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HPE StoreVirtual vs IBM Spectrum Accelerate comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

HPE StoreVirtual
Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
17th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM Spectrum Accelerate
Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
22nd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Software Defined Storage (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category, the mindshare of HPE StoreVirtual is 1.3%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Spectrum Accelerate is 1.4%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Vebjorn Nergaard - PeerSpot reviewer
Stable, scalable, and easy to manage
The challenge we have right now is that the product reaches its end of life in October of 2022. They should continue producing this solution. The initial setup could be simplified to make it easier for new users. The solution should offer a simpler network setup. The product's interface is a bit dated. They should refresh its design.
reviewer1154616 - PeerSpot reviewer
A robust solution with good performance and support
This is a solution that scales well, although I think that we have stabilized in terms of use. With respect to scalability, we have an open question as to whether we will be able to grow into a cloud-based deployment. We don't know in what ways this solution will assist us with the migration, or whether we can still use it for DR. We don't know about the type of backup, be it full, incremental, or otherwise. We are also looking for a cost-savings if we migrate. These are things that we will find out over time. We have about two petabytes of data.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It allows compute and storage to operate separately, and has the ability to take SAN nodes out of production for maintenance with little effort and zero downtime."
"Thin provisioning lets us get the most value from the hard drives."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is that it is hardware independent."
"Simplicity of not having to buy FC or FCoE SAN. Instead, we buy servers with their own storage."
"A company can scale it easily."
"All of the administrative tasks are easy and everything is centralized."
"It's very stable and it's easy to use."
"Data is stored in two different places, leveraging more security and availability. Therefore, network problems are having less affect on iSCSI."
"The most valuable feature is the robustness, which is typical of IBM because their software generally just works."
"The ease of use is the solution's most valuable aspect. It's very user-friendly."
 

Cons

"it would nice to have deduplication or compression, things that you have in some of the higher end products."
"The GUI is a bit old-fashioned. It should be updated."
"The solution needs to ensure it is on par with the industry in terms of availability of features and various other options."
"The penalty for the availability is performance. So, you have to balance or choose between the availability and the performance."
"The product is coming to end-of-life in the next three years."
"Hardware and disk failures are happening frequently."
"The initial setup could be simplified to make it easier for new users."
"Product looks like it is in the end of development."
"he interface is not user-friendly so the ease of use could be improved."
"The reporting mechanisms need improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It costs less than $10,000 for one machine. If it costs more than 15% higher than this, then the customer may change to another solution."
"If you buy a five-year license, not only does the technical support expire after five years, but you also lose the ability to change and expand the VSA, and the systems won't go down."
"One of the key features about it is that when you buy either a VSA license or a StoreVirtual appliance, all your software's included."
"For our organization, I believe the cost is 16,000 Euros for a three-year license. It costs a bit more to do the maintenance on our servers as well. It's also on an HP ProLiant server and an organization will need to do the maintenance there also. I believe the price for that is around 2000 Euros a year."
"Licensing is not exactly straightforward, but not the worst I have ever seen."
"The prices are OK, so we don't have much difficulty selling HPE in Brazil."
"For a database, on a yearly basis, we pay approximately $3,500 for licensing fees. The solution is sold as a subscription on a yearly basis so there are no other ancillary costs."
"If you are cost-sensitive then this solution is not for you."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
23%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
9%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Also Known As

HPE StoreVirtual, HPE VSA
IBM XIV
 

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Sample Customers

NBrIX, WIND Telecom, Netrics
Silverpop
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