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HPE MSA vs Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform comparison

Hitachi Vantara and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) category. Hitachi Vantara is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.1, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.8. Hitachi Vantara holds a 12.2% mindshare in MS, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 18.9% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Hitachi Vantara users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.
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96% willing to recommend
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95% willing to recommend
 

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We performed a comparison between Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform and HPE MSA based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Hitachi Virtual Storage Pla...
Ranking in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
NAS (6th), Frame-Based Disk Arrays (1st), All-Flash Storage (13th), NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays (5th)
HPE MSA
Ranking in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) category, the mindshare of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is 12.2%, up from 12.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE MSA is 18.9%, up from 16.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)
 

Featured Reviews

FarrukhSyed - PeerSpot reviewer
It's a high-performing solution with strong architecture
Hitachi is far superior to other storage platforms I've used. The architecture is strong. The management software is more powerful and easier to use. The Hitachi platform performs well. IOPS is a commercial operation's main concern. Hitachi has good IOPS numbers. IOPS, latency, and availability are the essential metrics for a commercial bank with thousands of branches. We don't worry about our banking applications because Hitachi passes all the tests for performance and availability.
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Pragnesh Sachania - PeerSpot reviewer
Scalable, easy to manage, and used for virtualization environments
We didn't face any issues with the technical functionality. However, we faced a lot of challenges with our custom configuration. The HPE support person who did the installation was very technical. He answered all the queries, and we resolved the entire setup. We set up the storage as per our requirements. We previously used a physical server instead of virtualization. With the help of an HPE engineer and partners, we prepared a strategy for migrating the entire physical servers to our virtualization infrastructure. It took two days to deploy the solution. Six people were involved in the solution's deployment, including two from HPE and four from our IT team.
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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The product provides a good storage space."
"The active-active option seemed to be working well and overall, it was a solid product."
"It is very flexible, and it is very useful when you want to virtualize different storage from different vendors."
"The product offers high stability."
"I am happy about the storage system and availability."
"The performance is very good."
"It's a state of the art solution in storage systems. High-availability and performance are the strongest aspects of these machines."
"The most valuable features are external storage virtualization and the 100 percent data guaranteed availability."
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"MSA performs exceptionally well, particularly in regions with frequent power outages."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA is an entry-level, cost-effective solution for SMB customers."
"The most valuable feature for customers is the autonomic tiering, which enhances their storage scalability as easily as possible."
"Monitoring is a very big thing. Other great features include block storage; volume creation and the data reliability scalability, which makes the solution really good."
"The solution is scalable and easy to manage."
"The most valuable features are the storage levels and snapshot features."
"The cost to performance for HPE StorageWorks MSA is good."
"The solution is pretty transparent and works well."
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Cons

"Not just anyone can do the deployment. So, the person needs a basic understanding and work experience."
"The distributor needs more knowledgeable resources for technical support. It would be better to connect directly to the vendor in case of queries."
"The software has always been lagging a bit compared to the newer features. It usually takes a cycle for it to catch up."
"The user experience is pretty bad in Hitachi. A lot of mandatory tasks take a long time to work through."
"In terms of new features, I would be interested to see deduplication added in their next release."
"The deployment could be a bit easier, because it's a bit tricky"
"The snapshot and clone operation functions can be made easier."
"The controllers in the product do not provide options for scalability."
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"HPE should reintroduce customizable ports as they were in Gen 5, allowing customers to use both iSCSI or SC on a single controller."
"The support contract is expensive, although they are very responsive."
"The solution's license should be integrated and not separate."
"Synchronized replication is very important for MSA; however, HPE StorageWorks MSA doesn't provide synchronized replication."
"Some clients have suggested room for improvement in expanding storage capacity beyond the base traces."
"It would be ideal if there was a better management interface."
"This product is getting a little bit older, so new features like deduplication are not included."
"It would be beneficial to have an add-on feature to improve analytics or insight capabilities inside the app."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an expensive product. I rate its pricing a three out of ten."
"We pay for a support contract agreement."
"The price of the solution is reasonable compared to others, such as Dell EMC."
"The solution is expensive."
"I give the price of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform a nine out of ten."
"It is cheap. It is not very expensive. If you decide to expand the system, the cost is pretty low as compared to other vendors, such as Dell."
"Architecture-wise, it's actually at a competitive price point. It is not cheap."
"The price is good enough considering the performance, and we are satisfied."
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"When we bought this solution it was very reasonably priced and they were willing to deal."
"The solution can be a bit expensive."
"The solution’s pricing is reasonable."
"I would rate the pricing as nine out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"This solution involves a one-time CapEx payment, followed by warranty extensions."
"The price of the solution is a little high and they should provide more competitive pricing. If you want to increases the storage size there are additional fees."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA's licensing is perpetual and not integrated."
"This solution is quite expensive; they should lower the cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
21%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Government
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform?
For NVMe storage, the pricing is reasonable compared to competitors in India. However, for entry-level SAN storage or unified storage, the pricing is relatively high, creating challenges in pitchin...
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What do you like most about Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform E990?
The product's reliability has been crucial for our company's operations.
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What needs improvement with Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform E990?
Hitachi should work on unified storage for the SMB market and entry-level NAS storage, similar to what HP or Dell offers. Moreover, while they currently provide ransomware protection through immuta...
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What do you like most about HPE StorageWorks MSA?
The most valuable feature of HPE StorageWorks MSA is its flexibility.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE StorageWorks MSA?
The solution’s pricing is reasonable.
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What needs improvement with HPE StorageWorks MSA?
We faced a lot of challenges with our custom configuration during installation. At the time of deployment, there was some communication gap between my partner and HPE.
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Also Known As

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F Series, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5000 Series, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform E Series, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform N Series, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G Series
HP StorageWorks MSA
 

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Overview

RETHINK YOUR DEFINITION OF SPEED AND PERFORMANCE

With adaptive, guaranteed data reduction and a 100% data-availability guarantee, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F series helps you tackle complicated business challenges. Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) VSP F series delivers up to 4.8M IOPS with sub-millisecond response times.
Featuring legendary Hitachi reliability, VSP F series arrays are backed by the industries only 100% availability guarantee. For these reasons, 80% of the Fortune 500 choose Hitachi all-flash arrays to accelerate the performance of mission-critical applications like Oracle, SAP, Virtualization, Microsoft apps etc. With over 350 patents in flash technology, Hitachi’s innovative mix of flash hardware and software accelerates ROI with enterprise-class reliability and performance.

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.

 

Sample Customers

Turkcell, Owens Corning, Region Nord, Net Credit Financial Group (NFC Group), Russian Railways
Femsa CSC, TTX, Rabobank
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