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HPE Primera Reviews

Vendor: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
4.1 out of 5
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What is HPE Primera?

HPE introduces HPE Primera, a new storage platform designed to deliver superior simplicity, availability, and performance for mission-critical applications
HPE Primera advances the HPE Intelligent Data Platform, a portfolio of products and solutions designed to help customers transition from delivering storage to unlocking business value with intelligent data

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HPE Primera is the #11 ranked solution in best All-Flash Storage Arrays. PeerSpot users give HPE Primera an average rating of 8.2 out of 10. HPE Primera is most commonly compared to Dell PowerStore: HPE Primera vs Dell PowerStore. HPE Primera is popular among the midsize enterprise segment, accounting for 51% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a educational organization, accounting for 44% of all views.
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HPE Primera mindshare

As of March 2025, the mindshare of HPE Primera in the All-Flash Storage category stands at 4.3%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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CategoryAll-Flash StorageMar 29, 2025Download
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ComparisonHPE Primera vs Dell PowerStoreMar 29, 2025Download
ComparisonHPE Primera vs NetApp AFFMar 29, 2025Download
ComparisonHPE Primera vs Pure Storage FlashArrayMar 29, 2025Download
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Valuable Features

HPE Primera's valuable features include InfoSight for predictive analytics, ease of deployment, good performance, AI-driven management, high availability, low latency, strong integration with other software, robust compression, replication, and deduplication capabilities. Users appreciate its user-friendly dashboards, system reliability, scalability, flash storage speed, and all-inclusive hardware features. HPE Primera delivers excellent IOPS, useful data protection, consistent performance, and simple setup.
  • "HPE Primera is quite a stable storage system that provides good provisioning and allows for the changing of partition sizes."
  • "HPE Primera is used for shared storage."
  • "For over a year, I have not seen any downtime in the product."

Room for Improvement

HPE Primera is expensive for small businesses and lacks user-friendly features. Integration with third-party systems and NAS capabilities need enhancement. NVMe drive support, IOPS performance, and affordability require improvement. The architecture faces issues during disk leveling, causing delays. False alarms in replication links need resolution. Enhanced support, simplified deployment, better scalability, improved reporting, deduplication, and added external KMS support are necessary. CLI command modes, flash storage stability, and training offerings should be better.
  • "The solution's compression ratio feature could be improved."
  • "Recently, we had many issues with HPE Primera storage, mainly in the leveling process, which caused many problems for the customers."
  • "HPE Primera's deduplication area is not as good as the one offered by Dell PowerStore, making it an area where improvements are required."

ROI

HPE Primera significantly reduced downtime while automating storage management, resulting in time and cost savings. The integration with existing infrastructure was seamless, enhancing performance and reliability. Enhanced analytics provided valuable insights, optimizing operations. Users experienced faster deployment times and improved scalability, enabling better resource allocation. HPE Primera's intuitive interface and robust support contributed to higher efficiency, meeting growing demands. The ability to handle large-scale data workloads further boosted overall productivity.

Pricing

HPE Primera pricing is generally seen as reasonable and competitive, especially for medium-sized and large businesses. There are no hidden or ongoing licensing costs; most fees are included upfront. However, it tends to be more expensive compared to competitors like Dell, but cheaper than Pure Storage. Some users find the support and service costs high. Overall, it offers a good price-to-capacity ratio and cost-effective licensing options.
  • "The solution is quite cost-effective."
  • "The pricing for HDD was good."
  • "HPE Primera is a little bit higher than Dell PowerStore...HPE Primera costs around 80,000 USD."

Popular Use Cases

HPE Primera is primarily used for backend storage infrastructure, virtual machines, disaster recovery, hosting databases, application VMs, and critical applications. It serves businesses across various sectors including telecommunications, finance, and education. Users leverage its all-flash storage to support high-performance workloads, quick data access for online transactions, and replicate data for business continuity. It is employed in on-premises environments and aids in expanding VMware Cloud services.

Service and Support

HPE Primera's customer service and support are generally well-regarded, featuring responsive and knowledgeable technical assistance. Some users find it very organized and efficient, although a few mention variability in response quality and delays in escalations. Proactive Care Service enhances the experience, providing timely communication for firmware upgrades. Regional support differences and occasional slow responses are noted, but many praise its 24/7 availability and effective problem resolution. Ratings vary from satisfactory to excellent.

Deployment

Most users found HPE Primera's initial setup to be straightforward and easy. Some completed it in a few hours, while others took a couple of days. Installation was often assisted by HPE engineers or partners, making the process smooth. A few users noted specific configurations or delicate settings requiring experienced personnel. Most valued the simplicity and efficiency of the setup process.

Scalability

HPE Primera is well-regarded for its scalability, suitable for medium to large organizations. It allows for easy capacity expansion without downtime and supports various storage needs. Large-scale businesses may find it less accommodating compared to enterprise solutions with multiple controllers. Many users appreciate its ability to scale up efficiently, managing extensive data requirements and numerous users. It offers ample room for future growth through disk upgrades and additional storage areas.

Stability

HPE Primera is consistently praised for its stability, robustness, and reliability. Users report 100% availability, excellent performance without issues, and no crashes or freezes. Warranty guarantees complete stability, with high availability. Recent versions have improved hardware reliability, reducing failure occurrences. Stability ratings are frequently nine or ten out of ten.
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Top industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
44%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Government
5%
Comms Service Provider
3%
Healthcare Company
2%
Media Company
2%
Energy/Utilities Company
2%
Retailer
2%
Construction Company
2%
Consumer Goods Company
2%
University
2%
Wholesaler/Distributor
2%
Insurance Company
1%
Real Estate/Law Firm
1%
Non Profit
1%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Hospitality Company
1%
Legal Firm
1%
Transportation Company
1%
Logistics Company
1%

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HPE Primera was previously known as Primera.

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Solution Consultant at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Verified user of HPE Primera
Jul 23, 2024
Used for shared storage and has good scalability

Pros

"HPE Primera is used for shared storage."

Cons

"Recently, we had many issues with HPE Primera storage, mainly in the leveling process, which caused many problems for the customers."

What is our primary use case?

HPE Primera is used for shared storage. We have two servers connected via fiber channel to primary storage. In these two servers, we are running three databases. These three databases are installed in the shared storage. So, the shared storage is into the HPE Primera storage or disks.

We have 80 volumes of one terabyte each, and we have a total of eight terabytes capacity on Primera storage with an extra capacity of four terabytes for the caps. The applications running on the HPE server mount all the mounting points in the shared storage, including the database.

What is most valuable?

HPE Primera is used for shared storage.

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Implementer
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Taufeeq Rauf - PeerSpot user
Head of IT at NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL FACILITATION TECHNOLOGIES (PVT.) LTD.
Verified user of HPE Primera
Mar 27, 2024
Offers a simple user interface and is useful for data replication

Pros

"For over a year, I have not seen any downtime in the product."

Cons

"HPE Primera's deduplication area is not as good as the one offered by Dell PowerStore, making it an area where improvements are required."

What is our primary use case?

I use the solution in my company for virtual machines. My company uses Cray ClusterStor E1000 NVMe Gen4 for all HPC clusters. HPE Primera is useful for data replication.

What is most valuable?

I can't see any useful features in the product since it is the staff members in my company who primarily use the product.

*Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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IT Engineer at United Nations
Verified user of HPE Primera
Jul 3, 2023
A highly stable and easy-to-configure solution that provides excellent features that enable smooth migration

Pros

"The product has better replication features than the previous products."

Cons

"Only HPE can manage the product."

What is our primary use case?

We use the product for its flash storage. We use flash storage whenever we have mission-critical applications because it has low latency.

What is most valuable?

The product has better replication features than the previous products. It is easy for me to migrate VM from one Primera to another. Earlier, we had a lot of challenges. Now we can just do block load storage migration. This process is better. In the past, when we were using traditional hard disks, we always had latency issues, and people would complain about it. It doesn’t happen anymore. Disk failure has been reduced. We do not have any issues since we moved to the flash disk. The product is easy to configure and easy to manage.

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: System Integrator
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PiyushKumar1 - PeerSpot user
Machine Learning Engineer at Tata Consultancy
Verified user of HPE Primera
Dec 28, 2023
You can configure the application with two data centers directly from the software

Pros

"The most valuable feature of HP Primera is that you don't have to buy an additional product for application replication. It's a stable product. The tool is scalable. I recommend HPE Primera because it's one of HP's most stable product."

Cons

"We face challenges with false alarms, particularly daily alerts related to replication link breaks. I'm not happy with the customer service and support. "

What is our primary use case?

We use HP Primera to store all data related to machine learning applications. Our machine learning team's critical research-related data is saved on the tool.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of HP Primera is that you don't have to buy an additional product for application replication. This tool offers a feature for replication from the area, allowing you to configure the application with two data centers directly from the software.

Unlike Dell, where you would need to buy a separate RPA for the replication from IT tools ID, with HP Primera, there's no need to invest in new hardware for this purpose. 

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: customer/partner
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Branko Cirovic - PeerSpot user
Storage Engineer at Comtrade Group
Verified user of HPE Primera
Nov 27, 2023
A tool that offers quality, stability, scalability, and features that are good for storage purposes

Pros

"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

Cons

"HPE Primera is not good enough as a storage solution as it does not provide a good NAS storage."

What is our primary use case?

There was a bank that used HPE Primera. Earlier, the bank was one of the main users of Primera. Now, HPE 3PAR StoreServ is used primarily in Serbia's banking sector.

What is most valuable?

HPE Primera's good features include its quality, stability, scalability, and other features that are good for storage. The software is almost all software. Though HPE 3PAR StoreServ claims to use different software, I feel it is the same as HPE Primera. I think that owing to its software, HPE 3PAR StoreServ was sold for almost thirteen or fourteen years by my company. In general, HPE is a very great and stable product. I think that the tool provides stability, and they have service. I think HPE was the first company to use chunklets. HPE is a great solution because it works actively in the production stage for all the use cases where it is currently required. Now, almost every main storage vendor has tools, like IBM EMC.

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller
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MukundKambli - PeerSpot user
Senior Solutions Architect at Team Computers
Verified user of HPE Primera
Nov 8, 2022
The solution provides high-performance computing, and a good IOPS ratio, but limited scalability

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the ability to provide the IOPS ratio which is required by a lot of our customers."

Cons

"The initial setup is not straightforward."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case of this solution is for backend storage that provides instant access to client data.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the ability to provide the IOPS ratio which is required by a lot of our customers.

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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SaneeshC - PeerSpot user
Sr. engineer at Sify Technologies
Verified user of HPE Primera
Nov 22, 2023
A stable and scalable tool that needs improvements in its command-line interface

Pros

"The product's initial setup phase was easy. "

Cons

"There are certain shortcomings in the technical support offered by HPE where improvements are required. "

What is our primary use case?

HPE Primera was in use by our company for one of our customers when we were using only the SAN environment.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of the solution depend on the users' infrastructures. If the people use only the SAN environment and there are no replication, TR-069, or NAS requirements, then HPE will try to fit in for such requirements.

The features I like in HPE Primera are similar to the ones offered by NetApp. I prefer to use the features I like and want in NetApp and not in HPE 3PAR or Primera. If people use only the SAN environment in their company, they can go with the NetApp HPE 3PAR or Primera.

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Jiju Gopinath - PeerSpot user
Senior Vice President, IT Infrastructure at Kamco Invest
Verified user of HPE Primera
Jun 20, 2022
Product version discussed: A630
It lets you mix and match all-Flash drives plus NVM drives

Pros

"Primera's main advantage is its support for NVM drives and normal flash drives. It has some sort of AI analysis that automatically tells us how to optimize the performance. "

Cons

"The IOPS and throughput could be better. That's the only drawback compared to other vendors. "

What is our primary use case?

Primera is a storage system that lets you mix and match All-Flash drives plus NVM drives. Most of the servers are hosted on Primera, so about 100 users are using this.

What is most valuable?

Primera's main advantage is its support for NVM drives and normal flash drives. It has some sort of AI analysis that automatically tells us how to optimize the performance.

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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