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Nasuni vs Qumulo comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 7, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.5
Nasuni users enjoy cost savings, increased productivity, and efficiency from reduced labor, cloud scalability, and improved data management.
Sentiment score
8.2
Qumulo improves cost savings, productivity, and scalability with efficient file access, cloud compatibility, and simplified management in various sectors.
Qumulo is a revenue competitor with Isilon, NetApp, Ampere Stewart, and PowerScale, so this is HP's purchase to compete with those particular companies.
Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
The capabilities for handling high throughput unstructured workloads and executing petabyte-scale migrations are paramount for media and entertainment or healthcare, where they can reduce the burden of long nights spent on migrations.
Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
We have seen a return on investment in the reduction of storage administration effort.
Infrastructure Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.2
Nasuni's customer service is praised for responsiveness and professionalism, efficiently solving issues with reliable and knowledgeable support.
Sentiment score
8.8
Qumulo's 24/7 customer service is praised for quick, knowledgeable support, with room for improvement in lower priority cases.
These professionals possess deep expertise in cloud deployments and NAS migrations, ensuring that I am speaking with knowledgeable individuals.
Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
I would rate their technical support as a ten, as they are very quick to respond.
Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Qumulo customer support is the best.
System Administrator at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Nasuni offers scalable, user-friendly data storage, efficiently meeting diverse organizational needs and supporting physical or virtual deployments.
Sentiment score
7.5
Qumulo excels in scalability, effortlessly expanding storage for industries needing large capacity, like media and healthcare, without performance loss.
I rated the scalability as seven because even though the solution can scale, load balancing must be done manually, as it's not automated.
Infrastructure Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
This linear scale allows for multi-petabyte workloads, which is essential for both media and entertainment as well as healthcare's image management.
Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
It is really scalable and easy to use for our end users.
Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Scalability is one of the strongest features.
Infrastructure Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Nasuni is praised for its stability, offering reliable performance, minimal maintenance, and flexibility with virtually no downtime issues.
Sentiment score
8.7
Qumulo is highly praised for its stable, reliable performance, earning a 9/10 for stability and user confidence.
I can confidently say it is highly stable.
Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
I would rate the stability of Qumulo as a nine.
Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
 

Room For Improvement

Nasuni struggles with cloud integration, performance, and user experience, needing improvements in data retention, security, and analytics.
Qumulo should minimize upgrade downtime, enhance control, refine pricing, support protocols, and improve interfaces and hybrid cloud mobility.
I suggest Nasuni improve their syslog forwarders to support TCP protocol, as it's more secure than UDP, which is plain text and not protected at all.
Infrastructure Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
It programs very easily. There are REST APIs, and there is a cloud connection.
Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Overall, it is a solid tool that works very well on-premises and in cloud environments.
Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Qumulo can be improved with more competitive licensing and pricing, enhanced historical analytics, and additional automation capabilities using APIs.
Infrastructure Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Nasuni offers competitive pricing with flexible cloud compatibility, licensing per terabyte, and cost-effective enterprise solutions.
Qumulo offers moderately priced, easy-to-understand licensing and setup, with some viewing costs as premium in specific industries.
I prefer solutions with lower pricing.
Infrastructure Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
The pricing setup cost and everything was the lowest compared to other competitors.
System Administrator at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
The pricing is on the premium side.
Infrastructure Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Pricing is expensive; that was the one thing, but it is an industry standard in the animation industry or film industry.
Manager of IT Corporate Software at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
 

Valuable Features

Nasuni provides scalable cloud-based file management with global file locking, data security, and efficient disaster recovery features.
Qumulo is praised for its scalability, security, performance, seamless integration, efficient management, and strong support features.
The features I find most valuable in Nasuni are the unlimited snapshots, antivirus capabilities, auditing, and ransomware protection.
Infrastructure Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
The most valuable feature in Qumulo is the scaling feature, as Qumulo file data platform is optimized for scale, so we could support petabytes of data, billions of files, millions of operations, and thousands of users.
Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
They are easy to reach, and you can send them a Slack message with Level 3 engineers available to help you within seconds.
System Administrator at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
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.
Infrastructure Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Nasuni
Ranking in NAS
13th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
File System Software (3rd), Cloud Migration (8th), Cloud Storage (14th), Cloud Backup (30th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (19th), Cloud Storage Gateways (4th)
Qumulo
Ranking in NAS
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
File and Object Storage (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the NAS category, the mindshare of Nasuni is 3.6%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qumulo is 3.8%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NAS Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Qumulo3.8%
Nasuni3.6%
Other92.6%
NAS
 

Featured Reviews

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Infrastructure Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Cloud data management that achieves cost efficiency with advanced data protection features
I am currently using Nasuni for seismic data. We have a huge data size, and we want to reduce costs. Nasuni acts as a caching solution, so we put some data into the cache, and the rest goes to the blob, which helps us save on costs. We use it for applications like Petrol and Tech Log, where 3D…
Esther Sultaana - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Unified file platform has delivered secure multi‑protocol access for massive data growth
The creators of Qumulo were the ones who created Isilon, and I had a conversation with them, so any of the features within Isilon may need tweaking, but I think they resolved it here. In the year that I worked with it, I did not see anything that I had an issue with. The security is great, and it works with cloud technologies, being a hands-based tool, so you can use it with AWS or Microsoft Azure. It programs very easily. There are REST APIs, and there is a cloud connection. The management and program layer is made up of three capabilities: API, the command line, and a visual interface. In the year that I worked with it and brought it in, I think it has been effective. 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. Overall, I appreciate it.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise24
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

Does Nasuni have a good pricing model?
Based on the experience of my organization, Nasuni is definitely worth the money, since it gives you an all-in-one solution where you'd usually need several programs. About the cost, there isn't a ...
Is it easy to restore files with Nasuni?
As someone who has used this feature of Nasuni I can tell you - yes, it's good for file recovery and you'll definitely benefit from very quick times. I can't tell you if it's the best one because I...
What features and services does Nasuni offer?
Hi, if you pick Nasuni, you'll be benefiting from many services for a good price. Well, it's a personalized price you get after an agreement with the company but in my organization's case, it is a ...
What needs improvement with Qumulo?
Qumulo can be improved but not necessarily; it was fairly smooth to set up, and the support is great and easy to manage. Regarding Qumulo's AI capabilities, I think its governance and security are ...
What is your primary use case for Qumulo?
My main use case for Qumulo is asset data storage. When I was working at Mercury Filmworks, we used Qumulo to store our digital assets that artists work on, so people both ways retrieve assets, wor...
What advice do you have for others considering Qumulo?
I would rate Qumulo a nine on a scale of 1 to 10. I rate it a nine because the cost is what keeps it from being a ten; it is an expensive solution, but if you do have the funds to acquire Qumulo st...
 

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Sample Customers

American Standard, CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, E*TRADE, Ithaca Energy, McLaren Construction, Morton Salt, Movado, Urban Outfitters, Western Digital
County of Riverside Sheriff Department, Hyundai Mobis Automotive North America, University of Arizona, UCSD - San Diego Supercomputer Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Sinclair Oil, Royal Dutch Shell, Kaiser Permanente, Deluxe Creative, Vexcel Imaging, University of Florida, The Madison Square Garden Company, Arizona State University, Cinesite, San Diego Padres Baseball, Johns Hopkins University - School of Medicine, IHME, EllieMae, Washington State University.
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