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We performed a comparison between Huawei OceanStor Dorado and SolidFire based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Huawei OceanStor Dorado vs. SolidFire Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"Non-disruptive upgrades: You can upgrade at anytime without worry.""They have really good baked in analytics to show you trends for growth history, so it does help with future planning for data growth.""The stability of Pure Storage is very very good.""Data deduplication features make it easier to manage storage and forecast growth.""The most valuable features in Pure Storage FlashArray are deduplication and active cluster.""The support team is available all the time and they seem to know what they are doing.""Lone segmentation is simpler and more agile. It's improved the velocity in overall provisioning from project to operation.""There was a dramatic improvement in operating costs just as a result of the environmentals and space, let alone the cost of the unit itself."

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"The performance is good.""Two things really stand out for me. First, there's group cloning, which is very nice. It simplifies managing multiple clones across the group. Second, Huawei's multi-controller architecture with load balancing is a good part.""The installation and management are very easy.""The most valuable features of the solution are SmartMigration, HyperReplication, HyperSnap, HyperCopy, HyperClone, SmartPartition, and SmartCache.""The initial setup is very straightforward.""There are plenty of features available in this solution.""The initial setup is straightforward. Deployment takes about a day.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the price to performance ratio."

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"It's a very compact device. For a medium-sized business, it's very helpful because the device is efficient and very fast.""The quality of service for minimum iOS, to maximum iOS in a multi-terminal environment is very powerful. The SQL service feature is the best part of SolidFire.""I would say in terms of architecture and in terms of functionality, the product is quite good.""If you buy the solution for its specific purpose it will work well.""We can add a node, we add compute, we add storage, and we've had really good luck with that.""If we get complaints about any kind of performance metric issues, whether it's storage related or something on the virtual side, we use it to pinpoint what the actual issue is.""Individual settings you can put on each individual volume, if you want to do that.""We can just buy them, scale them as we need on demand, and we don't have to spend so many front end cycles on designing the architecture."

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Cons
"We haven't seen ROI.""I would like to see more detailed reporting on the data. However, it would be nice to know what are the exact VMs usage after deduplication and/or what that VMs actual latency and bandwidth is, outside of VMware.""The price should be lower.""It is way in excess of what we need. If anything, we could see a bit more speed. I'm just comparing it with what some of my colleagues who are implementing their own systems do.""The price could be better.""They should work on their upgrades, they're not smooth.""The GUI is simplistic and basic. I feel like it's explanatory, but not enough, it needs a little more to it.""The GUI could improve, it could be more intuitive. There is hidden functionality."

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"One of the key areas that need enhancement pertains to the software procurement process.""The solution's price could be better.""In additional features, it would be easier to do snapshots on a regular basis. So, like, a new feature that would allow you to take snapshots every hour.""The built-in reporting tools need some enhancement.""This solution does not support VMware VVols 2.0.""Huawei OceanStor Dorado could improve by having a multi-tier cloud option and additional protocols""Having distinct modules for data compression and encryption features enhances flexibility and performance optimization for users with varying requirements.""I would really like to see Heterogeneous Storage Virtualization in a future release."

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"The inclusion of more protocols and interfaces would make it easier to integrate with other products.""There is room for improvement with a focus on creating a centralized storage system, functioning similar to AWS.""SolidFire could improve in terms of hardware robustness.""SolidFire should start from two nodes instead of the four nodes. That's the only thing. In a lot of solutions, we have to use four nodes, that's the better thing. But as a starting point, two is better. That's why their starting point is expensive.""So feature-wise, I would say more reporting tools that could be merged into it.""I would like to see integration with the cloud, number one. Being able to spin SolidFire in the cloud.""They could do a file-based NAS: SolidFire NAS-based. It's probably not its niche, but that is our direction, not to use block, and it's block. Solid state block is what it is.""We have a large fiber channel infrastructure, and that's one area that we haven't seen implemented in SolidFire, its more iSCSI."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We feel that the pricing is fair and the licensing process was easy for both."
  • "There is always room for negotiation."
  • "The price was slightly higher than others, but competitive, if you consider all the other features that you get from it."
  • "It is a more expensive solution, but it is worth it. You are getting what you paid for."
  • "For pricing, you have to take into account their performance on deduplication and compression in a $/GB comparison."
  • "We have seen a reduction in total cost of ownership (TCO)."
  • "It is a cheaper solution."
  • "Pure Storage is all-flash, so this sometimes tends to make it a bit more expensive in the beginning."
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  • "The pricing is very competitive."
  • "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."
  • "There are some costs in addition to the standard licensing fees, depending on the requirements."
  • "This product is not too expensive, and the price is competitive on the market."
  • "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."
  • "The price of the solution is competitive compared to others, such as Dell EMC and Hitachi. I believe the reason they are providing a discount is they want to increase their penetration into the market."
  • "Huawei has very good pricing. They have some promotions that can be taken advantage of at certain times of the year, such as the end of December. They are providing aggressive pricing. In the Pakistan market, they are ready to beat any vendor in Pakistan because they want to grab the market."
  • "The price of Huawei OceanStor Dorado is very inexpensive, it cost approximately $5 per gigabyte."
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  • "We would probably use SolidFire more, except we're getting more bang for our buck with our purchases of ONTAP right now, and the deal we made with NetApp, so it's more of just a cost decision"
  • "The price of this solution is more expensive than others."
  • "Based on what I heard from other people, its price was on the higher side."
  • "On a scale where one is a high price and ten is a low price, I rate the solution between three and four. It is an expensive solution."
  • "It might be considered expensive, but when evaluating performance, it represents good value online because you pay for what you get."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Both are great platforms, but if you are considering all flash solutions, I would recommend you to consider Pure… more »
    Top Answer:We consume less physical storage because of the solution’s deduplication and compression.
    Top Answer:We have customers who use a three-year or five-year license. We also have customers who use Evergreen.
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of the solution are SmartMigration, HyperReplication, HyperSnap, HyperCopy, HyperClone… more »
    Top Answer:The pricing is not cheap, but it's attractive. And the pricing is flexible, too. I would rate the pricing an eight out… more »
    Top Answer:Other Huawei mid-end storages, like 5600 and 5500, are very easy to use. Engineers with two to three years of experience… more »
    Top Answer:The provisioning process is efficient and doesn't demand higher latency, ensuring optimal data transfer performance… more »
    Top Answer:It might be considered expensive, but when evaluating performance, it represents good value online because you pay for… more »
    Top Answer:There is room for improvement with a focus on creating a centralized storage system, functioning similar to AWS. This… more »
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    Also Known As
    OceanStor Dorado V3 All-Flash Storage System
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    Overview

    Pure Storage FlashArray is the world’s first enterprise-class storage array that runs exclusively on the nonvolatile memory express (NVMe) protocol for memory access and storage. It represents a totally state-of-the-art type of storage technology. It offers users shared accelerated storage that delivers cutting-edge features in the realms of performance, simplicity, and consolidation. Pure Storage is fresh and modern today and will be for the next decade. Without forklift upgrades or planned downtime, Pure Storage takes the work out of storage ownership and delivers unprecedented customer satisfaction.

    Pure Storage FlashArray is built with simplicity and reliability in mind. The solution can be implemented and optimized in hours, as opposed to other similar solutions that can take days. It has no moving parts, which removes areas where it could potentially be vulnerable to suffering errors. It is highly stable and gives users the ability to manage system shutdowns in a way that  prevents data loss.

    Benefits of Pure Storage FlashArray

    Some of the benefits of using Pure Storage FlashArray include:

    • A much higher level of speed than similar pieces of technology. Pure Storage FlashArray maximizes the speed at which data can be transferred while at the same time minimizing system latencies that might slow the transfer down. Additionally, it offers users quick memory read and data access speeds.

    • A higher bang for your buck in terms of the storage capabilities you get for the money you pay. They are smaller in size than more standard storage technologies, but they offer flash memory, which enables users to store larger amounts of data than the current standard.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Pure Storage FlashArray is a highly effective piece of storage technology which stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its overall robustness and the value that it offers by way of its reliability and ease of use. It provides users with many valuable features that allow them to maximize what they can do with this solution. Pure Storage FlashArray’s reliability and ease of use make it a highly valuable solution. 

    PeerSpot user Prabakaran K., a technical consultant at Injazat Data Systems, notes the robustness of this solution when he writes, "FlashArray has many valuable features. It's very user-friendly and it has high availability, so there is comparatively less downtime. During maintenance, there is no shutdown procedure, so you can directly power off the Array and manage the shutdown process without any data loss, which is a unique feature. Managing replication and data migration is also very easy."

    PeerSpot user Jason D., a cloud solutions architect at a tech services company, notes three features that make this solution valuable when he writes, "We've had different types of storage, and three things of this solution are valuable. The first one is its outstanding performance. The second one is its stability. In the about three years that we've had it, we've had component failures, but we never had a service interruption or any data loss. The third one, which is really critical, is that it is super easy to use in terms of provisioning, storage, and managing the arrays. I'm able to maintain a multi-site environment with a couple of dozen arrays with a single mid-level storage admin."

    Huawei's OceanStor Dorado V3 all-flash storage is the ideal choice for enterprises' mission-critical business. It is the industry's first commercial use of NVMe all-flash storage, and it delivers high-performing, reliable, and efficient storage services.

    SolidFire delivers all five core elements needed to deliver newfound storage agility to your next generation data center and beyond. With SolidFire you can deploy new applications and capabilities faster, provide more agile and scalable infrastructure, increase application performance and predictability, enable automation and end-user self-service and raise operational efficiency and reduce cost.

    Sample Customers
    Nielsen, Lamar Advertising, LinkedIn, Betfair, UT-Dallas
    Telecom Italia, Hi3G Sweden, KPN
    California Public Utilities Commission, RFA, 1&1, Ultimate Software , Endicia, ezVerify, MercadoLibre, Sungard Availability Services, ServInt, Elastx, Hosted Network, Colt, Crucial, iWeb, Datapipe, Databarracks
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm19%
    Healthcare Company12%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Computer Software Company8%
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    Educational Organization31%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Financial Services Firm8%
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    Financial Services Firm25%
    Computer Software Company25%
    Comms Service Provider25%
    Construction Company8%
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Comms Service Provider27%
    Retailer20%
    Construction Company7%
    Legal Firm7%
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    Financial Services Firm21%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Real Estate/Law Firm6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise57%
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    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise40%
    Large Enterprise42%
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    Small Business52%
    Midsize Enterprise26%
    Large Enterprise23%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise60%
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise53%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise67%
    Buyer's Guide
    Huawei OceanStor Dorado vs. SolidFire
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Huawei OceanStor Dorado vs. SolidFire and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Huawei OceanStor Dorado is ranked 11th in All-Flash Storage with 31 reviews while SolidFire is ranked 19th in All-Flash Storage with 33 reviews. Huawei OceanStor Dorado is rated 8.4, while SolidFire is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Huawei OceanStor Dorado writes "Good performance and simple to deploy and manage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolidFire writes "A versatile storage solution suitable for various workloads in cloud environments providing scalable architecture, granular Quality of Service and consistent performance". Huawei OceanStor Dorado is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Huawei OceanStor, IBM FlashSystem, NetApp AFF and Dell PowerMax NVMe, whereas SolidFire is most compared with NetApp AFF, Dell PowerStore and VMware vSAN. See our Huawei OceanStor Dorado vs. SolidFire report.

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