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Hitachi NAS Platform vs IBM Scale-out NAS comparison

Hitachi Vantara and IBM are both solutions in the NAS category. Hitachi Vantara is ranked #17, while IBM is ranked #18. Hitachi Vantara holds a 4.2% mindshare in N, compared to IBM’s 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Hitachi Vantara users are willing to recommend the solution.
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Review summaries and opinions

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Hitachi NAS Platform is scalable, surpasses competitors, offers virtualization, third-party compatibility, and efficiently links multiple DNS servers.
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Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.2
Hitachi NAS Platform offers high performance, reliability, and flexibility, supporting 100,000 users with efficient data handling and competitive pricing.
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Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
3.8
Hitachi NAS Platform lacks in quota management, interface, cost-effectiveness, cloud support, documentation, and requires scalability and ease improvements.
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Customer Service

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Hitachi NAS Platform has good technical support and reliable engineers, but its documentation is lacking in strength.
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Stability Issues

Sentiment score
9.0
Users find Hitachi NAS Platform stable, attributing its reliability to strong engineering despite previous issues with a faulty software version.
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Setup Cost

Sentiment score
7.3
Hitachi NAS Platform is best for large enterprises due to high cost and customizable features, rated 6-8/10 for pricing.
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Categories and Ranking

Hitachi NAS Platform
Ranking in NAS
17th
Average Rating
6.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM Scale-out NAS
Ranking in NAS
18th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the NAS category, the mindshare of Hitachi NAS Platform is 4.2%, up from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Scale-out NAS is 1.4%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

German Vazquez - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy-to-manage product with efficient backup features
The product offers a complete solution I encounter challenges while installing the upgrades for the product. I had to back up all the old installations and configurations in the media architecture. I have been using Hitachi NAS Platform for two years. It is an easily scalable solution. I have…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
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Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Hiachi NAS Platform?
The product has valuable features for data migration.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Hiachi NAS Platform?
It is a highly-priced product.
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What needs improvement with Hiachi NAS Platform?
Hitachi NAS Platform's pricing could be reduced. It is high compared to other competitors.
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Compared 23% of the time
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Compared 12% of the time
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Also Known As

Hitachi NAS
IBM SONAS
 

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Overview

Hitachi NAS Platforms help you with file sharing, file server consolidation and application storage for Oracle, Microsoft and virtual environments. Deploy the highest performance per node in the industry. Apply capacity efficiencies that let you actually do more, but with a lot less. Realize significant cost savings for your organization.

IBM Scale-out NAS (SONAS) is a solution for cloud storage implementations. It is designed to consolidate files that are scattered in multiple storage locations and allow them to be efficiently shared and managed.

 

Sample Customers

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NASCO, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Equinix, Enea, AMC Networks, CPFL Energia, Panasonic Automotive Systems, Columbia Sportswear, Astro-Med
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