We performed a comparison between FreeNAS and Panasas ActiveStor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two NAS solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Its stability is the most valuable. It is reliable, and we don't have to worry too much about it."
"It has the best storage capacity."
"It integrates well into either Windows or Linux environments."
"The ease of use of the 'jail', the management of backups, and copies to easily create test and pre-production scenarios have speeded up the development and distribution of business apps."
"What I like about it is that I can work on it from any computer or any device. The initial setup is very simple. The setup wizard is really helpful."
"The solution has been very stable so far."
"FreeNAS is much simpler and easier to use than other solutions, but we don't have the complete range of features that come with the full version."
"We've found the product to be quite flexible."
"I am impressed with the tool's performance and bandwidth."
"The latest version of the dashboard doesn't work as good as the previous version."
"FreeNAS should be better prepared for clustering."
"If you find the documentation, it is always incomplete and fragmented."
"The support for S3 needs to be improved."
"They should include clustering for the solution."
"The one thing that I find difficult to do which is very time-consuming is that I like to have a backup of the important files."
"They can improve the integration with PSA systems. This functionality could be better."
"We have received complaints from customers that the tool is not easy to use. The tool's local technical service is slow. The solution is good for Linux customers and not for customers with other operating systems like Windows. The solution should provide storage without client software integration."
"The solution is quite expensive."
FreeNAS is ranked 9th in NAS with 9 reviews while Panasas ActiveStor is ranked 14th in NAS with 2 reviews. FreeNAS is rated 8.4, while Panasas ActiveStor is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of FreeNAS writes "Open-source with great disk management and task synchronization". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Panasas ActiveStor writes "A stable solution with good performance and bandwidth". FreeNAS is most compared with StarWind Storage Appliance, Qumulo, Dell PowerScale (Isilon), HPE StoreEasy and NetApp FAS Series, whereas Panasas ActiveStor is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon) and NetApp FAS Series. See our FreeNAS vs. Panasas ActiveStor report.
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