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 most valuable feature is its upgradeability."
"I like the speed, and I like the API and how programmable it is."
"I like its speed. It has all the features that I need."
"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 tool has reduced our power consumption."
"Provides fast access and is user-friendly."
"Having an intuitive user interface to get things running is great."
"The most valuable features in Pure Storage FlashArray are deduplication and active cluster."
"The ease of management is its most valuable feature. It is so much easier to manage storage on a 3PAR array than anything that we have had before."
"It is reliable, and it seems like a solid product. It has been working well so far."
"It's a really stable solution. We have no problems with the customer, no negative feedback from them on this."
"This is a stable solution."
"The most valuable feature of HPE 3PAR StoreServ is its online upgrades."
"We have been able to back up our data more frequently now that we have everything on flash. It responds a lot faster, so the IOPs are a lot faster."
"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."
"NetApp FAS is highly stable and reliable, especially under a heavy load. That is what I like most about the NetApp."
"One of the most valuable features offered is double-parity RAID, which guarantees that your data will stay intact. We're also able to provision storage and monitor which ones are really consuming storage."
"It has integrated snapshot and backup capability."
"The input and output per second performance are satisfactory."
"The solution has tiers inside which means we do not only need to use SSDs."
"Adaptive balancing is a valuable feature."
"The solution is stable."
"Most valuable features are its ease of use, robust Snapshot functionality, and that you can use it in two datacenters with SnapMirror-ing."
"It is not possible to create a cluster on top of multiple arrays."
"There's always an opportunity for new feature functionality."
"If they could make it cheaper, that would be something."
"Self-backup is the only feature lacking in this solution."
"It would be nice to have a better view of the allocated capacity on their Platform as a Service solution because we have to do some manual calculations to understand how much we are going to pay every month to use the storage that is allocated."
"Pure Storage will have issues with positioning in the near future since its a relatively new company. For now, customers need a PoC to trust using the solution, as it can't stand on its brand name alone. They need to improve Pure Storage's marketing."
"In the next release of the solution I would like to see Vormetric native block encryption."
"There are many features which need to be added, particularly on the replication side."
"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."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ could have better integration into the cloud and converged infrastructure."
"The price is a little bit high."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"It needs better dedupe. It is hard for all the older generation arrays to put up dedupe because they tend to do the other stuff so much better. They have to keep the stability before any other new feature."
"As a management tool, it would help us to have more customer reports."
"We no longer have OEM support in South Africa which is not helpful, it can be difficult. They should add an office back to the country because it was better."
"The solution could do more than just data."
"Currently, the newest release is not HCI friendly."
"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."
"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."
"Cost is always a factor. Some people choose EMC or Dell because they perceive NetApp as being more expensive."
"I would like to see NetApp add incident support."
"We are not able to connect to the support of NetApp from Sudan. We have to go through many agents for support, which makes it difficult."
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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