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."Performance is the most valuable feature."
"I never have to worry about its performance or if it is the root cause of an issue."
"They are quite responsive and our local team was pretty good."
"Access speed and power consumption are most valuable."
"Data deduplication features make it easier to manage storage and forecast growth."
"The stability is very good. I've done destructive testing on it and never had any type of storage outages from it."
"The speed is one of the most valuable features of Pure Storage FlashArray."
"Their support system has insight into errors on our SAN fabric that we can't see. They've brought attention to and raised awareness for us about things that we couldn't see, when we were experiencing problems."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The support is really fast. There is very good support for 3PAR storage."
"I am a system integrator, so we sell a lot of 3PAR storage to our customers. Our business has increased compared to previous days."
"It has allowed us to set up a fully functioning disaster recovery site with replication, which we have been able to configure between our 3PAR systems."
"It is very easy to manage. I can provision disks and monitor the performance easily."
"With our 3PARs, we have never lost data."
"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."
"Good performance because it's an all-flash system. Basically, our applications run faster."
"A reliable and easily managed storage system is a key performance factor. The system also has more features than we require."
"The most important features are SnapVault, Snapshots, and SnapMirror."
"Better performance and lower costs."
"It's a stable product. No issues there."
"The input and output per second performance are satisfactory."
"Fast Snapshots"
"I have found all the features useful in NetApp FAS Series."
"The support is very good."
"The data reduction that we had initially anticipated when we bought Pure and we move over, is way lower than the expected reduction. It depends on the workloads, of course. But that has been a challenge at times."
"The only time that we had problems with it was that there was a bug in the VVol implementation but, outside of that, it has been flawless."
"I would like to have support available in Spanish."
"A three wave application or multi wave application synchronization would be an improvement."
"The GUI could improve, it could be more intuitive. There is hidden functionality."
"We need to add more storage in Pure Storage FlashArray with the cluster mode activated for us to have better performance."
"There are many features which need to be added, particularly on the replication side."
"The connectivity needs improvement. You do not have the possibility to have a file and block connectivity at the same time on the same machine. It has limited ability to do so."
"This solution is now at end-of-life."
"We are seeing that there are some enhancements which are required in the SSMC console. There are some features that we do not see in the dashboard."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ could have better integration into the cloud and converged infrastructure."
"We do see room for improvement, especially in regard to expanding the defined storage areas."
"I think cloud integration would probably be the biggest part, because that's where everyone is going and the seamless integration between on-premise and cloud is an important part of any IT strategy today."
"Sadly, the support from HPE has not been all that great. It is tough to get a tech out or get a response from some of the techs that we have."
"With 3PAR, there is remote copy software which isn't very good."
"We would like to see a bigger integration with the Nimble Storage solution, so we can take our smaller regional companies and be able to send them into our bigger data centers and have everything work seamlessly."
"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."
"Needs to add wizards for newer, inexperienced users."
"The product must support more drives."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"The solution's configuration is not flexible."
"NetApp FAS Series should improve its price, which is expensive."
"As I see it, there could be more interfaces, more cache, etc."
"NetApp needs to put its OS on a microchip rather than on disks."
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, 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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