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Dell PowerVault vs HPE StoreOnce 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:
 

Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerVault
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise SAN (2nd), Fibre Channel (1st)
HPE StoreOnce
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
108
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (2nd), Disk Based Backup Systems (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Dell PowerVault and HPE StoreOnce aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Dell PowerVault is designed for Enterprise SAN and holds a mindshare of 32.2%, up 4.6% compared to last year.
HPE StoreOnce, on the other hand, focuses on Deduplication Software, holds 19.2% mindshare, up 18.7% since last year.
Enterprise SAN
Deduplication Software
 

Featured Reviews

SigfridCecillon - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers good stability and simplicity
The room for improvement lies in the responsiveness and real-time feedback of the web server setup. We could set up the installation through a web server, but it's not very reactive on the web server. For example, when you launch a task, and you don't know exactly if the task has begun or if the task is in progress, or if it's finished. You have to wait for three to five to ten minutes to be sure that the task is running or in progress or finished. So at that point, it's not very good. For the rest, we have a good organization for the platform. And it's working everywhere. Another area of improvement is duplication.
Andrew Mcbeath - PeerSpot reviewer
Maximized storage capacity and minimized costs and an easy setup
Most of our client base is between fifty to five hundred end users. We occasionally recommend high-end HPE products for larger clients needing performance and reliability. Our clients predominantly use HPE StoreOnce for small business purposes in industries like dairy and finance Our clients have…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Dell PowerVault is user-friendly and easy to deploy."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The Dell warranty is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable features are stability and response time."
"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerVault is its performance."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is easy to manage and easy to use."
"I like the tool's CloudIQ feature."
"For us, the initial setup was easy."
"It is a very scalable solution."
"From a centralized system, I can manage the interface, the backup policies, and the status of the database."
"HPE StoreOnce is particularly useful in situations where organizations require a backup solution to store their data. Its deduplication feature is quite impressive, providing a deduplication ratio of around 25 to 26."
"I think the most valuable feature is the catalyst technology, which is in the StoreOnce appliance."
"The implementation is not that complex for someone who has experience."
"It results in more efficient storage utilization, cutting capital expenditure in half."
"The initial setup process is simple."
"If you have a large enough storage capacity then you can take an ample amount of data."
 

Cons

"Sometimes integrating into a cluster can be difficult as you have to do it manually."
"There have been situations when our customers requested professional support and the price of that feature is quite high."
"The implementation process takes a while."
"Dell PowerVault is block-oriented storage only."
"The high prices of the solution are an area of concern where improvements are required."
"In most instances, clients are using Dell PowerVault with tape drives, but we want to transition them away from tape drives due to the risk of data loss."
"I would like Dell to improve on the configuration of the disk groups. Only one group is expandable. Once you configure the other disk group types, you cannot expand them. It limits scalability. If you want maybe to grow a disk group, you lose information, and then you need to build it up again, which is not a good use case for customers."
"The tool needs to improve its UI."
"The user interface of HPE StoreOnce should be more user-friendly. Additionally, the configuration and troubleshooting could be better."
"improvement? HPE StoreOnce has a limitation with respect to controllers. Other tools offer more than one controller. I feel that the high availability of the view controller should be redundant. The tool’s control and UI part should be improved and made more advanced. The feature that helps with the manual movement of tapes should also be improved."
"The appliance doesn't have the global deduplication, it has StoreOnce deduplication. It does not deduplicate across the appliance, it will deduplicate in one particular store. With the global deduplication, I could store more data."
"We do not foresee the need to have an artificial intelligence app. It is not mature enough."
"HPE StoreOnce needs to provide a SaaS solution by offering high-density disks."
"The user interface of HPE StoreOnce is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The platform's price could be lower."
"Its customer service could be faster."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is inexpensive."
"The price is reasonable and we are satisfied with it."
"It is important to remember that the retail price may seem high, but the final price is usually different."
"I rate the product price a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high."
"I rate the price of Dell PowerVault a nine out of ten."
"Dell PowerVault's price is the tool's main attraction."
"The solution is more cost-effective than the competitors. It’s an affordable option for small businesses."
"They are offering a wide range of support models for the customers such as basic support that is budget-friendly, but they also provide a professional support solution that is a bit costly"
"The product is not expensive. It is available at a good price."
"The price puts me off. It's definitely on the high side."
"The cost of HPE StoreOnce is very expensive."
"With the same capacity of Data Domain and ExaGrid, which is 80 terabytes, HPE is the cheapest one."
"I rate the platform's pricing a seven out of ten."
"The price of the product is reasonable."
"Price-wise, it comes with a high price tag when compared to other products."
"The solution's cost is above average."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell PowerVault?
Dell PowerVault offers valuable full flash storage.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerVault?
I rate the solution's pricing a seven to eight out of ten.
What needs improvement with Dell PowerVault?
The product is generally stable, but there have been instances, to my knowledge, where we faced issues in the controller during software upgrades. The availability is not at the desired level durin...
What do you like most about HPE StoreOnce?
I think StoreOnce's deduplication technology is crucial for cost efficiency and faster recovery, especially for backup and data protection purposes.
What needs improvement with HPE StoreOnce?
Veeam Backups provide a stronger capability. It is well-positioned on the radar, with a mature and stable solution. Consequently, it is used throughout the company.
 

Also Known As

PowerVault
HP StoreOnce
 

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Sample Customers

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