Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) vs Hitachi Content Platform comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Hitachi Vantara are both solutions in the File and Object Storage category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.0, while Hitachi Vantara is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.0. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 1.1% mindshare in FaOS, compared to Hitachi Vantara’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Hitachi Vantara users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

Amazon EFS and Hitachi Content Platform are competing storage solutions in the cloud infrastructure category. Amazon EFS has the upper hand with its attractive pricing and customer support, while Hitachi Content Platform offers superior features justifying its cost.

Features: Amazon EFS offers scalable storage solutions with automatic scaling based on demand, ensuring ease of integration with EC2 instances. Its elasticity and flexible pricing are significant advantages. It provides a stable, fast NFS file storage, easily mountable with no size limitations for packages. Hitachi Content Platform features extensive data management, including immutability, compliance features, and data protection elements. It supports deduplication, encryption, version controlling, and efficient management of metadata and bit-rot prevention.

Room for Improvement: Amazon EFS could enhance its user interface and streamline system design for a more straightforward configuration process. While the integration with AWS services is robust, expanding compatibility with non-AWS services could be beneficial. Improving customization options for varied deployment scenarios would be advantageous. Hitachi Content Platform could improve ease of integration for less technical environments and reduce setup complexity. Reducing dependence on additional licenses for local cloud storage capabilities would add value. Enhancing the GUI for smoother user experience and reducing the web address complexity used in accessing stored data could also improve its usability.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Amazon EFS offers seamless deployment within AWS infrastructures, paired with comprehensive customer support services, facilitating smooth operation. Hitachi Content Platform requires a more complex setup due to its customizable nature but compensates with dedicated support for navigating intricate configurations and maintaining complex environments.

Pricing and ROI: Amazon EFS utilizes a pay-as-you-go billing model, minimizing upfront costs and promising potential for high ROI due to its scalability. Specific pricing details include billing based on storage used. In contrast, Hitachi Content Platform demands higher initial investment but offers superior long-term ROI potential because of its comprehensive feature offerings, which cater particularly well to enterprises with intricate data needs.

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Pure Storage FlashBlade

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the File and Object Storage category, the mindshare of Pure Storage FlashBlade is 5.3%, down from 6.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is 1.1%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Hitachi Content Platform is 1.6%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

File and Object Storage Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Pure Storage FlashBlade	5.3%
Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)	1.1%
Hitachi Content Platform	1.6%
Other	92.0%

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MikaelHellström

IT Manager at Regin Dalarna

Has handled backup storage needs reliably and supports seamless upgrades

In environments requiring high throughput and low latency, Pure Storage FlashBlade provides high throughput and normal latency, but we do not have any application that requires low latency right now, so the latency of three to five milliseconds is considered kind of high. Pure Storage FlashBlade's ability to integrate with enterprise applications is not important for us, as we only want to present an S3 bucket for our backup, which we have done, and it works very fast. We use the Purity software's data reduction techniques; we have a backup software that compresses everything before sending it to the S3 bucket, achieving a data reduction of 1.1 to one. I would recommend Pure Storage FlashBlade to other companies because it's a very fast and scalable solution for anyone who needs it. On a scale of 1-10, I rate this solution an 8.

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MuhammadAzhar Khan

Senior DevOps Engineer at Alibaba Group

Auto-scaling capabilities enhance file management while reducing downtime

The most valuable feature of Amazon EFS is its auto-scaling capability. It's really easy to configure EFS by just creating it and running a command to directly configure it with my servers. It supports unlimited use, and charges are applied based on the file usage at the end of the month. The solution offers reduced downtime and increased durability through its auto-scaling features.

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Mir Gulzar Ahmed

IT Manager at Synergy Computers

Integrates well with existing systems but technical support for the platform needs improvement

While deployment is simple, it's not as simple as StorageGRID. The architecture is entirely different, even though the end product uses the same protocols. The user interface isn't as user-friendly, and the management platform UI isn't as intuitive as others. Deployment isn't as centralized either. Although I've deployed Hitachi Content myself in our production head office for the VM team, even though it's simple, it wasn't completely straightforward. They still required my help with the initial configuration environment setup. So, it's not just simple; there are some tricky aspects. The environment is tricky, but if you understand it, configuration can be done quickly.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"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."

"The performance of FlashBlade is excellent. It does not necessarily leverage the SOS API that some of the newer products leverage, but I found its speed pretty much on par and comparable. It is fast, and it does what it is supposed to do."

"It performs well and it is also very fast."

"Among its most appealing features are its ease of handling and minimal maintenance requirements."

"We have integrated it with VMware. The integration process is pretty good. Especially with VMware, it helps with the capacity of it."

"The initial setup was straightforward. If you know how to plug in power and network you're pretty much qualified. They were on site to configure the network, the box to fit into our network architecture. Other than that, we self-managed from there."

"The initial setup is pretty quick."

"The main feature I have found to be product replication."

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"The platform is highly scalable."

"Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) is secure as it is used under VPC."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"Amazon EFS offers the flexibility of scaling as needed without requiring pre-provisioned storage."

"The solution is scalable."

"Amazon EFS is extremely stable, as it is managed by AWS."

"Elastic File Systems allow me to share data, provision, and manage capacity and performance in AWS."

"We can run code and deploy it whenever we want."

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"Integrating Hitachi Content Platform with existing systems is not challenging."

"The product provides the fastest technology."

"The Hitachi Content Platform is a stable and reliable solution."

"Feature-wise, it has a lot of features. The most valuable features include de-duplication, encryption, version controlling, support, and tamper-proof data."

"The features that I have found most valuable are their retention logs. The other thing I have found most valuable is the way they handle the BHEA. Basically the DNS and everything is managed by itself. It is seamless to the users."

"The main selling point is its compatibility with different environments. It functions like an on-prem Google Drive or Dropbox built on top of the object storage."

"We are using Content Platform for data migration, and it integrates with our HNS platform. This is good because we can integrate it with our existing HNS and SAP solutions. The GUI is also user-friendly. It doesn't take much time to do anything. If we know the architecture and the steps, we can do what we need with a few clicks."

"As an architect, I like the management features that come with Hitachi Content Platform because it makes things easy."

Cons

"I would also like to see better support for CIFS workloads."

"I would like to see more VM-Aware features in the next release of this solution."

"The feature that we're waiting on is better integration with the cell services."

"The only thing I feel FlashBlade is missing is the SOS API. If it had SOS API, that would put it well over the top."

"Its configuration should be easier."

"It would be nice if you could store file-based in the same box with the same technology."

"I would like to have Snapshots and Snapmail in the next release. People who came from a NetApp background, especially expect these features."

"There is some room for new features related to authentication and integration with Kubernetes, and other solution using S3 Bucket."

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"It could be better in connecting with Windows Server instances."

"Their response was not prompt, and it took them a while to figure out solutions. While the time to respond was good, the time to resolve was not optimal, as it took more than a week."

"EFS could be improved by including a one-click setup."

"Specifically, when it comes to the file system for the learning system, we encountered performance issues with both Azure and AWS."

"There are challenges related to AWS, such as ensuring proper security measures with IMS code and encryption."

"The deployment is definitely not an easy process."

"The product's stability has some shortcomings where improvements are required."

"Elastic File Systems can be expensive due to the nature of data transfer costs, using services like SSTP, and potentially being costly in a rate-shift context."

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"They could improve compatibility and offer a more user-friendly GUI."

"When you want to replace a disk, we need to start the maintenance from the S nodes. We have to automate maintenance so any onsite engineer can replace it after that, but we don't need to do this on VSP platforms. An engineer can come in and replace that specific disk. If also we could do that on Hitachi Content Platform, it would be great for us."

"The solution could use more integration with clouds."

"Although they claim to provide NFS, the actual implementation requires an additional gateway, which makes it a costly solution."

"There is room for improvement in the capacity for integration with other platforms."

"In terms of the customer support, I can say it's a mixed reaction depending on the country."

"The user interface isn't as user-friendly, and the management platform UI isn't as intuitive as others. So it can be more user-friendly."

"This product's ability to track logs for access still needs to be improved."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I have seen ROI. It has allowed me to increase the density of my VMs without having to purchase anything additional."

"It is within reason for what you get. From what we have found comparing it to other vendors, it is in the same range as others. Given the choice, we would definitely redeploy it based on the cost."

"I rate the tool's pricing a seven to eight out of ten."

"It's a costly solution, but Pure Storage FlashBlade doesn't require additional licenses. All of the software is combined into one bundle."

"Pure Storage FlashBlade is a hardware appliance, and it's very expensive if you compare its price with other solutions. You can get the same features and benefits from its competitor, VAST Data, but for half the price of Pure Storage FlashBlade."

"The price could be cheaper."

"The price is a little high."

"Licensing fees are paid yearly."

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"I would rate the pricing 7 out of 10."

"The main challenge with EFS is its cost, which is slightly higher compared to EBS or S3. For one GB or ten GB of data, S3 is much cheaper. EFS could cost around $30 to $50 per month for similar usage."

"The solution's price is mid-ranged."

"It has flexible pricing. You are charged based on your storage."

"The product's price depends on the services and the size and capacity at which it is used in a business environment."

"The product charges are based on the amount of data stored."

"Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) offers a pay-as-you-go model, so whenever you use its services, you need to pay."

"The price of the Hitachi Content Platform is very high."

"Hitachi is more expensive than StorageGRID."

"Pricing is comparable to other solutions in the market."

"Overall, it's costly."

"The product’s cost is average."

"I think the ROI for this solution is very good because the pricing for it is in between other solutions."

"The pricing could be better."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

22%

Financial Services Firm

20%

Government

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	21

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	4

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Pure Storage FlashBlade?

The tool's most valuable feature is its fast performance, especially in handling snapshots. It helps during power out...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure Storage FlashBlade?

Regarding pricing, it is okay; we needed exactly this in size, and the price was a lot lower than competitors, making...

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What needs improvement with Pure Storage FlashBlade?

In my opinion, one way Pure Storage FlashBlade can be improved is by having more compatibility between the FlashArray...

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Which file storage system is better - Amazon EFS (elastic file storage) or Azure File Storage?

Amazon EFS is easy to set up: you can use the AWS management console, API, or command-line. Amazon EFS can grow to pe...

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What do you like most about Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)?

The product's initial setup phase is easy, as per the configurations.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)?

We don't need to purchase it; we are just using it and paying Amazon as per the utilization. We make direct payments ...

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What do you like most about Hitachi Content Platform?

Integrating Hitachi Content Platform with existing systems is not challenging.

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What needs improvement with Hitachi Content Platform?

In comparison to competitors like Huawei, which can use all storage protocols in the same platform, Hitachi Content P...

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What is your primary use case for Hitachi Content Platform?

Mainly, from my project, Hitachi Content Platform is used for archiving. The customer is in banking, so they need to ...

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 83% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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Compared 20% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

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Compared 14% of the time

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Compared 13% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Also Known As

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HCP, Hitachi Vantara Content Platform, Hitachi Vantara HCP

Overview

FlashBlade is the industry’s most advanced scale-out storage for unstructured data, powered by a modern, massively parallel architecture to consolidate complex data silos (like backup appliances and data lakes) and accelerate tomorrow’s discoveries and insights.

Pure Storage

Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) provides simple, scalable file storage for use with Amazon EC2 instances in the AWS Cloud. Amazon EFS is easy to use and offers a simple interface that allows you to create and configure file systems quickly and easily. With Amazon EFS, storage capacity is elastic, growing and shrinking automatically as you add and remove files, so your applications have the storage they need, when they need it.

When mounted to Amazon EC2 instances, an Amazon EFS file system provides a standard file system interface and file system access semantics, allowing you to seamlessly integrate Amazon EFS with your existing applications and tools. Multiple Amazon EC2 instances can access an Amazon EFS file system at the same time, allowing Amazon EFS to provide a common data source for workloads and applications running on more than one Amazon EC2 instance.

It’s designed for high availability and durability, and provides performance for a broad spectrum of workloads and applications, including Big Data and analytics, media processing workflows, content management, web serving, and home directories.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Hitachi Content Platform is an object storage solution that enables IT organizations and cloud service providers to store, share, sync, protect, preserve, analyze and retrieve file data from a single system. It is more efficient, easier to use, and capable of handling much more data than traditional file storage solutions. HCP automates day-to-day IT operations like data protection and readily evolves to changes in scale, scope, applications, storage, server and cloud technologies over the life of data. In IT environements where data grows quickly or must live for years, decades or even indefinitely, these capabilities are invaluable.

Hitachi Vantara

Sample Customers

ServiceNow, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Dominos, Man AHL

Arcesium, Atlassian, Seeking Alpha, Zend

Rabobank, Xinhua News Agency, Kremsm'ller Industrieanlagenbau KG, KSC Commercial Internet, AIS Group, Shanghai Interactive Television Co. Ltd (SiTV), China Telecom, Spin Master

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