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."I find two features of Pure Storage most valuable. The first is the "safe mode" function, and the second is its simplicity."
"The tool has reduced our power consumption."
"The GUI is very easy to use and intuitive."
"We also use VMware integrations developed by Pure, their plugins in our vCenter environment. They help by allowing our non-technical operations teams to deploy new data stores and resize data stores without me having to involve myself all the time to do those simple tasks."
"The performance is very good."
"The most valuable features are the replication of data and the continuous snapshot that we can take from the disc."
"I never have to worry about its performance or if it is the root cause of an issue."
"It has made working with storage as easy and simple as it should be."
"This is a very robust product and it offers everything that we are looking for."
"The most valuable feature when we purchased it was that it was a four-node system."
"The solution has helped our organization reduce time to deployment by about 60 to 70 percent, because I am able to spin up new systems within four to six hours, where it used to take me two to three days."
"This system has been (by far) the easiest to use, manage, and expand."
"The solution offers good stability."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"Since it's being used to support a virtual infrastructure, that gives us access to all of the benefits of a virtual infrastructure. So, instead of spending hours trying to rebuild or to fix a broken server, we can instead wipe it out and throw up a new one and we're up and running again."
"We deployed 3PAR in the national and international markets. It's not bad, the solution."
"The new FAS series is a good fit for some customers. We have good performance and capacity, even though it is full flash."
"Using the built-in Snapshots and SnapMirror technology, we were able to have better working data protection locally and off-site."
"The solution is easy to use."
"This solution provides us with easy management and great vendor support."
"The most valuable features are the NAS features and NetApp's excellent support."
"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."
"NetApp FAS is highly stable and reliable, especially under a heavy load. That is what I like most about the NetApp."
"The most valuable features are compression and dedupe."
"The connectivity needs improvement. You do not have the possibility to have a file and block connectivity at the same time on the same machine. It has limited ability to do so."
"The data reduction that we had initially anticipated when we bought Pure and we move over, is way lower than the expected reduction. It depends on the workloads, of course. But that has been a challenge at times."
"I would like the ability to swap out the network adapters into it. So, without taking out the whole controller, I would like to be able to swap adapters. This would make things easier."
"The GUI is simplistic and basic. I feel like it's explanatory, but not enough, it needs a little more to it."
"It goes at about 95 percent, so we have had some performance issues. It is hard to clear them."
"They could improve the price."
"We would like to see more cloud support, which we know is coming, although it's not out yet. It's going to be released in the next versions. That would be the biggest win, if additional cloud support is built into the array."
"It is a bit expensive."
"We have had some challenges in the Arabic implementation and in migration, but for daily work, it's fine."
"This solution should be easier to use."
"Scalability and management could be improved."
"With 3PAR, there is remote copy software which isn't very good."
"I would like to see the reliability improve. While it has been a good product, the QA of the product could be done a little more thoroughly."
"The interface could be improved to match the system."
"The solution lacks reliability."
"I'd really it to be able to interact with older 3PAR storage, and possibly even non-HPE. I would like to be able to pull stuff off of old things and bring it up to the standard that has been set, simply, quickly, and efficiently. That would be a really nice feature. Right now it is a big pain. It seems to work but we tend to get some latency behind."
"I would like to see less latency and higher IOPS."
"With scalability, we feel the system is limited."
"Cost is always a factor. Some people choose EMC or Dell because they perceive NetApp as being more expensive."
"It could be more flexible in terms of configuration."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"As I see it, there could be more interfaces, more cache, etc."
"NetApp FAS Series should introduce an FTP application for the broadcast and post-production market."
"There is room for improvement in deployment and configuration processes."
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 IBM FlashSystem, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem. See our HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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