NetApp FAS2700
Reliable and intelligent hybrid flash storage for midsize enterprise workloads.
Alternatives
Choose TerraMaster F4-424 Pro if…
- you need a low‑upfront, one‑time purchase rather than a
- you rely on standard 3.5" or 2.5" SATA drives for capacity
- you require dual 2.5 GbE ports for faster LAN file transfers
- you prefer a simple UI over complex ONTAP administration
Choose Pure Storage FlashArray//X if…
- you need microsecond latency for Tier‑1 applications
- you want non‑disruptive hardware upgrades via Evergreen
- you rely on always‑on inline compression and deduplication
- you prefer an all‑NVMe design over hybrid flash tiering
Choose Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS (Isilon) F800 if…
- you need to add capacity without any downtime
- you require a single namespace across all storage nodes
- you run mixed workloads needing NFS, SMB, HDFS and S3
- you want built‑in erasure coding for high‑availability data
- you depend on real‑time analytics and health monitoring via
Choose Huawei OceanStor 9000 if…
- you need petabyte‑scale capacity without redesigning the
- your workloads demand high aggregate bandwidth for many
- you want a single system that natively serves both file and
- you plan to expand storage incrementally as data grows
How to Decide
NetApp FAS2700 is known for reliable and intelligent hybrid flash storage that midsize enterprises and their IT administrators rely on for unified SAN/NAS workloads. The alternatives split into a few clear camps: TerraMaster F4-424 Pro leans on dual 2.5 GbE networking and an Intel Core i3 processor for on‑prem NAS performance; Pure Storage FlashArray//X emphasizes an all‑NVMe design with microsecond‑level latency and Evergreen non‑disruptive upgrades; Huawei OceanStor 9000 focuses on massive scale‑out capacity and multi‑protocol file/object support for high‑throughput data centers.
When weighing these options, pay attention to (1) raw performance and latency – Pure’s all‑NVMe microsecond latency versus NetApp’s hybrid flash and TerraMaster’s SATA‑based speeds; (2) scalability – Huawei’s linear scale‑out versus NetApp’s fixed 2U chassis and TerraMaster’s four‑bay limit; (3) protocol flexibility – NetApp and Huawei both offer unified SAN/NAS/file‑object protocols while Pure limits to Fibre Channel, iSCSI and NVMe‑oF; (4) data reduction – NetApp, Pure and Huawei all provide inline deduplication/compression but with different efficiency claims; and (5) management and upgrade model – Pure’s Evergreen non‑disruptive upgrades contrast with NetApp’s more complex configuration and Huawei’s steep learning curve.
All Alternatives
“NetApp FAS2700 offers similar enterprise NAS/SAN functionality and high‑performance unified storage for large data sets.”
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