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 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."
"The connections are a lot faster than what we had in the past. One InfiniBand does what we did on all of our Fibre Channels."
"We are very happy with the data deduplication and compression ratio that we have on the platform."
"The solution helps to simplify storage."
"It has been very stable. I have not seen or heard of downtime storage issues after moving over to it."
"This is the best all-flash storage array on the market."
"The most valuable feature is replication."
"The ease of use. That's what our customers love. They say it's very easy, they don't need special training, they don't need to call us or any other company or integrator to help them do their job. That's the main reason they purchase Pure."
"The solution is stable."
"HPE 3PAR has all the common storage features like cell provisioning and deduplication. Usually the solution is chosen by the customer as they have a preference, or the setup is already in their environment."
"The intelligence around the solution is good."
"It is very easy to manage. I can provision disks and monitor the performance easily."
"You can have SSD drives, fast disk drives, and slower drives, redundancy between drives, and hot-swappable drives on the SSDs, the faster hard drives, and the slower drives."
"Multi-tier storage was the primary reason that we bought it. I also love the interface that you use for administering it."
"The most valuable feature is the uptime. It doesn't go down. You can do firmware updates on it, no issues."
"We have had it for about two years and had zero problems with it."
"This solution provides us with easy management and great vendor support."
"The solution is stable."
"NAS stability"
"It allows our Windows and Unix teams to have a centralized point to share data between the two."
"The support is very good."
"The most valuable feature of the NetApp FAS Series is its stability."
"One of the most valuable features offered is double-parity RAID, which guarantees that your data will stay intact. We're also able to provision storage and monitor which ones are really consuming storage."
"The initial setup was so straightforward. It was well-documented."
"I would like to get a weekly report of how our storage has been used, and if there is any storage sitting there not being used."
"The 3PAR SSD arrays that we have are still failing a lot so even though we're under warranty, we still have to get someone out and usually have someone troubleshoot so that usually adds onto the cost. With Pure, we've had a disc fail and we pop it out and you pop it in and it's good to go."
"Just some nit picky stuff, like allowing servers and volumes to be grouped. Therefore, it would easier to work with them in the GUI."
"I would love to see a true one click upgrade solution. Right now, you have to click and schedule an appointment with Pure Storage to be able to upgrade. I would love for it to automatically download, install, and fall-over every controller as it updates."
"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."
"It is way in excess of what we need. If anything, we could see a bit more speed. I'm just comparing it with what some of my colleagues who are implementing their own systems do."
"I would like to see them develop the ability to integrate with more AWS services. There are increasingly more and more services coming out from AWS but there are also certain constraints where we can't move everything over to a cloud as well. We would like for things that are on-premise to be easily integrated with AWS."
"Security is a mandatory feature because our customer needs to protect delicate information."
"We had a minor error when we were configuring this system, which initially detracted from its overall stability."
"3PAR did not increase our performance, and it has increased our latency by at least double."
"I would like an easier user interface and setup to help with deployment. There were many areas of the setup where I was like, “Why don't we do it this way?” Therefore, some of the things in the user interface could have been more refined, so you don't have to click in 5000 different places to accomplish one goal. Less clicks means more efficiency."
"HPE could improve by raising awareness when a new product is launched. They must think of ways to better serve and engage with their enterprise customers. HPE is selling enterprise products and mission-critical support."
"The initial setup was complex, due to calculating the amount of performance that we needed for the floor."
"Sometimes control is rebooting and nobody knows why, so there are issues."
"From an overall perspective, all the latest technologies can improve support and performance. This is very important for us."
"It's not a cheap system. It is very expensive. The pricing has been ridiculous every time that we had to renew the support."
"With scalability, we feel the system is limited."
"Its licensing cost can be improved."
"Cost is always a factor. Some people choose EMC or Dell because they perceive NetApp as being more expensive."
"NetApp FAS Series should improve its price, which is expensive."
"If our customer needs a high-performance storage solution then we don't recommend this product."
"The solution could do more than just data."
"The NetApp FAS Series is not as high-performing and is not as fast. Its speed needs improvement, but this could only be done if it's an all-flash solution."
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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