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Cisco SmartStack vs. SolidFire (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco SmartStack
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
SmartStack integrated infrastructure, jointly developed by Cisco and Nimble Storage integrates computing, networking, and storage resources. It's designed to scale transparently and independently, so users can quickly respond to changing business requirements.N/A
SolidFire (discontinued)
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
NetApp acquired the scale-out flash storage startup SolidFire in late 2015. The product line was discontinued in October of 2023, and is no longer available from NetApp.N/A
Pricing
Cisco SmartStackSolidFire (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco SmartStackSolidFire (discontinued)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Cisco SmartStackSolidFire (discontinued)
Considered Both Products
Cisco SmartStack

No answer on this topic

SolidFire (discontinued)
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose SolidFire (discontinued)
All in all, Net App Solid Fire is a strong competitor to Nutanix AOS or HPE Simplivity. It is conceded that there are plusses and minuses for the competitive landscape, however, Net App Solid Fire is a worthwhile competitor at a very competitive price point.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose SolidFire (discontinued)
Dell EMC VMAX All Flash Storage
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose SolidFire (discontinued)
SolidFire was chosen over these other service providers because of relationships we have with the company, with our reps, and with the local Denver presence. We also are a partner, and we felt that the solution stacked up technologically very well against the competition and …
Philip Sellers | TrustRadius Reviewer
Philip Sellers
Solutions Engineer
Chose SolidFire (discontinued)
  • Solidfire is block-only, so NetApp FAS, HPE 3PAR, Tegile and Dell EMC Unity have the ability to also run file and block on the same array.
  • Performance scale in a single array of Solidfire is matched only with other software-defined architectures like EMC ScaleIO
  • Controller based …
Features
Cisco SmartStackSolidFire (discontinued)
Enterprise Flash Array Storage
Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of Product A and Product B
Cisco SmartStack
-
Ratings
SolidFire (discontinued)
8.1
Ratings
10% below category average
Flash Array Performance00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Flash Array Integration00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Data Compression00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Non-Intrusive Upgrades00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Simplicity00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Power Savings00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Cisco SmartStackSolidFire (discontinued)
Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Pure Storage FlashArray
Pure Storage FlashArray
Score 10.0 out of 10
Pure Storage FlashArray
Pure Storage FlashArray
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Pure Storage FlashArray
Pure Storage FlashArray
Score 10.0 out of 10
Pure Storage FlashArray
Pure Storage FlashArray
Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco SmartStackSolidFire (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco SmartStackSolidFire (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
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Well suited for companies who use NetApp Storage. This is one of the more performant offerings from NetApp and is highly customizable.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Pros
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  • All-flash performance is very good, particularly on read-intensive workloads
  • Performance scales linearly by adding new nodes
  • Guaranteed QOS policies offer both a minimum IOPS and maximum IOPS with burst capabability, so its not just capping the upper limit of a workload
  • Encryption at rest is integrated into the array platform
  • Grid architecture ensures that ability to perform rolling upgrades online without severely impairing performance
  • VVOL capabilities with the array allow granular control and visibility of the workloads
Philip Sellers | TrustRadius Reviewer
Philip Sellers
Solutions Engineer
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Cons
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  • There seems to be an overarching view (with drill downs) of the entire infrastructure.
  • You need a solid partner to implement this product initially.
  • As this product is still integrating with Net Apps mature support systems, I still think that there is room for a better end to end experience.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Support Rating
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I have not had to use support. However, others on my team have and have been impressed.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Alternatives Considered
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All in all, Net App Solid Fire is a strong competitor to Nutanix AOS or HPE SimpliVity. It is conceded that there are plusses and minuses for the competitive landscape, however, Net App Solid Fire is a worthwhile competitor at a very competitive price point.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
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  • Effectiveness
  • Ease of use
  • Cost savings by tiering
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Anonymous
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