We performed a comparison between HPE Nimble Storage and NetApp AFF based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The management is simple in Pure Storage FlashArray."
"The all-flash disc is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"The speed is one of the most valuable features of Pure Storage FlashArray."
"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."
"The product cheaper compared to other solutions concerning the technology that they are using."
"This is the best all-flash storage array on the market."
"Provides fast access and is user-friendly."
"We've had different types of storage, and three things of this solution are valuable. The first one is its outstanding performance. The second one is its stability. In the about three years that we've had it, we've had component failures, but we never had a service interruption or any data loss. The third one, which is really critical, is that it is super easy to use in terms of provisioning, storage, and managing the arrays. I'm able to maintain a multi-site environment with a couple of dozen arrays with a single mid-level storage admin."
"The capacity for data storage and compression is good."
"InfoSight is helpful because it is proactive support."
"I have found the convergence rate and deduplication the most valuable features."
"It's very easy to set up. It's very stable, and it has got great deduplication, especially for hypervisor users."
"The solution is quite scalable."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"It's very stable and fast, and I am very happy with the deduplication. It saves a lot of space, which is great."
"InfoSight - analytics sight that collects data for all Nimble arrays deployed"
"Supports file formatting, the main protocols, and the hot swapping of disks and features."
"The performance is outstanding when it's all Flash. That's the biggest bang for the buck that we get."
"I like the ability to snapshot, and the cloning features are valuable to us as well. I like that I can quickly and efficiently snapshot the data and move it to wherever I need to locally or in the cloud. Also, I know that when I take the snapshot that all of the data will be there and that it will be usable when I need to use it."
"One of the main features that we love about the system is the ability to create snapshots. NetApp makes a lot of snapshots in a short space of time. Also, the speed of data recovery with NetApp, at the time we need it, is an important feature that we love."
"It is a stable solution."
"The NVMe flash cache is the most useful feature. It lowers transactional speed even more."
"The most valuable feature of NetApp AFF is the reputation of the company."
"NetApp is like a one-point central management. For example, one can put everything on the right version and control the whole environment from one software solution."
"We need to add more storage in Pure Storage FlashArray with the cluster mode activated for us to have better performance."
"I can't see where they can make anything better, unless, of course, they lower their prices even more."
"Pure Storage support could be a little better."
"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."
"Its price could be cheaper. It is not the cheapest one out there, but I'm not directly involved in the figures and negotiations."
"The system has dual controllers but does not have a high level of resiliency built-in."
"The price of Pure Storage FlashArray could be better."
"Automation could be simplified."
"The solution’s stability could be better. The tool’s pricing is high and depends on the partner."
"Nimble Storage could increase its flexibility by adding more protocol options. Nimble mainly uses fibre channel protocols, whereas many other storage arrays support fibre channel, iCSI, and NFS protocols."
"The solution should allow for easier configurations."
"You could argue that it would be preferable if everything were cheaper in order to save taxpayer money."
"When sizing the array based on requirements the option to add more network cards for throughput would be something to help clients."
"The resellers did the implementation of the solution, we did not do it ourselves. We have ten people for the deployment of the solution."
"We face challenges with hardware delivery."
"Its pricing could be better. It's expensive."
"It can get a little expensive if you need to add more disks. The cost is a pain point for us, especially in terms of expansion."
"The NetApp support could be better."
"There is room for improvement with the user interface. There are a few things that cannot be done in the GUI. We do a lot of things through the CLI, but that's grown out of a lack of ability to do them in the GUI. An example is QTrees. You can manage them within the GUI, but the GUI is missing a few options."
"Some of the graphical user interface changes in the later versions of NetApp have not been as good as the older ones, like in the 9.5 era."
"NetApp should offer more training so everyone can learn about the products. Other vendors have a lot of training options. It would be great if NetApp would highlight how to use the features more so that every admin or person can gain more knowledge about this technology."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support. I have noticed that if I sometimes call their customer care for a particular issue, they will give me another number and ask me to call that other team. It would be better if they could do a warm transfer. That would save customers time from calling all the numbers again and speaking to another team."
"NetApp AFF could improve SAN storage because it feels as if it was not put together at the beginning, it functions as an afterthought. Additionally, the cloud features could be more mature."
"The size of NetApp could be better. They're always about 40 pounds without the hard drives in them, so it would be great if there's a way to make them smaller yet keep the functionality. That would reduce the physical footprint."
HPE Nimble Storage is ranked 5th in All-Flash Storage with 24 reviews while NetApp AFF is ranked 4th in All-Flash Storage with 27 reviews. HPE Nimble Storage is rated 8.8, while NetApp AFF is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of HPE Nimble Storage writes "Proactive end-to-end management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp AFF writes "Provides us with quick options when restoring things for customers". HPE Nimble Storage is most compared with HPE Primera, Dell Unity XT, Dell PowerStore, VMware vSAN and HPE 3PAR StoreServ, whereas NetApp AFF is most compared with Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series, Dell Unity XT, Dell PowerStore, IBM FlashSystem and VMware vSAN. See our HPE Nimble Storage vs. NetApp AFF report.
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