We performed a comparison between Dell XtremIO and HPE 3PAR StoreServ based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is pretty much just plug and play. There is not that much to do with it. It is very easy to use."
"It's simple, powerful, and ready to use."
"This is the best all-flash storage array on the market."
"It comes with a large number of features out-of-the-box, which makes it easy for us to see problems and manage capacity."
"What I like most about this solution, is the speed, resiliency and scalability."
"The deduplication and compression meet all of our system requirements."
"Data deduplication features make it easier to manage storage and forecast growth."
"The best feature is consistently lower latency, even when IOPS crank up to over 75K. The product maintains submillisecond response time, which is incredible."
"Thin storage allocation"
"The solution's most valuable features are the inline data reduction and deduplication."
"Linear performance – The XtremIO wasn’t the fastest in all tests against other all flash arrays, but even with a massive workload, the response time and user experience were absolutely predictable with no sharp drop-offs."
"Very good IOPS performance"
"I like the deduplication and auto-tiering features."
"The guaranteed sub-millisecond response time for a 4K block."
"The Metro clustering and solid-state performance, are the most valuable features of this solution."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its high performance."
"The most valuable feature is the uptime. It doesn't go down. You can do firmware updates on it, no issues."
"It allows us to cohost as needed. We are able to put more systems on one data storage system and it is still able to deliver the availability and speed that we need it to deliver."
"I am impressed with the product's online upgrades."
"Being able to snapshot things for backup purposes has been key. We do that on our databases four times a day."
"It works well and we don't have any issues with this solution."
"Its performance is good. We have a lot of applications that have high I/O, and 3PAR handles those with no problem."
"The product stands on its own in heavy enterprise environments."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ has been stable."
"Pure Storage FlashArray could improve the recent file storage capabilities because it is lacking a lot of features."
"Some services could be inserted directly into the SAN, so Pure Storage could complete with the HyperFlex."
"I would love to see a true one click upgrade solution. Right now, you have to click and schedule an appointment with Pure Storage to be able to upgrade. I would love for it to automatically download, install, and fall-over every controller as it updates."
"We haven't seen ROI."
"I would like to see data tiering to AWS."
"The way Pure Storage does the controller storage warranty or replacement has been an issue for some people who just replace the controllers every couple of years, and that's where some of the confusion with pricing and support has come in. They should be clear on the way the controller replacements happen, as it is important to know whether or not you can get a good return on them, because it can be a little confusing."
"I would rate this solution an eight. There's always room for improvement, nobody is perfect to get a ten out of ten. They do what they do well. It's not cheap but we it's for uses that we needed."
"We haven't seen ROI yet."
"Scalability is something that can be improved because there is an issue when it comes to mixing versions."
"They can improve the product by providing an HTML5-based interface instead of the Java GUI based application."
"Get rid of the Java aspect of the GUI console."
"I would like to see the ease of deployment and built-in Metro clustering."
"Management: At the time, there was no snapshot scheduler, so I had to write XSnapCourier to address it. The sad thing is that even after the newest release, which includes a native scheduler, most customers using XSnapCourier chose to stick with it due to a more feature-rich experience."
"The management should be improved and the GUI interface could be better and easier."
"In the next release, the solution could have better integration and if we can host assets on the cloud, such as NetApp has the NetApp volumes, which we can host on the cloud directly called NetApp CVO (cloud volume ONTAP). Dell EMC should come up with something purely on the cloud rather than manage services."
"Management and reporting need improvement."
"If HPE 3PAR could handle NAS and all things related to NAS, you would not need to have a mixture of different storages, storage boxes, one solution could fit all."
"The solution must be vertically and horizontally expandable."
"The onsite techs have caused outages."
"There were a few goofy things with support where we were trying to do OS upgrades and HPE MyRoom failed. However, they would not get on WebEx because they are only allowed to get on HPE MyRoom."
"...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."
"I would like to see a little bit more integration from a cloud perspective. In this way, I would have some more flexibility to do more with data, how to store it, and where I have it."
"We are waiting for compression."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
Dell XtremIO is ranked 25th in All-Flash Storage with 48 reviews while HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 9th in All-Flash Storage with 299 reviews. Dell XtremIO is rated 7.6, while HPE 3PAR StoreServ is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Dell XtremIO writes "Suitable for high IOPS and helps get backup in ten minutes ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE 3PAR StoreServ writes "The product's technical support is outstanding as I can reach someone right away". Dell XtremIO is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Dell PowerMax NVMe, Dell Unity XT, NetApp AFF and IBM FlashSystem, whereas HPE 3PAR StoreServ is most compared with HPE Primera, Dell Unity XT, HPE Nimble Storage, NetApp AFF and HPE StoreOnce. See our Dell XtremIO vs. HPE 3PAR StoreServ report.
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