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HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 vs IBM SoftLayer comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 9, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
6th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise SAN (3rd)
IBM SoftLayer
Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services
23rd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 is 3.7%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM SoftLayer is 1.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Public Cloud Storage Services Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
HPE Alletra Storage MP B100003.7%
IBM SoftLayer1.3%
Other95.0%
Public Cloud Storage Services
 

Featured Reviews

Warren Owens - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Senior Manager, Information Technology Operations at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Efficient scaling and reliability have enhanced operational capacity and support
The feature of Alletra Storage MP B10000 that I appreciate the most is the product line, especially since the Alletra MP is bringing to bear quite a lot of features that are important in the different plans, including file services, block storage, file, and everything. The older storage products we have were limited to just block storage, and we're really excited about the Alletra MP and where that's going to go, which we plan to continue when we do our data center refresh next year with a much larger array. An example of how the features of Alletra Storage MP B10000 have been benefiting my organization is through the reliability and stability we experience, as the engineering team that takes care of it, plus my team that reports up to me, are very comfortable with the technology, which has been reliable, and HPE's support has been fantastic. Anytime we have issues, such as a failed drive or code updates, they are very helpful, and I think part of that is brought to us by the GreenLake program, having that dedicated team to keep us aware of updates, but generally, we have experienced reliability with no failures.
reviewer1032702 - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Principal Cloud Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Stable with excellent speed and agility
The most valuable aspect of the solution is simply to have the ability to host in a cloud form and out of the data center - the IBM big iron solution. It's the speed and the agility that really sell SoftLayer. The ELT versus ETL extract, transform and load versus extract, load, and then transform, the ELT method is what really sells SoftLayer. The ability to extract act from your current location, load into your future location, with limited change, and then be able to take the transfer actions slowly and methodically after you're in your new location is the part that really makes this awesome. The stability and scalability are quite good.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The features of HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 that I prefer the most are the snapshotting and ease of administration."
"The features of HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 that I appreciate the most are availability for the company."
"The feature I like is that I can create a template and apply it to multiple switches. I don't have to do the same task on every switch, and the same goes for access points. It's central management, with the features that come with central management."
"The scalability is very good."
"The ease of use, the reporting, and the setup are excellent."
"HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 takes advantage of Nimble DNA, which is a super feature and provides the best experience in the world."
"The features of HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 that I appreciate the most are availability for the company."
"Moving to a consumption model is highly desirable from the client side. everyone seems to be moving in that direction."
"The stability is the solution's most valuable aspect for our organization."
"The ELT versus ETL extract, transform and load versus extract, load, and then transform, the ELT method is what really sells SoftLayer."
 

Cons

"The marketplace should improve. There should be a more robust variety of vendors."
"HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 could be improved by integrating it with GreenLake, as this would enable us to do end-to-end monitoring across both on-prem and cloud environments better."
"You need two different boxes for block and file storage."
"It could be a good solution, but the performance and reliability depend on how the hardware is sustained for a longer duration, including the controllers and everything."
"They need to put back in the feature in which you can export volumes by set instead of individually."
"The administration UI is only in English, not Spanish."
"They need to put back in the feature in which you can export volumes by set instead of individually. I mentioned this in a meeting I recently had with them."
"When the system first came out, it had some problems with the Data Center Cloud Console, which made implementation difficult."
"The interface is hard to use for us. It should be simplified."
"For us, the versioning was an issue."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
11%
Media Company
11%
University
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
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Company Size

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Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise7
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Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with HPE GreenLake for Block Storage?
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Also Known As

HPE GreenLake for Block Storage
CloudLayer
 

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Sample Customers

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Whogohost Ltd., Skypicker, Infinity Computers and Communications Company, Grace Co. Ltd., Keyword, Uvionics Tech, Tennis Australia, immixGroup, Salesbox, Cxense ASA, Avnet Inc., Komsomolskaya Pravda, Seekr
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