Huawei OceanStor Dorado vs Pure FlashArray X NVMe comparison

Huawei and Pure Storage are both solutions in the All-Flash Storage category. Huawei is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.7, while Pure Storage is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.6. Huawei holds a 4.9% mindshare in AFS, compared to Pure Storage’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Huawei users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Pure Storage users who would recommend it.

Huawei OceanStor Dorado

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92% willing to recommend

Pure FlashArray X NVMe

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100% willing to recommend

Huawei OceanStor Dorado

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Huawei OceanStor Dorado and Pure FlashArray X NVMe are two strong competitors in the NVMe storage market. Based on our data comparisons, Huawei OceanStor Dorado seems to have an edge in customer satisfaction regarding pricing and support. However, Pure FlashArray X NVMe's advanced features make it a favorite among users who prioritize performance.

Features: User reviews highlight that Huawei OceanStor Dorado provides robust data protection, high availability, and efficient storage management. Pure FlashArray X NVMe is praised for its efficient data reduction technology, superior speed, and advanced performance features.

Room for Improvement: User feedback indicates Huawei OceanStor Dorado could improve its scalability options, integration capabilities, and user interface. Pure FlashArray X NVMe users suggest enhancements in data migration tools, better support for multi-cloud environments, and improved cost management features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Reviews suggest Huawei OceanStor Dorado is easy to deploy but could benefit from faster customer service response times. Pure FlashArray X NVMe is noted for its seamless deployment and highly responsive support team.

Pricing and ROI: Huawei OceanStor Dorado offers competitive setup costs with a strong ROI, according to user reviews. Pure FlashArray X NVMe, while more expensive, provides substantial ROI due to its performance efficiency and lower operational costs over time.

To learn more, read our detailed Huawei OceanStor Dorado vs. Pure FlashArray X NVMe Report (Updated: January 2025).

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Huawei OceanStor Dorado

Ranking in All-Flash Storage

10th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

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 January 2025, in the All-Flash Storage category, the mindshare of Huawei OceanStor Dorado is 4.9%, up from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pure FlashArray X NVMe is 0.8%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Saleem Ahmed

Cloud Architect at ESDS Software Solution Pvt Ltd.

A highly stable solution that provides features like SmartMigration, HyperReplication, and SmartPartition

Other Huawei mid-end storages, like 5600 and 5500, are very easy to use. Engineers with two to three years of experience with Huawei will find that Huawei OceanStor Dorado is a bit complicated to use compared to other Huawei storages. Unlike other storages, you cannot configure the disk domain and storage pool in Huawei OceanStor Dorado.

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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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features are the five chips architecture and the purpose-built NVMe hard disk drive. Additionally, the IOPS feature is good."

"The customer support is helpful."

"The performance is good."

"Huawei OceanStor Dorado is equipped with powerful controllers"

"The initial setup is very straightforward."

"The most valuable aspects encompass a comprehensive set of common features, such as NetFlow technology, hyper-micro, and hyper-application functionalities."

"Most of the features which all enterprises storages solutions have are available in Huawei OceanStor Dorado."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the overall simplicity."

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"Offers excellent features like efficient data reduction, a reliable SafeMode, and a great support model for continuous assistance and updates."

"On a scale of one to ten, I rate Pure FlashArray as ten."

"The solution is scalable."

"It offers competitive performance, and the Evergreen storage model of Pure fits well with my organization."

"I use the tool for Oracle databases, Oracle virtual machines, and Oracle Linux databases. I'm on the storage side, not a database administrator."

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

"The system allows for seamless learning experiences, facilitating quick and easy cloning of environments within minutes."

"The Pure1 component is most valuable at this point in time when comparing it with EMC. Pure1 is where you can have your diagnostics in the cloud, so you can look at things from your mobile phone."

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Cons

"The price must be improved."

"The product could always be faster."

"The product's current pricing model involves over 12 different licenses, which can be complex. Simplifying the process would enhance the overall user experience."

"Huawei OceanStor Dorado could improve the integration, there have been some compatibility issues with some operating system functions."

"The solution needs to improve its integration."

"For future releases, it would be beneficial for OceanStor Dorado to integrate advanced analytics and AI-driven functionalities for predictive maintenance and performance optimization."

"There could be local support services available for the platform. Additionally, they should provide a bundled license, including all protection and encryption rules."

"Some customers have reported not understanding how the immutable part can be unlocked."

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"I want to see Pure Storage not only be for fast storage, but I want to see it be for the entire data center."

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

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

"Managing data isn't difficult for me. The performance is usually perfect, but we sometimes have capacity problems."

"We need better data deduplication."

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

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

"The tool's pricing is higher than competitors."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We saw ROI in terms of both money and time saved. It is worth the price."

"It stands out as the fastest purpose-built storage solution available on the market, and the pricing is highly competitive and excellent."

"Huawei OceanStor Dorado is more affordable than the competitor solutions"

"The pricing is one thing that works for them. I think their pricing is more competitively affordable than these top competitors."

"The price of the solution is competitive compared to others, such as Dell EMC and Hitachi. I believe the reason they are providing a discount is they want to increase their penetration into the market."

"The pricing is very competitive."

"The price of Huawei OceanStor Dorado is very inexpensive, it cost approximately $5 per gigabyte."

"I rate the pricing a six on a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive, not cost-effective, and ten is cheap."

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"The product is expensive."

"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 support cost per array is about $20,000 a year for 24/7 support."

"Pure FlashArray X NVMe’s pricing is cheaper than other products."

"With VMware, we pay $300,000 annually."

"The licensing is on a yearly basis."

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

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Huawei OceanStor Dorado?

The product has the best compression and encryption features. The most valuable features I have found in the tool are its performance and cost-effectiveness. While Huawei OceanStor Dorado may not a...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei OceanStor Dorado?

The products they offer are quite cheap. However, I do not have much information about licensing since we don't buy them directly.

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What needs improvement with Huawei OceanStor Dorado?

Some customers have reported not understanding how the immutable part can be unlocked. From my perspective, it's not a security problem.

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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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Also Known As

OceanStor Dorado V3 All-Flash Storage System

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

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Overview

Huawei's OceanStor Dorado V3 all-flash storage is the ideal choice for enterprises' mission-critical business. It is the industry's first commercial use of NVMe all-flash storage, and it delivers high-performing, reliable, and efficient storage services.

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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Telecom Italia, Hi3G Sweden, KPN

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