We performed a comparison between HPE Primera and Pure Storage FlashBlade 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."Has also helped simplify storage for us. The other person we put in there, took about a week to implement. And we had both arrays set up within around four hours with a thirty minute drive time between the two locations."
"We also like the compactness, the small footprint. It takes up very little space in a data center and uses little power."
"Performance, dedupe, and that it works well with database workloads are its most valuable features."
"The speed is one of the most valuable features of Pure Storage FlashArray."
"The support team is available all the time and they seem to know what they are doing."
"It's reduced our overhead management time on storage, since it is so simple to get in and just provision a volume, present it to the host, and then you are done."
"The sales and executive support have been outstanding compared to the rest of the market... My upgrade paths have been simple on the Pure... It's a lot simpler to implement and a lot simpler to manage."
"It is noticeably easier to manage than other appliances that we have."
"HPE Primera is stable."
"HPE Primera has good integration. All the users are using HP servers and some systems, such as Synergy, which integrate well into the solution."
"Our customers have given very positive feedback about InfoSign, which is the management software for this solution."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the artificial intelligence for the storage inside of the software and firmware because customers do not like functionalities which require manual interruption."
"The interface is simplified."
"The performance of the solution is good."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to provide the IOPS ratio which is required by a lot of our customers."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"It has absolutely simplified our storage because the dashboards on the consoles show a clear understanding of where you are, and it is also very easy to provision. This been a big help for our teams."
"Pure Storage FlashBlade is user-friendly. It's replication feature is great because it has active replication and active DR. That's the beauty of the product. It's a perfect solution for block storage."
"The onboarding and integrated monitoring tools are pretty good."
"We have integrated it with VMware. The integration process is pretty good. Especially with VMware, it helps with the capacity of it."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the rewrite speed and the nonstop services."
"We can capacity plan at a greater level than we used to."
"I would rate this solution an eight plus. It has has good flexibility and stability, it's easy to manage and the response time is good."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is performance."
"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 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."
"We haven't seen ROI yet."
"The one major gripe I have is that there is no snapshotting enabled by default on the SAN."
"Some services could be inserted directly into the SAN, so Pure Storage could complete with the HyperFlex."
"The support for NFS protocols right out-of-the-box need improvement. I'm used to other storage vendors who have NFS support right out-of-the-box, and Pure Storage doesn't seem to have anything."
"Pure Storage FlashArray could improve by being more secure."
"We would like to see more cloud support, which we know is coming, although it's not out yet. It's going to be released in the next versions. That would be the biggest win, if additional cloud support is built into the array."
"On the hardware side, you should have the ability to expand capacity to larger numbers."
"We cannot use this storage for critical applications and data."
"The reporting console can be improved with out of the box reports."
"Only HPE can manage the product."
"The pricing is very high."
"The IOPS and throughput could be better. That's the only drawback compared to other vendors."
"On the controller side, I would like to see NAS capabilities."
"The file server embedded in Pure, the GUI, and the tracking and reporting features are better with Pure Storage."
"The feature that we're waiting on is better integration with the cell services."
"I would like to see better integration."
"I would like to see more deduplication."
"Commvault has mainly driven the Analytics, providing data and reports. However, the product has room for improvement, especially regarding storage analytics. Upgrading firmware has caused issues, requiring feature disabling to revert to traditional backups. The firmware upgrades sometimes affect Commvault backups."
"I would like to see more VM-Aware features in the next release of this solution."
"There could be improvements in public cloud integration."
"I would also like to see better support for CIFS workloads."
"I want efficiency. FlashBlade doesn't have efficiency now."
HPE Primera is ranked 7th in All-Flash Storage with 38 reviews while Pure Storage FlashBlade is ranked 16th in All-Flash Storage with 31 reviews. HPE Primera is rated 8.4, while Pure Storage FlashBlade is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of HPE Primera writes "A highly stable and easy-to-configure solution that provides excellent features that enable smooth migration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Pure Storage FlashBlade writes "A high-performing and scalable solution that improves data performance for S3 workloads". HPE Primera is most compared with HPE 3PAR StoreServ, HPE Nimble Storage, Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF and Huawei OceanStor Dorado, whereas Pure Storage FlashBlade is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), VAST Data, MinIO, Red Hat Ceph Storage and Dell ECS. See our HPE Primera vs. Pure Storage FlashBlade report.
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