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Panzura CloudFS vs WekaFS [EOL] comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Panzura CloudFS
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
File System Software (2nd), NAS (5th), Cloud Storage (6th), Cloud Storage Gateways (2nd)
WekaFS [EOL]
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Anil Rahulwar - PeerSpot reviewer
L3 Storage Engineer at Capgemini
Global collaboration on large design files has become faster, more secure, and reliably governed
Improvements for Panzura CloudFS can be challenging, as the product is very powerful, but performance at scale sometimes requires tuning. Some organizations report latency spikes when handling extremely large datasets with high concurrency. Improvements in real-time sync speed are required. Stronger support for multi-cloud or hybrid deployments would reduce vendor lock-in, and enhanced security could include expanded zero-trust access controls. Enhancing real-time sync speeds across continents and built-in metadata tagging for smarter queries would also be beneficial. Additionally, while Panzura CloudFS is optimized for office and edge clients, more native mobile apps or lightweight remote access options would facilitate secure collaboration for field teams. Automatic file tagging or classification would expedite searching across millions of files.
Roberto Telezynski - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect - Senior at Storageone
It's really fast, flexible new technology and we don't have any bottlenecks due to speed
It's really fast, flexible and new technology. We don't have any bottlenecks due to speed. We can snapshot all the data to object storage and replicate it to another site using the object storage features. You can take as many snapshots as you want to back up all your data. There's no limit to cluster size, so you can grow as many WEKA cluster nodes as you want. Apart from snapshots of data to object storage, you can also tier the data, which is a different procedure. They can provide huge bandwidth or throughput to a single client. This is a very special platform for working with high-performance computing. You can use a server like a DGX or an NVIDIA and provide individual clients with almost 200 gigabytes per second. This is where PowerScale and Isilon have major limitations. We don't have such limitations with Weka. That's why it's been indicated for high-performance computing clusters. I'm very excited to work with this platform.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We have definitely seen a positive return on investment with Panzura CloudFS."
"Our cost savings are around sixty to eighty percent due to deduplication and compression that reduce unstructured data footprints, directly lowering cloud storage costs."
"Its most valuable features are the collaboration, the file snapshots, and the data protection the solution provides."
"None of them do quite what Panzura CloudFS does; there are extra features with Panzura CloudFS, and it has more power than any of those tools offer."
"The main thing in Panzura is that there are three key components: PanFS, NAS, and collaboration. These are strong features, and a big benefit is that you can access everything from anywhere."
"Primarily, it is the way Panzura CloudFS handles the file locks and the way these filers, along with the authoritative copy of all our data, which is about 27 terabytes located in an AWS bucket in the cloud, operate."
"The staff went above and beyond to make sure our experience was perfect, even surprising us with a special dessert for our anniversary."
"The best features of the Panzura CloudFS solution include collaboration, which is my top priority and top feature. No one else provides this as effectively."
"This is a very special platform for working with high-performance computing."
"There's no limit to cluster size, so you can grow as many WEKA cluster nodes as you want."
 

Cons

"One area for improvement regarding Panzura CloudFS is moving away from on-prem or local Active Directory. We're exploring a transition to Azure AD or Entra ID, aiming to keep the product functional without heavy reliance on the local Active Directory."
"It is a little costly. The NFS service needs development."
"It has not reduced the data storage cost."
"I would say that improving user interface and accessibility is really key."
"Panzura CloudFS can be improved with more detailed analytics and reporting capabilities, which may enhance the visibility into storage optimization metrics."
"There are a few file types that do not work well with Panzura CloudFS. Specifically, the GIS data formats, such as a geo database, have been found better kept outside of Panzura CloudFS."
"Improvements for Panzura CloudFS can be challenging, as the product is very powerful, but performance at scale sometimes requires tuning."
"It should be easy for people not on the network to connect and access their files."
"If the product included synchronous replication and VLAN integration, I would rate it 10 out of 10."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Overall, it is quite costly compared to NetApp and similar solutions."
"The solution's pricing is on the expensive side."
"The pricing seems high on certain products and features, such as the audit feature of Panzura Data Services. They should consider more attractive pricing for companies of our size. The renewals are yearly, but the pricing is a little high for us."
"It's competitive. I don't know what competitors are charging, but they have been very transparent, which is nice, and we've negotiated to avoid percentage increases."
"It is not bad. It is like everything else. Pricing has gone up quite over the last couple of years, but everybody's pricing has gone up. For what they deliver, it is right in line with what everybody else has."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Educational Organization
13%
Import And Exporter
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
8%
 

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Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise9
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Questions from the Community

What are the products that Panzura provides?
Panzura offers four main products: CloudFS, data services, smart apps, and global services. They call this "all-in-one solution" and it's for end-to-end cloud data management. Why is it called that...
What kind of industries does Panzura serve?
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