We performed a comparison between HPE Primera and VAST Data based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, NetApp, Pure Storage and others in All-Flash Storage."It helps simplify storage. When you're running Pure all-flash, you don't have to do a lot of the old Oracle best practices. You don't have to worry about putting log files on a different disk channel than the data files, and those types of issues... That has made it vastly easier to do large volumes, rapid provisioning in databases, without taking a performance hit."
"The top-tier support and reliable storage are the most valuable features of this solution."
"Data deduplication features make it easier to manage storage and forecast growth."
"The security operating system is its most valuable feature because it's very simple, easy to use, and operate. You don't have to do very serious training to operate this equipment. It's user-friendly and pretty straightforward."
"The initial setup was really straight forward."
"Pure gives us better compression, it's easier to manage, a lot less hands-on."
"It simplifies the overall management. We don't have to worry about storage anymore."
"All updates, upgrades, and hardware work are all performed on-line with no impact."
"The product has better replication features than the previous products."
"The most valuable feature of HP Primera is that you don't have to buy an additional product for application replication. It's a stable product. The tool is scalable. I recommend HPE Primera because it's one of HP's most stable product."
"HPE Primera provides me with system reliability and 100% data reliability. The storage is good and is consistently reliable and scalable, allowing me to use it whenever needed. The overall performance is great. The product is stable. The customer service and support is excellent. It's a commendable solution, especially suitable for online transactions. It is reliable in meeting data requirements."
"All of the capabilities of the hardware such as replication, snapshot, and the specific features are all included from the start as opposed to being on another license."
"When taking into account the price, maintenance required, and performance of HPE Primera, it is an effective solution."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"HPE Primera is scalable."
"The product is stable."
"This has been one of the most reliable storage systems that I have ever used."
"The solution is useful for machine learning and scientific applications, including computer simulations."
"Had some issues with Purity not being entirely compatible with VMware ESXi."
"We haven't seen ROI yet."
"Data reduction is an area that needs improvement. There is a garbage collection service that runs but during that time, system utilization increases."
"Part of our company works on Dell EMC because Pure Storage did not have synchronous applications when we were purchasing our products."
"The internal garbage collection process has been fixed recently in some OS updates so it is more efficient but that could be just a little better."
"The connectivity needs improvement. You do not have the possibility to have a file and block connectivity at the same time on the same machine. It has limited ability to do so."
"I would like to see support for NVMe, end-to-end."
"The integration capabilities could be improved."
"There are certain shortcomings in the technical support offered by HPE where improvements are required."
"The product’s price needs improvement."
"The initial setup is not straightforward."
"The solution has good performance but it could improve further."
"The interface needs to be more user-friendly in that sense that installation and management are still a bit on the high end."
"We used to receive hardware errors a lot of times. The ambient temperatures rise rate was approximately 35 to 55 degrees, but when it was approximately 27 or 28, we used to get errors a lot."
"This solution would be expensive for small business and it could be priced more competitively for that market."
"The cost of HPE Primera could be lower."
"The read/write ratio is an area in the solution with some flaws and needs improvement."
"The write performance could be improved because it is less than half of the read performance."
HPE Primera is ranked 7th in All-Flash Storage with 38 reviews while VAST Data is ranked 18th in All-Flash Storage with 2 reviews. HPE Primera is rated 8.4, while VAST Data is rated 10.0. 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 VAST Data writes "Stability-wise, a device that has been up and running for years". HPE Primera is most compared with HPE 3PAR StoreServ, HPE Nimble Storage, Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF and Huawei OceanStor Dorado, whereas VAST Data is most compared with Pure Storage FlashBlade, NetApp AFF, Qumulo, Dell PowerScale (Isilon) and DDN SFA7990X.
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