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."It is easy to deploy and it's all-flash, so it's very fast."
"All our junior partners can administer the storage arrays. It is simple and easy to use. We don't have to dedicate a whole team of full time people to work on it."
"We've had different types of storage, and three things of this solution are valuable. The first one is its outstanding performance. The second one is its stability. In the about three years that we've had it, we've had component failures, but we never had a service interruption or any data loss. The third one, which is really critical, is that it is super easy to use in terms of provisioning, storage, and managing the arrays. I'm able to maintain a multi-site environment with a couple of dozen arrays with a single mid-level storage admin."
"Processes that used to take 40 minutes to two hours can be completed in five minutes."
"They are quite responsive and our local team was pretty good."
"The simplicity of it. The performance is good, but the simplicity is the best thing. Storage management is quite complex, but Pure Storage is easy to manage."
"The stability and performance are the best things about the solution."
"The speed is the most valuable feature, along with the ease of getting it connected. We were able to get it online in less than a day."
"We can do more, faster, whether it's spinning up more virtual machines or handling large amounts of data."
"With our 3PARs, we have never lost data."
"The speed is very good."
"I found it easy to deploy and simple to configure the storage."
"It's reliable and it's fast."
"This system has been (by far) the easiest to use, manage, and expand."
"Our applications are now at least two to four times faster."
"It has helped with more than just serving data, but also with recovery."
"The new FAS series is a good fit for some customers. We have good performance and capacity, even though it is full flash."
"Fast Snapshots"
"At the moment, we use NetApp SnapMirror to replicate data to another filer at an offsite location for backup. So, I like this feature."
"Has rock solid reliability and is easy to use."
"Saves space with deduplication"
"The most important features are SnapVault, Snapshots, and SnapMirror."
"Most valuable features are its ease of use, robust Snapshot functionality, and that you can use it in two datacenters with SnapMirror-ing."
"It allows our Windows and Unix teams to have a centralized point to share data between the two."
"There's always an opportunity for new feature functionality."
"We would like to see better troubleshooting aspects. It helps us if we can find out where the problem is. Right now, it's difficult. Sometimes it's difficult to pinpoint the issue. If they had more visibility and more troubleshooting feature built into the tool that would really help."
"The scalability of the solution is not as good as it probably could be."
"The GUI could improve, it could be more intuitive. There is hidden functionality."
"Had some issues with Purity not being entirely compatible with VMware ESXi."
"The higher education moves slowly. We are still looking forward to implementing the full list of existing features."
"We do have an issue with the vCenter integration. Pure Storage says it has a lot of free space, but vCenter says its completely full. This is because their dedupes are saved as space, but Vcenter still detects the disk as completely full. So, we do have an issue with that."
"Its price could be cheaper. It is not the cheapest one out there, but I'm not directly involved in the figures and negotiations."
"The tool has low storage and low performance. This can be solved by adding more disco to the solution. The product’s pricing is also suited for enterprise businesses rather than smaller ones.I would like to see better performance, UI, and compatibility with other products in future releases."
"It would also help if they integrate current technologies, newer technologies, and more efficient technologies, as time progresses. For example, integrate the fourth level of NAND devices."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ is at its end of life and they are forcing us to purchase new hardware. They will no longer support this solution. They should provide support for a longer time. For example, 10 years instead of five years."
"The setup was complex from the perspective of the employees having to go through five days of training. If they simplified the administrative process of maintaining the unit, that would go a long way."
"The management interface is not intuitive."
"3PAR did not increase our performance, and it has increased our latency by at least double."
"From an overall perspective, all the latest technologies can improve support and performance. This is very important for us."
"Needs more flexibility and expansion, and also relocation, a cloud solution."
"The adoption of flash by NetApp has also been lagging behind the trendsetters, like TMS, Nimble, and others."
"I would like to see less latency and higher IOPS."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"There is room for improvement in deployment and configuration processes."
"Cost is always a factor. Some people choose EMC or Dell because they perceive NetApp as being more expensive."
"The WAFL is slow."
"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."
"They should add new features to the product."
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 6th in NAS with 299 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 98 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, NetApp AFF and HPE StoreOnce, 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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