We performed a comparison between HPE Nimble Storage and HPE 3RAP StoreServ based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, HPE Nimble Storage came out ahead of HPE 3RAP StoreServ. Even though both products are easy to deploy, have many valuable features, and are in the same price range, HPE 3RAP StoreServ requires improvements in its technical support availability which caused inconveniences for numerous customers.
"We find the ease of usability and setup valuable."
"The most valuable feature of Pure Storage FlashArray is the complete set of functions it provides."
"Data deduplication is one feature I found to be the most valuable in the tool...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"It is always out of the box, and ready to use."
"The product cheaper compared to other solutions concerning the technology that they are using."
"The compression and deduplication features help to make the best use of the capacity."
"The most valuable feature of Pure Storage FlashArray is the all-flash storage performance, low latency, and efficiency of their de-duplication technology. Additionally, the ease of use is good compared to other storage systems. The features in data protection, snapshotting, and replication between data centers and sites are superior to other solutions."
"The most valuable features of Pure Storage FlashArray are simplicity, ease of use, and dashboard management."
"It's a very popular product for enterprise storage."
"I like the integration with VMware and the provisioning. We also use data compression but not for any of the critical applications."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ has been stable."
"We choose 3PAR for its speed. It's so fast and reliable."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ is easy to use and has good performance."
"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."
"There's a lot of good features. HPE 3PAR StoreServ is similar to Dell EMC. It is a high-speed system with automatic failover/failback, integrated with Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware. These are the main reason for choosing HPE 3PAR StoreServ in Denmark. We have a very good consulting service together with the product."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ has a good interface, it is user-friendly and easy to use."
"The most valuable features are the duplication and compression traffic. We have second storage that we can use for the synchronization of data between the data centers."
"HPE Nimble Storage uses the InfoSight platform and it is useful because we can identify the faults and can analyze the performance. It has many other features. This feature is the best that I have observed from HPE Nimble Storage."
"The most valuable feature is the management of Nimble Storage, InfoSight. This is like a cloud. That's really a very nice feature. I think that's the only reason to buy Nimble Storage."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"InfoSight - analytics sight that collects data for all Nimble arrays deployed"
"They have really thought through their solution. They've covered everything."
"InfoSight is helpful because it is proactive support."
"It has allowed us to upgrade our DMS to the latest version and reuse the older array as the DR storage for VMware SRM."
"It was not proactive communication."
"The solution could improve by having a multi-tenant feature."
"I want to learn more about command line usage which I have not explored much yet. However, there are many automated solutions for repetitive tasks. I would like to see additional features like performance monitoring, configuring of alerts, and the customization of alert thresholds in the next release."
"The GUI could improve, it could be more intuitive. There is hidden functionality."
"Pure Storage support could be a little better."
"Pure Storage FlashArray could improve in the area of cryptographic information in the consoles. The user-friendliness could improve. The Pure Storage FlashArray team should come and log into the system with their maintenance credentials and then pull out the information as evidence of cryptography."
"Currently, the solution fails to support file screening."
"The price should be lower."
"They should add AI-enabled dashboards to the solution."
"With 3PAR, there is remote copy software which isn't very good."
"The speed of the hard disk could be better. The performance is the main issue for us. The performance of the VMs is not comparable to desktop machines, for instance, and we might need another solution to improve the performance. Other than that, we don't have any issues. We already have a great part of storage with SSDs, and the performance is not as good as I expected."
"Here in Algeria, we are facing a lot of trouble finding partners and getting support from HPE. There should be better support here in our country."
"The tool has low storage and low performance. This can be solved by adding more disco to the solution. The product’s pricing is also suited for enterprise businesses rather than smaller ones.I would like to see better performance, UI, and compatibility with other products in future releases."
"If HPE 3PAR could handle NAS and all things related to NAS, you would not need to have a mixture of different storages, storage boxes, one solution could fit all."
"The engagement of the tool's vendor is costly."
"The solution could improve by being more secure."
"Its pricing could be better. It's expensive."
"It would be ideal if all these enterprise-class high-performance products would come at a cheaper price."
"The stability can be improved."
"When sizing the array based on requirements the option to add more network cards for throughput would be something to help clients."
"We face challenges with hardware delivery."
"We would like there to be more enhanced features."
"Pure Storages have some option, which allows us the ability to directly download that host inventory and volume report. We can receive everything directly generated from the storage itself. We do not need to use some other web browser or something. If HPE Nimble Storage could do the same it would be a benefit."
"There should be faster interfaces."
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 8th in All-Flash Storage with 23 reviews while HPE Nimble Storage is ranked 5th in All-Flash Storage with 24 reviews. HPE 3PAR StoreServ is rated 8.2, while HPE Nimble Storage is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of HPE 3PAR StoreServ writes "Good mid-range storage and delivered to clients pre-setup but is rather expensive". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE Nimble Storage writes "Proactive end-to-end management". HPE 3PAR StoreServ is most compared with HPE Primera, Dell Unity XT, NetApp AFF, VMware vSAN and HPE StorageWorks MSA, whereas HPE Nimble Storage is most compared with HPE Primera, Dell Unity XT, Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF and IBM FlashSystem. See our HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. HPE Nimble Storage report.
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