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."We've been using FlashArray's snapshot for backups. Their replication across sites and response time are also excellent."
"The most valuable features of Pure Storage FlashArray are simplicity, ease of use, and dashboard management."
"The best feature is consistently lower latency, even when IOPS crank up to over 75K. The product maintains submillisecond response time, which is incredible."
"Technical support is excellent. I've had very good responses from technical support. We had a couple of cases where we needed support. Some of the communications were purely over email and some has been an actual call to the service desk."
"The most valuable feature is its upgradeability."
"The scalability is good."
"FlashArray has many valuable features. It's very user-friendly and it has high availability, so there is comparatively less downtime. During maintenance, there is no shutdown procedure, so you can directly power off the Array and manage the shutdown process without any data loss, which is a unique feature. Managing replication and data migration is also very easy."
"We like the data reduction rates. That has been really helpful. You get 4U of Pure storage replacing something like two racks of spinning disks. One of the things that has contributed to that are the data reduction rates."
"The tool is fast and easy to use. You can also configure it easily. The product also has good performance tuning."
"The solution is stable."
"It is worry-free. I do not have to sit there and tend it."
"From my perspective, it's really easy for me to be able to get in and do any troubleshooting with it and it's very consistent."
"Our applications are now at least two to four times faster."
"Good performance because it's an all-flash system. Basically, our applications run faster."
"After being properly configured, it has been a very stable product."
"If it runs, and you don't know about it, that is the best thing that you can have in IT infrastructure. This is what 3PAR does for us."
"The best feature is its ONTAP product line for Ransomware protection. It also has features for file storage and block storage. The solution is stable. We've had no issues with it. The tool is scalable and meets our requirements. The technical support and the supporting partner are great. The initial setup is straightforward. It is very easy to maintain the product. The feature set is excellent. I recommend the solution."
"The most important features are SnapVault, Snapshots, and SnapMirror."
"The file sharing feature is most valuable."
"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."
"Ability to use mirroring and SnapVault have made backup no longer necessary."
"I have found all the features useful in NetApp FAS Series."
"The tool's most valuable features are ease of use, ease of access, expandability, availability, and performance. NVMe drives have improved their performance."
"A reliable and easily managed storage system is a key performance factor. The system also has more features than we require."
"It is a bit expensive."
"If they could make it cheaper, that would be something."
"This product has only two active controllers, whereas other solutions can have more. This is something that needs to improve."
"I would like to see them lower the costs."
"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."
"I would like to see the NAS add-on component become more fault-tolerant than just a single virtual machine running inside the array. I'm unwilling to use it for that reason."
"I would rate this solution an eight. To make it a ten it would have to be a little cheaper."
"I would love to see a true one click upgrade solution. Right now, you have to click and schedule an appointment with Pure Storage to be able to upgrade. I would love for it to automatically download, install, and fall-over every controller as it updates."
"I would like to see the ability to be able to migrate to newer versions of the 3PAR without having to take any of our data offline and be able to upgrade on the fly."
"There is a slight difference between what we expected and what was delivered."
"Its price is a bit high for adding another tree."
"We do not use Memory-Driven Flash in the old 3PAR. Perhaps we will use it in the new 3PAR. That is part of the reason why we are upgrading."
"It needs the addition of InfoSight, which is the most critical, along with predictive analytics and AI."
"The management interface is not intuitive."
"The tool is old."
"I would like to see more virtualization: storage virtualization, data virtualization would be very nice."
"For long term partnership in Myanmar, the local warehouse should be built in Myanmar that's something I'd like to see. We have some issues with supply so there is sometimes a delay in getting the hardware."
"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."
"There are some technical limitations, but it would be great to have in-line deduplication and in-line compression for the FAS series as well."
"The product should include an audit log feature."
"The AutoSupport could be improved to be more proactive in certain cases."
"Technical support needs to be improved, as there are no longer partners in our country."
"Cluster mode needs to be more ubiquitous."
"NetApp FAS Series should improve its price, which is expensive."
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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