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Qumulo pros and cons

Vendor: Qumulo
4.2 out of 5

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PROS

Qumulo excels in file sharing and reliability.
It offers valuable features such as snapshots and replication, enhancing data protection.
Qumulo provides valuable integration with backup platforms like Veeam and Veritas.
It simplifies storage management and offers consistent performance across environments.
Qumulo's real-time analytics and data protection algorithms are highly prized.

CONS

Qumulo's software upgrade process initially involved system downtime, though improvements reduced it to ten seconds.
Qumulo lacks in providing more control at a terminal level of the file system.
Support for iMac and protocols needs enhancement, as not all features are available.
Services such as pricing, licensing, and reporting can be improved, as they are not at par with competitors.
Non-disruptive updates and expanded automation and orchestration capabilities are desired for Qumulo.
 

Qumulo Pros review quotes

Esther Sultaana - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
May 10, 2026
Overall, I would rate Qumulo a nine. I appreciate that it does snapshots, and you could use replication.
SD
Infrastructure Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Jul 17, 2026
Qumulo has positively impacted my organization by simplifying storage management while providing a single, scalable platform, reducing administrative efforts, making storage growth easier to manage, and allowing users to experience consistent performance.
Sven Missorten - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees
May 22, 2023
The most valuable features of Qumulo are its rolling updates and all-day availability.
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Jakub Reda - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist Server Operations at DSD
May 5, 2023
The most valuable features of Qumulo are the ease of management and special permissions that are quick to enable. The overall performance of the solution is good.
VinceVitro - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Storage Architect at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Apr 29, 2023
The most valuable feature of Qumulo is the ability to share files and reliability.
reviewer2169060 - PeerSpot reviewer
Streaming Engineer at a retailer with 51-200 employees
Apr 26, 2023
It is a very stable product. I never faced any issues.
reviewer1833942 - PeerSpot reviewer
Ejecutivo de cuentas at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
May 19, 2022
The data protection algorithm to protect the data between the nodes has been the most valuable feature. The integration with backup platforms such as Veeam and Veritas has also been valuable.
reviewer1243818 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Product Management at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 12, 2022
The ratio of total operational cost to complexity versus feature set is very good.
reviewer1478439 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Dec 28, 2020
The most valuable feature is real-time analytics.
reviewer1364403 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO / Co founder at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Jul 19, 2020
The feature that I like most is the analytics part of the file system.
 

Qumulo Cons review quotes

Esther Sultaana - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
May 10, 2026
The only thing I would like to see added to Qumulo is for the interface to improve visually, more in line with vCenter, but that is just my thought.
SD
Infrastructure Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Jul 17, 2026
Some services are not at par with competitors today, and services such as pricing, licensing, and reporting can be better.
Sven Missorten - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees
May 22, 2023
Some anti-theft permissions do not transfer well to Qumulo.
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Jakub Reda - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist Server Operations at DSD
May 5, 2023
The support for iMac and protocols should be improved, not all features are available.
VinceVitro - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Storage Architect at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Apr 29, 2023
One aspect of Qumulo that I hoped to see improved was its software upgrade process, which did see significant progress during my usage. Initially, upgrading the software resulted in several minutes of system downtime. However, by the time I departed last summer, the downtime had reduced to mere ten seconds. Although I am unsure if Qumulo has yet achieved a completely outage-free upgrade, I simply performed the upgrades early in the morning before the marketing department began its workday, so any downtime was inconsequential.
reviewer2169060 - PeerSpot reviewer
Streaming Engineer at a retailer with 51-200 employees
Apr 26, 2023
In the next release, I would like to see the ability to have more control at a terminal level of the file system.
reviewer1833942 - PeerSpot reviewer
Ejecutivo de cuentas at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
May 19, 2022
The solution could improve availability and improve data protection or data services such as compression of deduplication. In a future release, we'd like to have more cloud API integrations.
reviewer1243818 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Product Management at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 12, 2022
Qumulo should continue to expand automation and orchestration capabilities.
reviewer1478439 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Dec 28, 2020
The price of the software is a bit expensive, so a reduction in cost would make it more competitive.
reviewer1364403 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO / Co founder at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Jul 19, 2020
There is plenty of room for improvement. In the future, I would like to see non-disruptive updates.