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."I like its speed. It has all the features that I need."
"It is noticeably easier to manage than other appliances that we have."
"We have seen savings in our storage. The speed of deployment has gone from several days to a few minutes. This product has reduced that time into minutes, simplifying storage for us."
"Technical support has been amazing."
"The product cheaper compared to other solutions concerning the technology that they are using."
"The predictive performance analytics are good."
"Access speed and power consumption are most valuable."
"With Pure Storage, we don't see any latency or IOPS. It has been a very seamless integration."
"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."
"We have additional space in the enclosures for additional disks, so we can scale up without any downtime."
"It's a really stable solution. We have no problems with the customer, no negative feedback from them on this."
"We have much better performance than we managed earlier and are now saving lots of space."
"All-flash has been the most innovative way of using storage based on the 3PAR platform."
"The solution is easy to use and very stable."
"Their support is the most valuable. The support that we are getting from HP Turkey is very good. This product is better than some of the other products in terms of reliability. It is very reliable."
"The solution offers good stability."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Other products lose performance over time, but NetApp OS is speed-optimized."
"NetApp FAS Series is simple to set up."
"The most valuable feature for us is the combining of HA and SnapMirror."
"The product is flexible."
"The support is very good."
"The most valuable features are the NAS features and NetApp's excellent support."
"Most valuable features are its ease of use, robust Snapshot functionality, and that you can use it in two datacenters with SnapMirror-ing."
"We would like to see more development on their Copy Automation Tool (CAT) for Oracle, as well as better integration for our customers running Oracle VM."
"Beyond a certain amount of petabytes, you have to have a separate system. Basically, it's not infinitely scalable."
"A three wave application or multi wave application synchronization would be an improvement."
"The backend of this solution utilizes an Active/Passive architecture, rather than an Active/Active architecture, which is a disadvantage, when compared to some of its competitors. Its storage capacity should be expanded in the next release."
"I would rate this solution an eight. To make it a ten it would have to be a little cheaper."
"We understand that they're thinking about it, but one of the things that would be nice is if they added some basic file-level capabilities to the platform. The idea is that they would run a basic NFS or CIF share from the controllers. FlashBlade is the powerhouse for File and Object storage, but if you don't need all that power, a lightweight file function would make FlashArrays more versatile."
"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."
"The file functionality could be better."
"Sometimes the required upgrades have been a little bit involved: "You have to do this before you do this," and I want them to explain to me why. It's more work than it should be."
"I would like to see compatibility with NVMe."
"We are using a built-in solution in 3PAR. We are using All-Flash Storage, and there are some difficulties with it. HPE has now developed a new tool system to support All-Flash, and that's why we are changing our investment. They must increase its performance. I want unlimited support, which is very important for performance. I am not interested in spinning disks. HPE is developing new storage systems called Primera, but they must be developed more."
"There is a slight difference between what we expected and what was delivered."
"We would also like to see improvements to the ease of administration of 3PAR."
"We have had some challenges in the Arabic implementation and in migration, but for daily work, it's fine."
"We would like to see better support for iSCSI."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ should increase the storage capacity."
"As I see it, there could be more interfaces, more cache, etc."
"The WAFL is slow."
"Its licensing cost can be improved."
"We would like to have further integration with some backup products. They have some of them already, but there could be more."
"I would like to see NetApp add incident support."
"There is no NetApp infrastructure set up here in Greece."
"NetApp FAS Series should introduce an FTP application for the broadcast and post-production market."
"Installation of the additional switches and ETP could be improved."
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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