HPE StoreOnce vs Pure Storage FlashBlade comparison

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between HPE StoreOnce and Pure Storage FlashBlade 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.

To learn more, read our detailed HPE StoreOnce vs. Pure Storage FlashBlade Report (Updated: July 2024).

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HPE StoreOnce vs. Pure Storage FlashBlade

July 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the All-Flash Storage category, the mindshare of Pure FlashArray X NVMe is 0.8%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE StoreOnce is 1.4%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pure Storage FlashBlade is 2.1%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

All-Flash Storage

Unique Categories:

NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays

3.9%

Deduplication Software

21.8%

Disk Based Backup Systems

40.3%

File and Object Storage

7.1%

Featured Reviews

Paul Pearson

Storage and Backup Architect at Concentrix

Apr 25, 2022

Works well, is easy to implement, and has upgrade analysis capabilities

Currently, it's our tier-one storage. We use it mostly for our Oracle databases It has drastically improved the performance of our high-end Oracle databases and allows us the ability to replication to a DR location with ease. We love the product. Pure Storage works really well. The CAT tool and…

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JuanBurbano

IT Consultant at Gensystems

Nov 10, 2023

A tool that lacks to offer high performance but serves as a backup tool that is easy to use

I use HPE StoreOnce in my company as a backup tool for our personal data My company works with HPE and Dell. Recently, we moved from Dell to HPE. In our company, we used Dell to make use of the performance of Dell Data Domain Boost, after which we moved to HPE StoreOnce. The solution's most…

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Dale Sides

Managing Partner at StoneCreek Technologies

Jun 8, 2023

A high-performing and scalable solution that improves data performance for S3 workloads

We use the solution for S3 storage and Kubernetes backup FlashBlade is so much easier to use than the previous solution; it reduced the time to market to serve our customers. I like the way it streams data performance for S3 workloads and object workloads. FlashBlade could improve its…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"What I really like about this program, is that it is easy to use and easy to configurate."

"Pure has signature security technology, which cannot be deleted, even if you are an administrator."

"It has benefited my organization because it has reduced time to insights."

"The Pure1 component is most valuable at this point in time when comparing it with EMC. Pure1 is where you can have your diagnostics in the cloud, so you can look at things from your mobile phone."

"The solution uses newer technology for deduplication and compression."

"The high availability of the product is the most valuable feature."

"FlashArray has some fresh efficiency features. I've never seen a storage solution with a compression rating this high before. It's at least 4-to-1 on Oracle databases. It's the best flash storage for Oracle."

"The tool's valuable features are speed, security, data compression, and reliability. Its data compression feature is the best that we have ever seen. It helps us to save money and resources."

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"Technical support is quite good."

"The scalability is very good."

"Deduplication and compression are in a good ratio. It supports the HPE Catalyst protocol, which is much faster than NFS and other protocols. We use CommVault and Veeam, and these two solutions support the Catalyst protocol very well and are integrated at high speed. It is faster than normal access."

"I like the tool’s deduplication feature. We get a ratio of 9:1 for deduplication. The product is also Linux based. Last year, our organization faced some virus attacks. However, the backup was safe because of the product being a Linux version. HPE StoreOnce is a secure product."

"The solution's licensing policy is more practical and not confusing."

"This is a user-friendly solution."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is that the tool provides good value for somebody who needs an affordable and reliable storage solution."

"The most valuable features are the deduplication and compression capabilities."

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"Speed and ease of use are the two most valuable features."

"It's very easy-to-use."

"Using this solution has made our backups more reliable."

"The initial setup is pretty easy and simple."

"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 ensures efficient replication and helps maintain our data centers' uptime."

"We can capacity plan at a greater level than we used to."

"The snapshots, replication, and the ability to have immutable blades are the most valuable features. You're putting data snapshots out in those blades, and they cannot be touched. Its performance is great."

"The solution provides many controllers."

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Cons

"We would like to see more visibility into garbage collection and CPU performance in the GUI."

"I'd like to see the product implement active replication for vehicles such as VMware."

"The tool's portfolio is minimal. It is expensive."

"One point I'd like to improve is that the tool should start selling small boxes again. It discontinued some products and is focusing on bigger, more capable boxes, neglecting the SMB market. Even though it's not a big market, it shouldn't have removed them."

"You cannot tag a LUN with a description, and that should be improved. What I like on the Unity side is that when I expand LUNs or do things, there is an information field on the LUN. This is the Information field that you can tag on your LUNs to let yourself know, "Hey, I've added this much space on this date". Pure lacks that ability. So, you don't have a mechanism that's friendly for tracking your data expansions on the LUN and for adding any additional information. That's a downside for me."

"Every time I think of something that needs to improve, they're one step ahead, which I love. The only area I wish to see improve, I believe is coming, is in the FlashBlade product. Blade implementation fell short on a few of the services."

"We would like to see VNC integration or be able to use Pure Storage with VNC."

"The software layer has to improve."

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"HPE StoreOnce should come with a detailed installation guide."

"The solution's technical support should be faster."

"The platform's price could be lower."

"The product could be improved with better support for data protection."

"The latency is a bit high."

"They could provide more options for storage capacity."

"I would like to see better integration with Veeam software."

"This product would be improved with the inclusion of more features to security or WORM."

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"The technical support needs to improve. When we open a case, it is auto assigned to a support tech person. Nine out of ten times, we get an email right back saying that person is off until tomorrow. I cannot handle that. They just did this over the weekend to us, too. I had to call our rep and have them do something about it."

"There could be improvements in public cloud integration."

"Compared to, for example, Hitachi NAS, the solution is not mature at all. It's just in its infancy as far as technology goes."

"The solution is expensive."

"In terms of scalability, it doesn't expand out quite as robustly as some of the others, but it covers 90% of the market in what it does."

"There is some room for new features related to authentication and integration with Kubernetes, and other solution using S3 Bucket."

"Commvault has mainly driven the Analytics, providing data and reports. However, the product has room for improvement, especially regarding storage analytics. Upgrading firmware has caused issues, requiring feature disabling to revert to traditional backups. The firmware upgrades sometimes affect Commvault backups."

"It's on the expensive side, as expected for a niche product."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay approximately $50,000 USD per year in licensing fees."

"The tool's pricing is cheap; I rate it a six to seven out of ten. Most of our sales are not subscription-based. We sell the hardware, and customers keep using it. They only renew the service part annually. The support can be a bit pricey, but the solution is more cost-effective than anything else out there."

"The licensing is on a yearly basis."

"As far as the licensing costs, everything is included in the license."

"Our licensing fees are $500,000+ USD."

"Pure FlashArray X NVMe’s pricing is cheaper than other products."

"With VMware, we pay $300,000 annually."

"The product is expensive."

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"I rate the product's pricing a seven out of ten."

"The solution's cost is above average."

"To be honest, we were quite happy with the price, but we always want things cheaper than they are. I think for what we got, we felt that the price was quite reasonable comparing it to other products that provide that same level of functionality."

"The solution is pretty expensive."

"The price of the product is reasonable."

"The licensing costs is capacity-based and come bundled with support."

"The price puts me off. It's definitely on the high side."

"I rate the platform's pricing a seven out of ten."

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"Support is a separate line item. Support is a different cost, but whatever your support is now, that's what you're going to pay forever. If your support's $100 today, six years from now it's $100. It doesn't fluctuate unless you upgrade it, or change it, etc."

"I rate the tool's pricing a seven to eight out of ten."

"We used a reseller for the purchase."

"The price could be cheaper."

"Our customers have seen a reduction in TCO."

"The product is very expensive."

"Our licensing is renewed annually."

"The price of this solution could be made more affordable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Computer Software Company

18%

Government

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

37%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

Pure FlashArray X NVMe helps to improve our processing speed. It is user-friendly and easy to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

The tool's pricing is cheap; I rate it a six to seven out of ten. Most of our sales are not subscription-based. We se...

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What needs improvement with Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

One point I'd like to improve is that the tool should start selling small boxes again. It discontinued some products ...

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What do you like most about HPE StoreOnce?

I think StoreOnce's deduplication technology is crucial for cost efficiency and faster recovery, especially for backu...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE StoreOnce?

The pricing is moderate when you compare it with other products. It comes with a warranty when you purchase the produ...

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What needs improvement with HPE StoreOnce?

Some high-level cybersecurity features could be achieved with some entities, and their integration could be built int...

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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 out...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure Storage FlashBlade?

I rate the tool's pricing a seven to eight out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Pure Storage FlashBlade?

Commvault has mainly driven the Analytics, providing data and reports. However, the product has room for improvement,...

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Comparisons

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Dell Unity XT vs Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Compared 14% of the time

Pure Storage FlashArray vs Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Compared 11% of the time

TrueNAS R-Series vs Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Compared 9% of the time

Dell PowerMax NVMe vs Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Compared 9% of the time

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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vs HPE StoreOnce

Compared 32% of the time

Dell PowerVault vs HPE StoreOnce

Compared 10% of the time

ExaGrid EX Series vs HPE StoreOnce

Compared 8% of the time

DD Boost vs HPE StoreOnce

Compared 6% of the time

ExaGrid EX vs HPE StoreOnce

Compared 4% of the time

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Dell PowerScale (Isilon) vs Pure Storage FlashBlade

Compared 17% of the time

VAST Data vs Pure Storage FlashBlade

Compared 15% of the time

MinIO vs Pure Storage FlashBlade

Compared 13% of the time

Red Hat Ceph Storage vs Pure Storage FlashBlade

Compared 11% of the time

Pure Storage FlashArray vs Pure Storage FlashBlade

Compared 10% of the time

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Product Reports

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Pure FlashArray X NVMe

July 2024

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HPE StoreOnce

July 2024

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Pure Storage FlashBlade

July 2024

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Also Known As

Pure FlashArray//X NVMe, Pure FlashArray//X, FlashArray//X

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Pure Storage

Overview

Pure Storage FlashArray//X is the world’s first enterprise-class, all-NVMe flash storage array. It represents a new class of storage – shared accelerated storage, which is a term coined by Gartner – that delivers major breakthroughs in performance, simplicity, and consolidation.

HP StoreOnce Backup is a data backup solution that provides a consistent, high-performance, scale-out architecture for your entire enterprise. Reduce the amount of backup data capacity by 95 percent, and choose between powerful dedicated appliances for data centers, or flexible virtual appliances for smaller and remote offices.

FlashBlade is the industry’s most advanced scale-out storage for unstructured data, powered by a modern, massively parallel architecture to consolidate complex data silos (like backup appliances and data lakes) and accelerate tomorrow’s discoveries and insights.

Sample Customers

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Buyer's Guide

HPE StoreOnce vs. Pure Storage FlashBlade

July 2024

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