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 data reduction technology part of the scalability has been impressive, like its ability to host additional workloads, volumes of data, and databases."
"Their technical support is excellent. It's the best out of any of the vendors we work with."
"The most valuable features are the replication of data and the continuous snapshot that we can take from the disc."
"The best feature is consistently lower latency, even when IOPS crank up to over 75K. The product maintains submillisecond response time, which is incredible."
"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."
"I have seen a huge increase in speed and performance on our databases."
"The scalability is good."
"Simplicity and reliability are the most valuable feature of Pure Storage FlashArray."
"It is a rugged, performance system; it is trouble-free and a workhorse."
"We have been able to scale faster and get our applications out in much less time. We don't need to worry about the platform's ability to manage the workload, so we are pretty happy."
"It is a really stable product. We have not had any major issues at the moment."
"The solution, stability, and the performance work well for us."
"This product is stable, aside from the performance problems we had."
"It is a stable solution."
"The intelligence around the solution is good."
"They provide very good support for our mission-critical processes."
"It's a stable product. No issues there."
"The storage efficiency provided a maximum savings in our storage utilization."
"A reliable and easily managed storage system is a key performance factor. The system also has more features than we require."
"The strong point is that our clients like this are RadLV (Radiology Low-Value). They also use SnapMirror and MetroCluster."
"The solution is very stable and reliable"
"The new FAS series is a good fit for some customers. We have good performance and capacity, even though it is full flash."
"NAS stability"
"NetApp FAS Series is simple to set up."
"I would like to migrate to the cloud in the future and know how that would actually work with this product."
"I'd like to see a move towards individual VMs for what the performance of each VM is in a VD infrastructure. I can see the overall volume, but I would love to see things in a more granular level on the VM side."
"CIFS and SMB Shares cannot be mounted directly."
"The product should improve its response time. I have also encountered issues with its configuration."
"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."
"I recognize it's a difficult challenge, but I would like to see them make the pricing more reasonable."
"I would like to have support available in Spanish."
"Pure Storage FlashArray could improve in the area of cryptographic information in the consoles. The user-friendliness could improve. The Pure Storage FlashArray team should come and log into the system with their maintenance credentials and then pull out the information as evidence of cryptography."
"I would like to see more virtualization: storage virtualization, data virtualization would be very nice."
"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."
"The GUI interface could be improved. I have been having trouble with one issue in particular. If you look at the DC and DR, if there is a communication break and the link went down—so the data is not replicating from DC to DR—there is no way to find out how much data is ready for transmission. Only the size of the data that needs to be transferred after the link comes up. If the firewall link is down, there is no way of seeing how much data is waiting to be transferred. This is a weak point of 3PAR."
"The solution must be vertically and horizontally expandable."
"This solution is becoming dated."
"The availability of technical resources within HPE is becoming a challenge due to availability."
"The tool is old."
"We are not able to connect to the support of NetApp from Sudan. We have to go through many agents for support, which makes it difficult."
"NetApp FAS Series should introduce an FTP application for the broadcast and post-production market."
"Installation of the additional switches and ETP could be improved."
"Its licensing cost can be improved."
"Cluster mode needs to be more ubiquitous."
"When getting new hardware, always tell the account manager that you are also considering other brands. They will be forced to adjust the price lower."
"There is no NetApp infrastructure set up here in Greece."
"NetApp FAS Series could improve by being more secure."
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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