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    Dell Unity XT Unified Storage

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ADell Unity XT hybrid flash arrays are storage systems for running general purpose workloads that do not require the low latencies and speed of all flash/NVMe architectures. Unity XT hybrid flash arrays balance performance, efficiency, features or outcomes.N/A

    Pure Storage FlashArray

    Score10 out of 10
    N/APure Storage in Mountain View, California offers all-flash array data storage promising affordability, high availability, and consistent performance.N/A
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    Dell Unity XT Unified StoragePure Storage FlashArray
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Dell Unity XT Unified StoragePure Storage FlashArray
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    Dell Technologies
    Chose Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    1. Cost-effective 2. Easy to maintain 3. Reliable and stable 4. User friendly 5. Reduced power consumption 6. Storage for different types of data.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    Due the corporations history of using Dell solutions, Dell EMC Unity fit in perfectly with the corporations technology strategy. It also was comparable to other solutions in terms of performance and reliability. The support was also exceptional.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    We were directed to buy these arrays and didn't have the ability to evaluate the other arrays. Once we evaluated the other products in the market that compete with Unity we saw that the younger, more built from the ground up arrays, had much better features, software, and ease …
    Incentivized
    Pure Storage
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    Really the deduplication and compression ratio has been all over these guys. The speed on the flash storage seems more customized if I may say and our deployments were smooth. Nothing against these guys since we work with all at the same level, but there are very notable perks …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    The ease of use was the best part. Even the more modern versions of Dell EMC still had the "old school" way of dealing with things. I did not need a Pure engineering team to come out and install the array like I would have needed with EMC.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    EMC XtremIO, but PURE storage is still the best array tested so far insterm of its architecture.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    Our previous solution was also flash but had nowhere near the amount of speed and usability that FlashArray has.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    Pure Storage FlashArray beats all the mentioned storage products in terms of performance, price, and support.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    Pure Storage FlashArray cost was better than the others and offered more features.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    The FlashArray is faster and easier to use than all the other products I've used. Other ones are close, but from our perspective, Pure won in every area.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    FlashArray beat the Unity in every single test I made! The Test result for the Unity was so bad that EMC sent 7 technicians/salesmen to check our test results. Even with specialized firmware, they can't nearly reach the Result of the FlashArray.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    Data compression
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    Nimble storage could not be clustered like Pure, Simplivity was completely converged so if one aspect of the design was under-specified it would require a full new node, Netapp only offered clustering with a special cost licence, whereas with Pure all functionality upgrades are …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    Dell EMC Unity is a great hardware alternative, but, in our analysis, did not provide the 3:1 data reduction we aimed for.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    Pure Storage blew everyone else out of the water in terms of performance, ease of use and setup. Getting a PoC unit allowed us to fully test the array with our own workloads, and fully vet that it would stack up. No other provider was able to give us this comfort!
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    Our Unity 300F was horrible and had we even been able to POC it, it would have failed but it wasn't our call. EMC support used to be something to be proud of (think 2011 before the Dell purchase) but has become the butt of many MANY jokes. The PURE Storage system is better in …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Dell Unity XT Unified StoragePure Storage FlashArray
    Enterprise Flash Array Storage
    Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of Dell Unity XT Unified Storage and Pure Storage FlashArray
    Feature
    Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    9.3
    15 Ratings
    Pure Storage FlashArray
    9.3
    154 Ratings
    Flash Array Performance9.413 Ratings10.0154 Ratings
    Flash Array Integration9.413 Ratings9.0144 Ratings
    Data Compression9.712 Ratings8.0153 Ratings
    Non-Intrusive Upgrades8.815 Ratings10.0148 Ratings
    Simplicity9.115 Ratings10.0154 Ratings
    Power Savings9.614 Ratings9.0131 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Dell Unity XT Unified StoragePure Storage FlashArray
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (20 ratings)
    10.0
    (207 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.3
    (75 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)