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 simplifies building out the storage."
"The all-flash disc is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"The predictive performance analytics is a very good feature, as our system is performing better than before."
"The data reduction technology part of the scalability has been impressive, like its ability to host additional workloads, volumes of data, and databases."
"The code upgrades are very smooth."
"Provides fast access and is user-friendly."
"The most valuable features are extremely low latency, high IOPS with VMware, inline deduplication and compression."
"The solution is very reliable."
"Very recently, we are able to do a lot of data center automation by being able to script some of the 3PAR actions for our private cloud."
"It's a very popular product for enterprise storage."
"It has been very stable. We've had very minor issues, but I've loved how HPE is proactive on letting us know. Usually, they let us know before we notice it ourselves and they already have a solution for us. It has been great that way."
"The product stands on its own in heavy enterprise environments."
"This solution has given us improved application uptime and performance."
"We choose 3PAR for its speed. It's so fast and reliable."
"For virtualization, the failure rate is much less compared to traditional storage where you need more hard drives"
"The solution has increased our performance by about 40 percent."
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"The most valuable feature of the NetApp FAS Series is its stability."
"The file sharing feature is most valuable."
"The most valuable feature for us is the combining of HA and SnapMirror."
"The support is very good."
"The initial setup was so straightforward. It was well-documented."
"The storage efficiency provided a maximum savings in our storage utilization."
"We can manage our applications from a single dashboard."
"Currently, the solution fails to support file screening."
"I would like some performance analytics which go deeper than today. It should be specific to some hosts and applications. This would be good."
"We have not seen a reduction in our TCO nor have we seen ROI."
"The time-to-market could be better at times, but I think that's true for all vendors of hardware."
"I had to contact customer support when a drive failed as I was doing a couple of OS upgrades."
"I recognize it's a difficult challenge, but I would like to see them make the pricing more reasonable."
"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."
"I’d love to view the average, minimum and maximum performance in the reports (Analysis tab - Performance) but it is only graphics and you need to export data in CSV to find this information."
"This solution is becoming dated."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"The availability of technical resources within HPE is becoming a challenge due to availability."
"if it were easier for us to manage the product ourselves without having to get HPE to connect, because it sometimes it does take a bit to get the scheduling worked out with the HPE support. If it were simpler, then it might be easier for us to handle it ourselves."
"We do see room for improvement, especially in regard to expanding the defined storage areas."
"I want artificial intelligence. I don't want anybody from my team to touch it anymore. I want the AI to do everything."
"Its price is a bit high for adding another tree."
"The new feature sets, like deduplication and compression, are complex to work with. I hope when I view the roadmap that they will be less complex."
"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."
"There is room for improvement in deployment and configuration processes."
"The only downside is in ease in management; it is not easy to use."
"I’ve found that I use command line more often than I thought needed. Some things should be done in the GUI, and command-line switches can be overwhelming and take up a lot of time."
"There are some technical limitations, but it would be great to have in-line deduplication and in-line compression for the FAS series as well."
"The biggest issue we face is parts delivery. There's no local warehouse in Myanmar, so if a customer encounters a technical problem like an IMEI issue, they have to wait a long time for replacement parts."
"The solution's configuration is not flexible."
"NetApp needs to put its OS on a microchip rather than on disks."
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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