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 NAS Platform is very stable."
"The product has valuable features for data migration."
"Simple and extremely reliable."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to handle a high number of users while maintaining both stability and performance."
"The product’s technical support services are good."
"Hitachi is reliable with high availability and solid performance. It performs well regardless of the workload."
"The pricing of this solution is good, which is an advantage that positions this product well."
"It's an easy product to use that is stable and has good performance."
"The solution is stable."
"It is good to have a unified storage where you can have block and file level protocols."
"At the moment, we use NetApp SnapMirror to replicate data to another filer at an offsite location for backup. So, I like this feature."
"Good for NAS and unified solutions."
"I have found all the features useful in NetApp FAS Series."
"It has a very good implementation of the Active Directory services, so implementation into a Windows network is easy."
"The support is very good."
"Hitachi NAS Platform's pricing could be reduced. It is high compared to other competitors."
"Hitachi could be more flexible and have a simpler management interface."
"Hitachi NAS Platform is expensive."
"The monitoring tool is not well developed."
"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."
"I would like to see the inclusion of support for cloud-connectivity to providers like AWS."
"Cost is always a factor. Some people choose EMC or Dell because they perceive NetApp as being more expensive."
"The product should include an audit log feature."
"The NetApp FAS Series is not as high-performing and is not as fast. Its speed needs improvement, but this could only be done if it's an all-flash solution."
"Technical support needs to be improved, as there are no longer partners in our country."
"The AutoSupport could be improved to be more proactive in certain cases."
"The solution can improve on the replication features."
"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."
"Installation of the additional switches and ETP could be improved."
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 Qumulo. See our Hitachi NAS Platform vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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