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Panzura CloudFS vs StorSimple comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

Panzura CloudFS
Ranking in Cloud Storage Gateways
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
File System Software (3rd), NAS (9th), Cloud Storage (9th)
StorSimple
Ranking in Cloud Storage Gateways
7th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Cloud Storage Gateways category, the mindshare of Panzura CloudFS is 19.8%, down from 24.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of StorSimple is 6.1%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Storage Gateways Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Panzura CloudFS19.8%
StorSimple6.1%
Other74.1%
Cloud Storage Gateways
 

Featured Reviews

Roger Clark - PeerSpot reviewer
I.T. Infrastructure Manager at Thompson Engineering, Inc.
Handles file locks effectively enabling seamless remote collaboration in global teams
It has not reduced the data storage cost. We have been trying to come up with a plan internally to archive project data at a certain time frame. However, our data continues to grow, so at the point of 25 terabytes, we had to buy another 25 terabytes license to exceed that threshold. It would have been nice if they had offered them in increments, of 5, 10, 15, or 20 terabytes than having to get a whole chunk of 25 terabytes again for licensing purposes, which is a little costly. It would be nice if Panzura offered data in increments instead of 25 terabytes per license. They have done a pretty good job of development from the point of offering new products. Pricing seems to be high for certain things, such as the audit feature of Panzura Data Services. It would be nice to see who deleted that 100 gig of data out there. They should make the pricing plan more attractive for a company of our size. We have almost 700 employees over the southeast from Texas to Florida and up to Tennessee, so we are a pretty big region.
it_user687201 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT-Consultant Microsoft Solutions at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The deduplication technology saves time within a disaster recovery case.
The deduplication technology is the most valuable feature. It saves time within a disaster recovery case I hope that the virtual device in the cloud will get more functionality! I have used this solution for five years. The product is very stable. Due to the fact that it is combined with…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Panzura is a hundred percent better than what we had before."
"We consolidated every file share and NAS in the organization over to Panzura CloudFS; it has done a great job with that."
"The core function of Panzura CloudFS, with its synchronizing of files across multiple servers, provides us with a much more efficient workflow for our production staff."
"What I appreciate most about Panzura CloudFS is that it really solves the problem we had when we moved all our server workloads to Azure, reducing our on-prem data center footprint sizably."
"Its most valuable features are the collaboration, the file snapshots, and the data protection the solution provides."
"The best features of the Panzura CloudFS solution include collaboration, which is my top priority and top feature. No one else provides this as effectively."
"Panzura CloudFS has helped to increase the network resilience by 100%."
"The assistance of support has been excellent."
"The deduplication technology is the most valuable feature."
"This device has made it possible for us to almost entirely do away with Tape backup."
"This product is easy to use and does all the work in the background for cloud replication and migration."
 

Cons

"One area for improvement regarding Panzura CloudFS is moving away from on-prem or local Active Directory. We're exploring a transition to Azure AD or Entra ID, aiming to keep the product functional without heavy reliance on the local Active Directory."
"It should be easy for people not on the network to connect and access their files."
"There are a few file types that do not work well with Panzura CloudFS."
"The pricing could be more competitive."
"It has not reduced the data storage cost."
"It would be nice if Panzura offered data in increments instead of 25 terabytes per license."
"One area for improvement regarding Panzura CloudFS is moving away from on-prem or local Active Directory. We're exploring a transition to Azure AD or Entra ID, aiming to keep the product functional without heavy reliance on the local Active Directory."
"Master Snapshot feature is the only exceptional feature, but the rest of the features are similar to other storage solutions."
"I would like more options besides iSCSI."
"I hope that the virtual device in the cloud will get more functionality!"
"Had a SSD drive go bad in one of our older units. This was replaced under our service plan, but during the rebuild process encountered a bad block in another SSD that it was reading from and downed the device hard."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's competitive. I don't know what competitors are charging, but they have been very transparent, which is nice, and we've negotiated to avoid percentage increases."
"Overall, it is quite costly compared to NetApp and similar solutions."
"The solution's pricing is on the expensive side."
"It is not bad. It is like everything else. Pricing has gone up quite over the last couple of years, but everybody's pricing has gone up. For what they deliver, it is right in line with what everybody else has."
"The pricing seems high on certain products and features, such as the audit feature of Panzura Data Services. They should consider more attractive pricing for companies of our size. The renewals are yearly, but the pricing is a little high for us."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise3
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Questions from the Community

What are the products that Panzura provides?
Panzura offers four main products: CloudFS, data services, smart apps, and global services. They call this "all-in-one solution" and it's for end-to-end cloud data management. Why is it called that...
What kind of industries does Panzura serve?
Hello, I think businesses from all industries that have their data on a cloud can benefit from Panzura. Especially if you have offices in various locations or your employees are working from home a...
Why was Panzura acquired? Is the acquisition going to cause a change?
I think Panzura may change in a positive direction now that it's been bought by Profile Capital. That's a very big investment company for technology businesses and I think it's an opportunity for ...
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Sample Customers

Petrofac, Komatsu, HCA Healthcare, Vanguard, Disney, Pokemon, US Department of Justice, Gensler, Fluor, AFRY, Milwaukee Tool, Navy Federal Credit Union, TechTarget
AGC AusGroup. Black & Veatch, Catholic School Board, Convergent Computing, GF Health Products, Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Mazda, Medplast, Mulvanny G2 Architecture, Paul Smith, Provoke Solutions Ltd, Saudi ReadyMix, SK Telecom, TechSmith, Textron, Walbridge
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