--- title: IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage Reviews meta\_title: 'IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.0 review\_count: 1 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-05-19' parent\_category: name: IT Hardware url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-hardware --- # IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage Reviews & Product Details IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage (IBM SONAS) product manages vast repositories of information in enterprise environments that require very large capacities, high levels of performance, and high availability. * * * Seller [IBM](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ibm) Discussions [IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage Community](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-scale-out-network-attached-storage/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![TrueNAS](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "TrueNAS") TrueNAS 4.8/5(167) ](https://www.g2.com/products/truenas/reviews) [ ![PowerScale](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "PowerScale") PowerScale 4.3/5(26) ](https://www.g2.com/products/powerscale/reviews) [ ![Oracle ZFS](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Oracle ZFS") Oracle ZFS 4.6/5(29) ](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-zfs/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-scale-out-network-attached-storage/competitors/alternatives) SB Suvathi B. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/17/2023 "Actions speak louder than words" 4/5 What do you like best about IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage? It has high performance and storage efficiency is good. It is also easy to use and its performance is good. All the data stored are displayed as it was stored in the location. The customer support response is also quick. It has number of good features to store files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage? Low transfer speed sometimes. For high end features, the managing is quite difficult to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Scale Out Network Attached Storage solving and how is that benefiting you? To share files and data easily and secure storage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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