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AWS Trusted Advisor vs. Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure
May 2024
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We performed a comparison between AWS Trusted Advisor and Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Featured Review
Shashank N
Offers advice on building, deployment, cost optimization, infrastructure optimization
The Security Advisor is the most valuable feature. It instantly informs you about any system misconfigurations, and the best part is, it's... Read more →
Shahzad-Ahmed
Low cost appliance, good UI, only good for on-premises VM infrastructure.
No, it did not improve our organization. At first Sangfor HCI look good product, but one we started to use it we faced many comparability issues.... Read more →
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Pros
"AWS Trusted Advisor is a tool that we can use to optimize the AWS infrastructure cost.""The cost optimization features are valuable.""The cost optimization and security-related fixes in AWS Trusted Advisor have been great.""The Security Advisor is the most valuable feature. It instantly informs you about any system misconfigurations, and the best part is, it's completely free."

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"Very user-friendly and simple.""The initial setup isn't hard.""Sangfor HCI has a really good GUI. It allows us to monitor the temperature of the server and many other things.""It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten... Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.""The solution provides a single management console.""You can get almost all the features of the tool at a low cost. The tool also has built-in backup mechanisms. It also has a physical firewall for internet management which other competitors lack.""Sangfor HCI's best features are the ability to scale to a bigger size and the roadmap, whereby if they need to replicate their production to disaster recovery, they can do so on the same platform.""I would rate the user-friendliness an eight out of ten."

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Cons
"I'd like the solution to support clouds beyond AWS.""The tenancy must be free for all metrics.""Maybe adding more security rules would be great.""For EC2 instances, we need to install the AWS CloudWatch agent to get the memory metric because we don't have a by-default memory utilization graph on cost optimization."

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"Sangfor HCI has room for improvement in terms of integration. So, the integration with Sangfor HCI is not as extensive as in Nutanix.""Sangfor does not support a SAS configuration, which is something that we would like.""I would want the product to include Continuous Data Protection (CDP) which can help to easily retrieve the data.""Sangfor HCI could be improved with certification and the right ecosystem for ISVs like Oracle and SAP.""Lacks network support.""Currently, when we need to do capacity planning, we have to rely on Sangfor's support team for assistance. However, if there were dedicated tools available, we could handle it ourselves and increase efficiency.""Its virtual machine tools can be improved. These tools should be enhanced for use in other applications and operating systems, such as Linux.""The initialization is not fully automated and has room for improvement."

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  • "The price of Sangfor is cheaper than other competing products."
  • "The pricing of Sangfor is very competitive."
  • "It is in the middle range as compared to other hyper-converged infrastructure solutions. There is a three-year warranty on the hardware. The license also includes other features. Sangfor has included Continuous Data Protection (CDP) and a built-in firewall with the license. Other top brands, such as VxRail and VMware, require a separate license for such features."
  • "Its price should be better, but I don't think they will change the price list. You have to pay for licenses, and you have to pay for support, so you have an annual fee. You can use the product without the fee, but it's really dumb because you need support. We are an IT company. We provide the product, and we need the support too for our customers."
  • "Sangfor needs to be more aggressive because this is a new market or territory for Sangfor. Nepal is a very price-sensitive market, so Sangfor needs to be a little more aggressive with its pricing. I would rate them 3.75 out of five in terms of the price."
  • "I would say its pricing is between cheap and reasonable and would rate it as three out of five."
  • "The solution has a good initial cost but a high renewal cost."
  • "The solution is very cheap."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about AWS Trusted Advisor?
    Top Answer:The Security Advisor is the most valuable feature. It instantly informs you about any system misconfigurations, and the best part is, it's completely free.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Trusted Advisor?
    Top Answer:As long as you have a corporate AWS account, which most companies do. Personal accounts wouldn't have it, but any corporate account gets it for free. It's a free feature from AWS. So it's bundled with… more »
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    What needs improvement with AWS Trusted Advisor?
    Top Answer:Maybe adding more security rules would be great. It comes with around 20-25 baseline rules. If you want more, like 300-400 rules, you'd need to purchase Security Hub from AWS. So, more built-in rules… more »
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    What do you like most about Sangfor HCI?
    Top Answer:It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten... Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sangfor HCI?
    Top Answer:Sangfor has multiple options. They have both optics and capex models. You have to buy annual support. We went for perpetual licenses. We bought their annual support for three years. Their support… more »
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    What needs improvement with Sangfor HCI?
    Top Answer:Sangfor has to expand its service network to other countries. They have very good services in the Gulf but don't have local partners in Egypt.
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    Overview

    AWS Trusted Advisor is your customized cloud expert! It helps you to observe best practices for the use of AWS by inspecting your AWS environment with an eye toward saving money, improving system performance and reliability, and closing security gaps.

    Sangfor HCI is an IT infrastructure platform built on converged architecture. It integrates server virtualization, distributed storage, and networking. Sangfor HCI provides a unified management platform that converges compute, storage, networking, and security on a single software stack. This approach delivers a simplified architecture, ease of use, and reliability for business-critical applications.

    Hyperconverged infrastructure is a unified system of data storage. HCI combines storage, computing, networking, and management, unlike traditional storage solutions. HCI systems enable you to build your private cloud, expand to a public cloud, or have your own true hybrid cloud. Sangfor HCI presents two product models: The Sangfor HCI server appliance is a hardware version that enables easy deployment. Sangfor HCI software is the digital version combined with a third-party server that enables flexible deployment.

    Sangfor HCI supports Windows systems on desktop and is web-based. Its range of use cases cover a wide spectrum of industries, from healthcare to manufacturing. It is applicable for mid- and large-sized businesses. The software is customizable. Users can customize the logo and contact information in the user interface.

    Benefits and Features

    • Stability: Sangfor HCI delivers high reliability and availability with 0 RPO and 99.99% availability. The infrastructure is fully redundant to ensure business continuity. This means no data is lost in the event of hardware failure.
    • Simplified infrastructure: The solution supports visual management, making it easier to use. The single platform provides a central control with access to resources.
    • High performance: One unit of HCI can support up to 100,000 IOPS. The solution supports data striping, data locality, SSD caching and AI-based DB optimization. It also supports linear expansion without bottlenecks.
    • Hyper-converged infrastructure that enables working with different scenarios. For instance, cloud transformation and data center consolidation. It is fully converged, which means it provides unified management, full resource visualization, and orchestration with SCP. The standardized HCI unit consolidates hardware appliances, a storage network, IP network, and server into a single unit.
    • Integration: Sangfor HCI offers deep integration with NFV components. Users can deploy complex SDN networks.
    • Pay-as-you-grow model: The pay-per-use model reduces operational expenses and total cost of ownership.

    Use Cases

    Sangfor HCI can be applied tin various scenarios:

    • Enterprise applications: Users can benefit from the reliability and performance of Sangfor HCI for business-critical processes. The system is optimized for enterprise applications to enhance their performance and stability.
    • Datacenter consolidation: The unified and software-defined technology simplifies the operational management and the architecture of data centers.
    • Cloud transformation: You can add a cloud management platform, transforming Sangfor HCI into a complete cloud computing solution. You can then run your cloud workloads and benefit from the automation features of Sangfor HCI.
    • Data protection and recovery: Sangfor HCI offers multiple data protection features, such as continuous data protection (CDP), which ensure the integrity of sensitive and user data. You can protect backup snapshots and take backups. It records virtual machine IO logs at frequent intervals. It offers disaster recovery capabilities that ensure business continuity.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Gabriele P., Senior Software and Systems Engineer at SAMU.IT, says "It is flexible like a hyper-convergence system. You can add nodes, and you can scale to have better performance and stability. I also like the backup feature, the recovery system, and the web interface GUI to handle everything."

    A Junior Solutions Engineer at a tech services company adds that "Sangfor has many solutions, and you can easily manage their machine servers with just one management. They're always striving for greatness, and they continuously update their products. For example, they have now built endpoint security within the firewall. They are continuously improving not only the security but also all other products."




    Sample Customers
    Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
    TOSHIBA TEC Singapore, J&T Express Indonesia, Crowne Plaza Vietnam, Hermina Hospital Indonesia
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Healthcare Company7%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Manufacturing Company20%
    Comms Service Provider20%
    Construction Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise66%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business70%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise52%
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    AWS Trusted Advisor is ranked 22nd in Cloud Management with 4 reviews while Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure is ranked 17th in Cloud Management with 28 reviews. AWS Trusted Advisor is rated 8.6, while Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of AWS Trusted Advisor writes "A stable and easy-to-use product that provides excellent cost optimization features and technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure writes "The solution offers straightforward setup, scalability, and manageability". AWS Trusted Advisor is most compared with AWS Control Tower, IBM Turbonomic, CloudCheckr and VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth, whereas Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure is most compared with VMware vSAN, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), VxRail, HPE SimpliVity and HPE Hyper Converged. See our AWS Trusted Advisor vs. Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure report.

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