We performed a comparison between HPE StoreOnce and NetApp FAS Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Deduplication Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature of HPE StoreOnce is the virtual drive."
"HPE StoreOnce is particularly useful in situations where organizations require a backup solution to store their data. Its deduplication feature is quite impressive, providing a deduplication ratio of around 25 to 26."
"From a centralized system, I can manage the interface, the backup policies, and the status of the database."
"The most valuable features are the deduplication and compression capabilities."
"The initial setup is simple."
"Deduplication is the most valuable feature."
"The solution is stable."
"The hardware is strong and all the equipment has a good infrastructure. Personally, I think it's the best storage product in HPE for small to medium-sized businesses."
"The new FAS series is a good fit for some customers. We have good performance and capacity, even though it is full flash."
"Can use both SAN and NAS at the same time."
"You can use different protocols at the same time. Monitoring is also very easy in NetApp FAS Series. There is a free tool for monitoring."
"It is very easy to expand disks and manage CIFS."
"It's an easy product to use that is stable and has good performance."
"It's a stable product. No issues there."
"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 input and output per second performance are satisfactory."
"The appliance doesn't have the global deduplication, it has StoreOnce deduplication. It does not deduplicate across the appliance, it will deduplicate in one particular store. With the global deduplication, I could store more data."
"Its customer service could be faster."
"We would like to see some improvements in the Veeam Backup & Replication integration. It's good, but it has a lot of room to improve. In particular around the inability to easily move data between StoreOnce appliances."
"I would like to see an emphasis placed on making data deduplication and compression more powerful."
"The solution's pricing could be improved."
"It is difficult to solve issues with this solution remotely. I prefer to use the knowledge base platforms. The response time could improve."
"The user interface of HPE StoreOnce is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The user interface of HPE StoreOnce should be more user-friendly. Additionally, the configuration and troubleshooting could be better."
"Cluster mode needs to be more ubiquitous."
"Needs more SAN support."
"The solution's configuration is not flexible."
"As I see it, there could be more interfaces, more cache, etc."
"The adoption of flash by NetApp has also been lagging behind the trendsetters, like TMS, Nimble, and others."
"The biggest issue we face is parts delivery. There's no local warehouse in Myanmar, so if a customer encounters a technical problem like an IMEI issue, they have to wait a long time for replacement parts."
"There is room for improvement in deployment and configuration processes."
"NetApp is costly when compared to Dell."
HPE StoreOnce is ranked 2nd in Deduplication Software with 21 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 5th in Deduplication Software with 19 reviews. HPE StoreOnce is rated 8.4, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of HPE StoreOnce writes "Offers built-in ransomware protection, with immutable backup options but lacks integration with third-party backup software solutions". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers fast data transfer between NetApp systems and highly scalable, accommodating clusters with significant storage capacity". HPE StoreOnce is most compared with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Dell PowerVault, ExaGrid EX Series, DD Boost and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Qumulo. See our HPE StoreOnce vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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