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HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 vs Microsoft Azure File Storage comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 3, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.6
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 showed a 2X improvement over 3PAR for some users within six months.
Sentiment score
3.3
Microsoft Azure File Storage offers easy global file sharing and cost savings, though ROI impact varies for medium businesses.
I have seen a return on investment, which is a little more nuanced, as with HPE GreenLake for File Storage being an operational expense allows me to do a lot more with fewer dollars, spread over the course of the contract.
I have seen a return on investment from HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.7
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 support is praised for responsiveness and effectiveness, with scalability and problem resolution being key strengths.
Sentiment score
5.8
Microsoft Azure File Storage customer service varies in response time, with premium contracts offering better efficiency and support.
I evaluate the customer service and technical support for HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 as excellent so far.
Concerning the storage itself, they're pretty damn close to perfect.
Microsoft technical support is very prompt.
The perspective documentation is good.
As and when we require, they are able to provide solutions or guide us toward solutions.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 is praised for scalability, flexibility, cost-efficiency, and seamless upgrades without capacity issues.
Sentiment score
6.1
Microsoft Azure File Storage offers exceptional scalability, accommodating diverse business needs with automatic scaling for substantial user bases.
I haven't seen any issues with HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 in terms of scaling capacity and performance independently.
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 scales with the growing needs of my organization in terms of performance for applications.
The solution's scaling abilities affect the operation of my business significantly, as I see it as a key feature that prevents us from being locked into a certain maximum size.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.8
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 is praised for its reliability and stability, earning high user satisfaction ratings.
Sentiment score
6.0
Microsoft Azure File Storage is highly rated for stability and reliability, with minor connectivity issues and minimal disruptions.
The experience has no downtimes or crashes, and the performance is good.
I rate the stability of Microsoft Azure File Storage as a seven out of ten.
We sometimes encounter glitches with bigger files, but everything else works as expected.
 

Room For Improvement

HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 struggles with configuration delays, limited visibility, and inadequate integration, needing enhancements for seamless unified storage.
Microsoft Azure File Storage needs cost transparency, better support, performance, security, usability, and improved integration and management features.
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 could be improved by integrating it with GreenLake, as this would enable us to do end-to-end monitoring across both on-prem and cloud environments better.
We shared with them a month ago at a user group that we want to see improvements in the efficiency of that backend, as no questions arise about the technology, it's really just the paperwork required to get a contract out that is a little slow.
Expanding the storage capacity would be beneficial.
Some chunking logics need to be better to address issues with processing bigger files.
 

Setup Cost

HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 provides competitive pricing and reliability, appealing to businesses with straightforward setup and cost efficiency.
Microsoft Azure File Storage pricing is moderate, flexible, and usage-based, but transparency and competitiveness could be improved.
My experience with pricing, setup, and licensing for HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 shows that pricing was higher, but we understand that because of the stability it provides.
Regarding pricing, this year I compared it with other vendors, and HPE is still on par with what the other vendors have out there, so I'm comfortable with the pricing.
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing was good.
I would rate it three or three and a half out of ten on the pricing scale.
The pricing for Microsoft Azure File Storage is five out of ten, not so expensive and not so low.
 

Valuable Features

HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 offers scalable, efficient management with AI analytics, ensuring seamless integration and improved performance.
Microsoft Azure File Storage provides scalable, secure cloud storage with seamless Azure integration, supporting multiple file formats and Active Directory.
Regarding DR, the RPO and RTOs are very good.
An example of how the features of HPE GreenLake for File Storage have been benefiting my organization is through the reliability and stability we experience.
The ability to scale capacity and performance independently impacts operations positively, as increasing capacity is effortless; you just plug it in, and it's bigger.
The storage solution saves time and makes document processing seamless.
It is satisfying our requirements with encryption and security features in place.
In Microsoft Azure File Storage, the S3 bucket is the most helpful feature for my use.
 

Categories and Ranking

HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
6th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Azure File Storage
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 is 2.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure File Storage is 9.9%, down from 13.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Public Cloud Storage Services Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Azure File Storage9.9%
HPE Alletra Storage MP B100002.2%
Other87.9%
Public Cloud Storage Services
 

Featured Reviews

Warren Owens - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficient scaling and reliability have enhanced operational capacity and support
The feature of Alletra Storage MP B10000 that I appreciate the most is the product line, especially since the Alletra MP is bringing to bear quite a lot of features that are important in the different plans, including file services, block storage, file, and everything. The older storage products we have were limited to just block storage, and we're really excited about the Alletra MP and where that's going to go, which we plan to continue when we do our data center refresh next year with a much larger array. An example of how the features of Alletra Storage MP B10000 have been benefiting my organization is through the reliability and stability we experience, as the engineering team that takes care of it, plus my team that reports up to me, are very comfortable with the technology, which has been reliable, and HPE's support has been fantastic. Anytime we have issues, such as a failed drive or code updates, they are very helpful, and I think part of that is brought to us by the GreenLake program, having that dedicated team to keep us aware of updates, but generally, we have experienced reliability with no failures.
PrashanthR - PeerSpot reviewer
Seamlessly streamlines document processing with advanced file storage and OCR integration
We need to store data over there. We process documents through Kofax Time is a major benefit, as well as ease of processing. With configuration, it happens quite easily, and we can finish tasks early. File storage is complemented by OCR with Azure Cognitive Service. This enhances the processing…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Media Company
10%
University
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise22
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HPE GreenLake for Block Storage?
The feature I like is that I can create a template and apply it to multiple switches. I don't have to do the same task on every switch, and the same goes for access points. It's central managemen...
What needs improvement with HPE GreenLake for Block Storage?
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 could be improved by integrating it with GreenLake, as this would enable us to do end-to-end monitoring across both on-prem and cloud environments better. It has a lot...
What is your primary use case for HPE GreenLake for Block Storage?
Our main use cases for HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 involve a lot of VOD infrastructure within my company, where we store the content so that we can play it out to the clients. This is where we st...
Which file storage system is better - Amazon EFS (elastic file storage) or Azure File Storage?
Amazon EFS is easy to set up: you can use the AWS management console, API, or command-line. Amazon EFS can grow to petabytes and deliver consistent low latencies and high levels of throughput. This...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure File Storage?
The pricing for Microsoft Azure File Storage is five out of ten, not so expensive and not so low.
 

Also Known As

HPE GreenLake for Block Storage
MS Azure File Storage
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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