Dell EqualLogic PS series vs Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance comparison

Dell Technologies and Oracle are both solutions in the Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) category. Dell Technologies is ranked #7 with an average rating of 9.0, while Oracle is ranked #9. Dell Technologies holds a 1.9% mindshare in MS, compared to Oracle’s 4.1% mindshare. Additionally, 77% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 2, 2025

Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance and Dell EqualLogic PS Series are competitors in the storage market. Oracle Sun ZFS has an advantage in pricing and support, while Dell EqualLogic PS Series offers advanced features that justify its worth.

Features: Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance offers flexible scalability, advanced analytics, and high-performance storage capabilities. Dell EqualLogic PS Series provides automated management, seamless integration with virtualization environments, and advanced feature sets.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Oracle Sun ZFS supports quick deployment with robust customer service. Dell EqualLogic PS Series offers seamless deployment in virtual environments with efficient support.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance is known for competitive setup costs that promise strong ROI due to performance and support. Dell EqualLogic PS Series, though higher in initial cost, offers significant ROI from its comprehensive features.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell EqualLogic PS series

Ranking in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appl...

Ranking in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)

9th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

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No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) category, the mindshare of Dell EqualLogic PS series is 1.9%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance is 4.1%, down from 4.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Abdul Rehman Abid

Manager Enterprise Solutions at Megaplus

Useful auto tiering, excellent support, and highly reliable

The initial setup of the Dell EqualLogic PS series is simple. The physical connectivity and rack mounting time depend on the size of the deployment. For example, if we have five of the Dell EqualLogic PS series we can mount and do the cabling within two hours. The initial configuration can be done within an hour. The estimated time to deploy from start to finish in this scenario is four to five hours maximum. One person can do most of the deployment, such as configuration, but a helper is needed to do the mounting of the cables.

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RobertMakale

IT Consultant at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

A stable unified storage system that enables quick access to data

The main thing Oracle can improve is the cost. It would be better if Oracle opened up the system to enable integration with other vendors. Whether it's the database, application server, or storage appliance, they should make it easy to integrate them. They need to open up more to ensure that it can work in any environment and IT ecosystem.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"You can always trust it. It is stable."

"The most valuable feature of Dell EqualLogic PS series auto tiering by using this feature, the customer can get higher performance on a valuable budget."

"We were attracted by the flexibility of being able to put in a new shelf whenever we needed to, to expand."

"Dell EqualLogic PS series is a highly stable solution."

"It is stable and scalable."

"The solution can scale."

"The technical support is very good."

"If you have one datacenter fail, the VMs will start to run inside the other data center."

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"I like its storage capacity, quick access to the data, speed, and overall storage management."

Cons

"If I need to have more space or more capacity, I need to replace the product. It would be ideal if we could scale without replacing the box itself."

"6510 and 6610 have two iSCSI connections in each controller. Why do 6110xxx members have only one, and why do the same members have the possibility of having an active iSCSI interface in the passive controller? It could make a lot of noise with a failover."

"Individual file recovery would be a nice additional feature."

"Why is it not possible for both controllers to be simultaneously active (load balancing)?"

"The only challenging part in the tool was related to some site recovery area. In order to exploit the site recovery area, my company had to purchase additional VMware products."

"We need more space and we can't get any."

"The performance isn't as good as, for example, Nimble."

"It is at the end of support and no longer supported. We have to move our VMware to another storage platform, and we have decided to use Dell PowerStore. We like Dell's products, and it is a new platform with a lot of features."

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"The main thing Oracle can improve is the cost. It would be better if Oracle opened up the system to enable integration with other vendors. Whether it's the database, application server, or storage appliance, they should make it easy to integrate them. They need to open up more to ensure that it can work in any environment and IT ecosystem."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Price-wise, the solution is cheap. I rate it a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is very cheap, and ten is very expensive."

"Initial packages include all upgrades and services."

"I didn't buy it. It was another person seven years ago. So, I don't really know, but all storage platforms cost a lot of money. It is probably in the mid-range, but you get what you pay for."

"It is a fair price."

"Dell EqualLogic PS series can improve its scale-out feature. Sometimes the customer has a limited budget for storage expansion. When they want to expand their capacity, they need to buy a complete controller plus storage capacity, which sometimes is out of their budget. If Dell EqualLogic PS series support could scale up the environment in which only hard drive extension controllers should be supported, then customers can expand within a lower budget."

"I don't think I would say that the product is less expensive...The product's price is not an issue for our company, considering the relationship we have with Dell and the customer support we receive."

"All features are out of the box. The license will be in the virtual, OS, or application layer."

"There are annual maintenance costs beyond the original licensing period."

More Dell EqualLogic PS series pricing and cost advice

"The price could be better. We have many competing products now like Huawei and Dell EMC, and these are slightly cheaper."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell EqualLogic PS series?

The technical support for the solution was really good.

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What needs improvement with Dell EqualLogic PS series?

The main issue was that when there were new storage solutions technologies available on the market, Dell EqualLogic PS Series was not compatible with the latest products. Right now, we have a stora...

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What is your primary use case for Dell EqualLogic PS series?

I used the solution in my company since we had a virtual infrastructure, which served as our storage array with ESXi connections, which are also integrated with VMware solutions.

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EqualLogic PS series

Sun ZFS Storage Appliance

Overview

EqualLogic PS Series arrays bring a new level of performance to service more of your most demanding applications and virtualization requirements, while delivering the simplicity of the EqualLogic management experience. Featuring six array configurations, including 2U/2.5" drive options with All Flash and Hybrid Arrays, it is ideal for companies and organizations with growing data and performance needs.

Dell Technologies

Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance integrates the cloud into its core architecture, making cloud storage available to all users and access protocols while eliminating on-premises cloud access licensing charges and the need for external gateways. Built using a powerful SMP design, multi-threaded OS, massive DRAM caches, and all flash storage, Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance powers the most demanding applications, from fast query responses and, rapid transaction processing to virtualization and cloud workloads. With these performance levels, you can easily achieve 4:1 consolidation of your current NAS filers and gain a higher return on your storage investment.

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Sample Customers

FAW Foundry, AW Engineering, Unimat, eLongNet Information Technology, BDO Brasil, Odyssey Space Research

Translational Genomics Research Institute, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, CyberSolutions Inc., Y-Telecom, First Alliance Bank Zambia Limited, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende, Mutlinet Pakistan, TDC A/S, Digi-Key Corporation, Thurgau Cantonal Bank

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