No more typing reviews! Try our Samantha, our new voice AI agent.

HPE Sonexion vs Panasas ActiveStor comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 22, 2026

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

HPE Sonexion
Ranking in NAS
21st
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Panasas ActiveStor
Ranking in NAS
22nd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the NAS category, the mindshare of HPE Sonexion is 1.4%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Panasas ActiveStor is 1.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NAS Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE Sonexion1.4%
Panasas ActiveStor1.6%
Other97.0%
NAS
 

Featured Reviews

Use HPE Sonexion?
Leave a review
MW
Project Manager at Realnux
A stable solution with good performance and bandwidth
The tool's setup is not difficult. The deployment is completed within two to three days and we would require three engineers to handle the process. First, we need to install the software which can take around two to three hours. Next, comes the configuration and connection to the central network which is complex. It can take about eight to ten hours to complete.
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which NAS solutions are best for your needs.
904,054 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Also Known As

Sonexion Scale-out Lustre Storage System
ActiveStor
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Petrobras, Korea Meteorological Association
Advanced Mask Technology Center Airbus Argonne National Laboratory The University of Texas at Dallas School of Arts Technology and Emerging Communication Башнефть Boeing Bosch California Academy of Sciences Caltech Canon Case Western Reserve University Conoco Phillips Deluxe DirecTV Fairfield Technologies United States Federal Reserve Garvan Institute of Medical Research Goodyear Halliburton Harvard Medical School Honeywell In-Depth Geophysical Intel Kawasaki Lockheed Martin 3M Magseis Fairfield Mammal Studios The Man Group McLaren Mercedes-Benz MINES ParisTech NASA US Navy National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center NBCUniversal National Institutes of Health Nio National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Northrup Grumman Novartis Partners Healthcare Procter & Gamble PGS Pratt & Whitney Rutherford Appleton Lab Siemens Sim International Sinopec Solers Square Cnix TGS Toyota Motorsport GMBH Toppan Turner UMass Medical School United Technologies University of Georgia University of California Los Angeles University of Minnesota University of Notre Dame University of California San Diego Center for Microbiome Innovation Whiskytree
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, NetApp, CTERA and others in NAS. Updated: June 2026.
904,054 professionals have used our research since 2012.