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Buurst SoftNAS vs Dell PowerScale comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Buurst SoftNAS
Ranking in NAS
22nd
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Dell PowerScale
Ranking in NAS
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
97
Ranking in other categories
File and Object Storage (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the NAS category, the mindshare of Buurst SoftNAS is 1.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell PowerScale is 14.6%, down from 17.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NAS Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell PowerScale14.6%
Buurst SoftNAS1.5%
Other83.9%
NAS
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1822371 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Shared file access has improved collaboration but documentation and support still need work
Buurst SoftNAS can be improved regarding enterprise features, as those are not yet matured enough for enterprises. It covers most of the NAS requirements, but some of the advanced features available in premium storage platforms could be more mature. Organizations like ours, which are highly specialized for storage requirements, need additional validation before large-scale deployments. Regarding the needed improvements, I think the documentation and troubleshooting guides are not up to standard and could be improved. The best practices, architectures, and advanced configuration examples should be included in those documentations. Customer support for Buurst SoftNAS can be improved, as I have not seen major support.
SK
Solutions Architect at a university with 10,001+ employees
Operates seamlessly and minimizes downtime while meeting enterprise file share demands
The features of Dell PowerScale (Isilon) that I appreciate the most include the scale of architecture and the way it is designed. These features benefit my company by providing less downtime and less overhead. While I have not calculated an exact number regarding the reduction in downtime, we have always been using the product, so we have no baseline to compare it to. However, it is a very good product. Dell PowerScale (Isilon) scales very well with the growing needs of my company.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Buurst SoftNAS has impacted my organization positively through cost efficiency compared to other NAS platforms, offering a compelling value proposition."
"Our main goal is to do disaster recovery with whatever solution we use and Isilon makes it pretty simple to replicate those workloads over to our secondary data center."
"It's helpful that we're able to scale the number of nodes without having to build additional clusters."
"Dell PowerScale (Isilon) is a platform that is very easy for teams to work with."
"The solution allows me to use SSMDS to store data for end users and share it within different locations."
"This solution offers flexibility in supporting various data workloads and is very easy to work with, making it our go-to solution for all data storage."
"We have been using it for a little while now, and what we have seen is that the NAS performance is quite good, and the ones we are using for data integration and AI factory are working very well as well."
"The stability of the solution is good."
"We would highly recommend PowerScale; we've been very happy with our overall experience."
 

Cons

"Buurst SoftNAS can be improved regarding enterprise features, as those are not yet matured enough for enterprises."
"PowerScale is not suitable for virtual environments."
"I am uncertain if Dell PowerScale meets the growing needs of my organization."
"I think Dell PowerScale (Isilon) can be improved, as the cost models are quite expensive for administration."
"Sometimes, it takes too long to set up everything. That's something I would want them to improve."
"Dell PowerScale's deployment is not easy."
"We used to have a chat feature available on the support site. It's not available to us anymore."
"One downside of Dell PowerScale (Isilon) is that it is really complicated to configure."
"The pricing could be reduced."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We paid an additional fee to have Dell's ProDeploy Plus team implement it."
"It is an expensive product with a high storage capacity suitable for large data requirements."
"Dell PowerScale is expensive on the start-up side but we can recoup those costs quickly by not having to reapply the savings to other equipment."
"It is a really expensive solution."
"The pricing is excellent."
"I always want things to be less expensive. However, I would say the pricing is fair. Their costs are in alignment with their competitors. It is a good value for the money."
"Price was also a significant factor in our decision to go with PowerScale. The team at EMC, now Dell EMC, came through with a highly competitive offer that tipped the scales towards their solution. There was only one other solution around the same price point, but it could not match PowerScale on features. That other solution is no longer on the market."
"We use the TNA approach which is a great opportunity for us to better manage the licenses based on how much consumption is available for the different customers so we can use that approach and scalability."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Government
7%
 

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Small Business25
Midsize Enterprise23
Large Enterprise53
 

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What is your primary use case for Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)?
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Also Known As

SoftNAS Cloud Enterprise
PowerScale, Dell EMC Isilon
 

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