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Dell PowerVault vs ExaGrid EX comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerVault
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise SAN (2nd), Fibre Channel (1st)
ExaGrid EX
Average Rating
9.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.9
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Disk Based Backup Systems (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Dell PowerVault and ExaGrid EX aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Dell PowerVault is designed for Enterprise SAN and holds a mindshare of 30.4%, up 4.5% compared to last year.
ExaGrid EX, on the other hand, focuses on Disk Based Backup Systems, holds 10.9% mindshare, up 8.2% since last year.
Enterprise SAN
Disk Based Backup Systems
 

Featured Reviews

SigfridCecillon - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers good stability and simplicity
The room for improvement lies in the responsiveness and real-time feedback of the web server setup. We could set up the installation through a web server, but it's not very reactive on the web server. For example, when you launch a task, and you don't know exactly if the task has begun or if the task is in progress, or if it's finished. You have to wait for three to five to ten minutes to be sure that the task is running or in progress or finished. So at that point, it's not very good. For the rest, we have a good organization for the platform. And it's working everywhere. Another area of improvement is duplication.
MO
Excellent performance, scalable, easy to install, and outstanding support
Both the pricing and the performance are excellent. I don't have any issues with this solution at all. In my use case, there is nothing I would change about it. They continue to do more with regards to usability, and then security around ransomware. That is what their recent improvements have been. They redid the code a little bit to make sure that it was more resistant towards crypto or cyberattacks, and ransomware.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The Dell warranty is the most valuable feature."
"PowerVault comes with free software that performs functions like data deduplication and replication, which is cost-effective and delivers added value to the product."
"For us, the initial setup was easy."
"Dell PowerVault is cheap."
"The storage has been good."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is easy to manage and easy to use."
"Dell PowerVault is user-friendly and easy to deploy."
"The most valuable features are stability and response time."
"The most valuable features of ExaGrid EX are the Veeam features and Landing Zone."
"Both the pricing and the performance are excellent."
 

Cons

"We could set up the installation through a web server, but it's not very reactive on the web server. For example, when you launch a task, and you don't know exactly if the task has begun or if the task is in progress, or if it's finished. You have to wait for three to five to ten minutes to be sure that the task is running or in progress or finished. So at that point, it's not very good."
"The price of the solution could be lower."
"The tool needs to improve its UI."
"Dell PowerVault could improve by having a higher cache and file protocol support added."
"In most instances, clients are using Dell PowerVault with tape drives, but we want to transition them away from tape drives due to the risk of data loss."
"The product is generally stable, but there have been instances, to my knowledge, where we faced issues in the controller during software upgrades. The availability is not at the desired level during these upgrade processes, as we sometimes need to shut down both controllers. This could be an area for improvement."
"Sometimes integrating into a cluster can be difficult as you have to do it manually."
"PowerVault doesn't integrate with Active Directory. Other storage solutions offer SAN and NAS unified storage in a single appliance, but PowerVault is only SAN."
"I would like to see free disk space."
"The solution’s web access should be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing model a nine out of ten, with one being expensive and ten being cheap."
"I rate the product price a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high."
"The cost, compared to other solutions, is on the higher end."
"I rate the solution's pricing a seven to eight out of ten."
"The product is inexpensive."
"I rate the price of Dell PowerVault a nine out of ten."
"I rate Dell PowerVault a six or seven out of ten for pricing."
"The price is reasonable and we are satisfied with it."
"I rate ExaGrid EX ten out of ten for pricing."
"The renewal fee is approximately $3,500 to $3.750 for a 60 terabyte device."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell PowerVault?
Dell PowerVault offers valuable full flash storage.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerVault?
I rate the solution's pricing a seven to eight out of ten.
What needs improvement with Dell PowerVault?
The product is generally stable, but there have been instances, to my knowledge, where we faced issues in the controller during software upgrades. The availability is not at the desired level durin...
What do you like most about ExaGrid EX?
The most valuable features of ExaGrid EX are the Veeam features and Landing Zone.
What needs improvement with ExaGrid EX?
The solution’s web access should be improved.
 

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Sample Customers

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