Huawei OceanStor vs NetApp AFF C-Series comparison

Huawei and NetApp are both solutions in the All-Flash Storage category. Huawei is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.9, while NetApp is ranked #29 with an average rating of 8.0. Huawei holds a 2.3% mindshare in AFS, compared to NetApp’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Huawei users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Huawei OceanStor and NetApp AFF C-Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Huawei OceanStor vs. NetApp AFF C-Series

February 2026

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Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the All-Flash Storage category, the mindshare of Pure FlashArray X NVMe is 1.5%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei OceanStor is 2.3%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp AFF C-Series is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

All-Flash Storage Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Huawei OceanStor	2.3%
Pure FlashArray X NVMe	1.5%
NetApp AFF C-Series	0.5%
Other	95.7%

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Jaehoon Oh

Chief Technology Officer at Lambda256

Supports efficient storage management through volume snapshots and offers reliable non-disruptive upgrades

I have no specific improvements to suggest for Pure FlashArray X NVMe at this time. The performance statistics could be enhanced. I can see the performance statistics in the Pure Storage console, but it does not show the performance by 4K byte unit. It displays IOPS and bandwidth, but IOPS is about real use, and I want to know how many IOPS are currently running in 4K byte units. I cannot see that IOPS because most storage systems report their performance by 4K byte unit. I want to see Pure Storage performance by 4K byte unit to compare with other storage or other internal NVMe SSD.

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ChukwuemekaOnyemelukwe

Infrastructure Administrator - Server, Storage & Virtualization at MicroAccess Ltd

Uses a proprietary technology with simple interface and has easy deployment

If you are not generating a substantial amount of data, the available storage space might suffice, making scalability less of a concern. However, if your data generation increases and you require more storage, Huawei OceanStor offers solutions to expand your storage capacity. Expanding storage resources can involve additional costs and configuration efforts. Acquiring more storage solutions and ensuring their integration with your existing setup might require a significant investment of time and resources. While this process can be complex, it allows for seamless scalability as your data storage needs grow. I rate the solution’s scalability an eight out of ten.

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Mishal Bhatt

Senior Storage Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Transition from costly infrastructure lowers expenses and improves hardware performance

NetApp offers a cost-effective solution with very robust hardware. Frequent improvements are shared through bulletins so we can enhance hardware performance by upgrading the ONTAP version. Firmware upgrades are also widely distributed. Weekly calls with NetApp ensure we're staying on top of any potential issues. The transition from SAN-based to NetApp storage eliminated SAN switch costs and reduced CommVault dependency, lowering license costs significantly.

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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

"The most valuable features of this solution are its ease of use and performance."

"The standout features for us in Pure FlashArray X NVMe are its robust DDoS protection, seamless transparent failover, and failback capabilities ensuring high availability."

"It has good, reliable, fast storage."

"The solution is very straightforward to set up."

"The system allows for seamless learning experiences, facilitating quick and easy cloning of environments within minutes."

"Pure FlashArray X NVMe has low latency and high Ops. It is an evergreen model."

"The database workloads are pretty fast because I frequently move data from here to there."

"What I really like about this program, is that it is easy to use and easy to configurate."

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"Huawei OceanStor is a good product. Its interface is very simple. The complexities we encounter with recovery points are gone. We just attach to remote storage, click the application, and it starts."

"OceanStor can be used as NAS and SAN storage at the same time, with both file and block features in the same box."

"Huawei OceanStor is designed with built-in high availability features, such as fault tolerance, ensuring consistent data access and minimizing downtime."

"The most valuable features of Huawei OceanStor are the dashboards, bandwidth, and data performance."

"The main selling point of Huawei OceanStor is its ability to handle all storage protocols, including block, file, and object."

"Huawei OceanStor utilizes a proprietary technology known as RAID 2.0. This technology sets it apart from conventional storage solutions. RAID 2.0 offers advantages over traditional configurations. OceanStor's user interface is very simple and easy to use, featuring a graphical interface that enables quick and error-free setup of the storage system. This interface ensures that users can configure the storage efficiently and without mistakes."

"There is a 50% code reduction."

"Huawei OceanStor is stable."

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"NetApp AFF C-Series is a good product for entry-level flash storage, the system is competitive in terms of pricing, and the value proposition is strong."

"NetApp offers a cost-effective solution with very robust hardware."

Cons

"There is room for improvement in the pricing of the product."

"There are some challenges with data encryption and reduction."

"We've seen that when we create a POD in synchronous mode, it increases the latency."

"Adding some functions to the product would be beneficial."

"Right now, the box itself is just strictly working as a backend storage system. It would be fantastic if we could access it directly like a NAS device through network access or SIS drives. I think they have an interface, but I am not sure how good it is. If we could address a box directly on the network without having to go through a server, it would be great. The replication schemas could be improved. We are not using replication on the storage level right now. We use a different type of replication. If their replication would be as good as the one that we have, I would probably run the replication schema because it might be faster, but I don't know that for a fact. So, I cannot say that they have good replication. All I can say is that they need to inform us better."

"We would like to see more visibility into garbage collection and CPU performance in the GUI."

"One point I'd like to improve is that the tool should start selling small boxes again. It discontinued some products and is focusing on bigger, more capable boxes, neglecting the SMB market. Even though it's not a big market, it shouldn't have removed them."

"I'd like to see the product implement active replication for vehicles such as VMware."

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"The solution could improve by having better integration."

"The administration should be simplified because there are a large number of options that make it too complicated, and the customers can get confused."

"From a political perspective, there are issues selling Chinese brands to Western companies, as some may not be permitted to use them."

"I would like to see more iterations and direct integration with other solutions."

"Could have a more stable, lighter Metro and better logging system."

"A concern with OceanStor is pricing. However, apart from that, there are no significant limitations or technical issues."

"The solution’s reporting could be improved."

"The solution needs to improve the compression side of the application."

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"We faced one bug that impacted our NetApp last month, and it took some time to identify the underlying issue."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price could be better. It is not too expensive, but it is the high-end cost. It is kind of a Rolls-Royce. You pay a lot, but you get a lot out of it. So, the price pressure on the way down would be great, but at the end of the day, if you need to do the work, you just pay for it."

"The tool's pricing is cheap; I rate it a six to seven out of ten. Most of our sales are not subscription-based. We sell the hardware, and customers keep using it. They only renew the service part annually. The support can be a bit pricey, but the solution is more cost-effective than anything else out there."

"Given its price, Pure is not the first option."

"Our licensing fees are $500,000+ USD."

"With Pure Storage, we would like to continue seeing price reductions with flash storage. I don't think we're any different than anybody else when we continue to look to the industry for price reductions of both NVMe and traditional SSD storage. We would like to see these prices continue to decline and erode, even displacing large spinning disks."

"The support cost per array is about $20,000 a year for 24/7 support."

"As far as the licensing costs, everything is included in the license."

"Pure FlashArray X NVMe’s pricing is cheaper than other products."

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"The product is cheap."

"The pricing depends on the features the customer wants, such as storage, RAM, and processors, but in general, Huawei is much cheaper compared to Dell and Cisco."

"Payment is determined by the amount of storage capacity required, and we have paid 50,000 euros for our usage."

"The tool's pricing is competitive and affordable. It has the best possible pricing that we can get from Huawei. The prices are fixed and there are no additional costs."

"We pay a monthly licensing fee for this solution. The price could be less expensive."

"The price of the license is quite low, so it's not something special or expensive."

"Huawei OceanStor is a cost-effective storage solution."

"The price of Huawei OceanStor should be less expensive. It is expensive at the moment."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	12

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	26
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	7

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

Pure FlashArray X NVMe helps to improve our processing speed. It is user-friendly and easy to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

The price of Pure FlashArray X NVMe is very expensive, though I do not know the actual price because I am using the E...

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What needs improvement with Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

I have no specific improvements to suggest for Pure FlashArray X NVMe at this time. The performance statistics could ...

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What do you like most about Huawei OceanStor?

Huawei OceanStor has the capability of SSDs, high-performance disks, and higher disk support.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei OceanStor?

Huawei OceanStor's pricing is very aggressive, making it highly competitive.

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What needs improvement with Huawei OceanStor?

Huawei currently lacks a solution for high-performance AI, unlike other companies like DDN, WekaIO, or IBM BlueStore....

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What needs improvement with NetApp AFF C-Series?

We faced one bug that impacted our NetApp last month, and it took some time to identify the underlying issue. Better ...

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What is your primary use case for NetApp AFF C-Series?

We are using NetApp C series for our VMware environments mainly.

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What advice do you have for others considering NetApp AFF C-Series?

Overall, from one to ten, I would rate NetApp as an eight. As for additional advice, I suggest that NetApp provide mo...

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Compared 13% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 14% of the time

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Compared 12% of the time

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Also Known As

Pure FlashArray//X NVMe, Pure FlashArray//X, FlashArray//X

OceanStor Dorado V3 All-Flash Storage System, OceanStor 18000 V3 Series Storage Systems, OceanStor 6800 V3 Storage System

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Overview

Pure Storage FlashArray//X is the world’s first enterprise-class, all-NVMe flash storage array. It represents a new class of storage – shared accelerated storage, which is a term coined by Gartner – that delivers major breakthroughs in performance, simplicity, and consolidation.

Pure Storage

OceanStor Dorado V3 is the industry's first all-flash storage that puts NVMe into commercial use. It is specially designed for enterprises' mission-critical businesses, meeting the most-demanding performance and reliability requirements of databases, VDI, server virtualization, and SAP HANA.

Huawei

NetApp AFF C-Series enhances data storage efficiency and performance, seamlessly handling high workloads and data management tasks. It is leveraged for high-speed data accessibility, optimization, supporting critical applications, and delivering reliable performance in dynamic environments.

NetApp AFF C-Series is appreciated for its high performance, flexibility, and efficient data management. It offers seamless integration with cloud services, snapshot technology, and scalability. Users value its ease of setup, strong support, robust automation capabilities, reliable data protection, and fast response times. However, areas for improvement include better initial setup documentation, system stability during high I/O operations, more seamless integration with third-party cloud services, improved customer support response times, enhanced data analytics capabilities, and a more intuitive management dashboard.

What are the most important features of NetApp AFF C-Series?

High performance: Ideal for handling high workloads and ensuring swift data accessibility.
Flexibility: Seamless integration with cloud services.
Efficient data management: Advanced snapshot technology and scalability.
Ease of setup: Straightforward installation process.
Strong support: Robust customer support when needed.
Automation: Efficient automation capabilities for streamlined processes.
Data protection: Reliable safeguards for critical data.
Fast response times: Quick reaction to data requests and operations.

What benefits and ROI should users look for in reviews?

Data storage efficiency: Reduction in storage costs due to high efficiency.
Performance: Improved productivity with high-speed data access.
Reliability: Consistent performance in dynamic environments.
Support for critical applications: Ensures critical business applications run smoothly.
Cloud integration: Enhanced flexibility with seamless cloud service integration.
Scalability: Future-proofing storage needs with scalable solutions.

NetApp AFF C-Series is implemented across industries where data storage efficiency and performance are critical. In finance, it supports high-speed transactions, while in healthcare, it ensures reliable management of sensitive medical records. In the technology sector, it offers robust support for dynamic, data-intensive applications, enhancing overall business performance.

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Sample Customers

Fremont Bank, Judson ISD, The Nielsen Company

Piraeus, Clinique Univeritaires Saint-Luc

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