We performed a comparison between Hitachi NAS Platform and NetApp Private Storage 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 product’s technical support services are good."
"The pricing of this solution is good, which is an advantage that positions this product well."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to handle a high number of users while maintaining both stability and performance."
"The product has valuable features for data migration."
"Simple and extremely reliable."
"Hitachi NAS Platform is very stable."
"Hitachi is reliable with high availability and solid performance. It performs well regardless of the workload."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of NetApp Private Storage is out-of-the-box integration with the SAN switches. They are much easier compared to Dell solutions. Additionally, the connector that comes with the solution that allows connection back to the Cisco SAN switches is very good. In Dell, I would need to use an FCIP or CIP port that is required."
"NetApp is faster than other storage brands."
"The most valuable feature is integration."
"At the moment, we are extensively using SnapMirror."
"NetApp has really added a lot of features over the years to improve the product and performance. They can do things now like control ingress. They can control egress."
"Disaster recovery. And I like the security very much. I think they have the needed options for security. Can manage NPS using the same tools and process that we use today."
"It gave us a platform which could clearly arrange all our files and volumes."
"I do not like Hitachi NAS because it's an old-school NAS solution, compared to the other, newer-type solutions such as Isilon from Dell or Qumulo."
"Hitachi could be more flexible and have a simpler management interface."
"The monitoring tool is not well developed."
"I would like to see the inclusion of support for cloud-connectivity to providers like AWS."
"I encounter challenges while installing the upgrades for the product."
"Hitachi NAS Platform's pricing could be reduced. It is high compared to other competitors."
"Hitachi NAS Platform is expensive."
"The users find the new version's GUI complicated to use."
"We had to write a number of custom tools or scripts ourselves to use it as a staging area between our on-premises datacenter and our cloud installation."
"I think that it should work better with Microsoft solutions, more integrated with Microsoft. We also need integrated NAS and block storage."
"I would like to have the Active-Active feature. Some competitors already have it. I would like NetApp to add it to stay competitive."
"NetApp Private Storage is still integrated into the ISCSI connectivity and the FC protocol. I would recommend them to migrate to the FCIP because the SAN switches are moving further to an FCIP, and are scaling out of the ISCSI connectivity. Sooner or later, that will be an issue for NetApp Private Storage. An NFCIP should be available to them moving three years down the line."
"The solution could improve by having better support experts. For example, they do not have clear instructions on configuration."
"The hardware does not last as long as it could with new software."
"There may actually be so many features that the end-user gets lost in the volume."
Hitachi NAS Platform is ranked 15th in NAS with 8 reviews while NetApp Private Storage is ranked 12th in NAS with 14 reviews. Hitachi NAS Platform is rated 6.8, while NetApp Private Storage is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Hitachi NAS Platform writes "Good pricing and works well, but it is old-fashioned and should be replaced with something new". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp Private Storage writes "Integrates well, useful connectors, and straightforward implemention". Hitachi NAS Platform is most compared with NetApp FAS Series, Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, IBM FlashSystem and Qumulo, whereas NetApp Private Storage is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon) and NetApp FAS Series. See our Hitachi NAS Platform vs. NetApp Private Storage report.
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