HPE Nimble Storage Pricing
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Thomas Godden
Senior Storage Specialist, Digital Systems at Shaw Communications
There is a one-time price for hardware, and with the software support, everything is included, such as software upgrades. The licensing of the solution is included in the cost of the hardware and the support is an extra cost. We have purchased support on an annual basis, but you can purchase support up front for up to seven years. We usually buy five years and near the time of the expiry, we sometimes extend it.
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TariqNazir
Network Security Specialist with 10,001+ employees
The solution is a bit expensive. I would rat the pricing six out of ten in terms of affordability.
View full review »My company has opted for HPE GreenLake payment model, meaning the billing is done on a quarterly basis. HPE has a good buyback policy in place that allows users to return dHCI's hardware after five years and choose whatever is required at that time. HPE usually provides a new solution with a new price after deducting or considering the buyback price. My company pays for license and infra costs every quarter, so it's an OpEx model and not a CapEx model.
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HPE Nimble Storage
March 2024
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It's expensive. It could be cheaper. I'd rate it a five out of ten in terms of pricing.
We're on a yearly licensing. I haven't come across any additional costs. We just paid for three-year support.
View full review »I rate Nimble Storage seven out of 10 for affordability. The price could be improved. We aren't using the subscription-based version, so we are fully on-prem with a five-year support license.
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Principa0182
Principal Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Other arrays are 2x if not 3x the price.
View full review »The price of HPE Nimble Storage is good.
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Atul Sohla
Operations Manager at Nuvollo Corp.
We purchased the solution for something in the $80,000 range. It was a fixed-price option.
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reviewer1026159
Assistant Circuit Executive for Information Technology at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
I believe the array, maintenance, and everything totaled around $140,000 dollars.
Certainly, in comparison to what we would have had to consider in order to achieve an equivalent storage capacity with the EqualLogic's end of life, we would have had to migrate to EMC or another platform. It was going to be at least $200,000, and most likely closer to $300,000.
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James Mercer
Director of Information Technology at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees
If you evaluate a SAN based on total cost of ownership, you have to consider the cost to the company for down time and maintenance windows, among other things. Their price structure for purchase and pricing for maintenance is excellent. Just as importantly, there are no “additional software modules” to buy at an added price. You get everything up front.
From a price/performance perspective, Nimble simply can’t be beat. From a TCO perspective, the stability alone pays for itself.
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Andrew Banda
Head Of Information Technology at Zambia National Building Society
The pricing is okay. However, it can be cheaper. Performance wise it is okay. If the price was better, it would mean there’s no reason for anyone to think of changing if they bought Nimble.
The cost depends on what components you want to include.
View full review »We don't require a license. If we used HPE InfoSight, then we would require a license, but for our needs, we don't need one.
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FElmc Carl Palapal
Sr. Infra. Support Egineer / Tech .Consultant at CANAR OFFICE SYSTEMS
We can choose between a yearly license fee or once in three years. The solution’s pricing is reasonable for the features that it provides.
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Christian Poortvliet
Head of IT at One
Our hybrid solution could do with some more competitive pricing and more scaled-down deployments. Already, the smallest one is too much for us. We would flourish by having a smaller unit.
If you don't go cheap, it is eventually worth it. However, the initial investment is high.
View full review »I recommend the product because of the licensing and pricing. It seems like they are flexible regarding pricing in compared to other vendors. There is really is no licensing; it's all in one. It all comes in one bundle.
View full review »When selecting a vendor make sure to validate with the vendor that the throughput is enough. With the AF5000, it is 2GB/s write and 4GB/s read, which we are maxing out. Also, ensure to get the right amount of network cards.
Also, make sure that the specifications meet the application domain and ensure the right amount of network cards are in the array.
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PrasadPerumpillil
Manager implementation at XENOTTABYTE
The solution’s licensing is on a yearly basis.
View full review »I do not pay for it.
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Jeff Tedform
Senior Network Administrator at a university with 201-500 employees
We are paying for the licensing yearly.
View full review »The solution is quite expensive. We can't really afford to buy a second device.
View full review »It has got some advantages. It sells at a 60-70% lower price compared to NetApp, and EMC. On licensing, it's all bundled. You don't have to buy a separate license with anything. It all comes as one unit, and one bundle. You don't have to really worry about licensing. It comes with everything by default.
View full review »The tendency when spending the kind of money you have to spend on storage is to get the minimum you need. I’d suggest that you think in terms of purchasing something you can grow into instead. We made the decision to purchase CS240 units. If I had it to do over I would have purchased a 400 (which today would be a CS500).
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Ricardo Buysse
HPE Technical Support Manager at Servicios GZ, C.A.
I think HPE Nimble Storage is less expensive than Primera and is the best solution for Venezuela.
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ITDirector020
Director of IT at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees
Reasonable pricing compared to other SAN vendors.
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Rick Shantz
IT Manager at Startech Computer Accessories
It is a CAPEX investment. Over the anticipated lifespan, I would say the pricing is $10,000 a month.
The price has room for improvement.
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Randy Daming
Consulting Engineer at Ameren Corporation
The first two that I bought were incredibly expensive, compared to the last five to seven that I have bought. The price has come way down, and it has been a year or so since we bought one.
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Tom Mcdougall
President at HIGH POINT NETWORKS LLC
If you are a super small company, the product is probably not right for you. It is out of your price range. Anything from mid-SMB up to enterprise, it is absolutely the right product.
View full review »All the features are included in Nimble, so there's no need to pay for features later on.
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Infrastr2c88
Infrastructure Engineer at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Performance per dollar, when we looked at it, was the highest that we could get for what we needed.
View full review »One benefit with the Nimble Storage platform is that is doesn’t contain any software licenses. All functionality comes built-in to the platform.
View full review »This is a great solution if pricing and licensing is a concern.
View full review »The pricing for the arrays is very transparent. There is one cost for the array, and another for support. There are zero licensing costs. Whatever you pay for the array, you get all features included with full access to their InfoSight, knowledge base and downloads. It’s a very simple model, which our finance team love.
View full review »If you are looking for a scalable, easy, performance, expandable SAN which provides all the great features without charging you licensing fees for all these useful features, go with Nimble Storage.
View full review »One benefit with the Nimble Storage platform is that is doesn’t contain any software licenses. All functionality comes built-in to the platform.
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reviewer1589604
Infrastructure Specialist at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
HPE Nimble Storage is more expensive than some of the other solutions, such as Pure Storage. They charge more for every feature than other vendors.
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Larry Stewart
Director of Hosting Operations at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
There are no licensing costs for this solution.
View full review »Licensing is dead simple and not a concern on this product, as all features are included. SANs are purposely CPU limited in a particular model, so be aware that even if you have enough flash for all your typical needs, you may hit a hard CPU limit on performance before you run out of flash. Luckily, head upgrades are easy and fully supported, allowing movement up to faster models.
View full review »There are no hidden costs, but go for InfoSight.
View full review »Simple – one price for the equipment, one price for the support and maintenance (fixed for 5 years), any updates and improvements and all licences included.
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Mitchell Threadgill
Infrastructure Administrator at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Its price is a little higher.
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reviewer1223328
Director at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The solution is quite expensive. We'd like them to lower the cost of the product.
You can buy the solution outright to avoid ongoing licensing costs.
View full review »The solution is more expensive than Dell Unity. We have purchased a yearly license for it. The additional costs depend upon the use cases.
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Lorna Liu
Product Manager at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees
Nimble Storage is too expensive for our enterprise customers.
View full review »It is expensive, but it is worth the “uptime”.
View full review »All-inclusive licensing (encryption, compression, replication, etc.) is very nice.
The initial cost is high in the entry-level market, but worth it for features and performance.
Performance is on par with all flash arrays if you have 20% of your total data “hot”. Size the cache correctly and it will scream.
View full review »Pricing is very competitive compared to other solutions. All the features are bundled in the product without any additional cost.
There are no licensing costs.
View full review »Licensing is all inclusive, which makes it simple. Pricing on their hybrid arrays are very competitive.
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VPTech3691
Vice President Tech Operations at Ten-X, LLC
The price is excellent.
View full review »It is straightforward, no hidden costs.
View full review »If you have a logo they want, they get very aggressive with pricing to have that marketing collateral.
View full review »From one perspective they're pricey for what the hardware/software is, but they're definitely worth it if you're in a high IOPS environment. In fact they're a very cost effective solution when pinned against the competitors.
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Handriyo Sidhi
Team Leader at PT.Helios Informatika Nusantara
HPE Nimble Storage has a simple management end-user. The customer will generally provide us with feedback about performance upon installation of the solution, including in respect of VMware. Our customers are helpful when our performance involves configuring integration such as that of vCenter with InfoSight. I am aware of the tech problem we encounter. The VM we have with high-class latency is, surprisingly, very helpful to manage.
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Atwood Cheung
IT Contractor at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
HPE Nimble Storage's price is moderate - I would rate it at three out of five.
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Jigar Acharya
VP - Engineering Operations at WPG Consulting
The price of the solution is a little high, although the performance is very good.
View full review »Their pricing window was more straightforward than in traditional storage. They have basically guaranteed maintenance pricing. In years four, five, six, and beyond, they don't force you to upgrade like some of the other vendors.
The license is straightforward and it's all inclusive. There's no need to buy different license keys to get access to certain features. What you pay for, and you pay one price, you get it all.
View full review »There is no licensing, only an up-front price (and service and support) and the price is cheap for the speed and volume.
View full review »Unlike HPE 3PAR, there is no licensing jungle to find your way out of.
View full review »Price is comparable to other vendors’ products in the same class. The licensing is extremely easy to understand compared to some of the other vendors. Nimble doesn’t require separate licenses for each feature that they offer.
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Erwin Algas
IT Manager at Epson Precision (Philippines), Inc.
The pricing is expensive, although we do not pay anything in addition to the standard licensing fees.
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reviewer999681
ICT Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Once you purchase the solution, you don't have to buy a license for Nimble. All of the features are included. You never need to buy a license.
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reviewer1409538
ICT Director KA Infra at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We pay a one-time fee for terabyte licenses, and the support is paid yearly.
There are costs in addition to the licensing fee, but it's included in the hardware.
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Naguib Wasef
HPE Product Manager at MAS Egypt
The pricing for this product is somewhat high.
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Solution9877
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
We buy the arrays outright, so we don't pay anything on an ongoing monthly basis for licensing.
View full review »It is very pricey. You pay for what you get, and this storage solution is great. It is well worth the cost.
View full review »It’s expensive, but worth it. Not much to say about licenses.
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reviewer1030287
Infrastructure and IT Support Coordinator with 201-500 employees
There is a monthly fee to use the solution.
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reviewer1314750
Technical Manager at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees
We pay a monthly licensing fee.
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reviewer1473747
IT Support Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
The solution is a little pricey compared to others on the market.
View full review »Competitive. No licensing. Since everything is included.
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reviewer1245675
Information Technology Operations Manager at Weber Metals
The price is negotiable and when we first received the quote it was expensive, but after dealing with them and receiving a discount, the price is reasonable.
View full review »Our last purchase took place three years ago. I cannot advise on today's market.
View full review »Get what you pay for, in-line pricing with other vendors.
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reviewer1358325
Technical Specialist at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
The pricing is better than some of the competitors, such as Dell EMC.
View full review »Licensing is very simple and everything is included.
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reviewer1479924
Senior IT Officer at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
HPE Nimble Storage didn't require a license at the time.
View full review »Seems to be competitive and reasonable, however, with industry shifting focus onto cloud platform, many small-midsize businesses are limited to what we are offered.
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reviewer1057566
Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
I would classify it as an expensive product. It's a high-end product.
It's quite expensive, but it's what you would expect from a storage box.
View full review »I would like to suggest a price reduction seeing that there are similar products in the market. The licensing should not be touched.
View full review »Pricing is decent.
View full review »I strongly recommend everybody switching from traditional capacity-licensing models, to Box-license.
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HPE Nimble Storage
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about HPE Nimble Storage. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.