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Cisco Compute Hyperconverged vs Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Compute Hyperconverged
Ranking in HCI
18th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
4.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Hitachi Unified Compute Pla...
Ranking in HCI
30th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Cisco Compute Hyperconverged is 0.8%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series is 1.2%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
HCI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cisco Compute Hyperconverged0.8%
Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series1.2%
Other98.0%
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Featured Reviews

Ashok Dwivedi - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Manager Network Operation & Deployment Working with Airtel India at Airtel
Improved telecom control functions and security have exposed user plane performance gaps
I see that the hardware side and performance concerns are prevalent, even in Cisco hardware used in the card platform. We have observed the same issues with Cisco Compute Hyperconverged platforms as well, indicating a performance issue. Regarding the stability rating, it should be around seven because the support from Cisco is nice, but the performance of the product does not meet our preferences. For additional features to enhance competitiveness, Cisco needs to improve their hardware utilization performance specifically. There is a significant gap between the throughput they recommend and what commercial enterprises experience, which is around a thirty percent gap. If we talk about Red Hat or other external platforms, in that scenario, it is better for enterprises that want a complete support package to go with Cisco. However, if the enterprise has the capability to maintain in-house, it may be better to consider different hyperscalers. Another concern with Cisco is that they are trying to bind customers to specific hardware.
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Enterprise Information systems/Wintel Systems Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Allows for centralized management with great interconnectivity
My main use is server management and virtualization This solution allowed us to move from using standalone systems to having all our data center management in one place. The most valuable feature is the interconnectivity, which allows me to use the system across my data centers and makes it easy…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Cisco Compute Hyperconverged has positively impacted my organization by providing automatic failover and diversity of the failover which has helped us greatly in disaster recovery."
"Regarding Cisco Compute Hyperconverged's data protection capabilities in terms of business continuity and protection, I would rate them as a nine, as there are no concerns concerning protection."
"The replication technology can move data faster than EMC MirrorView and requires less bandwidth. The Storage Virtualization technology is the most mature in the market, outside of IBM’s Storwize (which has a lot of compatibility issues, and EMC’s very expensive VPLEX solution); and it works."
"The most valuable feature is the interconnectivity, which allows me to use the system across my data centers and makes it easy to connect to other storage platforms."
"In our implementations, HDS Storage Virtualization has helped in migrating data with the least amount of downtime, compared to other storage technologies."
"This solution allowed us to move from using standalone systems to having all our data center management in one place."
 

Cons

"Regarding the stability rating, it should be around seven because the support from Cisco is nice, but the performance of the product does not meet our preferences."
"Initially, Cisco Compute Hyperconverged was not stable, but we have gotten it to that stage; I previously mentioned the blade chassis and a number of blades failing, as well as some cards being dead on arrival when the equipment initially came."
"An area for improvement would be technical support."
"An area for improvement would be technical support. In the next release, I would like to see more features added to make this a more complete solution."
"HDS reaches a ceiling depending on model. The G200 cannot transition to G400, the G400 can transition to G600 but cannot transition to G800, which is the top-end model."
"We prefer solutions other than HDS due to better post sales support, updates, ease of use, flexibility, etc."
"An update to its technology would be good. The G Series has been around for more than five years and HDS seriously needs to ramp up, since the competition has better performance at a lower cost with better features and functionalities. For example, it needs redirect on write Snapshot, preconfigured storage tiering with better IOPS, built-in deduplication technology on hybrid disk, etc."
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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider
15%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Pharma/Biotech Company
8%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Compute Hyperconverged?
Their pricing is acceptable because they are trying to match the market.
What needs improvement with Cisco Compute Hyperconverged?
I see that the hardware side and performance concerns are prevalent, even in Cisco hardware used in the card platform. We have observed the same issues with Cisco Compute Hyperconverged platforms a...
What is your primary use case for Cisco Compute Hyperconverged?
I have only used Cisco Compute Hyperconverged for telecom equipment, specifically telecom network functions. I cannot comment on other applications, but when using the hyperscaler for telecom, part...
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Also Known As

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HDS Unified Compute Platform, Hitachi UCP, Hitachi UCP Select
 

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Sample Customers

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Asia Capital Reinsurance, RMZ, Cigniti Technologies, SPAR, Infosys
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