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."The most valuable feature is its upgradeability."
"It is noticeably easier to manage than other appliances that we have."
"The performance of the storage is just unbelievable."
"The stability of Pure Storage is very very good."
"We put a fair amount of stress on it because we run sequel workloads and we run web applications where the same web files are hit over and over. We have had almost zero stability issues with that SAN, that has been really great for us."
"Pure Storage technology allowed us to automate tasks, reducing something which started as a 12-hour turnaround down to about 15 minutes."
"It has been very stable. I have not seen or heard of downtime storage issues after moving over to it."
"It is easy to deploy and it's all-flash, so it's very fast."
"The most valuable feature when we purchased it was that it was a four-node system."
"It has helped with more than just serving data, but also with recovery."
"The Remote Copy Group is amazing for the replication stuff."
"The solution is stable."
"The remote copy group failover is very useful and has helped us."
"I like the integration with VMware and the provisioning. We also use data compression but not for any of the critical applications."
"When we started using 3PAR what we liked was the simplicity of the product. We needed a higher performance storage and, in our support model, we needed to keep the simplicity of the storage architecture, keep it as clean and as manageable as we could."
"We built a DR solution based on this, we can sustain our business for any amount of time, 24/7."
"It's a stable product. No issues there."
"NetApp FAS is highly stable and reliable, especially under a heavy load. That is what I like most about the NetApp."
"The most important features are SnapVault, Snapshots, and SnapMirror."
"End-users like that they can rely on the Snapshot technology so they can do their restores themselves."
"Adaptive balancing is a valuable feature."
"Using the built-in Snapshots and SnapMirror technology, we were able to have better working data protection locally and off-site."
"Can use both SAN and NAS at the same time."
"The product is user-friendly and helps to evaluate the performance of each node. It ensures that if one node encounters an issue, the system can immediately redistribute the workload without interruptions. This setup provides uninterrupted operation for our systems."
"I would rate this solution an eight. There's always room for improvement, nobody is perfect to get a ten out of ten. They do what they do well. It's not cheap but we it's for uses that we needed."
"Pure Storage FlashArray could improve by being more secure."
"The number of Filesystems is limited, which it is not on the EMC VNX."
"It needs to improve its price."
"It was not proactive communication."
"We haven't seen ROI yet."
"The system has dual controllers but does not have a high level of resiliency built-in."
"As long as they always improve on IOPS speed, that's all we're really looking for. The faster the storage can be the more we can do speed of application and speed of use."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ's pricing could be cheaper."
"The speed of the hard disk could be better. The performance is the main issue for us. The performance of the VMs is not comparable to desktop machines, for instance, and we might need another solution to improve the performance. Other than that, we don't have any issues. We already have a great part of storage with SSDs, and the performance is not as good as I expected."
"The onsite techs have caused outages."
"The cloud-based monitoring Infosight would be better if users are automatically enrolled in the cloud/group based on the configuration or information gathered or uploaded on the internet."
"Would like to see some management functions through a web interface."
"The interface to manage it could be improved. I was looking at OneView. Something basic like that should be available with the 3PAR. OneView has all the bells and whistles, all the features, but I think something basic and similar to that should be come with the 3PAR, at least for monitoring managing it."
"This solution only provides active-passive replication, as opposed to active-active."
"I would like to be able to deploy and manage 3PAR within OneView Global Dashboard so we do not have to use the interface for 3PAR."
"It's not a cheap system. It is very expensive. The pricing has been ridiculous every time that we had to renew the support."
"There is room for improvement in deployment and configuration processes."
"Needs to improve the adaptive storage quality of service."
"If our customer needs a high-performance storage solution then we don't recommend this product."
"The solution's configuration is not flexible."
"Technical support needs to be improved, as there are no longer partners in our country."
"We have some experience with older equipment end-of-life. For example, when warranty support stops or updates stop – it can be frustrating. Not all clients can buy a new filer every year or two, and NetApp ending support a bit quickly can be a concern."
"We no longer have OEM support in South Africa which is not helpful, it can be difficult. They should add an office back to the country because it was better."
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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