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 solution offers amazing performance."
"The most valuable feature is it never goes down. We can expand and create volumes."
"It is always out of the box, and ready to use."
"We've been using FlashArray's snapshot for backups. Their replication across sites and response time are also excellent."
"It's just very easy for general block storage."
"The top-tier support and reliable storage are the most valuable features of this solution."
"It helps to simplify storage. For most of our customers, when they move to Pure Storage, storage becomes an afterthought."
"The scalability is good."
"After being properly configured, it has been a very stable product."
"The optimization features move chunklets or hot spots to faster drives."
"It is worry-free. I do not have to sit there and tend it."
"It has helped with more than just serving data, but also with recovery."
"The speed is very good."
"The intelligence around the solution is good."
"Scalability is incredible. We have a single server cabinet today, but we can grow it to as many cabinets as we need."
"I benefit from the HPE Call Home feature. It tells me about any issue once I have it."
"The best feature is its ONTAP product line for Ransomware protection. It also has features for file storage and block storage. The solution is stable. We've had no issues with it. The tool is scalable and meets our requirements. The technical support and the supporting partner are great. The initial setup is straightforward. It is very easy to maintain the product. The feature set is excellent. I recommend the solution."
"End-users like that they can rely on the Snapshot technology so they can do their restores themselves."
"NetApp FAS is highly stable and reliable, especially under a heavy load. That is what I like most about the NetApp."
"Good for NAS and unified solutions."
"A reliable and easily managed storage system is a key performance factor. The system also has more features than we require."
"Ability to use mirroring and SnapVault have made backup no longer necessary."
"The migration of the volume on the cluster is very useful and easy to use."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Most of our upgrades have not been as smooth as they should have been."
"In the next version of this program, I would like to see increased security, higher encryption, and faster throughput."
"The problem is that we can only make a few groups, around five or six groups. I like groups and we need a lot of them. We had to put all the information in only a few groups and cannot make a more detailed separation of them."
"Part of our company works on Dell EMC because Pure Storage did not have synchronous applications when we were purchasing our products."
"It needs to improve its price."
"We haven't seen ROI."
"FlashArray's capacity for forecasting should be improved because it needs to be a bit more current. I think it's bundled with the deduplication and other compression factors. We need more user interfaces for forecasting in this software and more interfaces need to be integrated with this array management tool."
"The internal garbage collection process has been fixed recently in some OS updates so it is more efficient but that could be just a little better."
"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."
"HPE could improve by making an old flash system in order to compete with the current market. For the solution to be more competitive in the mid-range market they could increase the performance."
"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."
"3PAR has StoreOnce and replication. I would like it if they worked together. Or, if I had Nimble and put that either in DR or a primary cohesive management, but still use the cool features of 3PAR, that would be awesome."
"...sizing is everything. If you don't do the sizing right and you don't understand every detail of the product, how it works, you can be in a very unpleasant situation when you pay half a million dollars and you have a product that does not work as you expected."
"The interface to manage it could be improved. I was looking at OneView. Something basic like that should be available with the 3PAR. OneView has all the bells and whistles, all the features, but I think something basic and similar to that should be come with the 3PAR, at least for monitoring managing it."
"As long as they can keep the solution stable, it will be good. Stability is very important to us."
"Would like to see some management functions through a web interface."
"Cluster mode needs to be more ubiquitous."
"They should add new features to the product."
"The solution's configuration is not flexible."
"I would like to see less latency and higher IOPS."
"Interfacing with the cloud environment could be better. I want to be able to move some cloud volume and integrate it seamlessly with my home on-premise storage. Sometimes I have issues with port permissions. NetApp probably needs to improve more on the integration side from on-premise to the cloud."
"NetApp systems are somewhat more complex, though not excessively so. If you're transitioning from a Windows server environment to NetApp, get training or education; otherwise, you might struggle with this solution."
"With scalability, we feel the system is limited."
"It's not a cheap system. It is very expensive. The pricing has been ridiculous every time that we had to renew the support."
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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