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What is DDN EXA5?

Applications are evolving to meet the needs of an automated and connected society. The onslaught of data and
the need to move it, store it and process it is quickly overwhelming current infrastructure.

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DDN EXA5 is the #7 ranked solution in top File System Software solutions. PeerSpot users give DDN EXA5 an average rating of 8.0 out of 10. DDN EXA5 is most commonly compared to Oracle ZFS: DDN EXA5 vs Oracle ZFS.
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DDN EXA5 mindshare

As of September 2025, the mindshare of DDN EXA5 in the File System Software category stands at 2.6%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
File System Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
DDN EXA52.6%
Nasuni25.0%
Panzura CloudFS15.8%
Other56.599999999999994%
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Valuable Features

  • "The performance is outstanding, and customers are very happy with it."
  • "The DDN Exascaler uses a parallel file system, Lustre, which is proven for HPC and AI workloads."

Room for Improvement

  • "There are challenges with the operation cost and upgrading process, which is disruptive, especially with the node."
  • "There are challenges with the operation cost and upgrading process, which is disruptive, especially with the node."
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Regain control of your data, streamline workflows and deliver the ultimate performance to reduce time to
discovery and unlock new ways to innovate.

DDN EXA5 was previously known as EXA5.

DDN EXA5 customers

ICR, Recursion, Toyota Technical Development Corporation (TTDC), Deluxe, Buff Dubs

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DDN EXA5 Reviews Summary
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Chief Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees4.0We use DDN EXA5 as the default for our AI training cluster because of its outstanding performance with Lustre. However, operational costs and disruptive upgrades are issues, leading some to switch to competitors like Weka and NetApp.