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What is EXAScaler?

Applications are evolving to meet the needs of an automated and connected society. The onslaught of data and the need to move it, store it and process it is quickly overwhelming current infrastructure.

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EXAScaler is the #3 ranked solution in top Storage Performance solutions, #6 ranked solution in top File System Software solutions, #9 ranked solution in top Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Solutions solutions, #17 ranked solution in top NAS solutions, and #17 ranked solution in top Cloud Storage solutions. PeerSpot users give EXAScaler an average rating of 9.0 out of 10. EXAScaler is most commonly compared to DDN A3I: EXAScaler vs DDN A3I.
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File System Software
August 2025
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EXAScaler mindshare

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File System Software
As of August 2025, the mindshare of EXAScaler in the File System Software category stands at 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
File System Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
EXAScaler0.5%
Nasuni28.0%
Panzura CloudFS17.3%
Other54.2%
File System Software
 
 
Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

  • "The customers who use DDN EXAScaler are happy, especially when using large AI clusters for training."
  • "EXAScaler provides amazing performance in terms of sequential read and random access, and it has a significant scalability advantage as it is scalable to petabytes."

Room for Improvement

  • "One challenge with EXAScaler is during upgrade time, as it can be problematic when upgrading node by node. Additionally, it is not multi-protocol by nature, requiring additional hardware to support various protocols like NFS or object storage."
  • "One challenge with EXAScaler is during upgrade time, as it can be problematic when upgrading node by node."
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EXAScaler Reviews Summary
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Chief Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees4.5I am a system integrator using EXAScaler for large AI cluster training on Google Cloud due to its exceptional performance and scalability. However, upgrading can be problematic, and it lacks multi-protocol support, unlike modern solutions like WEKA and VAST.