Data Dynamics StorageX vs Peer Global File Service
| Data Dynamics StorageX | Peer Global File Service | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, self-hosted, Windows | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| Workload scope | file_and_block | file |
| Migration mode | both | both |
| Metadata preservation | Yes | Yes |
| Access preservation | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | EMC, NetApp, Windows, UNIX/Linux, Azure, OneDrive, GCP, AWS S3, Hitachi Content Platform, NetApp StorageGRID, Dell ECS, IBM COS, and S3-compatible object storage | Windows File Servers, Linux File Servers, NetApp, Nutanix Files, Dell PowerScale, Dell PowerStore, Dell Unity, Dell PowerEdge, Amazon FSx for ONTAP, Cloud Volumes ONTAP, S3, Azure Blob |
| Cutover orchestration | Yes | Yes |
| Migration reporting | Yes | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Storage Migration Software. On The Geeks Club, Peer Global File Service scores higher on our published basis.