Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform vs NetApp Private Storage comparison

Hitachi Vantara and NetApp are both solutions in the NAS category. Hitachi Vantara is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.1, while NetApp is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.5. Hitachi Vantara holds a 6.3% mindshare in N, compared to NetApp’s 1.8% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Hitachi Vantara users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 7, 2024

Hitachi VSP and NetApp Private Storage compete in the enterprise storage solutions market. The overall edge seems to be with Hitachi due to its strong data mobility and performance features, despite a need for improvement in user management interfaces and technical support consistency.

Features: Hitachi VSP offers non-disruptive migration capabilities, Global Active Device for cross-site data access, and high-performance flash storage, which enhance data mobility and reliability. It also provides stable storage with comprehensive virtualization capabilities. Meanwhile, NetApp Private Storage excels in unified storage, cloud readiness, and seamless scalability across environments. It provides robust integration and built-in backup solutions for enhanced data protection.

Room for Improvement: Hitachi VSP can enhance user experience and simplify its management interfaces. Cost-effectiveness and automation need attention, as management complexity can be burdensome without technical support. NetApp's broad feature set includes a complex configuration process requiring expert assistance. Both can benefit from improving user accessibility and reducing dependence on command line operations.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Hitachi VSP is primarily deployed on-premises with hybrid cloud options, but its technical support has mixed feedback, particularly concerning response times in various regions. NetApp Private Storage is also mostly on-premises with public cloud integration. Users praise local support, but there are challenges with global teams, indicating a need for robust support across regions to improve deployment experiences.

Pricing and ROI: Hitachi's pricing is competitive yet high for larger setups when considering licensing and maintenance. However, its long-term stability often justifies the investment. NetApp, while priced on the higher end, aligns costs with its feature-rich offerings, which include solid integration and ROI potential, though more competitive pricing structures could be beneficial.

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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)

NetApp Private Storage

Ranking in NAS

15th

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 NetApp Private Storage is 1.8%, up from 1.0% 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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Pramod-Talekar

Sr Service Engineer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Well-suited for virtualized environments and highly stable solution

We are in a VMware Intra environment, so we are utilizing NetApp Storage for our virtualization infrastructure NetApp offers multiple features that we utilize for our projects. At the moment, we are extensively using SnapMirror Flex. There is room for improvement in the support. It has been a…

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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 product offers high stability."

"The performance was decent."

"Storage is the most valuable feature."

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

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

"The product provides a good storage space."

"The solution provides excellent scalability."

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"It gave us a platform which could clearly arrange all our files and volumes."

"NetApp is faster than other storage brands."

"Disaster recovery. And I like the security very much. I think they have the needed options for security. Can manage NPS using the same tools and process that we use today."

"Very stable and very scalable."

"NetApp has really added a lot of features over the years to improve the product and performance. They can do things now like control ingress. They can control egress."

"Integration with other NetApp solutions and merging them is manageable."

"The solution is stable."

"The solution scales well."

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Cons

"The solution is stable. However, there have been some software crashes where we had to restart the system. They could improve the hardware to prevent this type of issue."

"Hitachi should offer a distinct overview of the various storage choices."

"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."

"The embedded management for installation feature has neither simplified nor complicated the management process, therefore, there is room for improvement."

"Not just anyone can do the deployment. So, the person needs a basic understanding and work experience."

"The interface management and monitoring need improvement. Although I receive emails from Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, I find the management aspect not as good as their hardware."

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

"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."

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"There may actually be so many features that the end-user gets lost in the volume."

"I would like to see the GUI management simplified in the next release."

"The users find the new version's GUI complicated to use."

"I'm not sure how easy it is to use on the cloud versus on-prem. If they have different user experiences, they should work to make the two as similar as possible to make it easy for a user to understand both even if they only deal mainly with one."

"I think that it should work better with Microsoft solutions, more integrated with Microsoft. We also need integrated NAS and block storage."

"NetApp Private Storage is still integrated into the ISCSI connectivity and the FC protocol. I would recommend them to migrate to the FCIP because the SAN switches are moving further to an FCIP, and are scaling out of the ISCSI connectivity. Sooner or later, that will be an issue for NetApp Private Storage. An NFCIP should be available to them moving three years down the line."

"The hardware does not last as long as it could with new software."

"I would like to have the Active-Active feature. Some competitors already have it. I would like NetApp to add it to stay competitive."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Hitachi VSP's pricing is good compared to other brands."

"The costs were primarily in line with every other vendor at the time."

"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."

"Pricing could be better, because the cost is very high."

"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."

"The pricing is very competitive compared to other vendors. It really depends on the type of media we're using, like SaaS, SSP, or NVMe."

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"The price of NetApp Private Storage is similar to other solutions. There is typically an annual license required for this solution."

"It is an expensive solution."

"We negotiate whatever deal we can get on the type of storage that it is, but it's totally under our control,."

"In general, I am pleased with the pricing, though it is a little high."

"The product is costly."

"The price could be lower."

"NetApp Private Storage is cheaper here in India compared to other solutions, such as Dell."

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Computer Software Company

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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 NetApp Private Storage?

NetApp is faster than other storage brands.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp Private Storage?

The product is costly. Also, we need to pay for features like SnapMirror, etc. I rate its pricing a nine out of ten.

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What needs improvement with NetApp Private Storage?

NetApp is a great storage device, but sometimes support is not accessible. Also, the current version has removed most of the dashboard features. We have to use the CLI for some tasks. Additionally,...

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Also Known As

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

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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.

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NetApp Private Storage (NPS) for Cloud is a family of enterprise storage solutions that lets you use multiple industry-leading clouds and maintain complete control over your data on dedicated storage systems from NetApp.

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Sample Customers

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

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