Dell EqualLogic PS series vs Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform comparison

Dell Technologies and Hitachi Vantara are both solutions in the Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) category. Dell Technologies is ranked #7 with an average rating of 7.5, while Hitachi Vantara is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.1. Dell Technologies holds a 2.3% mindshare in MS, compared to Hitachi Vantara’s 12.4% mindshare. Additionally, 78% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Hitachi Vantara users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 2, 2025

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform and Dell EqualLogic PS series are both advanced storage solutions. Hitachi seems to have the upper hand in pricing and feature satisfaction, while Dell offers stable performance for budget-conscious buyers.

Features: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform offers Global Active Device for seamless data access, exceptional reliability, and storage virtualization. Dell EqualLogic PS series provides excellent scalability, solid stability, and features like Auto Tiering and peer-to-peer volume cloning.

Room for Improvement: Hitachi faces criticism for its complex user interface and high costs, with calls for better documentation. Dell EqualLogic could improve replication efficiency and consider adding Fiber Channel connectivity. Both could enhance scalability.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Hitachi supports deployments in various environments, but its technical support could improve. Dell EqualLogic offers great on-premises deployment but less cloud flexibility. Both could enhance customer service, with Dell noted for better support.

Pricing and ROI: Hitachi presents a higher upfront cost but is seen as justified by its features. Its total cost of ownership is competitive with reported ROI. Dell EqualLogic is affordable initially and provides satisfactory ROI, especially for cost-efficient environments.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell EqualLogic PS series

Ranking in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)

7th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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Ranking in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

NAS (4th), Frame-Based Disk Arrays (1st), All-Flash Storage (9th), NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) category, the mindshare of Dell EqualLogic PS series is 2.3%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is 12.4%, down from 12.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Abdul Rehman Abid

Manager Enterprise Solutions at Megaplus

Useful auto tiering, excellent support, and highly reliable

The initial setup of the Dell EqualLogic PS series is simple. The physical connectivity and rack mounting time depend on the size of the deployment. For example, if we have five of the Dell EqualLogic PS series we can mount and do the cabling within two hours. The initial configuration can be done within an hour. The estimated time to deploy from start to finish in this scenario is four to five hours maximum. One person can do most of the deployment, such as configuration, but a helper is needed to do the mounting of the cables.

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Bratislav Petkovic

Team Lead for Core Infrastructure at Raiffeisen bank Serbia

Active data management enhances performance and simplifies operation

The active data management of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, especially with the HOPS Center, makes it easier to work with the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform infrastructure. Previously, it was difficult to create and delete LUNs, which would take a long time, but now with HOPS Center, it is functioning correctly. It is now as easy as working with EMC or Dell storage, and the performance is better, especially with new features. The solution's performance, security, and cost are satisfactory. These factors influenced our decision to purchase Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform.

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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

"Dell EqualLogic PS series is a highly stable solution."

"It has contributed to the implementation of virtualization and all its benefits."

"Dell's technical support is very good."

"The most valuable feature of Dell EqualLogic PS series auto tiering by using this feature, the customer can get higher performance on a valuable budget."

"The solution can scale."

"It is extremely reliable."

"The solution has been working well overall."

"Its high availability. It has a lot of redundancy and good management software as well as good alerting."

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"The product has great data storage performance with a 100% data security and availability guarantee."

"The customer service and support are reasonably good. The environment I work in, there always remains an element of surprise, and there are restrictions. But Hitachi has good technical people."

"It is robust. It doesn't need too much troubleshooting. It is a good device."

"The deduplication is useful for us because we don't have that much money for our lab infrastructure. Deduplication means we have more storage available. And the IOPS are really fast."

"Data optimization, compression, and deduplication are the most important features for us."

"It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"I am happy about the storage system and availability."

"The high performance of flash storage is especially valuable to us."

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Cons

"The only challenging part in the tool was related to some site recovery area. In order to exploit the site recovery area, my company had to purchase additional VMware products."

"We need more space and we can't get any."

"The searchable online documentation is missing."

"It is at the end of support and no longer supported. We have to move our VMware to another storage platform, and we have decided to use Dell PowerStore. We like Dell's products, and it is a new platform with a lot of features."

"Dell EqualLogic PS series could improve by providing fiber channel connectivity. Fiber channel connectivity is not supported, which is a requirement of advanced applications, such as SAP HANA. SAP HANA recommends fiber channel connectivity, but the Dell EqualLogic PS series is only an ISCSI data storage."

"Dell EqualLogic PS series could improve the performance because in our hybrid configuration the read speed is faster than the write speed."

"The product is reaching the end-of-lifecycle."

"There is no option for mixing RAID types in one device."

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"In terms of new features, I would be interested to see deduplication added in their next release."

"The user interface should be made simpler because it is difficult to manage."

"In the next version I would like to see additional features like artificial intelligence and an increase in the amount of data it can store."

"This product should be easier to install and set up."

"One improvement I am hoping for in the next release is unified storage."

"The complex setup, ease of use, and snapshot operations of this product need to be improved."

"The initial setup was difficult, as we don't have access to assistance. We had some issues around configuration. We needed to know things like what kind of rate is the best, or what kind of replication is ideal. We had to seek out answers online to get the information we needed."

"I would like to see Hitachi improve their management software. It's been three years since they introduced Ops Center, their management product, and it still hasn't reached at least 50 percent of the capability we require. We are using legacy software because the product Hitachi offers does not stack up in functionality."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I don't think I would say that the product is less expensive...The product's price is not an issue for our company, considering the relationship we have with Dell and the customer support we receive."

"All features are out of the box. The license will be in the virtual, OS, or application layer."

"It is a fair price."

"It seemed expensive at first, but the durability lowered the cost of ownership dramatically over time."

"There are annual maintenance costs beyond the original licensing period."

"Initial packages include all upgrades and services."

"Price-wise, the solution is cheap. I rate it a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is very cheap, and ten is very expensive."

"I didn't buy it. It was another person seven years ago. So, I don't really know, but all storage platforms cost a lot of money. It is probably in the mid-range, but you get what you pay for."

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"The solution is expensive."

"It is a little expensive."

"The product is reasonably priced."

"I find Hitachi to be cheaper by five to ten percent when compared to Dell and HP's costs, but the features in Dell are better than Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform."

"It is an expensive product. I rate its pricing a three out of ten."

"It is expensive. Everything is included in the license. There is no additional cost."

"The licensing cost of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G Series, whether it would be high or more affordable, would depend on location. For example, here in Brazil, Hitachi charges in dollars and this means my company still needs to convert that into local currency. Sometimes, my company also needs to discuss the pricing with the Hitachi sales team and request for a discount. At the moment, pricing for Hitachi is high, but my team can have some global funding or global accounts that would help reach the price my company is aiming for."

"This solution is cheaper than Dell EMC VMAX. When you are looking for a high-end solution, price matters, but availability and stability are more important than the price."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell EqualLogic PS series?

The technical support for the solution was really good.

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What needs improvement with Dell EqualLogic PS series?

An improvement that could be made is to have a storage solution with all SSD hard disks, as we currently have a Dell EqualLogic PS series with traditional hard disks. It's not simple to replace a h...

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What is your primary use case for Dell EqualLogic PS series?

Dell EqualLogic PS series is the storage of our server, which serves our use case. The deployment of Dell EqualLogic PS series takes about five days.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform?

The cost of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is reasonable compared to competitors, but it is dependent on the customer; I cannot say for the entire industry, but for us, it's comparable.

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What do you like most about Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform E990?

The product's reliability has been crucial for our company's operations.

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What needs improvement with Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform E990?

The replication technology that Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform uses is quite older, and the replication methodology they employ for data between the data center and the production and standby dat...

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Also Known As

EqualLogic PS series

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F Series, 5000 Series, E Series, N Series, G Series

Overview

EqualLogic PS Series arrays bring a new level of performance to service more of your most demanding applications and virtualization requirements, while delivering the simplicity of the EqualLogic management experience. Featuring six array configurations, including 2U/2.5" drive options with All Flash and Hybrid Arrays, it is ideal for companies and organizations with growing data and performance needs.

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RETHINK YOUR DEFINITION OF SPEED AND PERFORMANCE

With adaptive, guaranteed data reduction and a 100% data-availability guarantee, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F series helps you tackle complicated business challenges. Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) VSP F series delivers up to 4.8M IOPS with sub-millisecond response times.
Featuring legendary Hitachi reliability, VSP F series arrays are backed by the industries only 100% availability guarantee. For these reasons, 80% of the Fortune 500 choose Hitachi all-flash arrays to accelerate the performance of mission-critical applications like Oracle, SAP, Virtualization, Microsoft apps etc. With over 350 patents in flash technology, Hitachi’s innovative mix of flash hardware and software accelerates ROI with enterprise-class reliability and performance.

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Sample Customers

FAW Foundry, AW Engineering, Unimat, eLongNet Information Technology, BDO Brasil, Odyssey Space Research

Turkcell, Owens Corning, Region Nord, Net Credit Financial Group (NFC Group), Russian Railways

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