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Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) vs NetApp BlueXP 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 Storage Resource Manag...
Ranking in Storage Management
1st
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NetApp BlueXP
Ranking in Storage Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Storage Management category, the mindshare of Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) is 5.7%, down from 6.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp BlueXP is 4.5%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Storage Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM)5.7%
NetApp BlueXP4.5%
Other89.8%
Storage Management
 

Featured Reviews

Kazi Amranul Houqe - PeerSpot reviewer
First Assistant Vice President (FAVP) & Unit Head of Server & Storage Management Unit at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Has streamlined provisioning and enabled centralized monitoring across hybrid environments
Considering nowadays, all the concentration is focusing on data protection, data security, and data resilience with Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM). I suggest to the Dell team to concentrate on data security and cybersecurity, as it is the most significant concern. I work in a bank, and for financial organizations, much focus is spotlighted on how to protect data, secure data, and prevent any kind of fraud. Many financial organizations' data is corrupted and hacked by third parties, so it's crucial to find ways to protect data security and save data by creating an air-gap solution. Having ideas on an air-gap solution to prevent data leakage without a network layer would be beneficial. Maintaining a security layer is important, so this is my expectation for Dell.
Naveen Radhwani - PeerSpot reviewer
Head IT at TO THE NEW Digital
Improved security and performance and helps with data management
It's improved our data management significantly. The performance and transfer of data have improved significantly. The security functionality is very good. We are much more secure now. It has improved our disaster recovery. We now have a good disaster program in place thanks to BlueXP. BlueXP assists us with AI-driven data operations.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has many features and capabilities such as local protection and global protection."
"The partitions function well for backup storage."
"It is easy to control the storage."
"It's all about ease of use and reliability."
"The primary benefit is that it simplifies data management. We face a lot of classification issues with our customers. They need to classify data, but they don't know how to do it. We can help them do it using BlueXP Datasense."
"NetApp BlueXP makes it easier to deliver products and manage inventory."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to view all our different systems in one place. That's the most important feature for us."
"It has improved our disaster recovery."
"The software interface can extract the data from the backend effectively."
 

Cons

"Technical support is inadequate."
"Technical support needs improvement, as well as the engineering resources, who do the upgrades."
"When it was deployed, it was challenging to manage."
"The support needs to be improved because I have found that even simple issues take a long time to be solved."
"The VMware capabilities can be improved."
"It's a very expensive product."
"The tool needs to make its licensing pages more user-friendly."
"The dashboard management could be improved."
"Performance could be a little better. In my opinion, it's a bit slow. If you click on something, it takes a while for the data to load."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are no licensing costs for this product."
"The solution is mid-priced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Healthcare Company
8%
Performing Arts
8%
Manufacturing Company
25%
Real Estate/Law Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Dell Storage Resource Manager?
Considering nowadays, all the concentration is focusing on data protection, data security, and data resilience with Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM). I suggest to the Dell team to concentrate on...
What is your primary use case for Dell Storage Resource Manager?
The use case for Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) is good for us, as there is good provisioning and we use it for the resource manager for thin provisioning and managing the storage. I'm using a...
What advice do you have for others considering Dell Storage Resource Manager?
I was using Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) fully on-prem, but currently, it is almost a hybrid solution. The banking applications are diverting from on-prem to the cloud and Kubernetes microse...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp BlueXP?
The pricing is reasonable. I'd rate the affordability seven out of ten.
What needs improvement with NetApp BlueXP?
The dashboard management could be improved.
What is your primary use case for NetApp BlueXP?
We primarily use the solution as storage for our media files. We have an online system. The processing is also being done on that storage server. It's like native storage.
 

Also Known As

Dell EMC SRM, Dell EMC ViPR SRM, ViPR SRM, EMC ControlCenter, ECC, EMC ProSphere
NetApp Cloud Manager, NetApp OnCommand Cloud Manager
 

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Sample Customers

HNTB Corporation
RapidScale, Bank of Cyrus, Societe Generale, Denver Broncos
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