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HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs Huawei Symantec OceanSpace S5000 comparison

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Categories and Ranking

HPE 3PAR StoreServ
Ranking in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
304
Ranking in other categories
NAS (7th), All-Flash Storage (9th)
Huawei Symantec OceanSpace ...
Ranking in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)
7th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
9.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) category, the mindshare of HPE 3PAR StoreServ is 14.1%, up from 10.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei Symantec OceanSpace S5000 is 1.8%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE 3PAR StoreServ14.1%
Huawei Symantec OceanSpace S50001.8%
Other84.1%
Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)
 

Featured Reviews

Muhammad Saqib - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at Hybrid Tech
Uninterrupted upgrades accelerate performance with good support
I would rate the solution eight out of ten. It should be noted that in Pakistan, some parts are not readily available, and we need to import them from Singapore or other countries. We encountered an issue with a customer where the midplane failed and was not available. We had to wait for several days for a replacement, even in a 24/7 support case. Additionally, we faced motherboard failures in the customer's environment, encountering two motherboard failures simultaneously. We obtained one motherboard immediately, yet had to wait ten days for another. These issues should have been resolved promptly given the 24/7 support level.
Juan Marcelo Santana De Alvez - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Enhanced security management with seamless access control for large enterprise needs
We sell it as a document management solution for government spaces, specifically in the judiciary or 'tribunal justice' in Brazil. It's used in an enterprise level setting with over five hundred thousand employees Our organization sees improvements in security management, as the product includes…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It's a very attractive product that is easy to use and deploy."
"It is a rugged, performance system; it is trouble-free and a workhorse."
"It was straightforward, simple, and easy to set up, along with the OneView tools, for managing both compute and storage."
"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."
"The product has definitely improved throughput. We are able to more efficiently see patients because all of our medical records and practice management software seems to run faster. Uploading images and charts is a lot faster. Recalling information in the exam rooms is faster. The overall throughput of data, going back and forth, is so we can more efficiently see patients, and it also helps increase our patient flow. We can see patients a lot faster, getting them in and out a lot more quickly."
"It has not failed us yet, so it is very highly available and error free, so far."
"The organization was able to consolidate disparate storage environments into a single chassis with multiple connection types, utilize the different disk tiers across all software/hardware connected platforms, all the time providing the fastest disk to the most utilized portions of storage as determined by the controllers."
"For a place like a hospital, which is open 24/7/365, it can't suffer downtime, and that is why this product is one of those nice game changers because it allows me to do so much and focus on taking care of the clients instead of worrying about how to keep things up."
"The product includes features like Zero Trust and seamless integration with LDAP and Active Directory, which allows us to manage user access efficiently."
 

Cons

"I don't know that you could improve on the 3PAR very much, other than maybe the 3PAR management console."
"The one thing that we've always struggled with are the file sizes. HPE 3PAR still has a limit of 16 terabytes for VMDK limit and I think there is more to do in this aspect."
"We need longer names for our volumes. Now it's only 28 characters. It should be 64, or at least more than 32 characters."
"The only drawback on it is that tech support seems really busy. We get a critical notification when an important patch comes out, but sometimes it's a month before we can get this critical piece on because they just don't have time on their schedules to do it sooner."
"Not everything was well-defined in the HPE White Papers."
"I would like to have more details on alerting. It is not real granular right now. What It gives you is sort of basic, and we can't do a lot of tweaking on our own. We would like to be able to tweak some of the alerts for our team."
"The solution must be vertically and horizontally expandable."
"I would you like to see compression included in a future release. That’s what we are missing."
"The entry-level product has limitations on the number of disks and enclosures."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is reasonable. As compared to other solutions, it doesn't seem to be much different."
"This solution is expensive. We pay every year for support. It's a lump sum because we pay for data center support services, and everything is included in one."
"We have seen ROI. We are able to see more patients now, bringing more money into the practice."
"They have added features, such as the compression and duplication, which have further increased our ROI."
"We paid for five years of support when we purchased the product."
"It's very reliable and it was cost competitive with other arrays at the time that we purchased it."
"Performance is at least two times, if not three times, what we had previously."
"The support for the solution is free for three years, then it is an additional cost. It is approximately $30,000 annually. The price includes a lot of equipment we have not only HPE 3PAR StoreServ."
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Comparison Review

it_user182013 - PeerSpot reviewer
Federal Civ/Intel Engineering Lead at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 1, 2015
Measuring Up: EMC XtremIO and HP 3PAR
Leading up to EMC World 2015, IT Central Station asked how I would compare EMC XtremIO and HP 3PAR. Until recently, the flash storage conversation in my organization and many others has centered on XtremIO and Pure Storage, the leaders of the all-flash array (AFA) space. To that end, I've written a…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business73
Midsize Enterprise74
Large Enterprise170
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Questions from the Community

What's the difference between HPE 3PAR StoreServ and HPE Primera?
HPE Primera has many great features but one of the best is that it is very easy to deploy. From an overall perspective, it is reliable, easy to set up, stable, and offers quality block storage. All...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE 3PAR StoreServ?
As a customer, I always prefer to have a lower price. Any customer will always ask for the cheaper price.
What needs improvement with HPE 3PAR StoreServ?
I have no specific ideas for improvement at present. We just need to verify whether our current virtual server setup is acceptable to the RBI, as they had raised questions about the VSO, ISO config...
What needs improvement with Huawei Symantec OceanSpace S5000?
The entry-level product has limitations on the number of disks and enclosures. Increasing these would benefit entry-level customers.
What is your primary use case for Huawei Symantec OceanSpace S5000?
We sell it as a document management solution for government spaces, specifically in the judiciary or 'tribunal justice' in Brazil. It's used in an enterprise level setting with over five hundred th...
 

Also Known As

HPE 3PAR Flash Storage, InServ, Storeserv, 3PAR Flash Storage, HP Enterprise Storage, 3PAR Flash Array, HP 3PAR Flash Storage
OceanSpace S5000
 

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Sample Customers

Just Energy, Latisys, team AG, DreamWorks, BlueShore Financial, Erasmus MC
First Hospital of Lanzhou University (FHLU), Chinas Ministry Of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), University of Lªbeck, Shenzhen Media Group (SZMG), China Central Television (CCTV)
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