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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dell VMAX

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ADell VMAX All Flash is the latest iteration in the former Symmetrix series of enterprise flash array storage, available in the Dell VMAX 250F edition, or the Dell EMC VMAX 950F edition.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
    Pricing
    Dell VMAXPure Storage FlashArray
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    Pricing Offerings
    Dell VMAXPure Storage FlashArray
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Dell VMAXPure Storage FlashArray
    Considered Both Products
    Dell Technologies
    Chose Dell VMAX
    The EMC array is a lot more robust, but the PURE array does almost the same with about a tenth of ease from the configuration. It really depends on the type of backend servers that you need to support as to whether you need a EMC array or a PURE array.
    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
    Pure Storage offers better support plans, simple UI and easy upgrade options. It can be more pricey but, you get what you pay for and Pure is very competitive when it comes to pricing for features/value. Win-Win-Win!
    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
    All those guys are losers. Definitely, there are no alternatives. This is like EV cars. You can buy whatever, but Tesla is still the reference. Spending money elsewhere is okay because rates are 0%, but this remains crazy. Why pay more for less? All the features are not as good …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    We did a bake off between the (then) EMC array and Pure Storage. Pure's active/passive infrastructure meant that recovery time from a major hardware failure such as a controller failure was measured in seconds. The EMC array took much longer to recover, and we didn't see the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    Dell/EMC support was not as effective as Pure Storage's. Within days of selecting Pure Storage FlashArray, we had a team of technicians helping implement the array, integrate it with our existing systems, and test migration of VMware datastore to the array for proof-of-concept …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    Pure Storage FlashArray cost was better than the others and offered more features.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    The Forever Flash offering from Pure is the deal maker. We will always have new controllers every 3 years and will not need to ever purchase new or upgrade our array.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    We tested our Pure arrays agents a few alternatives. They're the only ones that built their platform to be future proof and had the simplest licensing agreement of the bunch (there was none!).
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    They all came late to the Flash game and are struggling to keep up. Colleagues I talked to at the beginning of the all-Flash Array explosion talked about how stable Pure Storage arrays were compared to those trying to enter the market. Since then, I haven't bothered looking …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    Pure Storage FlashArray was chosen due to the performance, reduced management complexity, and support features as compared to other solutions. Some vendors did not offer a support model that fit, compatibility with legacy HPUX, or offered the compression and dedupe features. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    It's faster and more affordable.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    Deduplication provided a key differentiator. Total cost was less for Pure. Complexity and ease of management were significantly less for Pure.

    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    My organization leverages both Pure and not-Pure platforms. Larger enterprise arrays such as vmax use all flash. The pure x70s have easily held their performance and reliability against the Xtremios and VMAXes.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    We choose Pure storage FlashArray over all of these competitors because we found better Performance, Price, and Support.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    The ease of use and snapshot technologies were a big plus for the Pure Storage FlashArray.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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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 VMAXPure Storage FlashArray
    Enterprise Flash Array Storage
    Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of Dell VMAX and Pure Storage FlashArray
    Feature
    Dell VMAX
    9.8
    9 Ratings
    Pure Storage FlashArray
    9.3
    154 Ratings
    Flash Array Performance9.89 Ratings10.0154 Ratings
    Flash Array Integration9.69 Ratings9.0144 Ratings
    Data Compression9.89 Ratings8.0153 Ratings
    Non-Intrusive Upgrades9.98 Ratings10.0148 Ratings
    Simplicity9.98 Ratings10.0154 Ratings
    Power Savings9.98 Ratings9.0131 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Dell VMAXPure Storage FlashArray
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (207 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (2 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
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)