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 features are extremely low latency, high IOPS with VMware, inline deduplication and compression."
"The most valuable feature is test performance. It helps us store large amounts of data along with providing us faster retrieval of data."
"We have seen savings in our storage. The speed of deployment has gone from several days to a few minutes. This product has reduced that time into minutes, simplifying storage for us."
"The most valuable feature of the Pure Storage Flash Array is the blazing fast monitoring."
"Pure Storage technology allowed us to automate tasks, reducing something which started as a 12-hour turnaround down to about 15 minutes."
"It helps to simplify storage because it has an easy front-end to access everything."
"It has made working with storage as easy and simple as it should be."
"The performance of the storage is just unbelievable."
"The stability is what we consider to be the best feature it provides. The stability of this solution is what conquers us, every day."
"Its snapshot capability is the most valuable feature, because replicate our databases from production to nonproduction for development. This allows us to do it very quickly."
"We saved a ton of power just turning off our old one when we went to the new one."
"I benefit from the HPE Call Home feature. It tells me about any issue once I have it."
"The biggest benefit is the fact that it's pretty much bulletproof; we never have any issues with them."
"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 HPE 3PAR StoreServ is its storage capabilities."
"The most valuable features are their tight integration with VMware, their multi-node architecture, and their copy services, such as Peer Persistence."
"It's a stable product. No issues there."
"It is very easy to expand disks and manage CIFS."
"The most valuable feature is SnapMirror."
"The most valuable features are compression and dedupe."
"The new FAS series is a good fit for some customers. We have good performance and capacity, even though it is full flash."
"It is good to have a unified storage where you can have block and file level protocols."
"It has a very good implementation of the Active Directory services, so implementation into a Windows network is easy."
"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 initial setup of the product is complex."
"The GUI could improve, it could be more intuitive. There is hidden functionality."
"The setup needs to be improved the most. They can do a little more with the user interface, but the setup is what I would like to see made a bit easier."
"We would like to be able to connect to data tape for backup, specifically to the LTO backups."
"The price of the solution can improve."
"They should work on their upgrades, they're not smooth."
"I can't see where they can make anything better, unless, of course, they lower their prices even more."
"I would like to have support available in Spanish."
"The GUI interface could be improved. I have been having trouble with one issue in particular. If you look at the DC and DR, if there is a communication break and the link went down—so the data is not replicating from DC to DR—there is no way to find out how much data is ready for transmission. Only the size of the data that needs to be transferred after the link comes up. If the firewall link is down, there is no way of seeing how much data is waiting to be transferred. This is a weak point of 3PAR."
"There are issues formulating the upgraded disk."
"I would like to see the reliability improve. While it has been a good product, the QA of the product could be done a little more thoroughly."
"The tool is old."
"The replicating software is pretty complicated. I probably would have put it on a sequence."
"Upgrades on them are a bit tricky. For us to do a head swap on one is a full outer joiner storage frame, which is obviously not that easy to do in a production environment."
"We are using a built-in solution in 3PAR. We are using All-Flash Storage, and there are some difficulties with it. HPE has now developed a new tool system to support All-Flash, and that's why we are changing our investment. They must increase its performance. I want unlimited support, which is very important for performance. I am not interested in spinning disks. HPE is developing new storage systems called Primera, but they must be developed more."
"During the initial setup, it was a bit complex in the wiring of the cages."
"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."
"The product should include an audit log feature."
"NetApp FAS Series should improve its price, which is expensive."
"NetApp is costly when compared to Dell."
"It's not a cheap system. It is very expensive. The pricing has been ridiculous every time that we had to renew the support."
"Needs to add wizards for newer, inexperienced users."
"Replication should ideally be part of the ONTAP base bundle."
"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."
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 IBM FlashSystem, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem. See our HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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