Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform vs Huawei OceanStor 9000 comparison

Hitachi Vantara and Huawei are both solutions in the NAS category. Hitachi Vantara is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.1, while Huawei is ranked #13 with an average rating of 9.0. Hitachi Vantara holds a 6.3% mindshare in N, compared to Huawei’s 2.2% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Hitachi Vantara users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Huawei users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 7, 2024

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform and Huawei OceanStor 9000 are competing in the data storage market. Hitachi is preferred for superior support and pricing, while Huawei offers a feature-rich solution justifying its cost.

Features: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform offers scalability, reliability, and advanced data protection and recovery capabilities. Huawei OceanStor 9000 is noted for high performance, user-friendly management, extensive data storage capacity, and intelligent resource management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform provides a straightforward deployment process with efficient customer support. Huawei OceanStor 9000 requires more expertise during deployment but offers excellent scalability and flexible integration. Huawei’s customer service is knowledgeable and supports smoother transitions.

Pricing and ROI: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is cost-effective with strong ROI and competitive pricing structures. Huawei OceanStor 9000 is at a higher price but ensures good ROI with vast features and storage capacity, appealing for long-term value.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Hitachi Virtual Storage Pla...

Ranking in NAS

4th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) (3rd), Frame-Based Disk Arrays (1st), All-Flash Storage (9th), NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays (5th)

Huawei OceanStor 9000

Ranking in NAS

13th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the NAS category, the mindshare of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is 6.3%, up from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei OceanStor 9000 is 2.2%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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ChukwuemekaOnyemelukwe

Infrastructure Administrator - Server, Storage & Virtualization at MicroAccess Ltd

An entry-level, flash-based storage system designed for enterprise-class applications

It took significantly longer to set up the solution with Huawei compared to other options. But when creating servers for VMware virtualization in one data center, it was a relatively quick process. The Huawei's solution, even with the assistance of an engineer, took more than one month, possibly extending to two months. Chinese engineers were involved in the process, which contributed to the delays.

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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

"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."

"The setup is very easy to manage and configure. The initial setup and takes one hour more or less."

"The product's performance is good."

"There are no significant challenges in terms of scalability, and it can accommodate larger storage capacities compared to other storage solutions."

"This is one of the most reliable and dependable products on the market."

"This is one of the most stable, high-end solutions in this area."

"In terms of performance and ability, the product can stand up against its competitors since the solution offers two controller systems to users."

"Its resilience is the most valuable."

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"It has many options for scalability, and it is stable."

"The storage capacity is really one of the most valuable features. Also, the GUI is very friendly and the switches gives high performance. The technology used in storage is RAID which as helped us a lot to expand and store various items ."

Cons

"The complex setup phase is an area where improvements are needed."

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

"Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform's GUI or interface for storage and management is a little bit difficult compared to Primera and HPE storage products."

"The distributor needs more knowledgeable resources for technical support. It would be better to connect directly to the vendor in case of queries."

"Its usability can be improved. It can have more management features. Its management tools lack features."

"The installation procedure it a bit difficult, because it is a high-end solution. With this type of product, the original company is interested in doing the setup for customers in the area, but because of sanctions we were not able to get support in our area. We faced many issued trying to learn to run this product."

"I would like to see an audit account set up such that the user can log in, see the configuration, and see the logs, but they cannot make any changes."

"The initial deployment was somewhat complex when it came to the installation because of the network connectivity. It was more difficult, in this specific case, than with other platforms."

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"The call charges and the management cost should be more friendly. They can also include monitoring and management."

"The handling of data deletion and bulk servers setup could have been more straightforward and easier when dealing with data removal or setting up servers. I believe Huawei could enhance their solutions, especially managing storage, to provide a better experience for customers."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"When you are looking for high-end solutions such as this, price is less important than stability and availability."

"The solution is expensive."

"I give the price of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform a nine out of ten."

"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."

"Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G Series tools are highly specialized, such as management and performance tools and the overall solution is expensive. If customers want to have a lot of data in their hands, they need to purchase several solutions."

"It is expensive as compared to other vendors, but its price is good if you are looking for stability, reliability, performance, and security."

"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."

"The price per gigabyte is good and it is low when it comes to terabytes."

More Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform pricing and cost advice

"The installation is expensive as they often come as a comprehensive package. The design is more integrated, and everything is bundled together as part of the solution. This is what contributes to the higher cost of their solutions because when you purchase one element, it often comes with additional features and components, and you end up paying for the entire package."

"It is cheaper than other solutions."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Manufacturing Company

19%

Computer Software Company

15%

University

13%

Educational Organization

12%

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

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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What do you like most about Huawei OceanStor 9000?

The storage capacity is really one of the most valuable features. Also, the GUI is very friendly and the switches gives high performance. The technology used in storage is RAID which as helped us ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei OceanStor 9000?

The installation is expensive as they often come as a comprehensive package. The design is more integrated, and everything is bundled together as part of the solution. This is what contributes to t...

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What needs improvement with Huawei OceanStor 9000?

The handling of data deletion and bulk servers setup could have been more straightforward and easier when dealing with data removal or setting up servers. I believe Huawei could enhance their solut...

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Also Known As

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

OceanStor 9000 Scale-out NAS

Overview

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.

Hitachi Vantara

OceanStor 9000 is a scale-out NAS storage system specifically designed for massive data storage.

It employs a fully symmetric distributed architecture, supports either file or object storage, and delivers superior performance, extensive scale-out capabilities, and super-large single file system for unstructured data storage.

It is widely applied in media, satellite mapping, gene sequencing, energy exploration, scientific research, education, backup and archiving.

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Sample Customers

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

Piraeus, Clinique Univeritaires Saint-Luc, Absolut Bank

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