Dell ObjectScale vs NetApp StorageGRID comparison

Dell Technologies and NetApp are both solutions in the File and Object Storage category. Dell Technologies is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.3, while NetApp is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.0. Dell Technologies holds a 7.7% mindshare in FaOS, compared to NetApp’s 5.9% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 26, 2025

Dell ObjectScale and NetApp StorageGRID are major players in the storage solutions market. Dell ObjectScale has an advantage with its robust integration capabilities and scalability.

Features: Dell ObjectScale integrates seamlessly with other Dell products like PowerScale, ensuring a comprehensive ecosystem. Its S3 protocol implementation and stable scalability make it suitable for managing large-scale data efficiently. The efficient data management and API integration further add value. NetApp StorageGRID is notable for its data deduplication and compression, which significantly enhance storage efficiency and speed. It supports strong Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), providing flexibility in configuring data durability and protection. The user-friendly interface and ease of manageability are valuable features appreciated by users.

Room for Improvement: Dell ObjectScale could improve third-party integration and customer support, particularly in Taiwan. It also needs performance enhancements and advanced disaster recovery features. NetApp StorageGRID should enhance metadata storage efficiency and its user interface. Moreover, it could benefit from improved integration with third-party monitoring systems and more versatile configuration options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dell ObjectScale offers integrated on-premises solutions, though support quality varies by region, especially after the Dell and EMC merger. Users notice challenges in support due to integration issues. NetApp StorageGRID provides flexible deployment options for private and public clouds, yet its customer support could improve in terms of proactive problem-solving and comprehensive guidance during complex scenarios. Both are recognized for proactive technical teams in specific regions, but NetApp could benefit from better monitoring platform integration.

Pricing and ROI: Dell ObjectScale, though expensive initially, offers cost-effectiveness in scalability and long-term data management, providing good ROI with its stability and reliability. NetApp StorageGRID's high pricing can be off-putting but is justified by its scalability for large-scale storage needs, presenting a favorable ROI when fully integrated within enterprise environments.

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Pure Storage FlashBlade

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the File and Object Storage category, the mindshare of Pure Storage FlashBlade is 5.8%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell ObjectScale is 7.7%, down from 8.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp StorageGRID is 5.9%, up from 4.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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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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Mir Gulzar Ahmed

IT Manager at Synergy Computers

Object-based storage and offers intuitive management tools, making it easy to configure and maintain

The only thing missing is flexibility in configuration to cater to specific customer requirements. Another area of improvement is marketing. NetApp's marketing of StorageGRID isn't optimal. They should present it more effectively, especially in regions like Pakistan. Here, I haven't seen any marketing campaigns from NetApp for StorageGRID or the Solid State Platform (SSP). While StorageGRID is a globally recognized product, I haven't seen any marketing efforts from NetApp in Pakistan. Even competitors are promoting object storage solutions here, but NetApp seems less efficient in selling StorageGRID. There might be one or two customers, but even as a NetApp partner, I'm not aware of any major sales. I've been trained on StorageGRID, and it is a good product. I'm unsure why it hasn't gained traction in Pakistan compared to other countries. So, I just recommend improving the marketing campaigns in Pakistan. I'm pretty confident that if we have one example of successful StorageGRID implementation in Pakistan, other customers will follow suit.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The solution provides many controllers."

"The initial setup is pretty easy and simple."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is performance."

"The initial setup is pretty quick."

"The most valuable features include the ease of implementation, ease of use and the speed that you can do backup and recovery on."

"Among its most appealing features are its ease of handling and minimal maintenance requirements."

"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 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."

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"It is a stable solution."

"What I like best about this product is that it is a complete solution, both hardware, and software, by the same vendor."

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

"It's my understanding that the initial setup is straightforward."

"The technology is very good, it performs well."

"It's definitely good for unstructured data. In earlier days, we had Centera, so for the DR it's really good. It has load balancing facility, and we're using it with the Kemp Load Balancer."

"The scalability is good."

"I like that the solution is easy to scale and that's its stable."

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"The implementation with NetApp went smoothly. It is a 'setup and forget' type of appliance."

"The scalability is very effective for our customers."

"The technical support is good."

"The speed of the disks removed the bottleneck from our storage."

"Cost-effective and easy to deploy."

"The backup features are valuable. I've heard from our backup and data protection people that our clients are very satisfied with the performance in junction with the backup, which they archive on this type of object storage."

"It improves our operational efficiency."

"The ability to get to the StorageGRID from anywhere on my network. The solution is remote. You don't have to be at a physical location."

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Cons

"It usually comes down to just what you hit and the value you're getting when you spend the money and license the products. I would always go, "If you want to make things better, lower your price and make your licensing simpler." There's always an opportunity around that."

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

"It would be nice if you could store file-based in the same box with the same technology."

"I would like to see the licensing fees improved as well as the price per terabytes."

"They need better integration with public clouds along with a better hybrid solution."

"I would like to see more VM-Aware features in the next release of this solution."

"I want efficiency. FlashBlade doesn't have efficiency now."

"The documentational aspect of FlashBlade needs improvement."

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"We have concerns about the write performance. We would also like it to be easier to scale out, to add more boxes to the system. And we want improved performance, to use a next-generation NFS service."

"If Dell ECS would be available as standalone software, so you can use any hardware with it, would make the solution better. It would also be good if Dell ECS had more integrations with other products."

"The major weakness in the solution is that there is no cloud version for Dell ECS."

"You should be able to calculate so that when it's full it's 100% full, not just 90%."

"There is room for improvement in the DPI reports, as they could be made more user-friendly."

"The solution’s stability could be improved."

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

"However, hardware failures can impact the cluster, making it read-only."

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"The processes around installation and upgrade need improvement."

"I just recommend improving the marketing campaigns in Pakistan."

"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."

"Data retrieval speed could be better."

"Improvements need to be made in the support area."

"We want to move towards Azure in the cloud. Right now, the system is all physical."

"The redundancy and reliability are great, but I also see room for improvement there. I would like to see more efficiency in the storage and dedupe/compression solutions."

"I would like to see them integrate more with the monitoring platforms. It is a bit difficult to get automated monitoring of the system."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is a little high."

"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."

"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."

"Pure Storage FlashBlade is a hardware appliance, and it's very expensive if you compare its price with other solutions. You can get the same features and benefits from its competitor, VAST Data, but for half the price of Pure Storage FlashBlade."

"It's a costly solution, but Pure Storage FlashBlade doesn't require additional licenses. All of the software is combined into one bundle."

"The price could be cheaper."

"Our customers have seen a reduction in TCO."

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"The price of Dell ECS should be reduced."

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

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

"Dell ECS is a cost-effective solution."

"The product is quite expensive."

"Dell EMC ECS is too expensive."

"It's a lease-based model, so it's capacity-based. We already negotiated the price a lot, but we're still doing that with Dell because somehow the product was not installed successfully, so there was a lot of struggle in the distributor territory between Dell and the environment itself. I would give the solution a 6 out of 10 for the pricing. There's a little room for improvement."

"It is an inexpensive product."

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"We pay for a license annually."

"We chose NetApp because of price and performance."

"The price is attractive."

"With respect to pricing, it is okay. This product is mid-range."

"The licensing that the S3 service provides them from a FabricPool standpoint is more attractive than the licensing from AWS or Azure."

"We save money on storage costs from this solution since it allows us to have a source of revenue from customers consuming the service."

"The pricing of StorageGRID falls within the typical range for enterprise-grade solutions and is comparable to other vendors such as Dell, NetApp, and Pure Storage."

"Our licensing is in INR it was around 25 lakhs, which is roughly two million."

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10%

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Financial Services Firm

21%

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Computer Software Company

12%

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Financial Services Firm

21%

Manufacturing Company

19%

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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 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?

It's difficult for me to comment on improvements for Dell ECS because we typically do not engage in those areas. We h...

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What do you like most about NetApp StorageGRID?

The management portals have most significantly improved our data retrieval times. They've made it much easier to rest...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp StorageGRID?

It would definitely be more on the expensive side, especially if you compare it with open source solutions like Ceph.

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What needs improvement with NetApp StorageGRID?

If I could change anything in NetApp StorageGRID, that would be pricing. In terms of functionality, reliability, and ...

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Comparisons

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Compared 10% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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Dell PowerScale (Isilon) vs Dell ObjectScale

Compared 16% of the time

Amazon AWS vs Dell ObjectScale

Compared 14% of the time

MinIO vs Dell ObjectScale

Compared 10% of the time

Red Hat Ceph Storage vs Dell ObjectScale

Compared 7% of the time

Cloudian HyperStore vs Dell ObjectScale

Compared 3% of the time

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MinIO vs NetApp StorageGRID

Compared 26% of the time

Red Hat Ceph Storage vs NetApp StorageGRID

Compared 24% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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EMC ECS, Dell EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS)

Storage GRID

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

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.

Dell Technologies

Store and manage unstructured data at scale using NetApp StorageGRID for secure, durable object storage. Place content in the right location, at the right time, and on the right storage tier, optimizing workflows and reducing overall costs for globally distributed rich media.

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

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ASE, DARZ GmbH

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