We performed a comparison between HPE Nimble Storage and Pure Storage FlashArray based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, HPE Nimble Storage came out ahead of Pure Storage FlashArray. Although the two products have a similar ease of deployment, pricing, and quality of service and support, Pure Storage FlashArray requires more improvements in its capacities and features.
"Pure has signature security technology, which cannot be deleted, even if you are an administrator."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is reliability."
"The Pure1 component is most valuable at this point in time when comparing it with EMC. Pure1 is where you can have your diagnostics in the cloud, so you can look at things from your mobile phone."
"FlashArray has some fresh efficiency features. I've never seen a storage solution with a compression rating this high before. It's at least 4-to-1 on Oracle databases. It's the best flash storage for Oracle."
"The most valuable features of Pure FlashArray X NVMe are its superior performance compared to other flash tiers, as well as its ease of use, with an intuitive user interface that is simple to deploy and use."
"The solution is very straightforward to set up."
"The high availability of the product is the most valuable feature."
"Pure FlashArray X NVMe helps to improve our processing speed. It is user-friendly and easy to use."
"Performance Integration with Commvault"
"This solution has given us reliability that is evident by the fact that it has been running for five years with virtually no hiccups."
"HPE Nimble Storage is quick to release updates that fix bugs or problems and the failover has been good."
"The scalability is straightforward."
"I really like the form factor, which is nice and compact and small."
"We use InfoSight predictive analytics. It helps us from a performance perspective by identifying potential bottlenecks."
"The most valuable features are its cost-effectiveness, performance, and its deduplication deficiencies."
"They have really thought through their solution. They've covered everything."
"Processes that used to take 40 minutes to two hours can be completed in five minutes."
"The sales and executive support have been outstanding compared to the rest of the market... My upgrade paths have been simple on the Pure... It's a lot simpler to implement and a lot simpler to manage."
"We can store more for a cheaper price as opposed to paying for larger devices and larger rack spaces which get outdated sooner and which we'd have to change every two years. It simplifies storage for us."
"The console is simple to use. It has good performance. It is easy to install, understand, and manage, with a good ratio of deduplication and compression. It is doing its job."
"The job of support for the storage engineers dramatically changed. We know more quickly the automation of the provisioning. We can now focus on things that bring more value to the company than just managing storage."
"The security operating system is its most valuable feature because it's very simple, easy to use, and operate. You don't have to do very serious training to operate this equipment. It's user-friendly and pretty straightforward."
"It's just very easy for general block storage."
"Because of the encryption, we have different storage and the encryption can go over both."
"It is on the expensive side."
"The tool's pricing is higher than competitors."
"Efficiency improvements would always be welcome, but I'm not sure if they could get more efficient."
"The tool's portfolio is minimal. It is expensive."
"We would like to see more visibility into garbage collection and CPU performance in the GUI."
"We need better data deduplication."
"We have run into a couple of instances recently where we are running out of space. So we have had to buy some more packs for it and they have deployed fine and it has increased smoothly."
"Many options to check performance, like read, writes, random writes, and random reads, are missing in Pure FlashArray X NVMe."
"The solution that I have is a hybrid, not a full flash. The hybrid version could be improved."
"I want to see the full integration with OneView. I know they have started it, but I haven't had a chance to look at and evaluate it."
"We have had some stability issues with one array which has happened twice during subsequent software updates but is due to a bad Postgres database."
"We would like there to be more enhanced features."
"The resellers did the implementation of the solution, we did not do it ourselves. We have ten people for the deployment of the solution."
"An area that needs improvement is extending the life of the device after five years."
"I want it to be an active-active array. Nimble would be great as an active-active array because then everything checks out. It would give a feeling of comfort."
"In the future, I would like to see a lower-end model that has Peer Persistence functionality."
"As partners, we should have the option to download the software, rather than have to go back through Pure to obtain it."
"I feel like there is too much automation; the user doesn't have any manual input."
"In the next release of this solution, we would like to see automated copy data management for SQL Server."
"I recognize it's a difficult challenge, but I would like to see them make the pricing more reasonable."
"They should work on their upgrades, they're not smooth."
"I would like to see active replication. I know that it's available now but I haven't tried it yet. I hope that it works."
"If they could make it cheaper, that would be something."
"On a couple of occasions, the waiting time for an upgrade has been pretty substantial."
HPE Nimble Storage is ranked 5th in All-Flash Storage with 119 reviews while Pure Storage FlashArray is ranked 3rd in All-Flash Storage with 174 reviews. HPE Nimble Storage is rated 9.0, while Pure Storage FlashArray is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of HPE Nimble Storage writes "Beneficial management software, straightforward installation, and good support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Pure Storage FlashArray writes "Effective provisioning, helpful support, and reliable". HPE Nimble Storage is most compared with Dell Unity XT, Dell PowerStore, HPE Primera, VMware vSAN and IBM FlashSystem, whereas Pure Storage FlashArray is most compared with Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, IBM FlashSystem, VMware vSAN and Dell Unity XT. See our HPE Nimble Storage vs. Pure Storage FlashArray report.
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