HPE MSA vs NEC D4 series comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and NEC are both solutions in the Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.0, while NEC is ranked #12. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 15.4% mindshare in MS, compared to NEC’s 1.8% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

HPE MSA

Ranking in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)

4th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

NEC D4 series

Ranking in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)

12th

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) category, the mindshare of HPE MSA is 15.4%, down from 18.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NEC D4 series is 1.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
HPE MSA	15.4%
NEC D4 series	1.8%
Other	82.8%

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JobyThomas

Manager, Information Technology at a construction company with 201-500 employees

Ensures quick data handling but needs advanced security features

The speed and performance of HPE MSA are admirable. I found that its scalability benefited my organization, especially in larger settings. While the price is not reasonable, its performance makes up for it. Additionally, the licensing costs are consistent with most brands. Compared to Huawei, however, I found that Huawei's processing power, performance, and cost were more advantageous.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

16%

Computer Software Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

Government

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	7

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE StorageWorks MSA?

I did not compare the cost of HPE MSA with others because we buy with a framework contract, and HP is the only brand available on that contract, so we have no comparison.

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What needs improvement with HPE StorageWorks MSA?

The user web interface is a bit slow, but it is really easy to use, although you still have to wait a bit when you send an operation. We have had some drive failures, but with the redundancy, we ha...

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What is your primary use case for HPE StorageWorks MSA?

We use HPE MSA as storage for the VMware servers, and we will try to use Proxmox server later on, but currently, we use VMware.

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Also Known As

HP StorageWorks MSA

D4 series

Overview

Whether you need best-in-class performance or are looking to get the most capacity for your investment, MSA has a fast, affordable solution for you. And every MSA comes with an intuitive setup and management interface anyone can master.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

D4-30 is Low end disk array device with up to 144 HDD modules.

NEC

Sample Customers

Femsa CSC, TTX, Rabobank

Tsukuba Science City, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, C.L.P Engineering

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