Pure Storage FlashBlade vs Super Micro SuperBlade comparison

The compared Pure Storage and Super Micro solutions aren't in the same category. Pure Storage is ranked #6 in FaOS , with an average rating of 9.0, and holds a 6.4% mindshare in the category. Super Micro is ranked #9 in Blade Servers , and holds a 7.0% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Pure Storage users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Super Micro users who would recommend it.

Pure Storage FlashBlade

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97% willing to recommend

Super Micro SuperBlade

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80% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Pure Storage FlashBlade

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

All-Flash Storage (18th), File and Object Storage (6th)

Super Micro SuperBlade

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Blade Servers (9th)

Mindshare comparison

Pure Storage FlashBlade and Super Micro SuperBlade aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Pure Storage FlashBlade is designed for File and Object Storage and holds a mindshare of 6.4%, up 5.9% compared to last year.
Super Micro SuperBlade, on the other hand, focuses on Blade Servers, holds 7.0% mindshare, up 6.3% since last year.

File and Object Storage

Blade Servers

Featured Reviews

Eric Black

Solutions Architect at Recovery Point Systems

The ability to leverage multi-tenancy along with immutability is a huge benefit for us

The only thing I feel FlashBlade is missing is the SOS API. If it had SOS API, that would put it well over the top. Veeam Backup specifically has started to streamline their API, and they are doing that with SOS API. They have optimized it. Any of the S3 devices out there that support this SOS API can have far more API calls at once. On our side, that translates to better restoration. With SOS API, it can leverage far more restorations at a single given time or read from the device in simple terms. That results in maximizing the output and throughput from the device itself.

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Gergely Lakos

DevOps Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

With many servers in one, these blade servers are easier to manage

The service could be improved by faster servers, more widely available VMs, and more storage in one place. Then, in the event of a blade failure, we could start our VMs on another blade in a couple of minutes. This is why we wanted to buy storage. But now, we want to buy a twin server with 24 VMware discs to create test storage. The next product release should allow more servers to be controlled simultaneously.

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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

"Pure Storage FlashBlade is user-friendly. It's replication feature is great because it has active replication and active DR. That's the beauty of the product. It's a perfect solution for block storage."

"We can capacity plan at a greater level than we used to."

"What I like best about Pure Storage FlashBlade is its object storage functionality, plus it has fast underlying hardware. Pure Storage FlashBlade is also very stable. I find its stability one of its valuable features."

"It helps simplify our storage, because the user interface is very simple and the installation is easy."

"I would rate Pure Storage FlashBlade a ten out of ten."

"The initial setup is pretty quick."

"The product is scalable and easy to expand."

"FlashBlade offers low latency, high throughput, and seamless scalability."

More Pure Storage FlashBlade pros

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"I think the IPMI is a really good feature."

"The ability to save resource is a key feature."

Cons

"We initially encountered challenges with the assembly process due to issues with the documentation required during setup, an area where Pure Storage needs improvement."

"Recently, while upgrading the version code, one of the controllers failed. Replacing the controller took between 14 to 20 days."

"I would like to see more deduplication."

"The feature that we're waiting on is better integration with the cell services."

"The solution is expensive."

"I would like to see more VM-Aware features in the next release of this solution."

"Its configuration should be easier."

"In terms of scalability, it doesn't expand out quite as robustly as some of the others, but it covers 90% of the market in what it does."

More Pure Storage FlashBlade cons

"The solution does not scale well."

"There is a lack of support for fiber channels currently that needs to be added."

"Supermicro blade servers are not the best. They could improve in scalability but are not really scalable right now."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I feel that the price could always be lowered."

"The pricing is relatively expensive due to the FlashBlade technology. However, for companies needing quick and reliable data access, the cost is justified."

"Our customers have seen a reduction in TCO."

"I rate the tool's pricing a seven to eight out of ten."

"Support is a separate line item. Support is a different cost, but whatever your support is now, that's what you're going to pay forever. If your support's $100 today, six years from now it's $100. It doesn't fluctuate unless you upgrade it, or change it, etc."

"I have seen ROI. It has allowed me to increase the density of my VMs without having to purchase anything additional."

"The price is a little high."

"The price could be cheaper."

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"The product is not expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

38%

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Pure Storage FlashBlade?

The tool's most valuable feature is its fast performance, especially in handling snapshots. It helps during power outages when we need to quickly move data between different data centers. It ensure...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure Storage FlashBlade?

The pricing for FlashBlade is between cheap and moderate. FlashBlade is worth the money due to the experience and performance it delivers, including quick response times.

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What needs improvement with Pure Storage FlashBlade?

Its configuration should be easier. There should be easier language for the configuration.

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Overview

FlashBlade is the industry’s most advanced scale-out storage for unstructured data, powered by a modern, massively parallel architecture to consolidate complex data silos (like backup appliances and data lakes) and accelerate tomorrow’s discoveries and insights.

Super Micro's SuperBlade blade servers offer many unique advantages that differentiate it from competitors' blade products and traditional rack-mount solutions. Customer benefits include maximum density, affordability, reduced management costs, lower power consumption, optimal ROI, and high scalability - and in most applications, blade servers would reduce system acquisition costs. While other blade suppliers only offer general-purpose blade servers, the SuperBlade family enables full optimization for a wide array of mission-critical and compute-intensive applications. With in-house design engineering agility to accommodate customer needs rapidly, SuperBlade revolutionizes modular computing architecture by offering several advanced application-optimized models such as Enterprise Blade Server, Data Center Optimized Blade, Workstation Blade and Office Blade.

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