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 replication."
"It worked flawlessly."
"The performance and the ever-growing maintenance are the most valuable features of this solution."
"The speed of the Pure FlashArray is very, very fast and nothing in the market can compare to it."
"The solution is easy to scale. I'm running two environments right now, so I need to scale. I'm running a part technology. I've got an A-side and a B-side."
"We like the speed. It's very low latency. In virtualization, you can mask lots of problems, and even in code you can mask lots of problems, with low latency. It's just pure speed and low latency."
"All updates, upgrades, and hardware work are all performed on-line with no impact."
"The solution offers amazing performance."
"We use all the features, but some of the most valuable are the replication, priority optimization, provisioning, and deduplication. There are a lot of good features in this product."
"Provides High-Availability, security, and high performance"
"Its performance is good. We have a lot of applications that have high I/O, and 3PAR handles those with no problem."
"The support is really fast. There is very good support for 3PAR storage."
"The product has definitely improved throughput. We are able to more efficiently see patients because all of our medical records and practice management software seems to run faster. Uploading images and charts is a lot faster. Recalling information in the exam rooms is faster. The overall throughput of data, going back and forth, is so we can more efficiently see patients, and it also helps increase our patient flow. We can see patients a lot faster, getting them in and out a lot more quickly."
"The technical support is very good."
"We have been able to scale faster and get our applications out in much less time. We don't need to worry about the platform's ability to manage the workload, so we are pretty happy."
"Multi-tier storage was the primary reason that we bought it. I also love the interface that you use for administering it."
"I like the unified management feature because sometimes you end up running a single protocol on the entire system."
"Can use both SAN and NAS at the same time."
"The storage efficiency provided a maximum savings in our storage utilization."
"It is good to have a unified storage where you can have block and file level protocols."
"At the moment, we use NetApp SnapMirror to replicate data to another filer at an offsite location for backup. So, I like this feature."
"The initial setup was so straightforward. It was well-documented."
"The solution is stable."
"NetApp FAS Series is simple to set up."
"The price should be lower."
"The system has dual controllers but does not have a high level of resiliency built-in."
"I would like to have an easy way to determine the cost per VM so that I can present a solution to our customers."
"We do have an issue with the vCenter integration. Pure Storage says it has a lot of free space, but vCenter says its completely full. This is because their dedupes are saved as space, but Vcenter still detects the disk as completely full. So, we do have an issue with that."
"I would like to get a weekly report of how our storage has been used, and if there is any storage sitting there not being used."
"I would like a feature to integrate with external or cloud solutions. For example, if I want to use this storage for a backup from the cloud, I want to have integration with the cloud vendors, such as Microsoft, Oracles, or Amazon. It could be available as an API to allow seamless integration. Additionally, the solution could improve by having native integration with a cloud provider, such as VMware or Microsoft, this would reduce the need to use third-party solutions to complete the task."
"The integration capabilities could be improved."
"Self-backup is the only feature lacking in this solution."
"HPE could improve by raising awareness when a new product is launched. They must think of ways to better serve and engage with their enterprise customers. HPE is selling enterprise products and mission-critical support."
"It's a very complex platform to manage and it's not cheap either. It doesn't really give us the level of flexibility we had for very, very small workloads."
"We do not use Memory-Driven Flash in the old 3PAR. Perhaps we will use it in the new 3PAR. That is part of the reason why we are upgrading."
"We would like to see dedupe and compression allowed on all drive types."
"A lot of tasks, you have to manually set up. They need to already have them set up and working. Then, you can just go in and tweak them if you need to."
"The price of this solution should be lower."
"We would like to see better support for iSCSI."
"The initial setup was complex, due to calculating the amount of performance that we needed for the floor."
"NetApp needs to put its OS on a microchip rather than on disks."
"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."
"Technical support needs to be improved, as there are no longer partners in our country."
"NetApp FAS Series should improve its price, which is expensive."
"With scalability, we feel the system is limited."
"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."
"I would like to see NetApp add incident support."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
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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