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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 #7 with an average rating of 8.8, while Pure Storage is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.6. Huawei holds a 4.5% 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
 

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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.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Huawei OceanStor Dorado
Ranking in All-Flash Storage
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Pure FlashArray X NVMe
Ranking in All-Flash Storage
15th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the All-Flash Storage category, the mindshare of Huawei OceanStor Dorado is 4.5%, up from 4.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pure FlashArray X NVMe is 0.8%, down from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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TOLGA ALNIAK - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers ransomware protection for files stored on servers
Data processing is the most important feature. We are using Huawei OceanStor Dorado, which employs SSD storage on the hardware side. No reported performance issues or improvements are required for our systems because all of the systems run on memory on the host side. The Oracle data and Oracle virtual machines also operate from memory. Additionally, we use Oracle for patching systems, with all data residing in memory. There is some latency during backup times, typically at night, but this is acceptable for us. These latencies occur outside of office hours, so they do not impact our operations during normal times when there is no noticeable latency.
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Eugene Hemphill - PeerSpot reviewer
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 of the solution are SmartMigration, HyperReplication, HyperSnap, HyperCopy, HyperClone, SmartPartition, and SmartCache."
"Most of the features which all enterprises storages solutions have are available in Huawei OceanStor Dorado."
"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."
"This is a stable product that we can use for DR in production."
"It is very easy to use."
"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 always be chosen for its features compared to other brands like Dell, HPE, etc., it is often selected due to its affordability. Customers opt for Huawei OceanStor Dorado primarily because it offers similar performance features as other brands at a lower cost."
"Huawei OceanStor Dorado is fast and has significantly improved data storage efficiency."
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"Offers excellent features like efficient data reduction, a reliable SafeMode, and a great support model for continuous assistance and updates."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its ease of use."
"It offers competitive performance, and the Evergreen storage model of Pure fits well with my organization."
"The initial setup was extremely simple and straightforward."
"Technical support has been helpful and responsive."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is reliability."
"FlashArray has some fresh efficiency features. I've never seen a storage solution with a compression rating this high before. It's at least 4-to-1 on Oracle databases. It's the best flash storage for Oracle."
"It has good, reliable, fast storage."
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Cons

"I would really like to see Heterogeneous Storage Virtualization in a future release."
"The product could always be faster."
"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."
"The product should be better aligned with the virtual environments"
"I would like to see them improve their IOPS per second to match their contemporaries in the industry."
"They should add a feature to the platform to help us manage storage communication with one of the vendors."
"The technology and the features need improvement."
"There could be local support services available for the platform. Additionally, they should provide a bundled license, including all protection and encryption rules."
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"We would like to see more visibility into garbage collection and CPU performance in the GUI."
"Maybe the price can be reduced since the solution is very expensive."
"The tool's portfolio is minimal. It is expensive."
"Many options to check performance, like read, writes, random writes, and random reads, are missing in Pure FlashArray X NVMe."
"In terms of what needs improvement, the dashboard and management could be simplified."
"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."
"The software layer has to improve."
"I would like to see some AI features that would allow arrays to intelligently identify threats or unusual behavior in the data pattern and give an alert."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the pricing a six on a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive, not cost-effective, and ten is cheap."
"We usually recommend our customers choose advanced licensing and enterprise companies are more inclined to choose this solution because it is more cost-effective than competitors."
"The solution's licensing structure needs improvement."
"It's not easy to receive an upgrade license of Huawei OceanStor Dorado. It's easy to buy OceanStor with several features, but when you want to add on features later it's not easy. I had some problems."
"The pricing is very competitive."
"There are some costs in addition to the standard licensing fees, depending on the requirements."
"There are lots of features included with this solution and some of them require additional licensing, such as creating high availability storage using a cluster."
"The pricing is one thing that works for them. I think their pricing is more competitively affordable than these top competitors."
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"Given its price, Pure is not the first option."
"Pure FlashArray X NVMe’s pricing is cheaper than other products."
"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."
"The support cost per array is about $20,000 a year for 24/7 support."
"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."
"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 licensing is on a yearly basis."
"Our licensing fees are $500,000+ USD."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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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?
Adding some functions to the product would be beneficial. Storage replication should be essential, and the analytics should not incur extra charges. This is one of the main things organizations need.
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Also Known As

OceanStor Dorado V3 All-Flash Storage System
Pure FlashArray//X NVMe, Pure FlashArray//X, FlashArray//X
 

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.

Huawei

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.

Pure Storage
 

Sample Customers

Telecom Italia, Hi3G Sweden, KPN
Fremont Bank, Judson ISD, The Nielsen Company
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