We performed a comparison between NetApp StorageGRID and Quantum ActiveScale based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about MinIO, Dell Technologies, Red Hat and others in File and Object Storage."Cost-effective and easy to deploy."
"The ability to get to the StorageGRID from anywhere on my network. The solution is remote. You don't have to be at a physical location."
"The most valuable feature is tiering."
"It helps automate our storage infrastructure."
"It has enabled us to save money on storage costs. We removed our tape library."
"The implementation with NetApp went smoothly. It is a 'setup and forget' type of appliance."
"The technical support is good."
"It improves our operational efficiency."
"The technology is stable which is good."
"Workflow is easy to manage and maintain."
"The integration with more apps has room for improvement."
"The processes around installation and upgrade need improvement."
"The only real issue that we have run into is, when we are cloning, we cannot do a thin provision clone, it has to be a full clone."
"There was a small amount of confusion when working with StorageGRID and Active Directory for access. We had to do things three to four times resulting in our engineer troubleshooting a couple of things. The location of the menu, along with what is inside the menu: configurations, settings, etc., is not straightforward to users. Most users are Windows-based. So, when make logical changes to the menu which are not similar to Windows, users and administrators get confused."
"It has its quirks here and there, but it is an older NetApp system."
"We want to move towards Azure in the cloud. Right now, the system is all physical."
"One key improvement I'd like to see in StorageGRID is enhanced visibility for management purposes."
"The price is something that NetApp could improve, as with most companies. NetApp is known for not being the cheapest storage option, which is also valid for StorageGRID. There are other storage options on the market which we are aware of and have done proofs of concept for, but you cannot really compare the list prices because, as a big user of NetApp storages, we have totally different prices than some list prices. Still, the price information we got for other options are almost always less expensive than StorageGRID."
"We would like to see a self-sufficient installation."
"Lacks some ability to integrate with different systems."
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NetApp StorageGRID is ranked 8th in File and Object Storage with 11 reviews while Quantum ActiveScale is ranked 19th in File and Object Storage. NetApp StorageGRID is rated 8.6, while Quantum ActiveScale is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of NetApp StorageGRID writes "Scalable object storage with robust data durability with efficient geo-distribution and comprehensive lifecycle management ensuring managing of large volumes of unstructured data". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Quantum ActiveScale writes "Good performance and reliable but the setup is complex". NetApp StorageGRID is most compared with Dell ECS, MinIO, Red Hat Ceph Storage and Scality RING, whereas Quantum ActiveScale is most compared with Dell ECS, Dell PowerScale (Isilon), MinIO and Qumulo.
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