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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
7.9
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
107
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 28.0%, up 4.0% compared to last year.
HPE StoreOnce, on the other hand, focuses on Deduplication Software, holds 19.5% mindshare, up 17.1% 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

"The storage has been good."
"The stability is quite good. Once you deploy all the equipment, it's very stable."
"Dell PowerVault offers valuable full flash storage."
"Dell PowerVault is user-friendly and easy to deploy."
"The solution is reliable and stable."
"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerVault is its performance."
"I find this solution to be cost-effective in providing data storage for clients."
"PowerVault comes with free software that performs functions like data deduplication and replication, which is cost-effective and delivers added value to the product."
"HPE StoreOnce works well, it is stable."
"It results in more efficient storage utilization, cutting capital expenditure in half."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its catalyst mode, along with better performance, backup, and recovery."
"From a centralized system, I can manage the interface, the backup policies, and the status of the database."
"The important feature is compression and duplication. It has a good compression ratio and is very stable."
"The initial setup process is simple."
"Has very good deduplication and encryption features."
"The solution is stable."
 

Cons

"The product could support an NVMe hard disk."
"Dell PowerVault is block-oriented storage only."
"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 high prices of the solution are an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The price of the solution could be lower."
"If the solution came with a synchronous application, it would be particularly advantageous for small businesses operating across multiple sites."
"PowerVault could be improved by increasing its memory cache capacity and adding the ability to export data to the cloud."
"Dell PowerVault could improve by having a higher cache and file protocol support added."
"The setup phase is not so simple that an end user can plug and play to make it operational."
"HPE StoreOnce needs to be made cheaper than products from Dell and Veeam."
"I would like to see better integration with Veeam software."
"While the solution does everything expected, it would be beneficial if AI could be integrated for optimization and monitoring."
"We archive our backups on tape, so I feel like if we could somehow plug our tape drive directly into the StoreOnce device and set it up to where it would archive based on, if some kind of rules based engine or what have you, that would really be an improvement for us."
"I would like to see an emphasis placed on making data deduplication and compression more powerful."
"The solution could always be less expensive."
"HPE should have more options so customers can choose from a wide range of products with small to big capacities."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost, compared to other solutions, is on the higher end."
"I would rate the pricing model a nine out of ten, with one being expensive and ten being cheap."
"It is important to remember that the retail price may seem high, but the final price is usually different."
"The price of Dell PowerVault could be reduced. It is more expensive than some IBM solutions."
"I rate the solution's pricing a seven to eight out of ten."
"I rate Dell PowerVault a six or seven out of ten for pricing."
"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."
"Price-wise, it comes with a high price tag when compared to other products."
"The solution is pretty expensive."
"The licensing schemes could improve in HPE StoreOnce and the price is high. They should reduce the price."
"I would rate it around two or three because, compared to others, it tends to be higher priced."
"HPE StoreOnce is cheaper compared to other solutions in the market."
"The solution's cost is above average."
"The product's pricing is medium."
"The price puts me off. It's definitely on the high side."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
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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