We performed a comparison between Hitachi NAS Platform and NetApp FAS Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two NAS solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Hitachi NAS Platform is very stable."
"Hitachi is reliable with high availability and solid performance. It performs well regardless of the workload."
"Simple and extremely reliable."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to handle a high number of users while maintaining both stability and performance."
"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 product has valuable features for data migration."
"The solution has tiers inside which means we do not only need to use SSDs."
"Snapshot, deduplication, and compression features are valuable."
"The solution is very stable and reliable"
"It is very easy to expand disks and manage CIFS."
"The most valuable features are compression and dedupe."
"Ability to use mirroring and SnapVault have made backup no longer necessary."
"The most valuable features are the NAS features and NetApp's excellent support."
"For us, the greatest aspect of the solution is the fact that it just runs. It is amazingly resilient. That's very important to us, because we are basically, with some exceptions, have a 24/7 operation."
"I would like to see the inclusion of support for cloud-connectivity to providers like AWS."
"The monitoring tool is not well developed."
"I do not like Hitachi NAS because it's an old-school NAS solution, compared to the other, newer-type solutions such as Isilon from Dell or Qumulo."
"Hitachi NAS Platform is expensive."
"Hitachi could be more flexible and have a simpler management interface."
"Hitachi NAS Platform's pricing could be reduced. It is high compared to other competitors."
"I encounter challenges while installing the upgrades for the product."
"Needs to add wizards for newer, inexperienced users."
"Technical support needs to be improved, as there are no longer partners in our country."
"The solution could do more than just data."
"Needs to improve the adaptive storage quality of service."
"The product must support more drives."
"Its licensing cost can be improved."
"We have some experience with older equipment end-of-life. For example, when warranty support stops or updates stop – it can be frustrating. Not all clients can buy a new filer every year or two, and NetApp ending support a bit quickly can be a concern."
"Cost is always a factor. Some people choose EMC or Dell because they perceive NetApp as being more expensive."
Hitachi NAS Platform is ranked 15th in NAS with 8 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 97 reviews. Hitachi NAS Platform is rated 6.8, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Hitachi NAS Platform writes "Easy-to-manage product with efficient backup features ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". Hitachi NAS Platform is most compared with Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Dell PowerScale (Isilon), IBM FlashSystem and Qumulo, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Qumulo. See our Hitachi NAS Platform vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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