We performed a comparison between HPE 3PAR StoreServ and NetApp FAS Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two NAS solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is its upgradeability."
"It simplifies storage."
"NVMe data storage platform that's easy to set up and easy to use. It's stable, with a lower response time, and quick technical support."
"Very stable; no worries about how much it can handle."
"The amount of throughput that we're getting is really nice."
"The most valuable features of Pure Storage FlashArray are the management view of the solutions, ease of provision, and deprovision, it is fantastic."
"Performance, dedupe, and that it works well with database workloads are its most valuable features."
"It helps to simplify storage. For most of our customers, when they move to Pure Storage, storage becomes an afterthought."
"We're hosting virtual infrastructure on the 3PAR storage and it's been very good for that."
"This solution has given us improved application uptime and performance."
"The scalability is good because it is easy to add in new disks. We just add them on the fly, and they are available for use."
"Good performance because it's an all-flash system. Basically, our applications run faster."
"If you can handle the IOPS, throughput is a natural byproduct. Usually, IOPS is where you are capped. HPE has done a great job in making sure that our IOP-intensive EMRs stay up and running. We have really good performance on them."
"The biggest benefit is the fact that it's pretty much bulletproof; we never have any issues with them."
"Having moved over from a lefthand, which was seven or eight years old, there's a massive boost in performance. It has definitely improved the speed, the responsiveness, of all our applications."
"From a single panel, I can see the performance of my service, my network, and my storage."
"At the moment, we use NetApp SnapMirror to replicate data to another filer at an offsite location for backup. So, I like this feature."
"For us, the greatest aspect of the solution is the fact that it just runs. It is amazingly resilient. That's very important to us, because we are basically, with some exceptions, have a 24/7 operation."
"The most valuable features are the NAS features and NetApp's excellent support."
"It is good to have a unified storage where you can have block and file level protocols."
"The initial setup was so straightforward. It was well-documented."
"End-users like that they can rely on the Snapshot technology so they can do their restores themselves."
"Good for NAS and unified solutions."
"The solution is stable."
"The GUI could improve, it could be more intuitive. There is hidden functionality."
"There are many features which need to be added, particularly on the replication side."
"They should work on their upgrades, they're not smooth."
"I would like the ability to swap out the network adapters into it. So, without taking out the whole controller, I would like to be able to swap adapters. This would make things easier."
"The integration capabilities could be improved."
"We would like to be able to connect to data tape for backup, specifically to the LTO backups."
"Self-backup is the only feature lacking in this solution."
"I like what they're doing, but some of my customers complain that they do not have all the bells and whistles and knobs to fine-tune workloads that some of the competitors have. In my opinion, that's good. All customers don't have dedicated storage gurus, and they can get themselves into trouble if they fine-tune too many of those high-performance knobs, but they do get knocked down. Pure Storage takes a hit in the minds and opinions of some of the customers because they cannot customize things as much as compared to a legacy storage provider's appliance such as NetApp, Dell EMC, or even HPE. I personally think 95% of my customers are better off letting the system fine-tune itself. That was something that you needed to do 12 or 15 years ago, but now with all-flash, the technology can handle what it needs to handle. Customers just end up shooting themselves in the foot if they are tweaking too many default settings."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"We would like to see deduplication and hybrid in the next release of the solution."
"This solution only provides active-passive replication, as opposed to active-active."
"They should add AI-enabled dashboards to the solution."
"In the next release, I would like them to make it a little easier to find where everything is in the new console. It now has the OneView look and sometimes I don't think the OneView look is enough. It's too different from the original console that was a separate system."
"We would like to see a bigger integration with the Nimble Storage solution, so we can take our smaller regional companies and be able to send them into our bigger data centers and have everything work seamlessly."
"I would like to have support for On-The-fly reallocation Data when using VVoL."
"I would like to see improvement in the product's scalability. As a partner, I had serious problems because of the competition from Dell EMC and Pure."
"I would like to see NetApp add incident support."
"Needs to improve the adaptive storage quality of service."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"NetApp is costly when compared to Dell."
"If our customer needs a high-performance storage solution then we don't recommend this product."
"We no longer have OEM support in South Africa which is not helpful, it can be difficult. They should add an office back to the country because it was better."
"Cost is always a factor. Some people choose EMC or Dell because they perceive NetApp as being more expensive."
"Currently, the newest release is not HCI friendly."
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 6th in NAS with 299 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 97 reviews. HPE 3PAR StoreServ is rated 8.6, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of HPE 3PAR StoreServ writes "The product's technical support is outstanding as I can reach someone right away". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". HPE 3PAR StoreServ is most compared with HPE Primera, Dell Unity XT, HPE Nimble Storage and NetApp AFF, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and VAST Data. See our HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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