We performed a comparison between Hitachi NAS Platform and NetApp FAS Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two NAS solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Hitachi is reliable with high availability and solid performance. It performs well regardless of the workload."
"Hitachi NAS Platform is very stable."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to handle a high number of users while maintaining both stability and performance."
"The product has valuable features for data migration."
"The pricing of this solution is good, which is an advantage that positions this product well."
"Simple and extremely reliable."
"The product’s technical support services are good."
"A reliable and easily managed storage system is a key performance factor. The system also has more features than we require."
"The most valuable feature is SnapMirror."
"The most important features are SnapVault, Snapshots, and SnapMirror."
"Fast Snapshots"
"NetApp FAS is highly stable and reliable, especially under a heavy load. That is what I like most about the NetApp."
"It is very flexible. It integrates well with the public cloud and other components, so everything can be API driven. Therefore, it is very easy to automate it."
"It's a stable product. No issues there."
"Saves space with deduplication"
"Hitachi could be more flexible and have a simpler management interface."
"I do not like Hitachi NAS because it's an old-school NAS solution, compared to the other, newer-type solutions such as Isilon from Dell or Qumulo."
"I encounter challenges while installing the upgrades for the product."
"Hitachi NAS Platform is expensive."
"Hitachi NAS Platform's pricing could be reduced. It is high compared to other competitors."
"I would like to see the inclusion of support for cloud-connectivity to providers like AWS."
"The monitoring tool is not well developed."
"Needs more SAN support."
"I’ve found that I use command line more often than I thought needed. Some things should be done in the GUI, and command-line switches can be overwhelming and take up a lot of time."
"There is room for improvement in deployment and configuration processes."
"Technical support needs to be improved, as there are no longer partners in our country."
"There are some technical limitations, but it would be great to have in-line deduplication and in-line compression for the FAS series as well."
"There is no NetApp infrastructure set up here in Greece."
"Its licensing cost can be improved."
"For long term partnership in Myanmar, the local warehouse should be built in Myanmar that's something I'd like to see. We have some issues with supply so there is sometimes a delay in getting the hardware."
Hitachi NAS Platform is ranked 15th in NAS with 8 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 98 reviews. Hitachi NAS Platform is rated 6.8, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Hitachi NAS Platform writes "Good pricing and works well, but it is old-fashioned and should be replaced with something new". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". Hitachi NAS Platform is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, IBM FlashSystem and Qumulo, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform. See our Hitachi NAS Platform vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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