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HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs Hitachi NAS Platform comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 7, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Hitachi NAS Platform
Ranking in NAS
12th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE 3PAR StoreServ
Ranking in NAS
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
304
Ranking in other categories
Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) (1st), All-Flash Storage (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the NAS category, the mindshare of Hitachi NAS Platform is 2.5%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE 3PAR StoreServ is 5.0%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NAS Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE 3PAR StoreServ5.0%
Hitachi NAS Platform2.5%
Other92.5%
NAS
 

Featured Reviews

Mir Gulzar Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Synergy Computers
Needs standalone functionality but provides a robust NAS solution for existing SAN environments
I would suggest that Hitachi make a NAS box that can work independently, without relying on SAN connectivity. The current solution only suits customers who already have a Hitachi SAN environment and want to add NAS protocols like NFS and CIFS. It's not suitable for customers without an existing SAN, as they would first need to acquire the SAN infrastructure before adding NAS functionality.
Muhammad Saqib - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at Hybrid Tech
Uninterrupted upgrades accelerate performance with good support
I would rate the solution eight out of ten. It should be noted that in Pakistan, some parts are not readily available, and we need to import them from Singapore or other countries. We encountered an issue with a customer where the midplane failed and was not available. We had to wait for several days for a replacement, even in a 24/7 support case. Additionally, we faced motherboard failures in the customer's environment, encountering two motherboard failures simultaneously. We obtained one motherboard immediately, yet had to wait ten days for another. These issues should have been resolved promptly given the 24/7 support level.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The reliability of the product is its best feature."
"There are no other NAS in the current market that can compete with Hitachi in terms of performance."
"Some bugs cause issues but I love the ASIC architecture behind it."
"The product’s technical support services are good."
"The pricing of this solution is good, which is an advantage that positions this product well."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to handle a high number of users while maintaining both stability and performance."
"Hitachi NAS Platform is very stable."
"The reliability and scalability of Hitachi NAS Platform are valuable features."
"We use all the features, but some of the most valuable are the replication, priority optimization, provisioning, and deduplication. There are a lot of good features in this product."
"The stability is what we consider to be the best feature it provides, and the stability of this solution is what conquers us every day."
"We also use dynamic optimization to go between tiers."
"When compared with the 3PAR, there has been huge cost savings which resulted in the ROI being achieved."
"The All-Flash has positioned us for growth because we can do more."
"It allows us to cohost as needed, we are able to put more systems on one data storage system, and it is still able to deliver the availability and speed that we need it to deliver."
"Nothing bad to say about 3PAR."
"The 3PAR is very reliable, most of our performance complaints went away after we put the 3PARs in, and it is simple to manage and easily serviceable by our technicians."
 

Cons

"I would like to see the inclusion of support for cloud-connectivity to providers like AWS."
"The monitoring tool is not well developed and my guess is that the companies are not investing too much money in this area."
"The Hitachi NAS Platform is too complicated, not simple, and not cost-effective, sometimes being inappropriate for most situations."
"Hitachi NAS Platform's pricing could be reduced. It is high compared to other competitors."
"We have had two stability issues: We had a bad software version that used to randomly crash both nodes in a cluster File system corruption after activating in DR site"
"The monitoring tool is not well developed."
"I encounter challenges while installing the upgrades for the product."
"Hitachi NAS Platform needs to improve by offering a unified storage solution. Due to budget constraints in regions like Southeast Asia, customers prefer a single machine that can handle all problems, which the current platform does not provide."
"It was probably complicated because most of our team were used to EMC and it's a different kind of mindset."
"I would you like to see compression included in a future release. That’s what we are missing."
"I'd like to see more and better documentation on how we can get more out of it."
"I don't know if you can really fix this but to upgrade from 2 nodes to 4 can be a hassle because you have to re-balance everything."
"Technical support is not so good. They don't understand us and we don't understand them."
"Our support in the US has been phenomenal, no issues at all. But the European support was poor initially."
"The solution could be improved in regard to space reclamation by adding automation."
"I would like to see, obviously, regular disks and more storage on them."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Hitachi NAS Platform’s price is high and depends on SCSI disc capacity."
"I would rate the solution's pricing six to seven out of ten."
"Costs are based on the features and it is a considerable amount."
"It is a highly-priced product."
"This solution is priced well and there are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"We paid for five years of support when we purchased the product."
"The price of the license depends. Some people expect more from the hardware. Some expect more from the licensing, and that is because you can receive several licenses nowadays, such as the terabyte license. You buy the storage, and you pay extra for the terabyte license for the software. There is a one-time purchase for the license and you pay annually for the maintenance."
"It has greatly reduced my management overhead time."
"For the price that we were able to acquire it, we have seen it give us the performance and stability that we require to run our enterprise."
"Making the decisions to buy it can be complex."
"The solution has two parts: software and hardware, and you need to buy licenses for some features."
"It is fairly inexpensive to scale."
"Budget wise, 3PAR is a lot of money compared to other solutions, but what is in the 3PAR integration that customers are getting now from the Nimble and InfoSight acquisitions, it is worthwhile."
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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
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business73
Midsize Enterprise74
Large Enterprise170
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Hiachi NAS Platform?
The pricing for the Hitachi NAS is higher compared to other NAS solutions since the NAS protocol is provided on top of the existing SAN environment, requiring an additional device for NAS functiona...
What needs improvement with Hiachi NAS Platform?
For the Hitachi NAS Platform, the tools are basic and don't provide much insight. They can continue to improve the interface to keep it up-to-date, and maybe add some new features or better way...
What is your primary use case for Hiachi NAS Platform?
We sell the Hitachi NAS Platform, and it is the best product for our customers. I sell it to banks, telecom companies, and other enterprises at the enterprise level. We have a cluster with Hitachi ...
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 perspective, it is reliable, easy to set up, stable, and offers quality block storage. All...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE 3PAR StoreServ?
As a customer, I always prefer to have a lower price. Any customer will always ask for the cheaper price.
What needs improvement with HPE 3PAR StoreServ?
I have no specific ideas for improvement at present. We just need to verify whether our current virtual server setup is acceptable to the RBI, as they had raised questions about the VSO, ISO config...
 

Also Known As

Hitachi NAS
HPE 3PAR Flash Storage, InServ, Storeserv, 3PAR Flash Storage, HP Enterprise Storage, 3PAR Flash Array, HP 3PAR Flash Storage
 

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Sample Customers

Intersect Australia
Just Energy, Latisys, team AG, DreamWorks, BlueShore Financial, Erasmus MC
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