fast response time for requests from servers and applications."
"Before we used Pure Storage it took 93 days of employees who run the database to back up and restore databases. The scale of deployment basically went from several days to a few minutes."
"The technical support is very good."
"Processes that used to take 40 minutes to two hours can be completed in five minutes."
"We mostly use it for backup, because we cannot measure anything, and we are afraid to use it for surveillance systems. We were planning to use it for mostly for surveillance systems."
"XtremIO’s capability to run any workload without much in the way of design considerations makes this very easy to use and size."
"We've seen great enhancements from the performance point of view. There's good availability, stability, and continuity, but the performance actually has increased by 60 or 70%."
"The most valuable features are that it is fast and reliable."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its high performance."
"The solution's most valuable features are the inline data reduction and deduplication."
"It was very easy and straightforward to setup."
"Linear performance – The XtremIO wasn’t the fastest in all tests against other all flash arrays, but even with a massive workload, the response time and user experience were absolutely predictable with no sharp drop-offs."
"Its performance is most valuable. This solution is much faster than other as well as older storage solutions. The performance of the system is very good. We are getting 50 times better experience than the older storages. We are using AFF 300. It also has native cloud integration and most of the features."
"The solution allows us to segregate one storage unit from another."
"It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"This storage solution is both stable and scalable, and it works for our needs."
"It provides multi-protocol, which is what gives the edge when it comes to big lineage PC workloads."
"Compared to Dell Unity XT, what I see as an advantage in NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays is the fact that it is more scalable...The performance of the product is good."
"We use it for our VDI environment, and have not had any complaints with it."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to set a specific margin of performance to a specific workload."
"The file functionality could be better."
"In the next release, I would like to see file-level encryption."
"The 3PAR SSD arrays that we have are still failing a lot so even though we're under warranty, we still have to get someone out and usually have someone troubleshoot so that usually adds onto the cost. With Pure, we've had a disc fail and we pop it out and you pop it in and it's good to go."
"The system has dual controllers but does not have a high level of resiliency built-in."
"Storage. There could be better storage."
"It's too early to tell if we've seen a reduction in total cost of ownership. The solution is expensive."
"The higher education moves slowly. We are still looking forward to implementing the full list of existing features."
"There was some complexity in the initial setup."
"We've encountered challenges in integrating other products with Dell Xtremio, as it tends to be more vendor-locked. This means we can't easily explore other solutions that might work alongside Dell."
"Scalability is something that can be improved because there is an issue when it comes to mixing versions."
"Get rid of the Java aspect of the GUI console."
"I would like to see the ease of deployment and built-in Metro clustering."
"Right now, external appliances are needed to replicate XtremIO to XtremIO, or to another EMC system."
"It needs a way to determine the deduplication of each LUN and what the impact would be if we were to move data from one LUN to another."
"The management should be improved and the GUI interface could be better and easier."
"Management: At the time, there was no snapshot scheduler, so I had to write XSnapCourier to address it. The sad thing is that even after the newest release, which includes a native scheduler, most customers using XSnapCourier chose to stick with it due to a more feature-rich experience."
"Its pricing should be better. Its price is competitive, but they need to improve the pricing. They have different licensing models, which they need to improve. My expectation was cloud integration, which they have, but it is a different license. Therefore, people cannot enjoy it. If I want to use it, I need to pay extra. There is a cost involved for everything, but it should reach everyone. It is similar to having a Rolls-Royce, but you need to pay extra for the key. If you want the key, you need to pay."
"The only major drawback is the replication between EF-Series units."
"There could be better integration with some of our Cisco products."
"Their problems are on the software and the controlling of the storage where they lack segmentation and federation."
"NetApp could improve the speed of the rebuilding rate."
"There could be an improvement when it comes to SLA support, it could be faster."
"The price of the All Flash solution is very high."
"I’d like to see bigger, faster, better hardware, of course. I think that is the way the hardware is trending anyway; bigger, faster CPU, better software, fewer bugs, all that stuff. T"
More NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays Pricing and Cost Advice →
Dell XtremIO is ranked 25th in All-Flash Storage with 48 reviews while NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays is ranked 23rd in All-Flash Storage with 38 reviews. Dell XtremIO is rated 7.6, while NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Dell XtremIO writes "Suitable for high IOPS and helps get backup in ten minutes ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays writes "A storage solution that offers great stability, resilience, and support". Dell XtremIO is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Dell PowerMax NVMe, Dell Unity XT, NetApp AFF and INFINIDAT InfiniBox, whereas NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays is most compared with Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series, Huawei OceanStor Dorado and HPE Primera. See our Dell XtremIO vs. NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays report.
See our list of best All-Flash Storage vendors.
We monitor all All-Flash Storage reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.