NetApp NVMe AFF A800 vs Pure FlashArray X NVMe comparison

NetApp and Pure Storage are both solutions in the NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays category. NetApp is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.3, while Pure Storage is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.8. NetApp holds a 1.9% mindshare in N, compared to Pure Storage’s 3.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of NetApp users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Pure Storage users who would recommend it.

NetApp NVMe AFF A800

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NetApp NVMe AFF A800

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

NetApp NVMe AFF A800 and Pure FlashArray X NVMe are strong competitors in the data storage market. Users are generally happier with the pricing and support of NetApp NVMe AFF A800 but find Pure FlashArray X NVMe's features superior despite a higher cost.

Features: NetApp NVMe AFF A800 offers robust data management capabilities, high performance, and strong reliability. Pure FlashArray X NVMe features impressive speed, strong scalability, and seamless integration. Users find Pure FlashArray X NVMe's advanced features, including data reduction and efficiency, more attractive.

Room for Improvement: NetApp NVMe AFF A800 users desire more user-friendly configuration options, better documentation, and enhancements in system updates. Pure FlashArray X NVMe users would like improvements in pricing flexibility, support enhancements, and more intuitive user interfaces.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetApp NVMe AFF A800 is praised for straightforward deployment and a responsive support team. Pure FlashArray X NVMe receives high marks for quick deployment but has mixed reviews on customer service responsiveness. Users find NetApp NVMe AFF A800 more consistent in deployment and support experience.

Pricing and ROI: NetApp NVMe AFF A800 is seen as cost-effective with quicker ROI. Pure FlashArray X NVMe, while more expensive, demonstrates strong ROI over time due to advanced features. Users are generally more satisfied with NetApp NVMe AFF A800's pricing structure but find the long-term ROI of Pure FlashArray X NVMe justifiable.

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NetApp NVMe AFF A800 vs. Pure FlashArray X NVMe

September 2025

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

4.8

NetApp NVMe AFF A800 is cost-effective, offering ROI in 18 months, but requires strategic use in academic settings.

Sentiment score

1.0

Organizations reduced costs and improved performance with Pure FlashArray X NVMe, achieving quick ROI and efficient resource management.

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By opting for the gold subscription every three years, you get a free upgrade to the latest controller release.

SajithEruvangai

IT System Specialist - Operations & Infrastructure at Daman

If you wait more than seven years to buy another one, you get a return on your investment.

Eugene Hemphill

Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.5

NetApp NVMe AFF A800 customer service is praised for professionalism, effective problem resolution, and meeting SLA across time zones.

Sentiment score

7.1

Pure FlashArray X NVMe's technical support is praised for responsiveness, despite occasional follow-up issues, earning high customer satisfaction.

They don't exceed the predicted SLA times.

Helder-Valente

IT Director at affidea

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We also had one outage where a controller of one of the products had failed and had to be replaced on-site.

reviewer943512

System and Network administrator at Vodafone

Customers always have their issues resolved promptly.

Eugene Hemphill

Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR

Pure has good storage.

Gokhan Dikmen

Vice President of product at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.6

NetApp NVMe AFF A800 offers high scalability with minimal effort, despite challenges choosing between on-premises and cloud deployments.

Sentiment score

7.1

Pure FlashArray X NVMe offers scalable storage with low latency, easy upgrades, though capacity customization and high costs are noted.

We already had some challenges with escalating the volumes and adding more cabinets, but we discovered it is possible.

Helder-Valente

IT Director at affidea

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It is highly scalable.

Joerg Utesch

Sales Director at systemzwo group

It is suitable for both medium-sized and enterprise businesses.

Jaka Demšar

VAD PLSM Storage - Slovenia & Croatia at ASBIS

It hasn't broken down anytime in the last six to seven years, despite hurricanes, earthquakes, and power outages.

Eugene Hemphill

Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.7

NetApp NVMe AFF A800 is highly stable and reliable, receiving praise for uptime, swift support, and data integrity features.

Sentiment score

8.1

Pure Storage offers exceptional stability and reliability with outstanding support, consistently achieving high user ratings for performance and service.

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During the eight years, there have been no problems such as hardware failure or stopping.

Gokhan Dikmen

Vice President of product at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I would rate the stability of the solution as a ten out of ten.

SajithEruvangai

IT System Specialist - Operations & Infrastructure at Daman

I would rate the stability of the product at seven out of ten.

Gary Cheung

Project Manager at a government with 11-50 employees

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Room For Improvement

The NetApp NVMe AFF A800 needs improvements in cost, setup, support, stability, speed, UI, cloud integration, and connectivity.

Pure FlashArray X requires cost-effective improvements in UI, integration, cloud features, multitenancy, analytics, backup, AI, and scalability.

The dashboard is not user-friendly.

Helder-Valente

IT Director at affidea

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We would appreciate a built-in transparent failover in the next release to eliminate the need for a separate metro cluster.

Joerg Utesch

Sales Director at systemzwo group

I'm eagerly anticipating the roadmap's promise of introducing multiple controllers, which could significantly boost scalability and resilience.

SajithEruvangai

IT System Specialist - Operations & Infrastructure at Daman

We mostly rely on long-term releases. We don't need the most up-to-date features, but we need a reliable environment.

reviewer943512

System and Network administrator at Vodafone

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Setup Cost

NetApp NVMe AFF A800 is seen as high-priced yet offers enterprise value with manageable costs and standard annual payments.

Enterprise buyers see Pure FlashArray X NVMe as a justified premium investment due to performance and comprehensive licensing.

The solution is affordable.

Helder-Valente

IT Director at affidea

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While the prices may be higher than those of other vendors, we see it as a market leader with benefits.

Enes SUZER

Manager, System Infrastructure & Security at Organik Kimya San. ve Tic. A.S.

The support can be a bit pricey, but the solution is more cost-effective than anything else out there.

Eugene Hemphill

Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR

I would give it a nine out of ten in terms of costliness.

SajithEruvangai

IT System Specialist - Operations & Infrastructure at Daman

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Valuable Features

NetApp NVMe AFF A800 excels in performance, stability, low latency, and efficient multi-application handling with enhanced encryption and space management.

Pure FlashArray X NVMe offers exceptional performance, reliability, scalability, and seamless VMware integration, enhancing workload efficiency and user experience.

It helps prevent being hacked, and so far we don't have any issues. We can do the encryption of the data.

Helder-Valente

IT Director at affidea

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Pure Storage has signature security technology, which cannot be deleted, even if you are an administrator.

Gokhan Dikmen

Vice President of product at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The platform's robust features include excellent sustainability tracking, and a comprehensive dashboard offering insights into IOPS, bandwidth, performance, and virtual activities.

SajithEruvangai

IT System Specialist - Operations & Infrastructure at Daman

Its data compression feature is the best that we have ever seen.

Eugene Hemphill

Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR

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Categories and Ranking

NetApp NVMe AFF A800

Ranking in All-Flash Storage

29th

Ranking in NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays

12th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Ranking in All-Flash Storage

14th

Ranking in NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays

6th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays category, the mindshare of NetApp NVMe AFF A800 is 1.9%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pure FlashArray X NVMe is 3.2%, up from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Pure FlashArray X NVMe	3.2%
NetApp NVMe AFF A800	1.9%
Other	94.9%

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Featured Reviews

Helder-Valente

IT Director at affidea

Has improved data efficiency and application performance while supporting encryption and fast access to imaging workloads

We use it quite extensively because with this we have more space and the information can be read without wasting time. We are satisfied with this. The performance is quite good. We don't have any issues regarding the applications that use fat clients. It helps prevent being hacked, and so far we don't have any issues. We can do the encryption of the data. The solution performs quite well. It helps us maintain our systems. Since we have many applications that use images for streaming, it works exceptionally well. We don't have any issues, and this helps us with the service we provide to the hospital.

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Jaehoon Oh

Chief Technology Officer at Lambda256

Supports efficient storage management through volume snapshots and offers reliable non-disruptive upgrades

I have no specific improvements to suggest for Pure FlashArray X NVMe at this time. The performance statistics could be enhanced. I can see the performance statistics in the Pure Storage console, but it does not show the performance by 4K byte unit. It displays IOPS and bandwidth, but IOPS is about real use, and I want to know how many IOPS are currently running in 4K byte units. I cannot see that IOPS because most storage systems report their performance by 4K byte unit. I want to see Pure Storage performance by 4K byte unit to compare with other storage or other internal NVMe SSD.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	12

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about NetApp NVMe AFF A800?

The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is a product that is fast and provides a fast I/O.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp NVMe AFF A800?

The pricing of NetApp NVMe AFF A800 is good currently, so I don't have any issues regarding the pricing.

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What needs improvement with NetApp NVMe AFF A800?

The integration with cloud ecosystems has not effectively supported our hybrid cloud deployments as we use directly the provider, not the hybrid cloud. I don't have any add-on to suggest for improv...

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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?

The price of Pure FlashArray X NVMe is very expensive, though I do not know the actual price because I am using the Evergreen monthly payment. I do not know the exact device price, but I think the ...

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Pure FlashArray X NVMe

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Also Known As

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

Overview

Your data is a gold mine. Get the most out of it - faster - with AFF A800. Designed for NVMe media, further accelerated with NVMe/FC connectivity to the host, AFF A800 all-flash systems deliver an incredible sub-200 microsecond latency. Providing more than 11.4M IOPS and 300GB/s throughput in a single cluster, AFF A800 redefines the limit of what’s possible with artificial intelligence and deep learning.

NetApp

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.

Pure Storage

Sample Customers

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Fremont Bank, Judson ISD, The Nielsen Company

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