Dell XtremIO vs Pure FlashArray X NVMe comparison

Dell Technologies and Pure Storage are both solutions in the All-Flash Storage category. Dell Technologies is ranked #19 with an average rating of 8.3, while Pure Storage is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.6. Dell Technologies holds a 0.8% mindshare in AFS, compared to Pure Storage’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 82% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Pure Storage users who would recommend it.

Dell XtremIO

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Dell XtremIO and Pure FlashArray X NVMe are leading all-flash storage solutions competing in the enterprise market. Pure FlashArray X NVMe is viewed as a superior product due to its advanced features, which users feel justify the higher cost.

Features: Dell XtremIO offers robust data reduction technologies, seamless integration, and high availability. Pure FlashArray X NVMe features end-to-end NVMe architecture, industry-leading performance, and comprehensive data services. Users highlight the superior speed and innovations of Pure FlashArray X NVMe.

Room for Improvement: Users of Dell XtremIO report that improvements are needed in its analytics capabilities, management tools, and flexibility in updates. For Pure FlashArray X NVMe, feedback suggests enhancements in the ease of upgrades, additional features for better competitor parity, and improved management interface.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dell XtremIO is praised for its straightforward deployment process and responsive customer support. Users find the documentation clear and the setup intuitive. Pure FlashArray X NVMe receives positive marks for deployment, with specific praise for its rapid time-to-value. However, consistency in customer support quality is noted as an area for Pure Storage to improve. Dell's exceptional customer service gives it the edge in this aspect.

Pricing and ROI: Dell XtremIO is noted for its cost-effective pricing and solid return on investment. Users appreciate the balance between cost and performance it offers. Pure FlashArray X NVMe, while higher in initial cost, provides substantial ROI through its superior performance and efficiency. Users are inclined to consider the higher expense worthwhile for the benefits gained.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell XtremIO

Ranking in All-Flash Storage

19th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Ranking in All-Flash Storage

16th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the All-Flash Storage category, the mindshare of Dell XtremIO is 0.8%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pure FlashArray X NVMe is 0.7%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Gouranga Maiti

Sr. Project Manager -IT at ITC Ltd

Suitable for high IOPS and helps get backup in ten minutes

We use Dell XtremIO for high IOPS. We get backup within 10 minutes. Initially, we faced numerous issues with our analytical systems. However, we saw performance improvement after the implementation of the solution. I like the tool's snapshot backup and flash storage features. Sometimes we…

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Eugene Hemphill

Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR

Helps to save money and resources with the data compression feature

One point I'd like to improve is that the tool should start selling small boxes again. It discontinued some products and is focusing on bigger, more capable boxes, neglecting the SMB market. Even though it's not a big market, it shouldn't have removed them. One way to improve the product is to add an operational assistant that doesn't depend on VMware. It could also establish more alliances with other operational systems.

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

Pros

"The Metro clustering and solid-state performance, are the most valuable features of this solution."

"The solution's most valuable features are the inline data reduction and deduplication."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is its performance."

"The feature I like most about Dell Xtremio is its hardware quality compared to other vendors. It's clear they're continuously improving their research and development."

"Dell XtremIO is good for databases and huge workloads."

"Initially, we faced numerous issues with our analytical systems. However, we saw performance improvement after the implementation of the solution."

"Snapshots are valuable because of their seamless nature, as well as the minimal space each snapshot takes."

"It is scalable."

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"The solution is very straightforward to set up."

"One of the best features is the support, which is excellent."

"Overall stability is very good. It is a very stable solution."

"The standout features for us in Pure FlashArray X NVMe are its robust DDoS protection, seamless transparent failover, and failback capabilities ensuring high availability."

"Pure Storage has signature security technology, which cannot be deleted, even if you are an administrator."

"The solution uses newer technology for deduplication and compression."

"Technical support has been helpful and responsive."

"The most valuable features of this solution are its ease of use and performance."

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Cons

"XtremIO needs to be lower priced. It also needs better endpoints and scalability."

"In the next release, the solution could have better integration and if we can host assets on the cloud, such as NetApp has the NetApp volumes, which we can host on the cloud directly called NetApp CVO (cloud volume ONTAP). Dell EMC should come up with something purely on the cloud rather than manage services."

"I would like to see more scalability."

"When we upgraded the capacity from five to ten TB, the price of the disks was high."

"The product could be improved by reducing the pricing and having better organization in their technical support team."

"The solution needs to be simplified. When you integrate your storage with other systems, could use a little bit of automation."

"Management: At the time, there was no snapshot scheduler, so I had to write XSnapCourier to address it. The sad thing is that even after the newest release, which includes a native scheduler, most customers using XSnapCourier chose to stick with it due to a more feature-rich experience."

"If you are looking at flash storage solutions, XtremIO doesn't offer any unique features. Most of my customers are migrating their workload from XtremIO to other formats because of this."

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"Right now, the box itself is just strictly working as a backend storage system. It would be fantastic if we could access it directly like a NAS device through network access or SIS drives. I think they have an interface, but I am not sure how good it is. If we could address a box directly on the network without having to go through a server, it would be great. The replication schemas could be improved. We are not using replication on the storage level right now. We use a different type of replication. If their replication would be as good as the one that we have, I would probably run the replication schema because it might be faster, but I don't know that for a fact. So, I cannot say that they have good replication. All I can say is that they need to inform us better."

"I would like to see replication and DR features in the next release of this solution."

"There is room for improvement in the pricing of the product."

"There is room for improvement in catering to midrange storage needs, especially for customers seeking Enterprise-class features."

"We've seen that when we create a POD in synchronous mode, it increases the latency."

"Efficiency improvements would always be welcome, but I'm not sure if they could get more efficient."

"The UI for this solution needs to be improved."

"If the customer only needs 500 terabytes and doesn't care how much data they'll put in the server, IBM is cheaper than Pure."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Too high priced for the Brazil market."

"It is great when a product can deliver high-end performance capabilities while offering a very competitive price point."

"You can get a two-year or three-year license for the tool. You can also opt for a perpetual-based licensing model, which can be renewed on a yearly or two-year basis."

"Licensing is approximately $200,000 per year."

"Dell XtremIO's price is affordable and I would rate it a five out of ten."

"There are costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."

"The initial purchase price was good but when you need to upgrade, it's a different story."

"XtremIO is pretty straightforward about pricing. However, you need to look at your data so you can estimate, with the advice of DEL EMC, what data reduction ratio you will reach. In our case, a 3:1 reduction ration gave us a positive case compared to other storage arrays."

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"The product is expensive."

"Pretty much everything that you need is licensed when you buy the product. Licensing to me is different than the maintenance cost, but they can bleed into one another. We buy the product, and we expect three years of support bundled into what we negotiate on our storage arrays. I would start to see maintenance costs going into the fourth year, but we're not there yet."

"Our licensing fees are $500,000+ USD."

"Its price could be better. It is not too expensive, but it is the high-end cost. It is kind of a Rolls-Royce. You pay a lot, but you get a lot out of it. So, the price pressure on the way down would be great, but at the end of the day, if you need to do the work, you just pay for it."

"They can tout the functionality and cutting edge technology that they have, but that's where the price tag comes in. The cost is high, but I think as they grow their business and get more customers that it will probably go down a little bit."

"The tool is an investment that we've budgeted for. While the prices may be higher than those of other vendors, we see it as a market leader with benefits. We don't regret purchasing it."

"The tool's pricing is cheap; I rate it a six to seven out of ten. Most of our sales are not subscription-based. We sell the hardware, and customers keep using it. They only renew the service part annually. The support can be a bit pricey, but the solution is more cost-effective than anything else out there."

"Given its price, Pure is not the first option."

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Federal Civ/Intel Engineering Lead at Rubrik

May 1, 2015

Measuring Up: EMC XtremIO and HP 3PAR

Leading up to EMC World 2015, IT Central Station asked how I would compare EMC XtremIO and HP 3PAR. Until recently, the flash storage conversation in my organization and many others has centered on XtremIO and Pure Storage, the leaders of the all-flash array (AFA) space. To that end, I've written a…

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell EMC XtremIO?

The feature I like most about Dell Xtremio is its hardware quality compared to other vendors. It's clear they're continuously improving their research and development.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell XtremIO?

When purchased eight years ago, it was offered at a special price that was good and competitive. However, upgrading was costly due to the high price of disks.

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What needs improvement with Dell XtremIO?

When we upgraded the capacity from five to ten TB, the price of the disks was high. Dell explained that they are selling technology, not just disks.

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What do you like most about Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

Pure FlashArray X NVMe helps to improve our processing speed. It is user-friendly and easy to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

I am an engineer and am not aware of the setup cost.

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What needs improvement with Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

Maybe the price can be reduced since the solution is very expensive.

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Compared 9% of the time

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Also Known As

Dell EMC XtremIO Flash, Dell EMC XtremIO X2, XtremIO, XtremIO X2

Pure FlashArray//X NVMe, Pure FlashArray//X, FlashArray//X

Overview

Bring all-flash, scale-out storage to your enterprise applications with EMC XtremIO. Purpose-built for flash, XtremIO storage arrays are amazingly fast. Delivering high IOPS at less than 1 millisecond latency is just the start. EMC XtremIO helps you harness the power of flash storage by building in innovations like content-based data placement and dual-stage metadata.

Dell Technologies

Pure Storage FlashArray//X is the world’s first enterprise-class, all-NVMe flash storage array. It represents a new class of storage – shared accelerated storage, which is a term coined by Gartner – that delivers major breakthroughs in performance, simplicity, and consolidation.

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Raiffeisen Bank Bulgaria, Wentworth-Douglas Hospital

Fremont Bank, Judson ISD, The Nielsen Company

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