Huawei OceanStor vs Pure FlashArray X NVMe comparison

Huawei and Pure Storage are both solutions in the All-Flash Storage category. Huawei is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.8, while Pure Storage is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.6. Huawei holds a 2.2% mindshare in AFS, compared to Pure Storage’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Huawei users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Pure Storage users who would recommend it.

Huawei OceanStor

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Huawei OceanStor and Pure FlashArray X NVMe both offer robust storage solutions for enterprises. Pure FlashArray X NVMe seems to have the upper hand due to its advanced features and overall performance.

Features: Huawei OceanStor is noted for its comprehensive data management capabilities, high reliability, and efficient performance. Pure FlashArray X NVMe stands out with its speed, integration with cloud services, and seamless scalability.

Room for Improvement: Huawei OceanStor users highlight the need for better integration with third-party applications, a more modern design, and improved documentation. Pure FlashArray X NVMe users suggest improvements in support response times, more competitive pricing, and enhanced customer communication.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Huawei OceanStor's deployment is efficient but could benefit from more detailed documentation, and its customer service is highly rated for responsiveness. Pure FlashArray X NVMe offers a straightforward deployment process with strong support, though users wish for quicker responses.

Pricing and ROI: Huawei OceanStor is favored for its appealing setup costs and significant long-term ROI. Pure FlashArray X NVMe, despite a higher initial investment, is considered worthwhile due to its superior features and performance.

To learn more, read our detailed Huawei OceanStor vs. Pure FlashArray X NVMe Report (Updated: April 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

Huawei OceanStor

Ranking in All-Flash Storage

14th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Ranking in All-Flash Storage

15th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the All-Flash Storage category, the mindshare of Huawei OceanStor is 2.2%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pure FlashArray X NVMe is 0.8%, down from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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ChukwuemekaOnyemelukwe

Infrastructure Administrator - Server, Storage & Virtualization at MicroAccess Ltd

Uses a proprietary technology with simple interface and has easy deployment

If you are not generating a substantial amount of data, the available storage space might suffice, making scalability less of a concern. However, if your data generation increases and you require more storage, Huawei OceanStor offers solutions to expand your storage capacity. Expanding storage resources can involve additional costs and configuration efforts. Acquiring more storage solutions and ensuring their integration with your existing setup might require a significant investment of time and resources. While this process can be complex, it allows for seamless scalability as your data storage needs grow. I rate the solution’s scalability an eight out of ten.

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Eugene Hemphill

Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR

Helps to save money and resources with the data compression feature

One point I'd like to improve is that the tool should start selling small boxes again. It discontinued some products and is focusing on bigger, more capable boxes, neglecting the SMB market. Even though it's not a big market, it shouldn't have removed them. One way to improve the product is to add an operational assistant that doesn't depend on VMware. It could also establish more alliances with other operational systems.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I find the scalability features of OceanStor valuable. Additionally, installation is easy, and it only requires one person to install it. Maintenance is also easy and not a big issue."

"Huawei OceanStor is designed with built-in high availability features, such as fault tolerance, ensuring consistent data access and minimizing downtime."

"There is a 50% code reduction."

"The solution works well for non-critical applications that do not require a heavy workload. The tool's all features are valuable."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"The solution has improved our organization by speeding up our operations."

"The setup and the price are the most valuable and not the features related."

"It is a highly available product."

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"On a scale of one to ten, I rate Pure FlashArray as ten."

"The most valuable features of this solution are its ease of use and performance."

"It's incredibly easy to use and greatly simplified our ability to both deploy and manage our storage subsystems."

"Technical support has been helpful and responsive."

"The database workloads are pretty fast because I frequently move data from here to there."

"The duplication algorithm allows us to get a lot more use out of less storage. We're running a five terabyte array right now and we're running probably about 30 terabytes on it. So the duplication rate is pretty phenomenal, without a cost to performance. It still runs pretty smoothly."

"It's helped us because we've changed fundamentally what we talk about. We don't talk about storage and different tiers of storage anymore nor do we talk about servers. We talk now about applications and how applications impact the business and end users."

"The initial setup was extremely simple and straightforward."

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Cons

"The duration of the built-in snapshot technology must be improved."

"In the future release, Huawei OceanStor should improve on what they already have. It is a good solution."

"Based on what we were quoted, the stated capacity was not a true reflection of the actual capacity. The data store ran out of space, and Huawei had to send a new unit."

"The solution could improve by having better integration."

"Based on what we were quoted, the stated capacity was not a true reflection of the actual capacity."

"When it comes to the technical support team, I feel that the response time is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."

"Configuration complexity and the tools available."

"We did experience a little latency with this solution."

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"There is room for improvement in the pricing of the product."

"Every time I think of something that needs to improve, they're one step ahead, which I love. The only area I wish to see improve, I believe is coming, is in the FlashBlade product. Blade implementation fell short on a few of the services."

"Many options to check performance, like read, writes, random writes, and random reads, are missing in Pure FlashArray X NVMe."

"It is on the expensive side."

"I want to see Pure Storage not only be for fast storage, but I want to see it be for the entire data center."

"Our use cases require more multi-tenant capabilities and additional VLAN interfaces for separating different customers. We currently use it to provide storage, sometimes shared storage, to different customers, but it is less flexible in comparison to a dedicated solution."

"They could add more support for file storage and different types of storage."

"In the next release, I would like to see real-time analytics for further insight into consumption models."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Huawei OceanStor is a cost-effective storage solution."

"We pay a monthly licensing fee for this solution. The price could be less expensive."

"Its price is affordable."

"Pricing is very fair."

"The price of the solution could be less expensive. However, there are not any licensing costs."

"Huawei's prices are very good compared to those of its competitors."

"I am satisfied with the tool's pricing, which is in the middle. It is overpriced. I rate it an eight out of ten."

"The pricing depends on the features the customer wants, such as storage, RAM, and processors, but in general, Huawei is much cheaper compared to Dell and Cisco."

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"The support cost per array is about $20,000 a year for 24/7 support."

"Given its price, Pure is not the first option."

"As far as the licensing costs, everything is included in the license."

"Its price could be better. It is not too expensive, but it is the high-end cost. It is kind of a Rolls-Royce. You pay a lot, but you get a lot out of it. So, the price pressure on the way down would be great, but at the end of the day, if you need to do the work, you just pay for it."

"We pay approximately $50,000 USD per year in licensing fees."

"The tool's pricing is cheap; I rate it a six to seven out of ten. Most of our sales are not subscription-based. We sell the hardware, and customers keep using it. They only renew the service part annually. The support can be a bit pricey, but the solution is more cost-effective than anything else out there."

"Our licensing fees are $500,000+ USD."

"With Pure Storage, we would like to continue seeing price reductions with flash storage. I don't think we're any different than anybody else when we continue to look to the industry for price reductions of both NVMe and traditional SSD storage. We would like to see these prices continue to decline and erode, even displacing large spinning disks."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Huawei OceanStor?

Huawei OceanStor has the capability of SSDs, high-performance disks, and higher disk support.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei OceanStor?

Huawei OceanStor's pricing is very aggressive, making it highly competitive.

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What needs improvement with Huawei OceanStor?

Huawei currently lacks a solution for high-performance AI, unlike other companies like DDN, WekaIO, or IBM BlueStore. From a political perspective, there are issues selling Chinese brands to Wester...

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What do you like most about Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

Pure FlashArray X NVMe helps to improve our processing speed. It is user-friendly and easy to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

I am an engineer and am not aware of the setup cost.

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What needs improvement with Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

Adding some functions to the product would be beneficial. Storage replication should be essential, and the analytics should not incur extra charges. This is one of the main things organizations need.

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Also Known As

OceanStor Dorado V3 All-Flash Storage System, OceanStor 18000 V3 Series Storage Systems, OceanStor 6800 V3 Storage System

Pure FlashArray//X NVMe, Pure FlashArray//X, FlashArray//X

Overview

OceanStor Dorado V3 is the industry's first all-flash storage that puts NVMe into commercial use. It is specially designed for enterprises' mission-critical businesses, meeting the most-demanding performance and reliability requirements of databases, VDI, server virtualization, and SAP HANA.

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Pure Storage FlashArray//X is the world’s first enterprise-class, all-NVMe flash storage array. It represents a new class of storage – shared accelerated storage, which is a term coined by Gartner – that delivers major breakthroughs in performance, simplicity, and consolidation.

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