Dell PowerMax vs Reduxio [EOL] comparison

Dell Technologies and Reduxio are both solutions in the All-Flash Storage category. Additionally, 97% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Reduxio users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 24, 2025

Reduxio EOL and Dell PowerMax are both key players in the storage solutions category. Dell PowerMax generally holds an advantage due to its superior performance features, which appeal to users focused on high scalability and data management capabilities.

Features: Reduxio EOL is known for its unique time-based recovery, automated tiering, and easy-to-use HTML5 management interface. Dell PowerMax offers high data compression, deduplication, and end-to-end NVMe capabilities that enhance storage performance and space efficiency.

Room for Improvement: Reduxio EOL could enhance its scalability options, improve its integration capabilities with modern systems, and expand advanced security features. Dell PowerMax, while advanced, could benefit from simplifying its initial setup, lowering its investment costs, and enhancing user-friendliness for non-technical users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Reduxio EOL is celebrated for its straightforward installation process and highly responsive customer service, which is ideal for smaller, less technical teams. Dell PowerMax, while more complex to deploy, offers comprehensive support and extensive resources for larger enterprises requiring significant technical assistance.

Pricing and ROI: Reduxio EOL provides cost-effective solutions for smaller setups with a quick ROI due to its lower entry price. Dell PowerMax necessitates a larger upfront investment but offers a long-term value proposition with its advanced features leading to substantial ROI.

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Everpure FlashArray

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Sowjanya MV

Technical Lead at Wipro Limited

Has improved performance for mission-critical workloads and enabled seamless non-disruptive upgrades

The availability is 99.99%, which is the main factor any customer would need because their data should be available whenever they want to access it. This is one main critical thing. It is very easy to upgrade since Pure Storage FlashArray handles it well. Everything is non-disruptive now; previously, there were forklift shifts, but now that is not the case. Pure Storage FlashArray says no to forklift upgrades. Usually hardware requires downtime, but Pure Storage FlashArray has improved their footprint so that they are not asking for downtime; everything is just a non-disruptive activity, which is why customers are more inclined towards Pure Storage FlashArray. Customers want more of the models in their environment due to the performance they are giving, and everything is in one Pure1 Array console where we can view all the models on one page or just an orchestration tool. You don't miss anything; you have replication, notifications about replication, and details about which host groups replication is happening in and if that replication is successful or failed. On a daily basis, our purpose is to create volumes for infrastructure; our daily activities include creating volumes and mapping them to the host, doing any migrations from a VM, clearing the data stores, and carving the volumes to those VMs. One key factor is the data compression with a ratio of 5:1, focusing on space efficiency, inline deduplication, and the compression Pure Storage FlashArray works on; that is a major factor we can suggest to any customer. Analytical capabilities are crucial. Daily, we check the throughput and consumption, and Pure Storage FlashArray provides predictions for one year regarding usage. This prediction helps plan updates well ahead. For support, we just raise a case, and they follow up and get it done. There is also AI readiness, but with the model R2, we don't have much of that AI readiness. For others, we do have AI readiness that predicts capacity based on daily or monthly trends, enabling us to analyze how much space we need or if we need to expand the disk shelf. From an operational point of view, a good feature is that if you accidentally delete a volume, it will be retained in the destroyed state for the next twenty-four hours, which is not the same with any other vendor. I have worked in this storage domain for the past fifteen years, and this option is remarkable, benefiting any L1 or L2 engineer. Additionally, from a compliance perspective, Pure Storage FlashArray has REST APIs enabled. I have not explored automation much, but from a security standpoint, it is strong with encryption data. If you want to automate, you can easily integrate with all clouds and explore Pure Cloud for scheduling workloads, including volume creation. Customers find benefit in Pure Storage FlashArray's single management pane of glass due to the dual controller and active-active setup. If one of the controllers goes down, all workloads automatically shift to the other controller, ensuring their data is safe and accessible at all times. This is a highlighted feature that any customer desires because their data should always be accessible. For SAN workloads, we use Pure Storage FlashArray because for SAN FC fiber channel, we don't use it; we use NetApp for NAS activities. We have clearly split this, so SAN is for mission-critical applications, while network-attached storage handles file systems. This architecture helps us maximize the benefit from Pure Storage FlashArray due to the significant workloads from this giant retail client. From a footprint and energy consumption perspective, you can see energy consumption from the Pure1 storage portal on a daily basis, and it is very compact. The three models we use consume only three units, which is quite low. From a footprint and data center perspective, it doesn't occupy much space. As everything moves to cloud, there are requirements to avoid excess spending on data centers, and Pure Storage FlashArray is efficient in energy consumption and is environmentally friendly.

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Gouranga Maiti

Sr. Project Manager IT at ITC Ltd

High‑performance all‑flash storage has transformed data warehousing and reporting speed

The features of Dell PowerMax that I find most valuable so far include its all-flash capability, along with its performance, reliability, and efficiency. Additionally, it has snapshot-level features that allow me to take snapshots or backups within only a few seconds. There is no need to wait long, and unnecessary high bandwidth used for backup does not occur because I can take the whole snapshot backup within a fraction of a second. I have used the deduplication feature of Dell PowerMax. Deduplication and compression are very effective, so despite my large amount of data, the effective size is reduced due to this deduplication and compression, allowing me to store more data on the same storage. Regarding the impact of Dell PowerMax's real-time data encryption on my data protection strategies, I have not used that feature personally. However, in another department, my colleagues are using it, and they have not faced any performance bottlenecks due to data encryption. The encryption is very powerful, but I have not implemented that encryption in our database data warehouse systems since they are for internal use only, not exposed worldwide. At first, I faced several issues, and our report rendering complaints were quite annoying. However, now with Dell PowerMax storage's high IOPS handling capabilities, the output comes within a fraction of a second, making our users happy. Whatever our requirement or demand is, it has already been implemented in Dell PowerMax with its all-flash NVMe storage. New bricks can also be added if a size increase is required, allowing for additional bricks to be added as needed. Everything is in place; therefore, I do not think any other improvements are required. However, it is worth noting that Dell is continuously inventing and releasing more powerful types of storage. This results in increased reliability, enhanced data handling capabilities, improved deduplication ratios, and the fulfillment of more IOPS demand.

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ITAdmini18be

IT Administrator at a government with 51-200 employees

Point-in-time restore capabilities are built into the storage appliance

Our first impression when we were introduced to the product was very good. I still think it's very good. They are truly different. The whole product is based on point-in-time restore capabilities built into their storage appliance, and no one else I know does that. I'd rate it a 10 out of 10 because it does everything that we have asked it to do.

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

Pros

"It is pretty much just plug and play. There is not that much to do with it. It is very easy to use."

"We saw a vast improvement when we switched over to using the Pure Storage model over the XtremIO."

"We have seen savings in our storage, and the speed of deployment has gone from several days to a few minutes, reducing backup and restore times from 93 days to minutes and simplifying storage for us."

"Pure gives us better compression, it's easier to manage, a lot less hands-on."

"It’s easy to set up and support is excellent."

"If it's financially viable for you and you can afford it, it's worth it."

"It is easy to deploy and it's all-flash, so it's very fast."

"We only have storage provisioning, so the provisioning feature is good. The compression and deduplication are good."

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"The features I find most valuable about Dell PowerMax are its stability and flexibility."

"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerMax is its reliability."

"Key features include performance, replication time, and dedup and compression."

"We used to have a VMAX 20K but we have just upgraded, and moved two or three generations ahead to PowerMax, and the response time is great."

"It's faster and more resilient."

"The solution's most valuable feature is the data reduction ratio."

"It is a good solution for any environment; you won't face any issues in terms of performance and stability."

"We are happy with the monitoring that Dell EMC is doing for us. They have helped us to identify many issues during the routine checks, issues which we were not aware of."

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"Enables multiple hosts access to the virtual machines by providing for moving VMs due to maintenance or host failure."

"The Reduxio box has improved our resiliency and management overhead."

"While looking for a SAN, I came across the Reduxio solution by chance, and it has not only resolved the issue of replacing our old SANs, but provided a radical solution to threats posed by ransomware with its backdating feature which is built-in."

"Reduxio requires zero upfront setup for backups. I get backups every single second for as long as I want with zero impact to performance."

"Because of its ability to recover data instantly, we made the decision to make Reduxio our primary storage."

"Improves the response of the VMs by having the most used portions on the flashcache."

"Reduxio has definitely created a different category with their technology."

"Ease of use, time to market and scalability are all advantages. We can install new software and new applications in no time. That means we don't need buy a new shelf or new disks, just create a virtual machine and the system does everything behind the scenes."

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Cons

"It doesn’t provide enough information on performance analytics. For example, Nimble Storage has Infosight, which provides data; Pure Storage doesn’t have an equivalent."

"The difference in pricing could become a problem for Pure because the commoditization of the solutions could lead to a different price being a problem."

"Pure Storage FlashArray could improve the recent file storage capabilities because it is lacking a lot of features."

"The GUI is simplistic and basic. I feel like it's explanatory, but not enough, it needs a little more to it."

"Technical support needs improvement. With respect to them being able to respond, they're more marketing people, less technical."

"I would rate this solution an eight because we have had outages. The commit times went very high in the database. The whole array went down so our customers were down for around eight hours. This was a very big outage which could have been our fault because we didn't do the upgrade in time."

"The credentials on the iSCSI interface are only available to type in with the Chrome browser, and not with the Firefox browser."

"Pure Storage FlashArray could improve in the area of cryptographic information in the consoles. The user-friendliness could improve."

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"When it comes to Oracle and database workloads, data reduction could be a little bit better."

"The solution is quite expensive."

"The price could be lower, and we are unhappy with the price."

"Although they call it unified storage where you have SAN and NAS, with a NAS implementation on top of a SAN, the NAS implementation is a little complicated and clumsy. As SAN, as block storage, it is very powerful... If they could provide a very good NAS implementation, it would be better, so that customers don't have to look for other simple solutions for NAS."

"The solution should include more AI features to make it smarter."

"The main challenge with the product was to have control over the simultaneous failures of controllers. For recovery, manual intervention is required."

"Support of the product can be slow and an administrative challenge: planning, scheduling, and overseeing data center access for a Dell EMC rep."

"There are definitely some improvements that can be made to the CloudIQ."

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"I would love an iPhone app to monitor my system from outside the firewall."

"The only thing that I would point out would be the basic administration management of the machine."

"If Reduxio could manage multiple Reduxio systems within the same dashboard, or manage them as a single mode, it be very, very helpful for us."

"Needs some hooks into cloud storage for backup. Also they should update the system to use additional secondary storage as a resource."

"A centralized management would be nice, the ability to manage all cluster in one management portal."

"The only thing that I would point out would be the basic administration management of the machine. Everything has rights, meaning that there's either all control or no delegated control. So to sum that up, it would be a feature request for delegated management in the administrative console."

"The only thing that I'd like to see, at some point in time, is having the storage array being able to detect a ransomware attack. When you get hit by a ransomware it rewrites every block in your guest's virtual machine. So there should be a way for them to be able to detect that: "Hey, this is unusual, to see every block of this guest being rewritten all at one time," and then flag that as potential malware or ransomware."

"Maybe it should come in stainless steel, just like its DeLorean time machine predecessor."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I'm good with the licensing. Of course, pricing can always be less... It's actually not a bad pricing model, considering I don't have to rip-and-replace."

"Pure Storage is expensive. It comes with features, so you get what you pay for. It is expensive compared to our old storage systems, but from the amount of human effort that you have to pay to babysit a storage system, it reduces that. I don't know if the TCO is reduced, but it's not a concern for us."

"Pure came in at a better price point than EMC and performed better than Compellent."

"While more expensive than NetApp, Pure Storage FlashArray offers superior performance that often justifies the higher cost and adds value overall."

"Cost-wise, I imagine that the product's price would probably give you a nosebleed if you were a younger company."

"It is a more expensive solution, but it is worth it. You are getting what you paid for."

"It's expensive, but you get what you pay for."

"The price, in general, is around $100,000, however, I know it costs more."

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"The cost has room for improvement."

"One area for improvement, one that everybody always comes to, is price... it's still quite expensive to purchase these big arrays... For us, the pricing doesn't make Dell EMC uncompetitive."

"The price is starting from $500,000."

"The price is really high."

"I rate Dell PowerMax NVMe a five out of ten for pricing."

"Its price is competitive, but they need to have a different price for West Africa. They can do better with the price point to allow us to scale even more. We wanted to migrate our entire storage infrastructure to PowerMax, which would require us to buy more capacity, and from the price point, it didn't attract us."

"Support pricing is very high. Our support contract is about to expire and Dell EMC provided us with an extremely high renewal quote. It was four times more than the support contract for our previous EMC VNX solution."

"The cost is expensive. While VMAX now has good pricing, PowerMax is a little expensive."

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"Depending on your cost of data loss, one ransomware or accidental deletion could pay for a Reduxio appliance."

"Set up costs are minimal. We were early adopters so we received really good pricing."

"The compression and dedupe are very effective on Reduxio, so it may be worth asking about licensing partial capacity on a unit, if the full capacity seems overkill for your environment."

"It was the best price for capacity and speed on a hybrid array I could find."

"Reduxio’s licensing model is quite attractive. All licenses are included in the product pricing."

"They have very competitive pricing and were able to work within our budget constraints as a public school."

"The advantage of using HDDs to store (versus pure flash) makes the price point attractive versus other options."

"I think that the only issue that I would like to see an improvement in would be the price."

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Comparisons

Dell PowerStore vs Everpure FlashArray

Compared 12% of the time

NetApp AFF vs Everpure FlashArray

Compared 11% of the time

HPE Alletra Storage vs Everpure FlashArray

Compared 8% of the time

Dell Unity XT vs Everpure FlashArray

Compared 7% of the time

HPE Nimble Storage vs Everpure FlashArray

Compared 2% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

HPE Alletra Storage vs Dell PowerMax

Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Dell PowerMax NVMe, Dell EMC PowerMax, PowerMax

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Overview

Everpure Storage FlashArray delivers simplicity, speed, and performance with ease of management and data reduction capabilities. Its resilience and seamless upgrades complement its integration with VMware, while predictive analytics and proactive support enhance reliability.

Everpure Storage FlashArray leverages a flash-based architecture for improved storage efficiency, reduced footprint, and outstanding data management through deduplication and compression. Users appreciate its single pane of glass management and Evergreen model. It supports VMware environments effectively, offering predictive analytics for better operational insights. The system is noted for its user-friendly management and proactive support, ensuring minimal downtime while delivering resilient storage solutions.

What Key Features Does Everpure Storage FlashArray Offer?

Simplicity and Speed: Easy management and rapid performance enhancements.
Data Reduction: Effective deduplication and compression.
Flash Architecture: Seamless upgrades and outstanding resilience.
VMware Integration: Excellent compatibility with virtualization platforms.
Predictive Analytics: Strong insights for proactive management.

What Benefits Should Users Consider?

Reliability: Proactive support with minimal downtime.
Efficiency: Reduced storage footprint and enhanced data management.
Performance: Faster processing speeds and low latency.
User Experience: Simplified management with Evergreen model.

In industries like finance, banking, and healthcare, Everpure Storage FlashArray supports high-performance storage needs focusing on virtualization and database environments. Employed for VMware workloads, disaster recovery, and storage provisioning, it ensures application performance in private or hybrid cloud setups while enhancing management of virtualized environments.

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PowerMax leads in mission-critical enterprise storage with advanced architecture and AI-driven automation, ensuring secure and efficient IT optimization. Its multi-node NVMe scale-out framework delivers unmatched performance and consolidation, backed by Dell’s Future-Proof Program.

PowerMax is renowned for its robust reliability, performance, and efficient data reduction capabilities. Users benefit from its NVMe architecture, aiding significant scalability and cost efficiency through effective deduplication and compression. Unisphere simplifies management, while CloudIQ provides enhanced monitoring. With high availability and strong IOPS capabilities, PowerMax effectively manages demanding workloads and ensures seamless operations. Its compact design and increased storage capacity enhance user experience, particularly with easy maintenance and robust performance.

What are the key features of PowerMax?

Reliability: Ensures consistent service uptime and data integrity.
High Performance: NVMe architecture provides exceptional speed and efficiency.
Data Reduction: Deduplication and compression drive down costs.
Management Tools: Unisphere interface for easy system management.
CloudIQ: Advanced monitoring for predictive insights.
High Availability: Supports mission-critical and demanding workloads.

What benefits should users expect from PowerMax?

Performance Optimization: Handles low latency and high IOPS needs.
Scalability: Expands effortlessly with growing data and workload demands.
Enhanced Monitoring: Predictive analytics for proactive management.
Efficient Maintenance: Streamlined processes reduce downtime and costs.

Dell PowerMax is predominantly employed in mission-critical applications such as SQL, Oracle databases, ERP systems, and high transactional environments. Healthcare, finance, and e-commerce sectors leverage its high performance, scalability, and NVMe technology for low latency and redundancy. It is adept in storage consolidation, data analytics, and disaster recovery.

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Reduxio's HX550 flash hybrid storage arrays, based on Reduxio's TimeOS storage operating system allow you to recover application data to any second in the past, eliminates most of the complexity associated with managing storage, and provides exceptional performance and efficiency, far exceeding anything available today.

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