We performed a comparison between Pivot3 and VxRail 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."The performance of the solution is accurate and concise."
"The StarWind Virtual SAN management console is intuitive and easy to use."
"The management and monitoring have been very easy since the solution's dashboard is very simple and user-friendly."
"It has reduced the amount of switching, network connections, etc., because the converged StarWind Virtual SAN allows us to connect high-speed network interfaces between different boxes instead of having to connect SANs via the network, then connect those two clusters together."
"StarWind is very easy to use, even if you have had no experience using a SAN before."
"The ability to keep data accessible even in the event of hardware failures is highly valued, as it ensures business continuity."
"We are able to execute maintenance on one server while the other is still running."
"I have found the graphical user interface to be the most useful thing about Virtual SAN."
"The most valuable feature is the visual encoding."
"One feature we found useful was the product's complete ability to integrate with vCenter."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of implementation."
"You don't have to worry too much about the hardware and you don't have to work on integrating a storage device. We instead have this as an all-in-one solution and everything is available as a box."
"It has a valuable deduplication feature."
"I like the managed updates. They are really nice in VxRail. Everything comes packaged and the updates are much easier than with other solutions that I've had to work with."
"For me, the most valuable feature is in relation to the software updates."
"We like the design and that it meets data storage needs."
"It's a good product based on the features. You can upgrade the solution with only one click."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the automation and integration points with other automation tools."
"RecoverPoint give us peace of mind knowing any corruption or server issue can be rectified very quickly, making sure the business impact is minimal."
"We have, in rare cases, received conflicting guidance between different support folks within StarWind."
"The management console of StarWind Virtual SAN is pretty complex."
"It runs until it does not - and disaster recovery documentation is sparse and mostly unclear."
"I wish they would improve the documentation for the beginner level as it's not very clear on the web page."
"The documentation could be better."
"I would love to see more vendor selection to be available for the HCA/vSAN appliances."
"This is a great product."
"It would be great if it provided thin provisioned virtual disks."
"One of the biggest problems with HCI vendors was the lack of flexibility for adding resources"
"In the next release, I would like to see compatibility and support for critical applications, like SAP."
"Snapshot notification would be a good addition."
"The initial setup between the different Dell departments is fragmented. The engineers who come to rack/stack and do the initial config should be trained on all the areas and work with the different Dell departments whilst they are onsite to give a smoother install and better experience for customer."
"I wish for the performance environment to be improved."
"In the version that I was working with, the integrations are in need of improvement."
"We have issues at times with the one-click upgrade, which is bugging us. At times, the one-click upgrade does not work or does not work well."
"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."
"I would like them to include an easier solution to host its own DNS. When they changed to version 6.5, they took out the easy features of letting the rail be its own DNS. You can still trick the system and make the VxRail Manager another one of the rail-required VMs become the DNS, but it's a lot of extra work. I'd like to see it put back into the UI."
"The price should come down a little bit. It has become better than it was at the beginning. There was a really big price difference between a hyper-converged infrastructure and the classic servers and storage. The gap is lessening, however, it's still there."
"I would like to see VxRail add duplication features to its hybrid solution."
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Pivot3 is ranked 25th in HCI while VxRail is ranked 1st in HCI with 120 reviews. Pivot3 is rated 8.6, while VxRail is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Pivot3 writes "One feature we found useful was the product's complete ability to integrate with vCenter". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VxRail writes "Offers a hassle-free, complete package, and is energy-efficient". Pivot3 is most compared with VMware vSAN, whereas VxRail is most compared with VMware vSAN, Dell PowerFlex, HPE SimpliVity, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and HPE Hyper Converged. See our Pivot3 vs. VxRail report.
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