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IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems) vs. VAST Data

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
Score 7.0 out of 10
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IBM Storwize is a family of recognized all-flash and hybrid storage solutions designed to support the virtualization needs and application workloads of mid-sized enterprises.N/A
VAST Data
Score 0.0 out of 10
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VAST's universal storage innovations combine to deliver a compounded level of storage savings with the goal of making flash affordable. VAST provides All Flash performance which allows users to write at Storage Class Memory speeds, read at NVMe speeds and scale to millions of IOPS and Terabytes per second. VAST's File and Object Storage solution scales to meet any application or capacity agenda all while being engineered at every level to deliver unrivaled system efficiency.N/A
Pricing
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Community Pulse
IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)VAST Data
Considered Both Products
IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
MK
Mushtaqu Khan
Regional Business Manager
Chose IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
IBM Storewize is the best among other products available in the market. Many features such as scalability, data configuration, and data security show this system are best for our business. We can't compare it with others.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
Simpler to use. Storwize is reliable and is using IBM technology and not some unknown application. Proven performance and easy to stack and configure. Sizing is simple and the options are more than I need for my business. Rack compatibility is something you may not realize …
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Tom Corrado
Storage Specialist
Chose IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
Storwize does not have the performance of FlashSystem, but it’s low cost and high capacity options make it competitive as an option for point-in-time copies and backups.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
We prefer IBM over other solutions because IBM just seems to be more resilient, easy to use, and simple to deploy. Other products may have a steep learning curve, or may be start ups with not so much reliability.
Chose IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
IBM Storwize is a part of a family that is complemented by the products listed. In many negotiations, involving storage is our workhorse to ensure several businesses thanks to its balanced cost and all the benefits that we offer.
Kenneth Ditmar Hansen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Kenneth Ditmar Hansen
Senior Storage Specialist
Chose IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
We are using IBM Storwize storage arrays underneath IBM Spectrum Scale, they are easy to interact together, and can scale to our requirement.

Easy administration as the GUI are designed equally so it's easy to find administrative features and the easy single pane of glass GUI …
Rusty Beard | TrustRadius Reviewer
Rusty Beard
Storage Architect
Chose IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
HPE and Hitachi.
I recommend IBM Storwize to my customers because it's an industry-proven, flexible platform with award-winning ease-of-use and high performance.
Bill Raines | TrustRadius Reviewer
Bill Raines
Technology Sales Specialist
Chose IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
With the latest announcements of v5K and v7K, IBM is on target with the competition out there on the market. The only [thing] missing is a great marketing campaign to sustain a 12-24 month period to whet the client's appetite. We as a partner are doing what we can to educate …
Keith Thuerk | TrustRadius Reviewer
Keith Thuerk
Storage Engineer
Chose IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
IBM SVC (ran for several years)
ESS E & F models (yeah those are old)
Since Storwize is based upon SVC it was a no brainer and saved us $$$$.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
We use both frequently.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
IBM Storwize is a solid product, and we will continue to use it.
RE
Roberto Etcheverry
Solution Architect
Chose IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
We used the old DS4xxxx series of storages and have worked with most brands of storage and I will always pick Storwize over the rest.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
It is an alternate platform, so having multiple vendors reduces risk.
VAST Data

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IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)VAST Data
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Score 8.8 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
Score 10.0 out of 10
Pure Storage FlashArray
Pure Storage FlashArray
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)VAST Data
Likelihood to Recommend
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User Testimonials
IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)VAST Data
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM Storewize is widely used in organizations for on-premises with a lot of facilities that are given by this IBM Storewize. Data accessibility is very good and fast in this system. This system is available with different data services such as scalability and flexibility in data even providing security to our data.
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Mushtaqu Khan
Regional Business Manager
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Pros
  • Data processing and IO. The Storwize devices are very resilient in how they process data and do not have a drop in IO when errors occur (common errors such as disk failures and lost paths).
  • Storage efficiency management. We are able to use multiple efficiency techniques such as thin provisioning and data reduction to reduce our budget footprint.
  • Easy to use interfaces. Creating a volume and mapping to a host has proven to be a very easy process and makes onboarding less stressful for our team.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Cons
  • As a business partner looking to provide services to keep the uptime of the Storwize, I would like to have the capability to pull reports from IBM Storage Insights to assist my clients in managing their system through it's lifecycle.
  • More knowledge out there for partners to best integrate IBM Storwize with IBM Power i. This seems to be lacking in communication from IBM.
Bill Raines | TrustRadius Reviewer
Bill Raines
Technology Sales Specialist
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Alternatives Considered
Simpler to use. Storwize is reliable and is using IBM technology and not some unknown application. Proven performance and easy to stack and configure. Sizing is simple and the options are more than I need for my business. Rack compatibility is something you may not realize until you install one or more of the units.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
  • I would like to highlight the most positive aspect I have seen in the products of the IBM Storwize family, and it is the ROI that we can choose when we offer real-time compression with the IBM V7000 family. In truth, this feature is excellent, and we have seen how customers save storage resources, rack space, power and management.
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