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 performance of the storage is just unbelievable."
"The scalability is good."
"It's easy to use, and the maintenance upgrades to get free controllers work really well."
"Redundancy and the fault tolerance of the platform are the most impressive."
"The back-end data reporting for Pure Storage is phenomenal. The data that you can see on the performance of your customers' array, so you can be proactive about upgrades or enhancements, and is a phenomenal tool to have access to as a partner. I haven't seen this type of stuff out of anything of the other storage systems."
"Having fast storage allows actual servers to perform in high capacity so we don't have slowdowns on our applications."
"We've had to use tech support on a number of occasions. They did everything remotely and talked us all the way through. They fixed the issue within 30 minutes. Every single time we contact them, they're perfect. I would give their technical support a ten out of ten."
"It is the SAN backbone for our company."
"Its performance is good. We have a lot of applications that have high I/O, and 3PAR handles those with no problem."
"The solution is easy to use and very stable."
"Valuable features include the intuitiveness of the SAN itself, a lot of the built-in logic and functionality, the tiering that it uses to determine what type of disk is best for the various types of workloads, and the automation that is built in. It's also easy to manage."
"It is reliable, and it seems like a solid product. It has been working well so far."
"I benefit from the HPE Call Home feature. It tells me about any issue once I have it."
"The most valuable feature of HPE 3PAR StoreServ is its storage capabilities."
"We know exactly the capacity that we need for the upcoming year, and it's much easier for us to enlarge the capacity and expose these disk volumes to the relevant servers."
"This product is stable, aside from the performance problems we had."
"The SnapMirror is a good tool because, as long as you're going NetApp to NetApp, it's ultimately the fastest way to move data. We replicate everything to another site for disaster recovery."
"It has integrated snapshot and backup capability."
"NetApp FAS is highly stable and reliable, especially under a heavy load. That is what I like most about the NetApp."
"Snapshot, deduplication, and compression features are valuable."
"The solution is stable."
"Using the built-in Snapshots and SnapMirror technology, we were able to have better working data protection locally and off-site."
"Reliable storage solution with an easy setup. It has high availability and makes single file restoration easy. It also has good stability and scalability."
"The new FAS series is a good fit for some customers. We have good performance and capacity, even though it is full flash."
"They should work on their upgrades, they're not smooth."
"We haven't seen ROI."
"The primary drawback is the cost, which can be prohibitive for small configurations."
"We would like to integrate it more with our backup solutions."
"Historical analytics would be useful. At the moment, they don't have any type of application built for historical analytics."
"Going forward, don't complicate things for the customers."
"Storage. There could be better storage."
"I would like some performance analytics which go deeper than today. It should be specific to some hosts and applications. This would be good."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ should increase the storage capacity."
"The initial setup was complex, due to calculating the amount of performance that we needed for the floor."
"There are issues formulating the upgraded disk."
"3PAR did not increase our performance, and it has increased our latency by at least double."
"I want artificial intelligence. I don't want anybody from my team to touch it anymore. I want the AI to do everything."
"I would like to see improvement in the product's scalability. As a partner, I had serious problems because of the competition from Dell EMC and Pure."
"I would like to see an automatic re-balancing system or functionality for adaptive optimization."
"From an overall perspective, all the latest technologies can improve support and performance. This is very important for us."
"Currently, the newest release is not HCI friendly."
"It's not a cheap system. It is very expensive. The pricing has been ridiculous every time that we had to renew the support."
"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."
"The solution could do more than just data."
"I think this kind of infrastructure is mostly obsolete. To keep up with developments in this space, you need to move all these features to an All-Flash solution."
"The biggest issue we face is parts delivery. There's no local warehouse in Myanmar, so if a customer encounters a technical problem like an IMEI issue, they have to wait a long time for replacement parts."
"The adoption of flash by NetApp has also been lagging behind the trendsetters, like TMS, Nimble, and others."
"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 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 HPE StoreOnce, 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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