LINBIT SDS vs Pure Storage FlashBlade comparison

Linbit and Pure Storage are both solutions in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category. Linbit is ranked #19, while Pure Storage is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.8. Linbit holds a 2.7% mindshare in SDS, compared to Pure Storage’s 4.2% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Pure Storage users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Categories and Ranking

LINBIT SDS

Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)

19th

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Pure Storage FlashBlade

Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)

8th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

All-Flash Storage (16th), File and Object Storage (8th)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category, the mindshare of LINBIT SDS is 2.7%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pure Storage FlashBlade is 4.2%, down from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Solutions Architect at Recovery Point Systems

The ability to leverage multi-tenancy along with immutability is a huge benefit for us

The only thing I feel FlashBlade is missing is the SOS API. If it had SOS API, that would put it well over the top. Veeam Backup specifically has started to streamline their API, and they are doing that with SOS API. They have optimized it. Any of the S3 devices out there that support this SOS API can have far more API calls at once. On our side, that translates to better restoration. With SOS API, it can leverage far more restorations at a single given time or read from the device in simple terms. That results in maximizing the output and throughput from the device itself.

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

18%

Comms Service Provider

14%

Educational Organization

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

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What do you like most about Pure Storage FlashBlade?

The tool's most valuable feature is its fast performance, especially in handling snapshots. It helps during power outages when we need to quickly move data between different data centers. It ensure...

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The pricing of Pure Storage FlashBlade is expensive compared to other products I used from other companies in the past, but one benefit is that they have built-in ransomware protection. Approximate...

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What needs improvement with Pure Storage FlashBlade?

I believe there is not much improvement needed because they have everything we need, but the interface is a little bit complex to understand. You have to understand it more deeply because it's hard...

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Overview

LINBIT keeps Linux systems up and running. As the developers of DRBD® software (www.linbit.com), LINBIT has led the way in high availability since 2001. DRBD has been included in the Linux kernel since version 2.6.33 (2009), has been deployed on all major Linux distributions and is fully compatible with systems, applications, devices and services.

With LINBIT SDS the company creates a high performing Software-Defined Storage (SDS) solution using Linux OS for shared block storage which integrates with the relevant cloud and virtualization systems. With the LINBIT SDS solution, common-off-the-shelf hardware is turned into blazingly fast, reliable block storage. DRBD is integrated into OpenStack, OpenNebula, Docker Kubernetes and Proxmox.

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FlashBlade is the industry’s most advanced scale-out storage for unstructured data, powered by a modern, massively parallel architecture to consolidate complex data silos (like backup appliances and data lakes) and accelerate tomorrow’s discoveries and insights.

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Sample Customers

Intel, Porsche, CISCO, Barkman HONEY, IBM, Sphinx, Kapsch, BDO Bank

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