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Dell XtremIO vs HPE Primera comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
4.3
Everpure FlashArray boosts efficiency, cuts resource use, and ensures cost-effective, up-to-date performance with long-term operational savings.
Sentiment score
1.0
Dell XtremIO enhances performance, reduces latency, increases efficiency, and improves reliability, leading to faster response times and cost savings.
Sentiment score
1.0
HPE Primera offers ROI through improved data storage and efficiency, outperforming competitors, though some ROI remains anticipated.
Operational tasks such as provisioning storage and monitoring performance happen faster, and less downtime risk and hardware consolidation mean we support more workloads with fewer resources and less data center overhead.
System Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
We have never had an outage in my four and a half years, but in our company's ten or eleven years, there has never been any planned upgrades that required downtime.
System Engineer at Data Sciences Corporation
In the long term, spanning three to five years, the total cost of ownership becomes cheaper, considering power consumption, data center footprint, and NVMe technology usage.
Manager, Infrastructure Services Storage & Backup Vmware UNIX at Mphasis
I have seen a return on investment from using HPE Primera, particularly due to the improved compression which allows us to store more data even in limited space.
Storage Architect at DXC Technology
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.1
Everpure FlashArray's customer service excels with proactive, responsive support and knowledgeable staff, ensuring minimal downtime and seamless operation.
Sentiment score
7.2
Dell XtremIO support receives mixed reviews, from exemplary technical assistance to variable performance post-Dell merger.
Sentiment score
5.1
HPE Primera's support is mixed; while proactive services get praise, regional response times and phone support vary.
Pure's support organization is responsive with minimal bureaucracy, making support a key factor in customer retention.
Director of Engineering at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I would rate the technical support an 11 out of 10.
Cyber Security Consultant at Jonkoping Energi AB
Everpure FlashArray is probably not cheap storage, but it provides great performance, scalability, and everything a customer needs.
Sr. Engineer at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
We could not get a genuine explanation for why systems were failing under certain conditions.
Solution Consultant at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Tech support from HP for HPE Primera is good.
Storage Architect at DXC Technology
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.9
Everpure FlashArray offers scalable, modular storage with seamless upgrades, ideal for many businesses despite potential initial costs.
Sentiment score
6.9
Dell XtremIO is scalable and integrates well with virtualization but may have initial cost and enterprise-level scalability challenges.
Sentiment score
4.2
HPE Primera is highly regarded for its scalability, ease of expansion, and suitability for medium-sized businesses.
A big banking client had around 300 petabytes of data on Pure Storage.
Manager, Infrastructure Services Storage & Backup Vmware UNIX at Mphasis
Our customers can scale up or scale out, raise the performance, and expand the storage spaces by investing every year.
Senior Ai Architect at Logicalis
We have successfully upgraded the controllers, scaled capacity, and scaled arrays without much impact on the system and with seamless planning.
Platform Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Dell XtremIO provides very good scalability, allowing for cluster configurations that are easy to scale.
Trainer, Storage Consultant at Oxon
Dell XtremIO's scalability is quite easy;
System Engineer at Exaware
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.4
Everpure FlashArray is highly stable, reliable, with minimal downtime, and boasts robust performance, ideal for critical applications.
Sentiment score
8.3
Dell XtremIO is generally stable and reliable, despite earlier issues, with well-regarded performance and effective support for problems.
Sentiment score
7.6
HPE Primera is praised for its stability, exceptional performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness, despite minor issues in older models.
For stability, I rate it a ten out of ten.
Senior Storage Administrator at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees
We have continuous 99.9% uptime and do not experience any users reporting performance issues due to latency.
Senior Storage Engineer at Ensono
The vision Pure Storage FlashArray offers through the GUI is clearer; we can discern the status, what is cabled, and how direct flash is enabled.
Technical Lead at Wipro Limited
My customer has been using Dell XtremIO since 2017 and has not experienced any failures.
Systems Engineer at Thakral One (Pvt) Ltd
Stability could be improved because maintenance-wise, issues with the controllers can sometimes be challenging; enhancements in high availability architecture could help.
Storage Architect at DXC Technology
The system operates smoothly even with a greater IOPS capacity enabled by using SSD disks.
Solution Consultant at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Everpure FlashArray requires enhancements in deduplication, cloud integration, scalability, pricing, UI, performance, encryption, support, and analytics.
Dell XtremIO faces challenges with volume limits, user interface, replication, upgrades, support response times, and scalability.
HPE Primera struggles with software integration, pricing, complex interface, and lacks improved reporting, security features, and NVMe adoption.
Integrating object storage into the FlashArray would benefit entry-level and SMB customers by offering a more unified solution.
Lead Technical Architect at ePlus Technology, inc.
Storing cold data on expensive arrays doesn't make financial sense, and tiering to any of the big three cloud providers would be advantageous.
Director of Engineering at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
As a technical professional, I lack visibility into the system logs.
Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.
The interface could be simplified for beginners to ease the configuration of special objects in the system.
Trainer, Storage Consultant at Oxon
There is a significant lack of training, support documents, and forums available for Dell XtremIO, making troubleshooting difficult for third-party individuals.
Systems Engineer at Thakral One (Pvt) Ltd
The API to connect with command line or to see performance very clearly could be enhanced, similar to how NetApp works with Grafana and NetApp monitor, which shows you a comprehensive view of the whole picture.
System Engineer at Exaware
Stability could be improved because maintenance-wise, issues with the controllers can sometimes be challenging.
Storage Architect at DXC Technology
The user interface is friendly, yet it does not cover all steps that can be performed via direct port connections on storage.
Solution Consultant at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
 

Setup Cost

Everpure FlashArray's premium pricing is justified by comprehensive features, valuable support, and competitive benefits for reliable storage solutions.
Dell XtremIO's high pricing is justified by performance and features, offering comprehensive licensing but additional products are needed.
HPE Primera is priced high but offers competitive value, with licensing affecting overall costs based on features.
They're expensive.
Director of Engineering at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
While they say it's free, we actually pay for support upfront.
Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.
Some smaller organizations may find it slightly expensive, but for enterprises, when considering performance, future hardware investments, and overall benefits, it is a very cost-effective solution for mid and enterprise organizations.
Senior Storage Engineer at Ensono
XtremIO offers features that justify a potentially higher price, however, this varies with configuration.
Trainer, Storage Consultant at Oxon
Dell XtremIO is quite expensive compared to other solutions on the market.
Systems Engineer at Thakral One (Pvt) Ltd
Regarding pricing, HPE Primera is moderate; it's neither cheap nor costly, but it's a reliable solution with reasonable costs.
Storage Architect at DXC Technology
 

Valuable Features

Everpure FlashArray offers high performance, low latency, easy management, seamless upgrades, and strong integration, enhancing operational and storage efficiency.
Dell XtremIO offers high performance, scalability, and efficient management with deduplication and compression, ideal for complex workloads.
HPE Primera offers seamless deployment, exceptional performance, AI-driven analytics, 100% availability, and inclusive features for reliable storage solutions.
FlashArray's integration with the Pure One instrument provides a centralized platform for efficient management of all arrays.
Presales Engineer at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Another noteworthy aspect is their platform, Pure One, a cloud-based analytics platform that automatically creates a case and sends out a part if a disk or controller fails.
Lead Technical Architect at ePlus Technology, inc.
It handles internal data migration seamlessly in the background without going offline, achieving a hundred percent uptime.
Director of Engineering at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The inline data deduplication feature and compression were useful for me because the performance was very good when I needed to read or write from storage, latency was reduced, storage was extended, and volume replication was supported.
System Engineer at Exaware
Scalability is a significant feature of Dell XtremIO, as it is easy to expand and manage.
Trainer, Storage Consultant at Oxon
The speed and scalability of Dell XtremIO are significant features that improve data storage management.
Systems Engineer at Thakral One (Pvt) Ltd
I have seen a return on investment from using HPE Primera, particularly due to the improved compression which allows us to store more data even in limited space.
Storage Architect at DXC Technology
We have more capacity than expected, and even if we face issues with one or two disks, the system maintains the same performance.
Solution Consultant at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Everpure FlashArray
Sponsored
Ranking in All-Flash Storage
2nd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
233
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Dell XtremIO
Ranking in All-Flash Storage
21st
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE Primera
Ranking in All-Flash Storage
15th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the All-Flash Storage category, the mindshare of Everpure FlashArray is 6.4%, down from 6.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell XtremIO is 1.8%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Primera is 1.5%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
All-Flash Storage Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Everpure FlashArray6.4%
HPE Primera1.5%
Dell XtremIO1.8%
Other90.3%
All-Flash Storage
 

Featured Reviews

Cristian Ion - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Technology Engineer at Eta2u
All-flash storage has unified my clients’ workloads and has reduced TCO through efficient data services
The pricing and licensing of Everpure FlashArray is a problem because Everpure is considered more expensive than competitors. IBM, Lenovo, and Dell are more aggressive on prices. It is a very complicated market, especially now, and I understand the prices are higher at Everpure because of the software and all the enhancements it has. However, in this competitive market, we have a big problem selling to customers that are on a tight budget. A product with better pricing would be a win in the end. The RC or C20, for example, was a very good product that I could sell more easily than other options. Everpure FlashArray//C is sufficient for most workloads and virtualization workloads if you do not have very large databases. A product like that helps, and perhaps a new product in the future that is a little cheaper than the current options would be a possibility to gain more market share. I see the return on investment clearly from using Everpure FlashArray, but the challenge is selling it to customers for the first time. There are many customers who fall in the sweet spot where they are too small for an X or even a C model. They need something a little cheaper, they have the money for a cheaper version, and they need the performance of a Pure system. These customers could be more easily approached if Everpure offers a version of a local device in the future that is even cheaper than the C-class. I am trying now to help customers understand the concept behind AG1. I know that AG1 is not profitable if capacity is less than 50 terabytes. However, some customers would be very willing to pay for 25 terabytes in a cloud operated by Pure and to have it accessible with very good speed. We will see what the future brings.
AS
System Engineer at Exaware
Has improved data reduction and snapshot efficiency while supporting critical workloads
There are some areas that could be improved with Dell XtremIO. The API to connect with command line or to see performance very clearly could be enhanced, similar to how NetApp works with Grafana and NetApp monitor, which shows you a comprehensive view of the whole picture. The snapshot functionality could work more similarly to Snap Center. If I want to see all the VCenter with the VM, I think it needs the API for this. I do see big differences between Dell and other products. NetApp works very closely with VCenter, and Hitachi also integrates well, but Dell is not very clear and does not proceed well with VCenter integration with Dell. It needs the API, and I need to see all the snapshots. If I want to restore a VM from only a few directories or a few files that I need to restore, it is very difficult. I do see some differences in licensing. For the last few years, the Dell EMC price is acceptable. A few years ago, Dell EMC was expensive, approximately 20 percent more than NetApp. Right now the budget between EMC and NetApp is very closely aligned. Regarding the installation process and deployment of Dell XtremIO, I notice that in Israel, a lot of professional services and engineers who work with Dell EMC have moved to another storage company. I do not know why. Dell EMC does not have enough engineers, system engineers, or professional services engineers to provide service to the old clients, similar to how NetApp or Hitachi do. I think Dell XtremIO is between easy and complicated to deploy; it gives you the whole picture, but I need to go closely to VCenter to connect to VCenter to see the snapshot and to see performance with more dashboards of performance. I also need to connect the switch fiber channel to see all zoning to give me more flexibility to install or configure fiber channel or to see the performance of the fiber channels. I think there should be some fiber channel disconnect adapter or better troubleshooting from hardware for errors.
MR
Storage Architect at DXC Technology
Improved data compression has maximized storage capacity and simplifies daily operations
In terms of advantages, I don't see any improvements needed; however, when comparing HPE Primera with Hitachi and KvSP Harrison, it's not on the enterprise level, but we can go ahead with mid-level to enterprise cloud solutions. I don't have any specific ideas for additional features for HPE Primera in the next release; currently, all the features seem good, and I don't see any missing functionalities. I believe architecture could be scaled up to rate controllers, but I don't have any specific suggestions for improvements. Stability could be improved because maintenance-wise, issues with the controllers can sometimes be challenging; enhancements in high availability architecture could help.
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Comparison Review

it_user182013 - PeerSpot reviewer
Federal Civ/Intel Engineering Lead at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 1, 2015
Measuring Up: EMC XtremIO and HP 3PAR
Leading up to EMC World 2015, IT Central Station asked how I would compare EMC XtremIO and HP 3PAR. Until recently, the flash storage conversation in my organization and many others has centered on XtremIO and Pure Storage, the leaders of the all-flash array (AFA) space. To that end, I've written a…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Construction Company
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business74
Midsize Enterprise38
Large Enterprise162
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise29
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise17
 

Questions from the Community

Which should I choose: HPE 3PAR StoreServ or Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F Series?
Both are great platforms, but if you are considering all flash solutions, I would recommend you to consider Pure Stor...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure Storage FlashArray?
When comparing cost, I find that the cost is either the same or slightly higher, but that is returned by the ease of ...
What needs improvement with Pure Storage FlashArray?
The only thing I think could be improved is price. The price is the main concern for our customers.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell XtremIO?
Pricing is hard to determine as it depends on the given configuration. XtremIO offers features that justify a potenti...
What needs improvement with Dell XtremIO?
There are some areas that could be improved with Dell XtremIO. The API to connect with command line or to see perform...
What is your primary use case for Dell XtremIO?
I was using Dell XtremIO as a storage admin and system storage admin internally within my company. My major use case ...
Which would you choose - HPE Nimble Storage or HPE Primera?
HPE Nimble is a versatile synced WAN San solution. It is easy to use and doesn’t require much training for admins. Th...
What's the difference between HPE 3PAR StoreServ and HPE Primera?
HPE Primera has many great features but one of the best is that it is very easy to deploy. From an overall perspectiv...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Primera?
Regarding pricing, HPE Primera is moderate; it's neither cheap nor costly, but it's a reliable solution with ...
 

Also Known As

Pure Storage FlashArray
Dell EMC XtremIO Flash, Dell EMC XtremIO X2, XtremIO, XtremIO X2
Primera
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Nielsen, Lamar Advertising, LinkedIn, Betfair, UT-Dallas
Raiffeisen Bank Bulgaria, Wentworth-Douglas Hospital
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