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Dell PowerStore vs Huawei OceanStor Dorado comparison

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Pure FlashArray X NVMe
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Ranking in All-Flash Storage
15th
Average Rating
9.2
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays (6th)
Dell PowerStore
Ranking in All-Flash Storage
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
74
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (5th), NAS (2nd), Enterprise SAN (2nd), NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays (1st)
Huawei OceanStor Dorado
Ranking in All-Flash Storage
12th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the All-Flash Storage category, the mindshare of Pure FlashArray X NVMe is 0.7%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell PowerStore is 17.9%, up from 15.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei OceanStor Dorado is 4.7%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

DA
May 21, 2021
Reasonably priced, scales well, and offers good stability
We primarily use the solution for cluster applications and databases. We use the solution on the DBA and those that use double machines Being able to have broken files on-site on the same appliance is quite useful. The newer version of NVME has a really noticeable difference in quality versus the…
HB
May 21, 2024
Has a good cyber-resilient approach to data security
Initially, the performance caught our attention. It was optimal for block storage. We used Cloud IQ. The central management and outside support functionality were great since we had systems all over the world. The cyber-resilient approach to data security is good. We used the encryption. We had to do that for compliance. It was sufficient for our cyber team. We did see a reduction in the footprint while using the product. We were able to go down in rack space and saw some significant downsizing. It integrates with VMware well. It's easy. We can easily create data storage with VMware, so we don't always need a storage architect.
Ayegba-Akogu - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 4, 2023
Highly reliable, pricing works for them ,but would like to see improvement in the IOPS with the competition
The system is simplified to manage and store items The most valuable feature for me is that it deduces better, whereby it can be assigned six times the usable capacity, depending on the nature of the data. Especially for environments that store common data with de-commonality, like the Oracle…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's helped us because we've changed fundamentally what we talk about. We don't talk about storage and different tiers of storage anymore nor do we talk about servers. We talk now about applications and how applications impact the business and end users."
"I use the tool for Oracle databases, Oracle virtual machines, and Oracle Linux databases. I'm on the storage side, not a database administrator."
"The duplication algorithm allows us to get a lot more use out of less storage. We're running a five terabyte array right now and we're running probably about 30 terabytes on it. So the duplication rate is pretty phenomenal, without a cost to performance. It still runs pretty smoothly."
"Technical support has been helpful and responsive."
"It has good, reliable, fast storage."
"Pure FlashArray X NVMe has low latency and high Ops. It is an evergreen model."
"The tool's valuable features are speed, security, data compression, and reliability. Its data compression feature is the best that we have ever seen. It helps us to save money and resources."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its ease of use."
"My company found the tool to be really easy to use, expand, and manage."
"Dell PowerStore is very simple to implement, and its user interface is very simple."
"The compression is excellent."
"The latency and the security are the most valuable features of Dell PowerStore."
"Its flexibility is valuable because we have had some moments where we had to adapt, and it has been quite flexible."
"The most valuable features are the three-to-one data reduction and the ability to scale out and up."
"The main feature of Dell PowerStore is its support for NVMe as well as hybrid solutions."
"Overall, we're quite happy with the product because we can move the data that is stored on more than 10 of our current storage devices to a single PowerStore."
"We can use Huawei OceanStor Dorado capacity storage for many different purposes."
"The integrated Huawei Flash technology within OceanStor Dorado stands out as one of the most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the price to performance ratio."
"The performance is good."
"The majority of our customers find this solution simple to use."
"It is very easy to use."
"The most valuable features are the five chips architecture and the purpose-built NVMe hard disk drive. Additionally, the IOPS feature is good."
"Most of the features which all enterprises storages solutions have are available in Huawei OceanStor Dorado."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement in the pricing of the product."
"The tool's pricing is higher than competitors."
"The software layer has to improve."
"Efficiency improvements would always be welcome, but I'm not sure if they could get more efficient."
"In the future, I would like to see integration with enterprise backup systems."
"The tool's portfolio is minimal. It is expensive."
"It's more multi-tenant functionality in their Pure1 manage portal that is lacking."
"We would like to see more visibility into garbage collection and CPU performance in the GUI."
"Dell PowerStore is a good solution overall, but some models could support hypervisors better by allowing for more customization and flexibility for customer needs."
"The setup process could be improved. We had some issues regarding configuration and the time it took to do things. It wasn't specifically the people we worked with, but more the process and how it's done. They can work on that."
"Horizontal scaling has room for improvement."
"I would like to see a Snapshot feature. Currently, it is unable to occupy the capacity."
"AI will be a challenge and we must manage different kinds of data with more performance and security."
"Dell PowerStore currently only allows us to copy data from our main production system to the disaster recovery site."
"We need to find a way to ensure the cache data is safe and secure."
"We are looking for the Dell PowerStore to become more mature to maximize our use cases."
"I would like to see them improve their IOPS per second to match their contemporaries in the industry."
"The built-in reporting tools need some enhancement."
"If they implement a backup solution directly into the OceanStor then it will be a valuable feature."
"Having distinct modules for data compression and encryption features enhances flexibility and performance optimization for users with varying requirements."
"Difficult integration with third parties."
"The user interface of Huawei OceanStor Dorado could be more user-friendly. Other solutions, such as EMC, have a better user interface."
"Huawei should provide new security features, such as blocking ransomware sites and improving detection. Currently, we receive updates from HQ in China; there are instances where hackers may infiltrate network sites and encrypt our data."
"The data compression and deduplication ratio of Huawei OceanStor Dorado is not as good as other solutions, such as EMC and Pure Storage. It is important when looking at capacity effectiveness."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is expensive."
"With Pure Storage, we would like to continue seeing price reductions with flash storage. I don't think we're any different than anybody else when we continue to look to the industry for price reductions of both NVMe and traditional SSD storage. We would like to see these prices continue to decline and erode, even displacing large spinning disks."
"The tool's pricing is cheap; I rate it a six to seven out of ten. Most of our sales are not subscription-based. We sell the hardware, and customers keep using it. They only renew the service part annually. The support can be a bit pricey, but the solution is more cost-effective than anything else out there."
"Given its price, Pure is not the first option."
"We pay approximately $50,000 USD per year in licensing fees."
"Our licensing fees are $500,000+ USD."
"As far as the licensing costs, everything is included in the license."
"The support cost per array is about $20,000 a year for 24/7 support."
"If we use the 500 or 1000, the licensing and pricing are reasonable. PowerStore can compete with any vendor and the price isn't that expensive."
"The solution’s pricing is always too high."
"There are no separate licenses required as all the basic licenses are included in the bundle."
"We are currently using Dell PowerStore for our smaller storage and there is no competition for pricing."
"The software features are included in the pricing without any additional purchase requirements."
"Dell PowerStore is affordable and the license is just a face license which is great."
"We only have a single machine and we are currently using half of the hard disk slots. We have asked for an upgrade for the rest of the hard disks but, from my point of view, it costs too much. We have 12 to 15 hard disks inside and if we try to upgrade only the hard disks, it costs the same as the complete system. This is something I don't understand."
"Dealing with the licensing part of the product is very simple, especially considering the fact that we don't have many licenses associated with the tool."
"The price of the solution is reasonable. There is not a vendor that offers an All-Flash Storage Array at the price of Huawei OceanStor Dorado. The other solutions are approximately 50% higher."
"It is an expensive solution."
"The pricing is very competitive."
"We usually recommend our customers choose advanced licensing and enterprise companies are more inclined to choose this solution because it is more cost-effective than competitors."
"It stands out as the fastest purpose-built storage solution available on the market, and the pricing is highly competitive and excellent."
"There are lots of features included with this solution and some of them require additional licensing, such as creating high availability storage using a cluster."
"Huawei OceanStor Dorado is more affordable than the competitor solutions"
"The price of Huawei OceanStor Dorado is very inexpensive, it cost approximately $5 per gigabyte."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Pure FlashArray X NVMe?
Pure FlashArray X NVMe helps to improve our processing speed. It is user-friendly and easy to use.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure FlashArray X NVMe?
The tool's pricing is cheap; I rate it a six to seven out of ten. Most of our sales are not subscription-based. We se...
What needs improvement with Pure FlashArray X NVMe?
Managing data isn't difficult for me. The performance is usually perfect, but we sometimes have capacity problems.
What do you think about Dell EMC PowerStore? Is it actually a new product?
PowerStore is flexible, scalable, simple, and performant with market-leading economics for a wide range of legacy and...
How does Dell's EMC PowerStore compare with its EMC Unity XT?
Dell EMC PowerStore is a unified storage platform that has the added benefit of being scalable. The automated managem...
What's the difference between DELL EMC Powerstore and Powermax NVMe?
Dell PowerStore is an all-solid-state midrange storage system. It has many internal elements taken from other Dell of...
What do you like most about Huawei OceanStor Dorado?
The product has the best compression and encryption features. The most valuable features I have found in the tool are...
What needs improvement with Huawei OceanStor Dorado?
The product's current pricing model involves over 12 different licenses, which can be complex. Simplifying the proces...
 

Also Known As

Pure FlashArray//X NVMe, Pure FlashArray//X, FlashArray//X
PowerStore
OceanStor Dorado V3 All-Flash Storage System
 

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Sample Customers

Fremont Bank, Judson ISD, The Nielsen Company
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Telecom Italia, Hi3G Sweden, KPN
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