We performed a comparison between NetApp FAS Series and Panzura based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, NetApp, Nasuni and others in NAS."The SnapMirror is a good tool because, as long as you're going NetApp to NetApp, it's ultimately the fastest way to move data. We replicate everything to another site for disaster recovery."
"Data consolidation and visualization."
"Compression of the backup Oracle by RMAN on NFS saves space 5:1."
"It is good to have a unified storage where you can have block and file level protocols."
"The strong point is that our clients like this are RadLV (Radiology Low-Value). They also use SnapMirror and MetroCluster."
"It is very easy to expand disks and manage CIFS."
"It changed the way we do Disaster Recovery (DR) around NetApp replication."
"NetApp FAS is highly stable and reliable, especially under a heavy load. That is what I like most about the NetApp."
"The main thing in Panzura is that there are three key components: PanFS, NAS, and collaboration. These are strong features, and a big benefit is that you can access everything from anywhere."
"Its most valuable features are the collaboration, the file snapshots, and the data protection the solution provides."
"I would like to see NetApp add incident support."
"NetApp is costly when compared to Dell."
"Replication should ideally be part of the ONTAP base bundle."
"I’ve found that I use command line more often than I thought needed. Some things should be done in the GUI, and command-line switches can be overwhelming and take up a lot of time."
"No other area for improvement comes to mind other than its price. Making the price more attractive will help this solution have a bigger market share."
"Cluster mode needs to be more ubiquitous."
"We're supposed to have used NetApp FAS Series for replication, but then one of the nodes failed, and then it's taken us some time to bring it up."
"We no longer have OEM support in South Africa which is not helpful, it can be difficult. They should add an office back to the country because it was better."
"It should be easy for people not on the network to connect and access their files."
"Master Snapshot feature is the only exceptional feature, but the rest of the features are similar to other storage solutions."
NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 98 reviews while Panzura is ranked 13th in NAS with 2 reviews. NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8, while Panzura is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Panzura writes "Offers features like Master Snapshot which are useful for recovering files and easy to use if you are familiar with familiar with NAS things and networking protocols". NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem, whereas Panzura is most compared with Nasuni, CTERA Enterprise File Services Platform, Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Amazon FSx and Azure NetApp Files.
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