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Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series vs NetApp NVMe AFF A800 comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
1.0
Organizations reduced costs and improved performance with Pure FlashArray X NVMe, achieving quick ROI and efficient resource management.
Sentiment score
2.8
Customers achieved cost savings and improved efficiency with Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series, benefiting from better data management and scalable solutions.
Sentiment score
4.8
NetApp NVMe AFF A800 is cost-effective, offering ROI in 18 months, but requires strategic use in academic settings.
If you wait more than seven years to buy another one, you get a return on your investment.
Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.1
Pure FlashArray X NVMe's technical support is praised for responsiveness, despite occasional follow-up issues, earning high customer satisfaction.
Sentiment score
4.9
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series customer service experiences are mixed, with some praising it and others citing poor support.
Sentiment score
6.5
NetApp NVMe AFF A800 customer service is praised for professionalism, effective problem resolution, and meeting SLA across time zones.
Customers always have their issues resolved promptly.
Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR
Technical support is good at least through vendors, not directly with the principal.
Infrastructure Specialis at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
They don't exceed the predicted SLA times.
IT Director at affidea
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Pure FlashArray X NVMe offers scalable storage with low latency, easy upgrades, though capacity customization and high costs are noted.
Sentiment score
6.4
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is highly scalable for medium to large enterprises, though costs and connections can limit expansion.
Sentiment score
6.6
NetApp NVMe AFF A800 offers high scalability with minimal effort, despite challenges choosing between on-premises and cloud deployments.
It hasn't broken down anytime in the last six to seven years, despite hurricanes, earthquakes, and power outages.
Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR
It is highly scalable.
Sales Director at systemzwo group
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is scalable, and I would rate its scalability as a seven out of ten.
Service manager at Crescent Technologies
We already had some challenges with escalating the volumes and adding more cabinets, but we discovered it is possible.
IT Director at affidea
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Pure Storage offers exceptional stability and reliability with outstanding support, consistently achieving high user ratings for performance and service.
Sentiment score
5.5
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is generally stable and reliable, though some users report occasional failures and resilience issues.
Sentiment score
7.7
NetApp NVMe AFF A800 is highly stable and reliable, receiving praise for uptime, swift support, and data integrity features.
I would rate the stability of the product at seven out of ten.
Project Manager at a government with 11-50 employees
It is not as resilient and is missing expected resilience for enterprise-grade storage.
Service manager at Crescent Technologies
 

Room For Improvement

Pure FlashArray X requires cost-effective improvements in UI, integration, cloud features, multitenancy, analytics, backup, AI, and scalability.
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series needs licensing flexibility, enhanced features, better service, and improved pricing and management.
The NetApp NVMe AFF A800 needs improvements in cost, setup, support, stability, speed, UI, cloud integration, and connectivity.
One way to improve the product is to add an operational assistant that doesn't depend on VMware.
Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR
Storage replication should be essential.
Infrastructure Specialis at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
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.
Cloud Architect at DXC Technology
Many customers have lost data while configuring it, indicating a need for improvement.
Service manager at Crescent Technologies
The dashboard is not user-friendly.
IT Director at affidea
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers see Pure FlashArray X NVMe as a justified premium investment due to performance and comprehensive licensing.
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series offers competitive pricing comparable to Dell and HPE but with complex cost calculations and optional features.
NetApp NVMe AFF A800 is seen as high-priced yet offers enterprise value with manageable costs and standard annual payments.
While the prices may be higher than those of other vendors, we see it as a market leader with benefits.
Manager, System Infrastructure & Security at Organik Kimya San. ve Tic. A.S.
The support can be a bit pricey, but the solution is more cost-effective than anything else out there.
Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR
I would rate the solution as an eight out of ten in terms of costliness.
Sales Director at systemzwo group
There are extra expenses beyond the standard licensing fee for features such as replication and deduplication, which are available on demand.
Service manager at Crescent Technologies
 

Valuable Features

Pure FlashArray X NVMe offers exceptional performance, reliability, scalability, and seamless VMware integration, enhancing workload efficiency and user experience.
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is praised for FlexClone, cloud tiering, data efficiency, and ONTAP features, offering superior service.
NetApp NVMe AFF A800 excels in performance, stability, low latency, and efficient multi-application handling with enhanced encryption and space management.
Its data compression feature is the best that we have ever seen.
Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR
The database workloads are pretty fast because I frequently move data from here to there.
Infrastructure Specialis at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Pure FlashArray X NVMe helps to improve our processing speed.
Manager, System Infrastructure & Security at Organik Kimya San. ve Tic. A.S.
One of the most valuable features of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is the snapshot feature.
Service manager at Crescent Technologies
It helps prevent being hacked, and so far we don't have any issues. We can do the encryption of the data.
IT Director at affidea
 

Categories and Ranking

Pure FlashArray X NVMe
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Ranking in All-Flash Storage
12th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays (6th)
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series
Ranking in All-Flash Storage
24th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NetApp NVMe AFF A800
Ranking in All-Flash Storage
26th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the All-Flash Storage category, the mindshare of Pure FlashArray X NVMe is 1.4%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is 2.0%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp NVMe AFF A800 is 0.9%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
All-Flash Storage Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Pure FlashArray X NVMe1.4%
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series2.0%
NetApp NVMe AFF A8000.9%
Other95.7%
All-Flash Storage
 

Featured Reviews

Jaehoon Oh - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer at Lambda256
Supports efficient storage management through volume snapshots and offers reliable non-disruptive upgrades
I have no specific improvements to suggest for Pure FlashArray X NVMe at this time. The performance statistics could be enhanced. I can see the performance statistics in the Pure Storage console, but it does not show the performance by 4K byte unit. It displays IOPS and bandwidth, but IOPS is about real use, and I want to know how many IOPS are currently running in 4K byte units. I cannot see that IOPS because most storage systems report their performance by 4K byte unit. I want to see Pure Storage performance by 4K byte unit to compare with other storage or other internal NVMe SSD.
CA
Service manager at Crescent Technologies
Complicated deployment and poor support persist, affecting overall satisfaction
The deployment process of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is very complicated compared to previous GUI systems. Many customers have lost data while configuring it, indicating a need for improvement. The after-sales service is also very poor. Furthermore, it does not offer basic features like deduplication, and the service is generally considered to be very bad.
Helder-Valente - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Director at affidea
Has improved data efficiency and application performance while supporting encryption and fast access to imaging workloads
We use it quite extensively because with this we have more space and the information can be read without wasting time. We are satisfied with this. The performance is quite good. We don't have any issues regarding the applications that use fat clients. It helps prevent being hacked, and so far we don't have any issues. We can do the encryption of the data. The solution performs quite well. It helps us maintain our systems. Since we have many applications that use images for streaming, it works exceptionally well. We don't have any issues, and this helps us with the service we provide to the hospital.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
22%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Retailer
6%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Computer Software Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise12
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure FlashArray X NVMe?
The price of Pure FlashArray X NVMe is very expensive, though I do not know the actual price because I am using the E...
What needs improvement with Pure FlashArray X NVMe?
I have no specific improvements to suggest for Pure FlashArray X NVMe at this time. The performance statistics could ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series?
There are extra expenses beyond the standard licensing fee for features such as replication and deduplication, which ...
What needs improvement with Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series?
The deployment process of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is very complicated compared to previous GUI systems. Many cus...
What is your primary use case for Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series?
My primary use case for Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series ( /products/lenovo-thinksystem-dm-series-reviews ) is for storag...
What needs improvement with NetApp NVMe AFF A800?
For NVMe, the reporting and consolidation dashboard could be improved. The dashboard is not user-friendly. It should ...
What is your primary use case for NetApp NVMe AFF A800?
We continue with NetApp NVMe AFF A800. We are the client. It is used for storage and backup. Regarding equipment mode...
 

Also Known As

Pure FlashArray//X NVMe, Pure FlashArray//X, FlashArray//X
ThinkSystem DM Series
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Sample Customers

Fremont Bank, Judson ISD, The Nielsen Company
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