We performed a comparison between HPE SimpliVity and VxRail based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison of Results: Based on the parameters we compared, VxRail seems to be the superior solution. Our reviewers found HPE SimpliVity to be more difficult to deploy and more expensive to purchase than VxRail.
"The product only requires two VMWare ESXi host servers versus three host servers for VMware's comparable solution."
"vSAN we found was simple to set up, easy to configure and manage and allows us to achieve storage redundancy."
"The license price is one of the cheapest in the market."
"Before VSAN, hypervisor configuration changes and updates resulted in VM outages. Now, downtime is dramatically reduced."
"The support team is available to solve any problem efficiently."
"When using new (warranty) servers, you can forget about the storage service for several years. The users will not even notice the failure of two servers out of three."
"The ability to choose our own hardware and our own vendors for this was hugely beneficial, as we had pre-existing relationships with vendors we wanted to maintain."
"The StarWind Virtual SAN provides a clever and unique solution to the Computing Split Brain problem."
"We can backup with more frequency and minimize RPO and RTO."
"The pricing of the solution is very good."
"The compression and deduplication features are most valuable because they allow us to have a small footprint for storage. It is a very stable product, and we are also able to get all that we need in terms of reporting."
"The solution has integrated backup features that are useful."
"The accelerator card is a lifesaver for speeding up backups."
"Technical support is perfect. They explain to us the solution in a very clear and simple way. When we call them, they know the right answer and get the right person automatically."
"Backups happen very quickly."
"The HPE SimpliVity disc compression is very valuable."
"VxRail can manage the whole cluster at the same time, so it's easy to expand. VxRail has more features vSAN ReadyNodes that make it easier to implement from scratch."
"One beneficial feature is that the solution can handle complex environments."
"We were able to speed up our gaming software, which was a big plus."
"The most valuable feature is its high performance."
"The update process is very convenient."
"We have seen ROI using this solution. It has simplified the work of the staff that we have which allows us to do more work with the same number of people, without having to incrementally grow the staff. The reliability of the product has been exceptional."
"It is truly a hyper-converged infrastructure, so everything is there together."
"The technical support is very helpful and answers questions whenever we have issues with the product."
"I would definitely like to see quite a bit more on the monitoring side of things."
"I would like them to invest time in reducing the complexity of the startup and shutdown procedure."
"The documentation could be a little more concise, but, for the most part, it just works."
"The software could benefit from more tooling to help with initial deployment."
"There should be some kind of active monitoring connected to StarWind vSAN, so you will be able to act when needed."
"Performance when in storage-separate configuration needs to be improved."
"StarWind currently has a Windows native application that it uses for management. There is not a web-based GUI at this time."
"In all areas the product could be made faster."
"The price is quite high. The system could also be more scalable."
"Once I am onto the SimpliVity environment, I always have to go with HP because I am somewhat blocked, like Apple. Secondly, if I want to increase only storage, I need to buy an entire computing node for that, an entire HCI node."
"Our customers are always looking or a discount on the product."
"Its performance can be faster."
"We would like to have more security with the solution."
"I have a free project with SimpliVity deployment in the next three months. What can be improved is that in one or two of these projects, I need a cloud backup for the infrastructure and data. As for the infrastructure of the product as it relates to customer size, it is not very good at this moment in Peru. I need a solution for the cloud. In Peru, it's a three or four solution provider for cloud services."
"Scalability is something that needs to be improved because if you need more storage then you have to add more nodes."
"The installation is quite easy but it could still be improved."
"It can be a bit complex for engineers who are new to it. There's a learning curve involved. They have to learn to operate it."
"The upgrade packages require a lot of bandwidth. This could be reduced for an improved experience."
"I would like to see integration with vCenter if possible."
"I would like to see more solutions for satellite capabilities where we can put it into smaller locations and still have the redundancy that we have with a larger cluster."
"The technical support is good but could be better."
"I wish for the performance environment to be improved."
"The SCL database sends out a warning and you have to download the adjacent file from the Dell website. You have to upload it and retest it. We cannot always connect our systems to the internet which means we sometimes miss these important updates."
"Dell wants to implement the disaster site in the new year, but they haven't decided yet. I hope we will have the opportunity to sell VxRail with this disaster site. It is not really clear at the moment, but hopefully, we will get some good news from the customers in the new year."
HPE SimpliVity is ranked 5th in HCI with 151 reviews while VxRail is ranked 1st in HCI with 119 reviews. HPE SimpliVity is rated 8.6, while VxRail is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of HPE SimpliVity writes "Provides a unified management interface that allows administrators to manage all aspects of the infrastructure". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VxRail writes "Offers a hassle-free, complete package, and is energy-efficient". HPE SimpliVity is most compared with VMware vSAN, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), HPE Alletra dHCI, Dell PowerFlex and Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series, whereas VxRail is most compared with VMware vSAN, Dell PowerFlex, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), HPE Hyper Converged and Dell vSAN Ready Nodes. See our HPE SimpliVity vs. VxRail report.
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Hi, Refer to your questions if you are a COO of a small company then both solutions would be costly as a minimum of 3 nodes solution is required. Both are good at their places. Let's say, VxRail is deeply engineered with VMware and they have strong integration and performance testing results. in terms of expansion, federation, compression/deduplication, etc., is much more improved. Whereas HPE SimpliVity used its own storage virtualization software and backup software. Whereas in VxRail you can also use any backup software. Apart from the discussion, my suggestion would be to go with simple X86 Servers(any OEM) with Sangfor( they have built-in administrative software (i.e. VCenter), built-in backup (no need to buy any other software), multi-hypervisor support, cost-effective even if you plan to provide SaaS service you can easily do it from your company immediately. They also provide vNGFW, vADC, vIAM, etc. It is an end-to-end HCI Solution with Security support included. Prices are very reasonable(I don't know your region). Thanks