We performed a comparison between HPE SimpliVity and Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two HCI solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."You can build cheap, reliable, replicated virtual machines clusters using simple servers with an all flash disk or SAS\SATA hybrid tiered by performance storage."
"StarWind vSAN is a great solution to create a redundant two-node-only Hyper-V cluster, both for domain or workgroup scenarios."
"StarWind has provided us with a top-notch, well-supported, robust vSAN offering when other vendors have moved to hyper-converged solutions that are outside of our average clients' reach from a financial and resource perspective."
"The StarWind Virtual SAN management console is intuitive and easy to use."
"A great feature is that I basically set it and forget it, as everything is automatic."
"Integration with virtualization platforms helped us to resolve many issues we were facing while using the physical storage."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the support. They are excellent and you can learn a lot from the support team."
"It has a nice, simple control panel. You can clearly see the state and health of storage along with the synchronization."
"It's much more simple than Nutanix and other hyper-converged solutions, at least from our point of view."
"My impression is that it is a very nice solution. Very simple to use."
"The main thing is its performance. In terms of performance, it is a lot better than VMware. Obviously, technology is changing a lot all the time. We were on just VMware with a separate attached array. The performance was kind of a step backward from just running separate servers. Now, the performance is much better, and we can take snapshots and backups of really big servers in just a matter of seconds. We can even restore them in a matter of seconds."
"It has lessened our burden on multiple different products, so they are under one umbrella. This has been economically good."
"The rate of compression for the data in SimpliVity is the most valuable feature."
"The technical support is exceptionally good."
"We use the Omnicubes to replicate our data to a second datacenter. By having our company data on the Omnicubes, we ensure that all of our data is constantly replicated within the defined intervals to the remote site."
"We have not had any problem with customer support at SimpliVity."
"The most valuable features of the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series are the ease of use and simple configuration."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the product's deployment phase is pretty easy."
"The initial setup is simple. We were able to deliver the hyper-convergence solution in a very good time."
"StarWind doesn't really have any performance reporting, especially compared with other vSAN products we've used."
"Ability to to test the virtual storage are network area and storage speed from StarWind Management Console."
"It took a bit of knowledge and support to put in place but once installed it works fine. Migration (HyperV) from one server to another sometimes takes longer than expected but there is no data loss even if the host crashes."
"StarWind Virtual SAN could benefit from better integration with other tools and technologies, such as backup and disaster recovery solutions."
"Having more support plan options would be nice."
"It could have a dashboard so that you can check all servers' SAN health and performance."
"When you will cease your contract with StarWind (for support) your product won't be updated and that is a big selling point, especially for us, as we have loads of products from StarWind."
"It would be helpful to have a little more insight into what kind of performance the VSAN cluster is utilizing; something that would be more proactive on our side, versus their ProActive Support."
"Its performance can be faster."
"I have some worries about the support after the acquisition. The support was better before HPE acquired SimpliVity."
"Our customers are always looking or a discount on the product."
"It's a very complex installation. It's gotten easier, however, it's far from a double click on a link and a self-upgrade scenario. There's still an awful lot of magic that goes down to doing upgrades."
"In the next release of the solution, they should make updating the solution easier. Currently, we have HPE doing it for us but I would like to be able to do it."
"There are some small changes that can be made to the interface to improve it but it typically works well."
"Bandwidth throttling during offsite backups would be better than the off-peak time setting for a 24/7 shop."
"The life-cycle management can be improved."
"Here in Nigeria, the only challenge that we have, which I think is also experienced globally is the delay in bringing in the spare parts. This is a challenge facing our country, such as the Forex market. However, this is beyond the control of Lenovo themselves."
"Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series could improve by having better integration with the solutions from VMware and vCenter"
"There is a delay in the availability of similar versions of firmware from both the products, which are VMware and Nutanix for Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series, due to the delayed releases from both products, maybe by a quarter or so."
HPE SimpliVity is ranked 5th in HCI with 151 reviews while Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series is ranked 18th in HCI with 3 reviews. HPE SimpliVity is rated 8.6, while Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series is rated 8.0. 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 Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series writes "With an easy deployment phase, the tool offers good scalability and stability". HPE SimpliVity is most compared with VxRail, VMware vSAN, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), HPE Alletra dHCI and Scale Computing HC3, whereas Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series is most compared with Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series, Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node, Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure, VxRail and HPE Alletra dHCI. See our HPE SimpliVity vs. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series report.
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