We performed a comparison between Dell PowerStore and HPE StoreOnce 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."The support team is available all the time and they seem to know what they are doing."
"I find two features of Pure Storage most valuable. The first is the "safe mode" function, and the second is its simplicity."
"Technical support has been amazing."
"Access speed and power consumption are most valuable."
"NVMe data storage platform that's easy to set up and easy to use. It's stable, with a lower response time, and quick technical support."
"We were actually able to do multiple upgrades, including head upgrades and moving between the platforms, M20 and M50, over the years. We have never once lost a ping and have never had an outage due to an OS upgrade or a complete head upgrade."
"The management is simple in Pure Storage FlashArray."
"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."
"The simplicity and ease of use have been very valuable features. I have a very small team, and only half of the team is well versed in the HP product. Whereas if I bring PowerStore in, everyone can learn it because it will be new on the floor."
"The main feature of Dell PowerStore is its support for NVMe as well as hybrid solutions."
"It is a stable solution."
"Migrations are very easy and fast."
"For access from virtual machines, iSCSI, and NFS, it is very good. It helps increase performance."
"Dell EMC PowerStore is scalable."
"This solution is very useful to us as we use it internally for all of the services that we need. We use it as a lab and we showcase new technology to the customers and how it can help them going forward."
"PowerStore is easy to use. All the drives use soft encryption. To upgrade it, you download the app, and it runs by itself. It's very easy to deploy, share, and create volumes."
"Quick recovery."
"This is a user-friendly solution."
"I like the tool’s deduplication feature. We get a ratio of 9:1 for deduplication. The product is also Linux based. Last year, our organization faced some virus attacks. However, the backup was safe because of the product being a Linux version. HPE StoreOnce is a secure product."
"The initial setup process is simple."
"The initial setup is one of the most user-friendly B2B user solutions. It's good, it's easy. Deployment usually takes less than one day. You only need one person for deployment and maintenance."
"Technical support is quite good."
"I think the most valuable feature is the catalyst technology, which is in the StoreOnce appliance."
"It is very easy to implement."
"I would like to see some improvements on the FlashBlade side around the CIFS space support. I am not super familiar with all the different NAS protocols that they run on their box, but there could be some improvements made on SMB CIFS side."
"Areas for improvement would be the financial operations. In the next release, I would like to see a NAS protocol included."
"I would like some form of QoS implemented. As a service provider, it would be beneficial to have it."
"It took us a year to get it to stabilize and to get the best out of Pure."
"I would like to see them lower the costs."
"The integration capabilities could be improved."
"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."
"As partners, we should have the option to download the software, rather than have to go back through Pure to obtain it."
"I do not like having to use VPLEX for synchronous replication, as opposed to having the store software built-in."
"The NAS part is very poor. It's very basic. Even Dell EMC has said that to us. We are waiting for version 3 of PowerStore for that. This must be improved and it is in the roadmap."
"The solution only does thin provisioning."
"With PowerStore, we have to choose between block storage and NAS functionality."
"During the installation phase, the licensing part was not straightforward. It was very difficult for the technicians, who are not trained Dell EMC technicians, to do the licensing because the information on their website is not straightforward... Eventually, I had to pass this task to our business partner and they did it for us."
"When you create a case on Dell's support website, you don't always get someone who is experienced in the kind of systems you need help with...making it an area where Dell's support team needs to make improvements."
"After the smooth launch of the product in our company, only the areas around upgrades are a bit problematic. In our organization, we face difficulties when updating the product."
"You cannot delegate permissions."
"Hardware maintenance involves some downtime for backup destination storage which can be a problem for some."
"In terms of areas for improvement, I believe HPE StoreOnce could learn from competitors like Dell's Data Domain and ExtraHop in refining its architecture."
"This product would be improved with the inclusion of more features to security or WORM."
"HPE should have more options so customers can choose from a wide range of products with small to big capacities."
"The solution's pricing could be improved."
"The product could be improved with better support for data protection."
"The setup phase is not so simple that an end user can plug and play to make it operational."
"The web interface, ease of use, and GUI all need to be improved."
Dell PowerStore is ranked 1st in All-Flash Storage with 46 reviews while HPE StoreOnce is ranked 2nd in Deduplication Software with 102 reviews. Dell PowerStore is rated 8.6, while HPE StoreOnce is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell PowerStore writes "It has a very strong NAS that can support a lot of big, heavy environments". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE StoreOnce writes "Helps to consolidate D2D backups and has a good deduplication ratio". Dell PowerStore is most compared with Dell Unity XT, IBM FlashSystem, NetApp AFF, Dell PowerMax NVMe and HPE Nimble Storage, whereas HPE StoreOnce is most compared with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Dell PowerVault, ExaGrid EX Series, DD Boost and Veeam Backup & Replication. See our Dell PowerStore vs. HPE StoreOnce report.
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