# Qumulo File Data Platform Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Qumulo File Data Platform the right Archiving solution for you? Explore 15 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/172684/Qumulo-File-Fabric-QF2/reviews --- Qumulo File Data Platform 4.9 (15) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Qumulo File Data Platform Ease of use 4.7 Customer Service 4.9 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-15 of 15 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Aidan T. Technical Services Director Media Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Storage with no barriers." December 21, 2021 5.0 Zero latency for opening large files. Pros One central hub to monitor and update the storage for our entire company. No downtime and no complaints. Cons would be great to have a better link between archived/backed up storage with live storage (i.e. stub files or links) - but the Qumulo team keep improving the software with every version. Review Source KM Kevin M. IT Infrastructure Supervisor Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Happy qumulo customer" December 16, 2021 5.0 We are very happy and the users are in love having everything in one central network share now Pros Support is amazing and the best I have ever used in the industry for any hardware or software vendor. The meta data and monitoring is also "baked" into the software. Cons The software is still a little expensive so it can be hard to expand the system without a lot of upper management support. Alternatives considered [Dell EMC NetWorker](https://www.capterra.com/p/166860/Dell-EMC-NetWorker/) Reason for choosing Qumulo File Data Platform Qumulo was more agile then Dell, updates and day to day up keep was easier during our interviews with customers of Qumulo vs customers of Dell EMC Switched from [Quantum Workplace](https://www.capterra.com/p/150237/Recognition/) Fiber Channel and wanting to phase it out Review Source JW Janssen W. Director/Producer Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Qumulo for Video Production Asset Management" December 21, 2021 4.0 It has been a big asset to our team and I look forward to improvements down the road. Pros Easy to use and versatile for our video production backup/archival needs. Also allows us to work directly from Qumulo. Cons Learning curve and access for people on my team can be a challenge. Review Source YM Yusuf M. Technical Architect Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Qumulo - day to day operational use in a 24/7 critical environment" December 29, 2021 5.0 Simple and as it works so well there is very little overhead. over time you can forget it exists Pros Uptime and stability with deep analytics Cons new features are added and at time's i found some features were not available. However the release cycle is regular and features requested are added to the product providing it is something people want. Alternatives considered [Data Infrastructure Management](https://www.capterra.com/p/118936/Cloud-ONTAP/) Reason for choosing Qumulo File Data Platform Simplicity in use and scalability (on-prem) and cloud. Review Source AY Adem Y. System Architect Banking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "New Game Changer on NAS Platform" December 16, 2021 5.0 Pros User friendly web management, fast upgrade module and os. Perfect techical support. Cons Upgrade process can be evolved for one touch upgrade. Review Source RA Ric A. Sys Admin Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Amazingly useful system and software" December 16, 2021 5.0 We use a Qumulo P series stack to service scratch storage for our research computing environment. It replaced a parallel file system with simple NFS mounts, and yielded a quantum increase in performance for the mixed application environment we support. Pros The builtin Analytics make it easy to find hot spots. The capacity can be easily increased with no service disruption. Customer support is outstanding Cons The software is amazing, but the all-flash platform, while exceptionally performant, is not inexpensive Reason for choosing Qumulo File Data Platform Sheer performance, capacity, and it fit in our budget. Review Source RUK Rıza Ugur K. Storage Admin Banking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Awesome NAS Platform" December 28, 2021 5.0 Pros User friendly, continuous replication, Ease of deployment Cons No alerts mechanism embedded in Qumulo Data Platform Alternatives considered [Data Infrastructure Management](https://www.capterra.com/p/118936/Cloud-ONTAP/) Reason for choosing Qumulo File Data Platform Cheaper than others Review Source JB Jeff B. IT Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Does all it needs to" December 16, 2021 5.0 Storage of security camera footage. Pros The support on the product is by far the best support I have ever received being in the industry for 20 years. Cons There are some limitations for SFTP but not a huge deal. The permission can be a little confusing at times but after you get used to it is not an issue Alternatives considered [Pure1](https://www.capterra.com/p/208633/Pure1/) Reason for choosing Qumulo File Data Platform Cost Review Source ES Engin S. System Architect Banking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "New NAS Provider" December 28, 2021 5.0 Qumulo is very important component for our information technologies infrastructure. Pros easy user friendly interface(GUI). Easy configuration Replication feature. Cons Not support object(S3) data type. More core software upgrade steps. Reason for choosing Qumulo File Data Platform Chipher then others. Review Source SS Serdal S. System Management Team Leader Banking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Qumulo Nas Platform" January 6, 2022 5.0 Pros User friendly GUI. Snapshots and data replication feature. Cons S3 is not support. Non-disruptive upgrade is not support. Reason for choosing Qumulo File Data Platform Cheaper then others. Review Source OB Osman B. Storage Admin Banking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Qumulo File System Storage" December 17, 2021 5.0 I can advise the product to my friends. Pros easy to support and user-friendly user interface Cons There is no any alert mechanism which is embedded in Qumulo. Reason for choosing Qumulo File Data Platform It is cheaper than others. Review Source MD Michel D. IT Lead Media Production Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Ease of installing a Qumulo cluster" January 3, 2022 4.0 Pros Very easy to configure and to have a functional array. Very lot of metrics, useful on the management and monitoring on the storage. Cons The best feature for me will be to be able to add "cache" disk more easily (without buy new type of node) => to be fully software defined ! Reason for choosing Qumulo File Data Platform Best metrics Easy to configure, no specials knowledge to have. Review Source SB Sylvain B. STORAGE ENGINEER Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best storage cluster I have" December 17, 2021 5.0 Pros Product is very easy to use, configure, support is very easy to reach. Cons Update software still have a downtime delete more than one snapshot is long. Maybe add a live access for the logs. Review Source José Carlos H. Marketing Internet Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Es perfecto para la gestión Informática" November 30, 2022 5.0 En general la experiencia es buena Pros Lo que más me gusta de Qumulo es la ayuda que proporciona en la gestión de diferentes programas o sotfware informáticos Cons A veces se hace complejo poder hacer alguna gestión o alguna consulta, no integra con muchas aplicaciones Review Source PK Paul K. Exec Dir Systems Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "It Just works!" December 21, 2021 5.0 Pros Updates are incredibly easy to deploy. Support through the slack channel is amazing both for how responsive they are as well as how good they are at resolving the occasional issue or question. Cons Some of the reporting really depends on on using python scripts. I'd like to see more built in. 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