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HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs Hitachi NAS Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 7, 2024

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

Hitachi NAS Platform
Ranking in NAS
15th
Average Rating
6.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE 3PAR StoreServ
Ranking in NAS
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
302
Ranking in other categories
Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) (4th), All-Flash Storage (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the NAS category, the mindshare of Hitachi NAS Platform is 2.7%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE 3PAR StoreServ is 3.6%, down from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Mir Gulzar Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Needs standalone functionality but provides a robust NAS solution for existing SAN environments
I would suggest that Hitachi make a NAS box that can work independently, without relying on SAN connectivity. The current solution only suits customers who already have a Hitachi SAN environment and want to add NAS protocols like NFS and CIFS. It's not suitable for customers without an existing SAN, as they would first need to acquire the SAN infrastructure before adding NAS functionality.
Muhammad Saqib - PeerSpot reviewer
Uninterrupted upgrades accelerate performance with good support
I would rate the solution eight out of ten. It should be noted that in Pakistan, some parts are not readily available, and we need to import them from Singapore or other countries. We encountered an issue with a customer where the midplane failed and was not available. We had to wait for several days for a replacement, even in a 24/7 support case. Additionally, we faced motherboard failures in the customer's environment, encountering two motherboard failures simultaneously. We obtained one motherboard immediately, yet had to wait ten days for another. These issues should have been resolved promptly given the 24/7 support level.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Simple and extremely reliable."
"The Hitachi storage platform is highly scalable and highly available."
"The pricing of this solution is good, which is an advantage that positions this product well."
"The product’s technical support services are good."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to handle a high number of users while maintaining both stability and performance."
"The product has valuable features for data migration."
"Hitachi is reliable with high availability and solid performance. It performs well regardless of the workload."
"It creates a NAS environment on top of Hitachi SAN, which facilitates customers who need NAS protocols along with their existing SAN portfolio."
"This is a stable solution."
"They are using Ansible to automate the provisioning, so that simplifies the day-to-day operations."
"Stability is awesome. Its performance has been steady and it stays up."
"Previously, we were using EVA from HPE. When we moved to 3PAR, we noticed a reduction in footprint, reduced by more than 30%. We use the Adaptive Optimization, giving us a reduction in cost and with better performance."
"The solution offers good stability."
"We deployed 3PAR in the national and international markets. It's not bad, the solution."
"The deduplication functionality is great. We have seen a lot of benefits in the deduplication ratio. So, it has proven that it is a good cost savings."
"We never had a blackout and we have never been offline."
 

Cons

"I would suggest that Hitachi make a NAS box that can work independently, without relying on SAN connectivity."
"The monitoring tool is not well developed."
"I rated Hitachi NAS a seven out of ten, primarily due to the interface or insufficient improvements in certain areas."
"Hitachi NAS Platform needs to improve by offering a unified storage solution. Due to budget constraints in regions like Southeast Asia, customers prefer a single machine that can handle all problems, which the current platform does not provide."
"Hitachi NAS Platform is expensive."
"The Hitachi NAS Platform is too complicated, not simple, and not cost-effective, sometimes being inappropriate for most situations."
"Hitachi NAS Platform's pricing could be reduced. It is high compared to other competitors."
"I would like to see the inclusion of support for cloud-connectivity to providers like AWS."
"Sometimes the required upgrades have been a little bit involved: "You have to do this before you do this," and I want them to explain to me why. It's more work than it should be."
"It's a very complex platform to manage and it's not cheap either. It doesn't really give us the level of flexibility we had for very, very small workloads."
"The setup was complex from the perspective of the employees having to go through five days of training. If they simplified the administrative process of maintaining the unit, that would go a long way."
"3PAR did not increase our performance, and it has increased our latency by at least double."
"Upgrades could be improved. We would like to see more upgrades."
"I would like to see a little bit more integration from a cloud perspective. In this way, I would have some more flexibility to do more with data, how to store it, and where I have it."
"We are still waiting for the compression feature to be deployed."
"...sizing is everything. If you don't do the sizing right and you don't understand every detail of the product, how it works, you can be in a very unpleasant situation when you pay half a million dollars and you have a product that does not work as you expected."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Hitachi NAS Platform’s price is high and depends on SCSI disc capacity."
"This solution is priced well and there are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"It is a highly-priced product."
"Costs are based on the features and it is a considerable amount."
"I would rate the solution's pricing six to seven out of ten."
"We have seen ROI. We are able to see more patients now, bringing more money into the practice."
"It is reasonable. As compared to other solutions, it doesn't seem to be much different."
"The price of HPE 3PAR StoreServ is reasonable, but buying upgrade licenses are priced very high. There are additional fees."
"They have added features, such as the compression and duplication, which have further increased our ROI."
"It's a good price."
"For the price that we were able to acquire it, we have seen it give us the performance and stability that we require to run our enterprise."
"The support for the solution is free for three years, then it is an additional cost. It is approximately $30,000 annually. The price includes a lot of equipment we have not only HPE 3PAR StoreServ."
"3PAR was quite a bit less money than EMC, and that was one of the deciding factors."
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Comparison Review

it_user182013 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 1, 2015
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
Educational Organization
83%
Computer Software Company
3%
Financial Services Firm
2%
Manufacturing Company
2%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Hiachi NAS Platform?
The product has valuable features for data migration.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Hiachi NAS Platform?
The pricing for the Hitachi NAS is higher compared to other NAS solutions since the NAS protocol is provided on top of the existing SAN environment, requiring an additional device for NAS functiona...
What needs improvement with Hiachi NAS Platform?
I would suggest that Hitachi make a NAS box that can work independently, without relying on SAN connectivity. The current solution only suits customers who already have a Hitachi SAN environment an...
What's the difference between HPE 3PAR StoreServ and HPE Primera?
HPE Primera has many great features but one of the best is that it is very easy to deploy. From an overall perspective, it is reliable, easy to set up, stable, and offers quality block storage. All...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE 3PAR StoreServ?
It is expensive, however, when we compare it to the features provided by HPE, the price-to-performance ratio is very good.
 

Also Known As

Hitachi NAS
HPE 3PAR Flash Storage, InServ, Storeserv, 3PAR Flash Storage, HP Enterprise Storage, 3PAR Flash Array, HP 3PAR Flash Storage
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Intersect Australia
Just Energy, Latisys, team AG, DreamWorks, BlueShore Financial, Erasmus MC
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