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 ease of management is one of the most valuable features of this solution. I would have also said that it's pretty fast but now our SQL servers are starting to beat it up pretty bad."
"It does efficient work of storing data while still delivering the performance that you would normally expect from a higher priced solution."
"I never have to worry about its performance or if it is the root cause of an issue."
"We like the data reduction rates. That has been really helpful. You get 4U of Pure storage replacing something like two racks of spinning disks. One of the things that has contributed to that are the data reduction rates."
"The initial setup was straightforward in the way that it was a database vacuum storage."
"The most valuable feature is replication."
"The most valuable features of Pure Storage FlashArray are simplicity, ease of use, and dashboard management."
"This solution has improved our organization. In the past, we had reports that were taking up to two hours and after switching to SSD storage the overall processing power dropped to half an hour. The end users saw an immediate performance gain."
"From my perspective, it's really easy for me to be able to get in and do any troubleshooting with it and it's very consistent."
"We saved a ton of power just turning off our old one when we went to the new one."
"It is a stable solution."
"We went to an Active-Active data center, set it up to where both data centers are separate, but they act as one. We can have workloads at either side at any given time, and it is all based on the Peer Persistence architecture."
"The most valuable features for me are the simple management of the platform and its performance."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the native full mesh (multi-pathing)."
"The support is really fast. There is very good support for 3PAR storage."
"The product lasts a very long time without having to be replaced. It's had a very long life."
"It is good to have a unified storage where you can have block and file level protocols."
"Fast Snapshots"
"Snapshot, deduplication, and compression features are valuable."
"The product is user-friendly and helps to evaluate the performance of each node. It ensures that if one node encounters an issue, the system can immediately redistribute the workload without interruptions. This setup provides uninterrupted operation for our systems."
"The replication feature is noteworthy because it's faster than most and it uses little bandwidth. Then there's the friendly interface that the equipment offers. With this interface, it is very easy to manage."
"Adaptive balancing is a valuable feature."
"It has a very good implementation of the Active Directory services, so implementation into a Windows network is easy."
"I have found all the features useful in NetApp FAS Series."
"Pricing could be better in comparison to other solutions."
"The support for NFS protocols right out-of-the-box need improvement. I'm used to other storage vendors who have NFS support right out-of-the-box, and Pure Storage doesn't seem to have anything."
"One thing I'd like to see in a future release is integration between their main storage array and what they call their FlashBlade product; to be able to snapshot directly from the primary array into multiple different backup copies on FlashBlade."
"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 feel like there is too much automation; the user doesn't have any manual input."
"Automation could be simplified."
"The primary drawback is the cost, which can be prohibitive for small configurations."
"We would like to integrate it more with our backup solutions."
"I need flexibility for interoperability across multiple platforms, not just HPE."
"This solution only provides active-passive replication, as opposed to active-active."
"HP has several integration elements that work with other vendor storage products. I'd like to see a greater expansion on that so that a customer can do a more seamless migration from other vendor products."
"The solution could improve by being able to handle larger data."
"This solution is becoming dated."
"I would like to see the ability to be able to migrate to newer versions of the 3PAR without having to take any of our data offline and be able to upgrade on the fly."
"While the stability is pretty good, it could always be improved upon."
"The main problem for 3PAR right now is cost."
"The solution's configuration is not flexible."
"NetApp is costly when compared to Dell."
"Its licensing cost can be improved."
"There is room for improvement in deployment and configuration processes."
"It may need more flexibility to fight with other competing arrays."
"I would like to see less latency and higher IOPS."
"The one aspect of the solution that's negative for us is also more unique to us due to the fact that we did a MetroCluster. The tiebreaker piece that does the monitoring of the two different locations, and determines if one is not talking to the network normally (or if it's truly down) is a little difficult. It feels like it was not designed from the beginning to fit well into the other pieces. It feels like it was thrown in at the last minute and it is not smooth."
"The product must support more drives."
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 6th in NAS with 298 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 96 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 ExaGrid EX Series. See our HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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