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HPE GreenLake for File Storage vs Pure Storage FlashBlade comparison

 

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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
5.9
HPE GreenLake improved returns with better control, scalability, efficiency, cost savings, and stability, supporting expansion without increasing team sizes.
Sentiment score
8.5
Pure Storage FlashBlade boosts ROI by reducing costs, enhancing efficiencies, increasing VM density, and saving 20%-85% in time.
Since they operate 24 by seven, the necessary tasks are completed continuously, which is quicker than if my team handled them only between nine to five.
We had HPE hardware on Hyper-V previously, and HPE GreenLake gave us dHCI with VMware and a lot more stability.
I have seen a return on investment with HPE GreenLake for File Storage.
It does not require much management once you set up correctly, so it saves time, allowing an admin to focus on other work.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.3
HPE GreenLake for File Storage support is praised for quick, expert solutions, with some desiring more language options.
Sentiment score
7.0
Pure Storage FlashBlade support is praised for responsiveness and knowledge but criticized for slower responses and occasional language barriers.
The reason for this rating is that there is no downtime.
On a scale from one being the worst and ten being the best, I rate my customer service and technical support for the HPE GreenLake for File Storage as a ten.
The support with GreenLake is good because we always have an engineer who helps the customer.
I would rate them an eight out of ten.
The support is done through email and is not that great, making it a very problematic area I've been dealing with for over four years.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.8
HPE GreenLake for File Storage offers scalable, flexible solutions for diverse enterprises, balancing performance, capacity, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
Sentiment score
8.8
Pure Storage FlashBlade is praised for scalability, ease of expansion, and support, despite some areas needing improvement.
It's suitable for startup growth as well as large enterprises, and the modular, disaggregated nature provides the flexibility needed for efficient application scaling.
Currently, we don't use any sort of scaling ability, but being able to buy what you need when you need it and only having to pay as you grow is a game changer for our operational costs; it's a money saver.
You can connect around 2 million storage servers to the same architecture, so scaling is not a problem.
Pure Storage FlashBlade is scalable.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
5.6
HPE GreenLake for File Storage is highly stable and reliable, with minimal downtime and efficient performance in diverse environments.
Sentiment score
8.8
Pure Storage FlashBlade is praised for its impressive stability and reliability, with minimal disruptions and consistent uptime even during upgrades.
The file system is very stable and it rarely goes down.
Having had zero catastrophic outages.
Since we've been on HPE GreenLake for File Storage, I have not experienced any downtime, crashes, or performance issues.
In case there is any issue with any blade, the data is moved to another.
 

Room For Improvement

HPE GreenLake for File Storage needs improved multi-cloud features, connectivity, integration, cost-effectiveness, and enhanced customer support.
Users seek better cloud integration, enhanced deduplication, improved support, protocol enhancements, simpler configuration, and a more intuitive interface.
HP has already deployed AI in GreenLake's cloud features, but they should also integrate them into the flash array.
It provides a fast head start, but when dealing with complex situations, it doesn't lead you effectively.
If they could provide me with a troubleshooting document for the issue I was experiencing with connecting to Aruba Central, that would be great.
Technical support definitely needs significant improvement.
Its configuration should be easier.
 

Setup Cost

HPE GreenLake for File Storage offers competitive pricing with predictable costs, despite occasional licensing challenges and regional variability.
Pure Storage FlashBlade offers high performance and features, justifying its cost with no extra software fees and fixed support costs.
It provides excellent pricing for massive enterprise customers wishing to remain on-premises while achieving competitive prices to cloud providers without requiring migration.
In summary, it's a predictable cost, but the VMware aspect is a problem.
HPE GreenLake for File Storage is relatively cheaper than Cisco, so that's a big plus.
The pricing of Pure Storage FlashBlade is expensive compared to other products I used from other companies in the past, but one benefit is that they have built-in ransomware protection.
 

Valuable Features

HPE GreenLake for File Storage offers cost-effective, scalable solutions with strong security, intuitive navigation, and reliable support for enhanced operations.
Pure Storage FlashBlade offers fast, scalable, and user-friendly storage with efficient integration, analytics, and versatility for diverse needs.
This provides the flexibility of a pay-per-consumption model, allowing me to choose resources without investing in the entire platform.
It's important for my business that the solution has independent scaling of performance and capacity while our storage system is online.
I evaluate the solution's performance for eliminating front-end caching and data movement between media as fast; we don't notice any latency.
We can plug in many blades, and we can have data up to one terabyte.
The best features of Pure Storage FlashBlade include better throughput and better performance.
 

Categories and Ranking

HPE GreenLake for File Storage
Ranking in File and Object Storage
7th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Pure Storage FlashBlade
Ranking in File and Object Storage
8th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
All-Flash Storage (15th), Software Defined Storage (SDS) (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the File and Object Storage category, the mindshare of HPE GreenLake for File Storage is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pure Storage FlashBlade is 5.8%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
File and Object Storage
 

Featured Reviews

NemiGeorge - PeerSpot reviewer
Exceptional service and hands-off infrastructure management enhance data handling and AI workloads
The features of HPE GreenLake for File Storage that I value the most include compute, storage, and managed service, and monitoring managed service. I appreciate the fact that my team doesn't have to manage all the infrastructure every day, handle patches, security updates, and similar tasks. Time saving is an example of how these features have benefited my organization. My team can focus on supporting our core businesses and not worry about infrastructure management. Also, expertise plays a role; we're a first-time HPE GreenLake customer, so having them manage that gives my team the opportunity to upskill without breaking anything.
Eric Black - PeerSpot reviewer
The ability to leverage multi-tenancy along with immutability is a huge benefit for us
The only thing I feel FlashBlade is missing is the SOS API. If it had SOS API, that would put it well over the top. Veeam Backup specifically has started to streamline their API, and they are doing that with SOS API. They have optimized it. Any of the S3 devices out there that support this SOS API can have far more API calls at once. On our side, that translates to better restoration. With SOS API, it can leverage far more restorations at a single given time or read from the device in simple terms. That results in maximizing the output and throughput from the device itself.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Media Company
19%
Computer Software Company
12%
Logistics Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE GreenLake for File Storage?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing in our last journey with HPE GreenLake for File Storage was great, as pricing was one of the main factors that brought us to where we were. We ...
What needs improvement with HPE GreenLake for File Storage?
One area for improvement would be a unified management console that brings Infosight analytics and GreenLake provisioning into a single interface - so you don’t have to jump between sites. It would...
What is your primary use case for HPE GreenLake for File Storage?
Our current use cases for HPE GreenLake for File Storage include being our main backup storage and main server storage.
What do you like most about Pure Storage FlashBlade?
The tool's most valuable feature is its fast performance, especially in handling snapshots. It helps during power outages when we need to quickly move data between different data centers. It ensure...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure Storage FlashBlade?
The pricing of Pure Storage FlashBlade is expensive compared to other products I used from other companies in the past, but one benefit is that they have built-in ransomware protection. Approximate...
What needs improvement with Pure Storage FlashBlade?
I believe there is not much improvement needed because they have everything we need, but the interface is a little bit complex to understand. You have to understand it more deeply because it's hard...
 

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Sample Customers

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ServiceNow, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Dominos, Man AHL
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