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."All our junior partners can administer the storage arrays. It is simple and easy to use. We don't have to dedicate a whole team of full time people to work on it."
"The most valuable features are the replication of data and the continuous snapshot that we can take from the disc."
"It's actually very stable"
"We find the ease of usability and setup valuable."
"It is an SSD array that has awesome performance, low submillisecond latency, and does what it is supposed to do. It just works, which is difficult for things to do anymore."
"It is pretty much just plug and play. There is not that much to do with it. It is very easy to use."
"As soon as we introduced our first Pure Storage FlashArray, the first benefit was at least twice the performance increase. Our production databases simply ran twice as fast with no other change."
"The scalability options are very nice because you can scale it much better and faster. The scalability was there in the previous environment also, but this is far better than what we had before. It basically helps the user in case they are looking for more storage. We can scale it much faster."
"It is a stable solution."
"The tech support is great. If we have a problem, we literally will have boots on the ground with senior sales people, as well as the people to fix the problem, to help make sure we are taken care of."
"It provides very fast deployment. The performance for our most critical applications is very quick."
"If you can handle the IOPS, throughput is a natural byproduct. Usually, IOPS is where you are capped. HPE has done a great job in making sure that our IOP-intensive EMRs stay up and running. We have really good performance on them."
"With the new flash arrays, 3PAR has improved our performance."
"Very recently, we are able to do a lot of data center automation by being able to script some of the 3PAR actions for our private cloud."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the native full mesh (multi-pathing)."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ is easy to use, fully featured and has a great graphical user interface."
"I like the unified management feature because sometimes you end up running a single protocol on the entire system."
"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."
"The tool's most valuable features are ease of use, ease of access, expandability, availability, and performance. NVMe drives have improved their performance."
"The most valuable feature for us is the combining of HA and SnapMirror."
"The support is very good."
"One of the most valuable features offered is double-parity RAID, which guarantees that your data will stay intact. We're also able to provision storage and monitor which ones are really consuming storage."
"The solution is stable."
"A reliable and easily managed storage system is a key performance factor. The system also has more features than we require."
"Its price needs improvement. Its price is almost double than any other flash storage solution."
"The integration capabilities could be improved."
"The solution could improve by having a multi-tenant feature."
"With scalability, I have run into a little problem with our last upgrade. There were some undocumented limitations to the number of drives that our controller could run on. So, instead of putting in a new data pack as we had anticipated, we had to keep adding and removing to get up to the capacity that we needed to be. What should have been a one day process (or a few hours) turned into a month and a half process."
"The price of Pure Storage FlashArray could be better."
"The solution is not cheap."
"The scalability of the solution is not as good as it probably could be."
"It is a bit expensive."
"We would like to see the ability to not only be integrated with hybrid IT, but on-prem."
"The initial setup was complex, due to calculating the amount of performance that we needed for the floor."
"The interface could be improved to match the system."
"There is a slight difference between what we expected and what was delivered."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ could have better integration into the cloud and converged infrastructure."
"The price of this solution should be lower."
"I would like to have support for On-The-fly reallocation Data when using VVoL."
"From an overall perspective, all the latest technologies can improve support and performance. This is very important for us."
"They should add new features to the product."
"NetApp needs to put its OS on a microchip rather than on disks."
"Cost is always a factor. Some people choose EMC or Dell because they perceive NetApp as being more expensive."
"NetApp FAS Series should introduce an FTP application for the broadcast and post-production market."
"Technical support needs to be improved, as there are no longer partners in our country."
"We're supposed to have used NetApp FAS Series for replication, but then one of the nodes failed, and then it's taken us some time to bring it up."
"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."
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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