Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform vs Panzura CloudFS comparison

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform vs. Panzura CloudFS

December 2025

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Review summaries and opinions

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ROI

Sentiment score

6.2

Users find Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform valuable, citing long-term benefits, competitive costs, financial gains, and improved performance.

Sentiment score

5.1

Organizations experienced enhanced resilience, doubled performance, and productivity gains by adopting Panzura CloudFS, solving past file storage issues.

While performance, security, and financial aspects of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform are satisfactory, I am unsure about the exact return on investment.

Bratislav Petkovic

Team Lead for Core Infrastructure at Raiffeisen bank Serbia

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Previously, we had latency issues with syncing up files between offices. Files were not locked, leading to overwrites which cost us literally hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost time and revenue.

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CIO at Mead and Hunt, Inc.

We saw the benefits of Panzura CloudFS immediately because our remote offices were able to share files immediately after the product went live.

Dragan Lazic

Information Technology Manager at The Gateway Engineers, Inc.

Panzura CloudFS saves us a significant amount of time frequently.

Siva_Ram

Technical Expert at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.2

Users have mixed feedback on Hitachi's support: praised for expertise but criticized for delays and inconsistent global assistance.

Sentiment score

6.8

Panzura CloudFS support is praised for quick, expert assistance despite occasional delays, receiving high ratings from users.

The time taken to act upon issues is quite large, and issue identification takes a significant amount of time, especially when it comes to critical problems.

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Associate Vice President at Federal Bank Ltd

The support staff and the number of people they have on staff right now are truly good.

CIO at Mead and Hunt, Inc.

When we have a priority-one issue, we typically receive a call within 20 to 30 minutes.

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I.T. Infrastructure Manager at Thompson Engineering

I would give the support for Panzura CloudFS a ten out of ten because they are responsive and helpful.

Matt Sarsam

Senior Systems Administrator at a consultancy with 201-500 employees

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.3

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform provides scalable options, adaptability, and reliability, supporting diverse enterprise expansion needs effectively despite some limitations.

Sentiment score

6.8

Panzura CloudFS is highly scalable, effortlessly supports many users across locations, with seamless deployment and dedicated support.

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Unlimited users can access the system without issues.

Siva_Ram

Technical Expert at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

From our original entry with Panzura CloudFS, we have added an additional seven sites, and deploying those additional nodes was very seamless and did not take any effort.

Senior Vice President, Technology at Halff Associates, Inc.

The latest version, 8.0.2, has better ease of decommissioning filers and bringing new ones online.

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I.T. Infrastructure Manager at Thompson Engineering

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.2

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is highly reliable and stable, ideal for critical 24/7 operations with minimal downtime issues.

Sentiment score

6.1

Panzura CloudFS is highly stable with rare outages and improved reliability, earning high user ratings overall.

If we are running on a standalone infrastructure, I would rate Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform a 10 for stability.

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Associate Vice President at Federal Bank Ltd

I would rate it a nine out of ten for stability.

CIO at Mead and Hunt, Inc.

We have never had their system crash on us.

Senior Vice President, Technology at Halff Associates, Inc.

There were times with file lock issues between filers, causing various anomalies, but with their ongoing development, these issues have improved.

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I.T. Infrastructure Manager at Thompson Engineering

Room For Improvement

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform needs improved UX, automation, scalability, support, reasonable pricing, deduplication, and better management tools.

Panzura CloudFS needs improvements in performance, compatibility, pricing, dashboard, alerting, licensing, Active Directory reliance, NFS service, and support.

The interface management and monitoring need improvement.

Bratislav Petkovic

Team Lead for Core Infrastructure at Raiffeisen bank Serbia

Additional functionality related to data encryption and authentication could improve Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform.

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Solution Architect at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees

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When something goes wrong somewhere, there should be a little bit better alerting with issues before they become a big problem.

CIO at Mead and Hunt, Inc.

The GIS data formats, such as a geo database, have been found better kept outside of Panzura CloudFS.

Senior Vice President, Technology at Halff Associates, Inc.

It would have been nice if they had offered them in increments, of 5, 10, 15, or 20 terabytes than having to get a whole chunk of 25 terabytes again for licensing purposes, which is a little costly.

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I.T. Infrastructure Manager at Thompson Engineering

Setup Cost

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is initially costly but offers justified performance and potential discounts, with complex licensing options.

Panzura CloudFS pricing is higher than competitors, lacks granular licenses, but offers negotiation flexibility and transparency.

The cost of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is reasonable compared to competitors.

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Associate Vice President at Federal Bank Ltd

It did require us to purchase new hardware, however, that was not overly expensive.

Senior Vice President, Technology at Halff Associates, Inc.

They should consider more attractive pricing for companies of our size.

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I.T. Infrastructure Manager at Thompson Engineering

Overall, it is quite costly compared to NetApp and similar solutions.

Siva_Ram

Technical Expert at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Valuable Features

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform offers seamless data mobility, reliability, scalability, and efficient storage management with user-friendly features across industries.

Panzura CloudFS enhances workflows with high availability, security, and seamless collaboration, reducing storage costs and boosting productivity.

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.

Bratislav Petkovic

Team Lead for Core Infrastructure at Raiffeisen bank Serbia

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is a great device that is very stable, very durable, and very simple.

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Solution Architect at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees

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It is very reliable and very quick.

CIO at Mead and Hunt, Inc.

It helps us increase network resilience. We have a primary object library stored in the cloud and have Panzura Mirroring which allows us to place data in a secondary cloud for added resiliency.

Senior Vice President, Technology at Halff Associates, Inc.

There is no degradation of speed because these filers have cached the data, and they are constantly swapping metadata and updating with each other, which is a very attractive method of getting us to use these applications.

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I.T. Infrastructure Manager at Thompson Engineering

Categories and Ranking

Hitachi Virtual Storage Pla...

Ranking in NAS

5th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) (3rd), Frame-Based Disk Arrays (1st), All-Flash Storage (8th), NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays (5th)

Panzura CloudFS

Ranking in NAS

9th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

File System Software (3rd), Cloud Storage (10th), Cloud Storage Gateways (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the NAS category, the mindshare of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is 5.2%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Panzura CloudFS is 2.8%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

NAS Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform	5.2%
Panzura CloudFS	2.8%
Other	92.0%

NAS

Featured Reviews

Reliable and secure storage solution supports core banking operations effectively

Associate Vice President at Federal Bank Ltd

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 database shows no significant improvement in that particular field. With respect to storage administration, I'd like to see more clarity on the encryption side; data being stored in an encrypted manner is essential, but the customer or end-user doesn't understand which encryption is being used and doesn't have a direct view stating that their data is encrypted using AES 256 or DES, or whatever standard they follow. This lack of transparency may not be acceptable during audits.

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Handles file locks effectively enabling seamless remote collaboration in global teams

I.T. Infrastructure Manager at Thompson Engineering

It has not reduced the data storage cost. We have been trying to come up with a plan internally to archive project data at a certain time frame. However, our data continues to grow, so at the point of 25 terabytes, we had to buy another 25 terabytes license to exceed that threshold. It would have been nice if they had offered them in increments, of 5, 10, 15, or 20 terabytes than having to get a whole chunk of 25 terabytes again for licensing purposes, which is a little costly. It would be nice if Panzura offered data in increments instead of 25 terabytes per license. They have done a pretty good job of development from the point of offering new products. Pricing seems to be high for certain things, such as the audit feature of Panzura Data Services. It would be nice to see who deleted that 100 gig of data out there. They should make the pricing plan more attractive for a company of our size. We have almost 700 employees over the southeast from Texas to Florida and up to Tennessee, so we are a pretty big region.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Construction Company

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	28

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	3

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.

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

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

What needs improvement with Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform E990?

The centralized management console in Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is not very comfortable and user-friendly. However, it works fine. Additional functionality related to data encryption and aut...

What are the products that Panzura provides?

Panzura offers four main products: CloudFS, data services, smart apps, and global services. They call this "all-in-one solution" and it's for end-to-end cloud data management. Why is it called that...

What kind of industries does Panzura serve?

Hello, I think businesses from all industries that have their data on a cloud can benefit from Panzura. Especially if you have offices in various locations or your employees are working from home a...

Why was Panzura acquired? Is the acquisition going to cause a change?

I think Panzura may change in a positive direction now that it's been bought by Profile Capital. That's a very big investment company for technology businesses and I think it's an opportunity for ...

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Panzura CloudFS

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Also Known As

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

Panzura Freedom

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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Panzura CloudFS connects data across a distributed network, offering an efficient solution for file storage and management in a cloud environment.

Designed for businesses needing robust data management, Panzura CloudFS enables seamless access and high availability by providing advanced capabilities for distributed file systems. This technology ensures collaboration and data consistency across multiple locations, optimizing enterprise storage strategies and enhancing data governance and compliance. Effective in reducing latency and operational complexity, it addresses the demands of global enterprises seeking scalable and reliable cloud file services.

What are the key features of Panzura CloudFS?

Global File System: Offers a unified view of file storage across multiple sites.
Data Consolidation: Merges various data silos into a single, cohesive storage network.
Security and Compliance: Ensures data protection with built-in encryption and compliance features.
High Availability: Provides continuous access to data with fault-tolerant architecture.
Quick Deployment: Enables rapid integration into existing infrastructure with minimal downtime.

What benefits and ROI should users consider?

Cost Reduction: Minimizes data storage costs through efficient use of cloud storage.
Improved Collaboration: Facilitates real-time file access and sharing across geographies.
Scalability: Supports growing data needs without significant infrastructure investment.
Enhanced Productivity: Reduces operational inefficiencies with streamlined data management.
Security Enhancements: Protects critical data assets with advanced security measures.

Panzura CloudFS finds applications in sectors such as finance, healthcare, and media, where data integrity and accessibility are critical. Financial institutions benefit from secure and synchronized data access, while healthcare providers utilize it for managing patient data across locations. The media industry leverages its capabilities for collaboration and efficient media file handling worldwide.

Panzura

Sample Customers

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

Petrofac, Komatsu, HCA Healthcare, Vanguard, Disney, Pokemon, US Department of Justice, Gensler, Fluor, AFRY, Milwaukee Tool, Navy Federal Credit Union, TechTarget