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FreeNAS vs HPE 3PAR StoreServ comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

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:
 

Customer Service

No sentiment score available
FreeNAS technical support is praised for excellence, stability, reliability, and effective issue resolution with consistent quality assistance.
Sentiment score
8.0
HPE 3PAR StoreServ customer service is praised for responsiveness and knowledge, despite occasional resolution speed and spare part issues.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
3.4
FreeNAS needs improved Hyper-V cluster support, documentation clarity, better dashboard, S3, PSA integrations, and efficiency for backups.
Sentiment score
5.3
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is costly with performance degradation, migration issues, stability problems, and limited support for disk types.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
FreeNAS scales well for some users, though challenges with hardware costs and storage expansion are noted by others.
Sentiment score
7.4
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is scalable for all enterprises, but future capacity planning and older components may affect performance.
 

Setup Cost

No sentiment score available
FreeNAS is a free, open-source solution with significant hardware costs, suitable for enterprises with technical expertise.
Sentiment score
6.3
HPE 3PAR StoreServ offers moderate pricing but can be costly for extra capacity and licenses, justified by quality and longevity.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
FreeNAS offers high stability and reliability, efficiently handling drive failures and maintaining 99.9% uptime with proper hardware.
Sentiment score
8.1
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is praised for its stability and reliability, with only rare exceptions of performance issues or malfunctions.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
7.6
FreeNAS provides reliable, user-friendly storage with seamless integration, robust management, and effective data protection across multiple platforms.
Sentiment score
7.9
HPE 3PAR StoreServ offers efficient, scalable, and reliable storage with advanced features like compression and intuitive management for enterprise environments.
 

Categories and Ranking

FreeNAS
Ranking in NAS
10th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE 3PAR StoreServ
Ranking in NAS
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
301
Ranking in other categories
Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) (2nd), All-Flash Storage (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the NAS category, the mindshare of FreeNAS is 3.0%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE 3PAR StoreServ is 3.8%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Vincenzo D'Aniello - PeerSpot reviewer
Open-source with great disk management and task synchronization
The system itself allows you to add any feature. The only bad thing is that this maybe depends on FreeBSD, and sometimes finding documentation is difficult. For example, we knew that previous versions automatically enabled the Linux kernel, yet with the recent version, this was no longer the case. Now, there was the possibility of being able to create Debian-based jails, and finding the documentation was not easy or fast. That said, in the end, we succeeded. If you find the documentation, it is always incomplete and fragmented.
SanjayKumar11 - PeerSpot reviewer
I like the integration with VMware and the provisioning
HPE could improve by raising awareness when a new product is launched. They must think of ways to better serve and engage with their enterprise customers. HPE is selling enterprise products and mission-critical support. This is not a one-time sale, and then it's over. They need to maintain a relationship with their customer over the life of the product, which is typically four or five years.
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Comparison Review

it_user182013 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 1, 2015
Measuring Up: EMC XtremIO and HP 3PAR
Leading up to EMC World 2015, IT Central Station asked how I would compare EMC XtremIO and HP 3PAR. Until recently, the flash storage conversation in my organization and many others has centered on XtremIO and Pure Storage, the leaders of the all-flash array (AFA) space. To that end, I've written a…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
22%
Government
11%
Educational Organization
9%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Educational Organization
84%
Computer Software Company
3%
Manufacturing Company
2%
Financial Services Firm
2%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about FreeNAS?
The ease of use of the 'jail', the management of backups, and copies to easily create test and pre-production scenarios have speeded up the development and distribution of business apps.
What needs improvement with FreeNAS?
The system itself allows you to add any feature. The only bad thing is that this maybe depends on FreeBSD, and sometimes finding documentation is difficult. For example, we knew that previous versi...
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?
The tool’s price is higher compared to other products. The solution is 20% more expensive than other storage.
 

Also Known As

No data available
HPE 3PAR Flash Storage, InServ, Storeserv, 3PAR Flash Storage, HP Enterprise Storage, 3PAR Flash Array, HP 3PAR Flash Storage
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Morroni Technologies Inc., Creative Integrations
Just Energy, Latisys, team AG, DreamWorks, BlueShore Financial, Erasmus MC
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