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Dell PowerVault vs HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 comparison

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.5
Dell PowerVault offers cost-effective storage with quick payback, reliability, and reduced total ownership costs for long-term value.
Sentiment score
4.7
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 enhances efficiency with flexible spending, achieving up to 30% cost reduction and improved performance.
This represents money saved and time saved, because one person has been able to store, view, modify, analyze, stop, and work properly on the administration of their own equipment and the entire storage farm that is under a single console.
Since we already have a very simple environment and a quite resource-optimized environment, I think the major return on investment with Dell PowerVault was above all being on a super stable, reliable platform that gives us the confidence to continue growing using the same platform.
IT Team Leader Latam at MC Bauchemie
The platform allows customers to consolidate multiple workloads in a compact design, making it very cost-effective and budget-friendly.
Pre Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
It saves about 50% of my time because by default, I configure the host groups and host volumes, and if I need to add one more storage to the VMware environment, I put it in the group and it automatically presents to all of the hosts.
Systems Engineer at evonic
The requirement is that customers need more capacity and more performance due to a growing environment.
Consultant at IXPACK GmbH
I have seen a return on investment from HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000.
Senior Engineer – Box at MAINT
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.8
Dell PowerVault's customer service is praised for expertise, though some report inconsistencies in response times and local partner quality.
Sentiment score
7.0
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 service is mixed, with quick hardware help but delays and configuration challenges noted.
The technical support for Dell PowerVault is pretty good and they usually get back to us in a couple of hours with a technical engineer.
Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
When things get more complex and there are interdependencies with other vendors, Dell still struggles a bit, for example, regarding Microsoft products.
Sr. Sales Consultant at Teccle Group
Customer support from Dell has been used and it is efficient support that responds instantly.
Moe Infrastructure Data Center at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Concerning the storage itself, they're pretty damn close to perfect.
Global Senior Manager, Information Technology Operations at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
I evaluate the customer service and technical support for HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 as excellent so far.
Video Strategy Senior Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Normally, with the Nimble systems and with HPE Alletra MPs or HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 with Nimble OS, we have not had many support cases in the last years.
IT Consultant at Autonubil System GmbH
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.3
Dell PowerVault is ideal for SMBs, offering easy scalability and adaptability, though it may limit expansion for larger enterprises.
Sentiment score
6.9
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 offers scalable capacity and performance, meeting diverse demands despite some compute node limitations.
Dell PowerVault has features that specifically address the needs of small and medium-sized businesses because it is always very well received with the price-performance ratios that we have repeatedly seen out in the field.
Sr. Sales Consultant at Teccle Group
It is a system that was chosen specifically for this capability, allowing extension as needed and providing scalability on demand.
Moe Infrastructure Data Center at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
It is a platform that allows us to grow in a very significant way without having to replace this technology with a newer one.
IT Team Leader Latam at MC Bauchemie
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 scales with the growing needs of my organization in terms of performance for applications.
Senior Engineer – Box at MAINT
I haven't seen any issues with HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 in terms of scaling capacity and performance independently.
Video Strategy Senior Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Upgrading from a smaller controller to a more powerful one is straightforward for enhancing speed, or you can extend the network ports.
IT Consultant at Autonubil System GmbH
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
Dell PowerVault is highly stable, reliable for secondary and backup infrastructure, offering high availability despite minor controller issues.
Sentiment score
8.3
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 is praised for its high stability, reliable performance, and easy updates, with minimal issues.
This was especially important given the choice to store video that is extremely critical both from a general point of view and from a legal point of view, where data must be kept and secured.
Moe Infrastructure Data Center at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
It is stable, performance is acceptable, and has good integration with backup, with interfaces like Fibre Channel and SMB to expose to the client.
System Advisor at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
I would say the stability and reliability of Dell PowerVault are good because for the last two years, I have not faced any failure—not a single failure.
Technical Implementation Specialist at AltiusTech Health
The experience has no downtimes or crashes, and the performance is good.
Senior Engineer – Box at MAINT
The stability and reliability level of HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 is very good.
IT Consultant at Autonubil System GmbH
In the past three years, I have not had even one escalation call.
Head Of IT at a retailer with 11-50 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Dell PowerVault users desire enhanced cache, file protocols, scalability, support, NVMe, training, ransomware protection, and cohesive storage solutions.
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 users face configuration delays, integration inefficiencies, high costs, and complex GUI navigation challenges.
It would be beneficial for Dell to enhance outreach to new customers directly to prevent resellers from scaring them away with higher pricing.
Associate Vice President - Technical Services Group (TSG) at HGS
Only when environments become more complex, especially in the enterprise area, does Dell PowerVault struggle in the software area, including centralized management.
Sr. Sales Consultant at Teccle Group
There are two aspects to consider: replication, meaning replicating data from one site to another concerning Dell PowerVault, and another very important area where significant improvement is needed—everything related to expansion rules.
Moe Infrastructure Data Center at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
In a price-sensitive market like India, obtaining an administrator is much more cost-effective than the cloud alternative, which is almost four times as expensive.
Head Of IT at a retailer with 11-50 employees
We have deliberately crashed all four compute nodes, and the secondary storage site manages the workload without any virtual machines malfunctioning.
Infrastructure And Systems Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
It is not suitable for SMB or budget-constrained projects due to the higher capacity and capital investment requirements.
Technical Consultant at Vertex Techno Solutions (B) Pvt Ltd
 

Setup Cost

Dell PowerVault is known for its cost-effectiveness, appealing to small businesses despite occasional higher expenses than competitors.
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 offers adaptable, cost-effective enterprise pricing, appreciated for features and straightforward licensing via partners.
I don't think it's terribly priced, but Pure Storage is cheaper.
Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Dell PowerVault is fairly within the budget for our operations and for our client's operations.
Senior Enterprise Systems Engineer at Fonicom
If you use a PowerVault with SSD hard disk, it begins to be rather expensive.
System Technician at Lidingö stad
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 is not so expensive.
IT Consultant at Autonubil System GmbH
The price has been three to four times higher than one year ago.
Consultant at IXPACK GmbH
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing was good.
Technical Integrator at Physicians Mutual Insurance
 

Valuable Features

Dell PowerVault offers affordable, scalable, and user-friendly storage solutions with excellent performance and support, ideal for video surveillance.
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 offers centralized management, scalability, AI analytics, and a 100% availability guarantee, despite high pricing.
We've even used PowerVault series that we intended to use for five years for almost eight years, and it was still working fine, providing good ROI compared to any other brand.
Associate Vice President - Technical Services Group (TSG) at HGS
What differentiates Dell PowerVault from other storage solutions is the performance combined with the ability to meet significant bandwidth consumption needs.
Moe Infrastructure Data Center at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
This mainly gives us time to react and provides us with peace of mind that if something happens, we can be up and running within a span of approximately 30 minutes.
Senior Enterprise Systems Engineer at Fonicom
Regarding DR, the RPO and RTOs are very good.
Senior Engineer – Box at MAINT
Regarding the predictive analytics feature of HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000, you can analyze information over the DSCC, the Data Center Cloud Console, where you can see a lot of information to indicate whether the system has had problems or not.
IT Consultant at Autonubil System GmbH
The performance level of HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 impacts our organization's processes by enhancing operational efficiency.
Product Engineering Architect at 11:11 Sytems
 

Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerVault
Ranking in Enterprise SAN
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
Fibre Channel (1st)
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000
Ranking in Enterprise SAN
3rd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
Public Cloud Storage Services (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Enterprise SAN category, the mindshare of Dell PowerVault is 11.9%, down from 28.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 is 4.2%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise SAN Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell PowerVault11.9%
HPE Alletra Storage MP B100004.2%
Other83.9%
Enterprise SAN
 

Featured Reviews

Storage has supported long-term CCTV archiving and improves on-premises application performance
I think it would be good regarding how Dell PowerVault could improve to have, in addition to the excellent support service that exists, some training courses, forums, and a training school for using these tools. Many people specialize only in this kind of equipment, and others have no idea how to configure them or how they work and always end up depending on people who have spent a long time working with these systems and know how to handle them more because of experience than because of information that can be easily obtained about using this equipment. Everything regarding additional aspects that could be improved in Dell PowerVault has already been mentioned.
reviewer1309695 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure And Systems Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
High‑availability block storage has protected critical research workloads and boosted VMware IOPS
It is difficult to provide specific areas for improvement at this time. We may realize approximately 20% gains in the future, but the previous SAN we used was not very time-consuming, so the improvement is not very significant. We anticipate gains of approximately 10 to 20%. The management interface could be simplified. The cloud console contains two main sections: one for hardware and one for logical volumes on the LUNs being managed. This split is understandable because the hardware console contains HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 for block storage and HPE Alletra for backup, both accessible in the same console. The separation of the SAN hardware console and the backup console is logical and understandable. We have four compute nodes, and the system was not designed to shut down gracefully with only two compute nodes remaining. Running with just one compute node functions properly, and the system continues to operate at reduced capacity. However, when we experienced a crash involving half of the system, HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 failed completely. This behavior is documented as normal in the documentation, but we hoped the block storage could manage to run with half the power. This capability will be available in a future release but is not included in the current version. Our testing before moving to production was not entirely successful, but this aligns with the documented specifications. When we perform failover and data center crash tests, the system performs very well. We have deliberately crashed all four compute nodes, and the secondary storage site manages the workload without any virtual machines malfunctioning. This level of reliability is excellent, and it demonstrates why we selected HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000. Improvements in this area would make the solution even stronger.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
17%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
6%
Government
6%
University
9%
Media Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise19
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise15
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerVault?
The cost for Dell PowerVault is already a good point for us, as it is very cheap for our customers. Regarding our operations with Dell PowerVault, it is very inexpensive.
What needs improvement with Dell PowerVault?
I already see disadvantages in Dell PowerVault where if we can work to increase the storage up to 10 tera, for example, this will be better. However, as you know, we have a limit for the usable cap...
What is your primary use case for Dell PowerVault?
Dell PowerVault acts as an entry storage, and I am proposing it for small businesses regarding its use cases. The customer already needs SAS storage or SAN for Dell PowerVault. If the customer need...
What needs improvement with HPE GreenLake for Block Storage?
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 is highly complex. Some of the advanced features like replication are not very easy to set up. If we could do some minor management changes in that area, reporting cou...
What is your primary use case for HPE GreenLake for Block Storage?
I deployed HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 for three or four companies, which included deploying it on iSCSI targets. One customer was using it for Fiber Channel. We also used replication, real-time ...
What advice do you have for others considering HPE GreenLake for Block Storage?
My review rating for HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 is nine point five out of ten.
 

Also Known As

PowerVault
HPE GreenLake for Block Storage
 

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Sample Customers

Dayco, FAW Foundry, University of Cambridge, Finder, Stadtwerke Pforzheim GmbH & Co.
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