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StarWind HyperConverged Appliance vs Zadara comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

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
6.6
Everpure Storage FlashBlade reduces total cost by enhancing efficiency, saving resources, minimizing management, and preventing ransomware damage.
Sentiment score
6.8
StarWind HyperConverged Appliance reduced costs, improved stability, and streamlined operations, quickly achieving substantial ROI and enhancing management efficiency.
Sentiment score
8.2
Zadara offers cost-effective scalability, eliminating upfront investments with flexible, nearly limitless capacity, potentially saving 50% in time and money.
It does not require much management once you set up correctly, so it saves time, allowing an admin to focus on other work.
Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.
The cost is not cheaper compared to AWS, and we have not seen the expected return on investment.
Cloud System Engineer at cloud251
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.6
Everpure Storage FlashBlade receives mixed reviews for support quality, with some praising responsiveness and others noting slow resolutions.
Sentiment score
8.5
StarWind HyperConverged Appliance's 24/7 customer service is praised for quick responses, proactive monitoring, and expertise despite language barriers.
Sentiment score
8.2
Zadara's exceptional, 24/7 global customer service and technical expertise reduce user workload, earning high satisfaction ratings.
Their technical support has been perfect lately, so I would give it a 10.
IT Manager at Regin Dalarna
The support is done through email and is not that great, making it a very problematic area I've been dealing with for over four years.
Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.
I would rate them an eight out of ten.
IT Field Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
We lack adequate response times and a 24/7 service level agreement.
Cloud System Engineer at cloud251
I rate the technical support from Zadara as nine out of ten.
IT Technical Architect at AVALIS
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.6
Everpure Storage FlashBlade offers scalable, versatile storage solutions, enhancing capacity effortlessly for various industries with minimal constraints.
Sentiment score
7.9
StarWind HyperConverged Appliance offers scalable options for SMBs, supporting expansion through nodes, RAM, or storage to align with cloud strategies.
Sentiment score
7.6
Zadara provides scalable, flexible workload management, supporting business growth with adjustable tiers and high performance for various needs.
There are between 5 and 10,000 people using it in our organization.
IT Manager at Regin Dalarna
Pure Storage FlashBlade is scalable.
Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.
Zadara is a fully-fledged platform, and our customers are happy with its use.
Cloud System Engineer at cloud251
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Everpure Storage FlashBlade is praised for stability, reliability, minimal downtime, seamless upgrades, and effective performance in diverse environments.
Sentiment score
8.7
StarWind HyperConverged Appliance offers exceptional stability, zero downtime, excellent support, and ease of use, ensuring reliable performance.
Sentiment score
7.5
Users appreciate Zadara for its stability, high-availability, and reliability, noting minimal downtime and dependable performance in demanding environments.
In case there is any issue with any blade, the data is moved to another.
IT Field Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Everpure Storage FlashBlade requires improvements in cloud integration, user support, feature expansion, and pricing to enhance overall reliability and functionality.
StarWind HyperConverged Appliance needs hardware, software, and management improvements, with focus on Linux support and streamlined scalability.
Zadara needs better communication, advanced features, broader support, improved infrastructure, and user-friendly upgrades to enhance market competitiveness.
Technical support definitely needs significant improvement.
Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.
Its configuration should be easier.
IT Field Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
One way Pure Storage FlashBlade can be improved is by having more compatibility between the FlashArray and FlashBlade.
IT Manager at Regin Dalarna
Adding AI capabilities could enhance the offering as well.
Cloud System Engineer at cloud251
Maintenance can also be complicated, especially when deeper troubleshooting requires navigating the CLI and searching for logs.
IT Technical Architect at AVALIS
 

Setup Cost

Everpure Storage FlashBlade is priced high but justified by integrated licensing, performance, ransomware protection, and reduced administrative overhead.
StarWind HyperConverged Appliance offers competitive, cost-effective pricing, significantly cheaper than competitors like Nutanix, with transparent, all-inclusive fees.
Zadara offers predictable pay-per-use pricing, with all-inclusive features and support, appealing to cost-conscious enterprise buyers.
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.
Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.
Regarding pricing, it is okay; we needed exactly this in size, and the price was a lot lower than competitors, making it good for us.
IT Manager at Regin Dalarna
The pricing is considered expensive.
Cloud System Engineer at cloud251
 

Valuable Features

Pure Storage FlashBlade excels in speed, ease of use, scalability, and offers cost-effective, secure, and user-friendly data storage solutions.
StarWind HyperConverged Appliance provides ease of use, high availability, flexible deployment, and cost-effective, reliable performance with excellent support.
Zadara offers flexible cloud integration, scalable storage solutions, and predictable costs with high performance, reliability, and user-friendly support.
The best features of Pure Storage FlashBlade include better throughput and better performance.
Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.
Pure Storage FlashBlade's scalability is one of the most valuable features, and importantly, it always works, allowing for seamless upgrades.
IT Manager at Regin Dalarna
We can plug in many blades, and we can have data up to one terabyte.
IT Field Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Zadara's troubleshooting feature is very valuable for me.
IT Technical Architect at AVALIS
The most valuable feature is its storage management capability.
Cloud System Engineer at cloud251
 

Categories and Ranking

Everpure FlashBlade
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Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
9th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
All-Flash Storage (14th), File and Object Storage (8th)
StarWind HyperConverged App...
Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
12th
Average Rating
9.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
HCI (14th)
Zadara
Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
16th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
All-Flash Storage (32nd), Compute Service (10th), Public Cloud Storage Services (16th), File and Object Storage (22nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category, the mindshare of Everpure FlashBlade is 3.3%, down from 4.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of StarWind HyperConverged Appliance is 2.4%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zadara is 2.3%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Defined Storage (SDS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Everpure FlashBlade3.3%
StarWind HyperConverged Appliance2.4%
Zadara2.3%
Other92.0%
Software Defined Storage (SDS)
 

Featured Reviews

MikaelHellström - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Regin Dalarna
Has handled backup storage needs reliably and supports seamless upgrades
In environments requiring high throughput and low latency, Pure Storage FlashBlade provides high throughput and normal latency, but we do not have any application that requires low latency right now, so the latency of three to five milliseconds is considered kind of high. Pure Storage FlashBlade's ability to integrate with enterprise applications is not important for us, as we only want to present an S3 bucket for our backup, which we have done, and it works very fast. We use the Purity software's data reduction techniques; we have a backup software that compresses everything before sending it to the S3 bucket, achieving a data reduction of 1.1 to one. I would recommend Pure Storage FlashBlade to other companies because it's a very fast and scalable solution for anyone who needs it. On a scale of 1-10, I rate this solution an 8.
Russ Le Puill - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Proactive support with improved speed and resilience
There was a long delay with shipping, which we weren't expecting, but we were kept updated throughout. It wasn't made clear to us that we needed to provide our own SFP modules to connect to our infrastructure, so that could have been a bit clearer. It would be amazing if there was, perhaps, a more automated process for updating the hosts themselves, although the maintenance mode works well. Our StarWind command center doesn't seem to have all the options available currently, which support is investigating for us.
Kirubel Behailu - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud System Engineer at cloud251
Enhancing storage management efficiency with user-friendly experience
Our customers are using Zadara for their research and development environments. We provide infrastructure for government projects, but we are often not fully aware of their specific usage.  I typically use it for our infrastructure and offer both Zadara and Microsoft Azure to our customers Zadara…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
7%
Educational Organization
12%
Construction Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
12%
Construction Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise21
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business50
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

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 out...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure Storage FlashBlade?
Regarding pricing, it is okay; we needed exactly this in size, and the price was a lot lower than competitors, making...
What needs improvement with Pure Storage FlashBlade?
In my opinion, one way Pure Storage FlashBlade can be improved is by having more compatibility between the FlashArray...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for StarWind HyperConverged Appliance?
It's not the cheapest, however, the solution works incredibly well and is so simple to licence and maintain.
What needs improvement with StarWind HyperConverged Appliance?
There was a long delay with shipping, which we weren't expecting, but we were kept updated throughout. It wasn't made...
What is your primary use case for StarWind HyperConverged Appliance?
We desperately needed to update yet downsize our data centre. We had six hosts for only approximately 14 or so Virtua...
What needs improvement with Zadara?
The initial installation was difficult because many steps required the command line interface (CLI). Maintenance can ...
What is your primary use case for Zadara?
I use this product as storage. Specifically, I use it as big storage. That's the main use case for Zadara ( /products...
What advice do you have for others considering Zadara?
As for the pros and cons, the main concerns are the complexity of the initial installation and the complicated mainte...
 

Also Known As

Pure Storage FlashBlade
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Sample Customers

ServiceNow, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Dominos, Man AHL
Sears Home and Franchise Business
Time, Inc. A&E Network, The Washington Post, News UK, McGraw Hill, Gilt, Toshiba, Deloitte, VMware
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