PureStorage Alternative
Software-Defined Storage, Built for Performance and Freedom
Looking for a more flexible alternative to PureStorage? Simplyblock™ delivers a software-defined solution that aligns with your infrastructure needs. Designed for today’s dynamic workloads, it removes hardware constraints and simplifies scaling with built-in cloud-native capabilities. It’s storage reimagined—faster, leaner, and built to adapt.
Where PureStorage Falls Short
Hardware Lock-In
PureStorage’s reliance on proprietary hardware often limits deployment flexibility and increases long-term costs.
Scaling Complexity
Scaling typically requires new appliances, controller upgrades, or disruptive infrastructure changes.
Cloud-Native Gaps
Integration with modern cloud-native platforms like Kubernetes lacks seamless support and adaptability.
Why Simplyblock™ is the Superior Choice
Simplyblock is engineered for modern infrastructures, offering a software-defined storage solution that delivers high performance, scalability, and resilience. With support for NVMe-over-TCP, advanced erasure coding, and seamless integration with Kubernetes, simplyblock ensures your storage infrastructure is both robust and adaptable.
Flexible Deployment
PureStorage focuses heavily on fixed appliance deployments, which can limit adaptability across modern infrastructure.
Simplyblock™ supports disaggregated, hyperconverged, and hybrid models—whether you're running Kubernetes clusters, bare-metal servers, or private clouds.
It gives you the flexibility to deploy storage where it makes the most sense for your operations.
Modern Architecture
Simplyblock™ leverages a modern, NVMe-first architecture to eliminate legacy bottlenecks. Utilizing NVMe-over-Fabrics and a user-space I/O engine (SPDK), it bypasses traditional kernel-stack overhead, unlocking the full potential of NVMe flash storage.
This results in end-to-end performance with latency as low as 150 μs on standard hardware. Data is safeguarded by advanced erasure coding for high fault tolerance with minimal overhead, and built-in multi-tenancy with QoS ensures secure consolidation of workloads without performance degradation.
What You Gain with Simplyblock™
Lower Storage Costs
Reduces expenses using standard x64 or ARM64 hardware and efficient provisioning—no costly hardware cycles.
High-Speed Performance
Built on NVMe-over-TCP, delivering low latency and high throughput without traditional SAN complexity.
Flexible to Deploy
Works across Kubernetes, bare-metal and hybrid environments with disaggregated or hyperconverged.
Built-In Resilience
Features like erasure coding, QoS, and automated recovery ensure data protection without extra tools.
Why Users Prefer Simplyblock™
| Simplyblock | PureStorage | Details | |
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| Commercial Support |
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| Direct support from the development team. |
| Simplicity |
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| Native Linux integration via NVMe/TCP and SPDK; no custom drivers. |
| Deployment Flexibility |
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| Supports disaggregated, hyperconverged, and hybrid models. |
| Cloud-Native Design |
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| Built for Kubernetes and hybrid environments. |
| Commercial Support | |
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Simplyblock
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PureStorage |
| Direct support from the development team. | |
| Simplicity | |
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Simplyblock
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PureStorage |
| Native Linux integration via NVMe/TCP and SPDK; no custom drivers. | |
| Deployment Flexibility | |
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Simplyblock
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PureStorage |
| Supports disaggregated, hyperconverged, and hybrid models. | |
| Cloud-Native Design | |
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Simplyblock
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PureStorage |
| Built for Kubernetes and hybrid environments. | |
| Simplyblock | PureStorage | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVMe/TCP Acceleration |
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| Achieves sub-ms latency without SAN protocol overhead. |
| IOPS Density |
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| High IOPS per CPU core without expensive controllers. |
| Horizontal Performance Scaling |
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| Expands easily by adding nodes without disruption. |
| Intelligent Caching |
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| Auto-optimizes caching; no manual tuning needed. |
| NVMe/TCP Acceleration | |
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Simplyblock
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PureStorage |
| Achieves sub-ms latency without SAN protocol overhead. | |
| IOPS Density | |
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Simplyblock
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PureStorage |
| High IOPS per CPU core without expensive controllers. | |
| Horizontal Performance Scaling | |
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Simplyblock
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PureStorage |
| Expands easily by adding nodes without disruption. | |
| Intelligent Caching | |
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Simplyblock
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PureStorage |
| Auto-optimizes caching; no manual tuning needed. | |
| Simplyblock | PureStorage | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware Cost |
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| Runs on commodity x64 and ARM64 servers. |
| Licensing Model |
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| Includes enterprise features by default. |
| Storage Efficiency |
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| Uses thin provisioning and smart tiering to maximize utilization. |
| Upgrade Costs |
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| Avoids forklift upgrades. |
| Hardware Cost | |
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Simplyblock
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PureStorage |
| Runs on commodity x64 and ARM64 servers. | |
| Licensing Model | |
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Simplyblock
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PureStorage |
| Includes enterprise features by default. | |
| Storage Efficiency | |
|
Simplyblock
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PureStorage |
| Uses thin provisioning and smart tiering to maximize utilization. | |
| Upgrade Costs | |
|
Simplyblock
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PureStorage |
| Avoids forklift upgrades. | |
| Simplyblock | PureStorage | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Protection |
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| Uses erasure coding for efficient, resilient protection. |
| Self-Healing |
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| Automatically rebuilds and heals nodes without manual action. |
| Recovery Speed |
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| Enables fast recovery with instant snapshots and near-zero RPO. |
| Data Integrity Monitoring |
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| Continuously monitors and corrects data consistency issues. |
| Data Protection | |
|
Simplyblock
|
PureStorage |
| Uses erasure coding for efficient, resilient protection. | |
| Self-Healing | |
|
Simplyblock
|
PureStorage |
| Automatically rebuilds and heals nodes without manual action. | |
| Recovery Speed | |
|
Simplyblock
|
PureStorage |
| Enables fast recovery with instant snapshots and near-zero RPO. | |
| Data Integrity Monitoring | |
|
Simplyblock
|
PureStorage |
| Continuously monitors and corrects data consistency issues. | |
| Simplyblock | PureStorage | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Support |
|
| Direct support from the development team. |
| Simplicity |
|
| Native Linux integration via NVMe/TCP and SPDK; no custom drivers. |
| Deployment Flexibility |
|
| Supports disaggregated, hyperconverged, and hybrid models. |
| Cloud-Native Design |
|
| Built for Kubernetes and hybrid environments. |
| Simplyblock | PureStorage | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVMe/TCP Acceleration |
|
| Achieves sub-ms latency without SAN protocol overhead. |
| IOPS Density |
|
| High IOPS per CPU core without expensive controllers. |
| Horizontal Performance Scaling |
|
| Expands easily by adding nodes without disruption. |
| Intelligent Caching |
|
| Auto-optimizes caching; no manual tuning needed. |
| Simplyblock | PureStorage | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware Cost |
|
| Runs on commodity x64 and ARM64 servers. |
| Licensing Model |
|
| Includes enterprise features by default. |
| Storage Efficiency |
|
| Uses thin provisioning and smart tiering to maximize utilization. |
| Upgrade Costs |
|
| Avoids forklift upgrades. |
| Simplyblock | PureStorage | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Protection |
|
| Uses erasure coding for efficient, resilient protection. |
| Self-Healing |
|
| Automatically rebuilds and heals nodes without manual action. |
| Recovery Speed |
|
| Enables fast recovery with instant snapshots and near-zero RPO. |
| Data Integrity Monitoring |
|
| Continuously monitors and corrects data consistency issues. |