We performed a comparison between HPE 3PAR StoreServ and Tintri VMstore based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is fast and reliable. It works."
"We are very happy with the data deduplication and compression ratio that we have on the platform."
"The most valuable feature of the Pure Storage Flash Array is the blazing fast monitoring."
"The stability and performance are the best things about the solution."
"Because of the encryption, we have different storage and the encryption can go over both."
"We also like the compactness, the small footprint. It takes up very little space in a data center and uses little power."
"We've been using FlashArray's snapshot for backups. Their replication across sites and response time are also excellent."
"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."
"The solution has increased our performance by about 40 percent."
"Multi-tier storage was the primary reason that we bought it. I also love the interface that you use for administering it."
"The tool is fast and easy to use. You can also configure it easily. The product also has good performance tuning."
"After being properly configured, it has been a very stable product."
"The most valuable feature when we purchased it was that it was a four-node system."
"Being able to snapshot things for backup purposes has been key. We do that on our databases four times a day."
"The deduplication is pretty impressive because it will shrink. We also do some clones in addition to the snapshots, where we can have multiple clones. These reduce the actual written storage by as much as 50 percent."
"The scalability is good because it is easy to add in new disks. We just add them on the fly, and they are available for use."
"It is great for finding problems where VMs are hogging all the performance."
"The data encryption feature adds a valuable security enhancement with no impact on performance."
"Tintri VMstore is rock solid. We have not had a single issue with stability. It is also very low maintenance allowing us to concentrate on project work."
"Its speed has been absolutely fantastic."
"We have been able to scale up to ten VM storages and 500 VMs through a single pane of glass."
"The ease and use and the great performance are why we went with our 2nd Tintri VMstore."
"The ability to snap machines into VMware quickly is valuable."
"The management dashboards keep improving and allow for quick and easy tracing of issues."
"In the next release of the solution I would like to see Vormetric native block encryption."
"They could improve the price."
"The time-to-market could be better at times, but I think that's true for all vendors of hardware."
"The price of this solution could be improved."
"It was a little costly. The price was ultimately higher than both of the other solutions that we evaluated. I'd say that's the only downside."
"The way Pure Storage does the controller storage warranty or replacement has been an issue for some people who just replace the controllers every couple of years, and that's where some of the confusion with pricing and support has come in. They should be clear on the way the controller replacements happen, as it is important to know whether or not you can get a good return on them, because it can be a little confusing."
"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."
"It goes at about 95 percent, so we have had some performance issues. It is hard to clear them."
"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."
"HPE has a product that I am very interested in, but it lacks of integration with 3PAR - HPE SimpliVity."
"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."
"During the initial setup, it was a bit complex in the wiring of the cages."
"I would like to see more storage, a better interface, and to move from mechanical disks."
"I'd really it to be able to interact with older 3PAR storage, and possibly even non-HPE. I would like to be able to pull stuff off of old things and bring it up to the standard that has been set, simply, quickly, and efficiently. That would be a really nice feature. Right now it is a big pain. It seems to work but we tend to get some latency behind."
"The setup was complex from the perspective of the employees having to go through five days of training. If they simplified the administrative process of maintaining the unit, that would go a long way."
"This solution is now at end-of-life."
"I would love more insight into each virtual machine statistic."
"The biggest area for improvement, and there has been some roadmap work in this area already, is cloud integration... Tintri has been investing in this area and I'm sure will continue to, but cloud integration has been the biggest area that we've been crossing our fingers and hoping for quick development around."
"The Tintri Analytics site is excellent for long-term trending, but more data would be great."
"Their current replication is really just enough to "check the box" that they do replication. We'll probably implement Actifio, Zerto or EMC RecoverPoint for VMs for more critical data replication."
"It would be beneficial if Tintri could identify issues through telemetry and notify us before we need to contact them."
"Their support staff just doesn't have the experience with all of the products that we're running. They don't know the 850 series like we do because it's five years old. There is a little bit of a gap, and that may just be because we're an old customer running on platforms that their staff hasn't seen. I would like to see an improvement in their in-depth knowledge of their older products."
"Tintri need to be able to innovate faster but maintain the quality of their features."
"The solution is already good but the brand name is not so popular here."
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 9th in All-Flash Storage with 299 reviews while Tintri VMstore is ranked 15th in All-Flash Storage with 61 reviews. HPE 3PAR StoreServ is rated 8.6, while Tintri VMstore is rated 9.4. 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 Tintri VMstore writes "We were able to push a button—it really is that simple—and flip primary and secondary storage locations". HPE 3PAR StoreServ is most compared with HPE Primera, Dell Unity XT, HPE Nimble Storage, NetApp AFF and HPE StoreOnce, whereas Tintri VMstore is most compared with Dell PowerStore, HPE Nimble Storage, VMware vSAN, NetApp AFF and DDN IntelliFlash. See our HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. Tintri VMstore report.
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