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Cohesity C4000 Series vs HPE SimpliVity comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cohesity C4000 Series
Ranking in HCI
33rd
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE SimpliVity
Ranking in HCI
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
155
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Cohesity C4000 Series is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE SimpliVity is 6.8%, down from 9.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
HCI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE SimpliVity6.8%
Cohesity C4000 Series0.4%
Other92.8%
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Featured Reviews

reviewer1336899 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Provides superior backups, protection from ransomware, and the ability to move data to the public cloud
It has provided superior backups and protection from ransomware I find all the features of this solution excellent. The ability to move data to the public cloud is valuable. The pricing and the partnerships with AWS and Azure can be improved. I have worked with it for two years. Its stability…
Mohammed Lokman Hossen - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager, Enterprise Technology Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Has integrated solutions and rapid recovery made management smoother and more reliable
There is the latest update from HPE regarding HPE SimpliVity. For virtualization, HPE has to depend on other manufacturers, OEMs such as VMware or Hyper-V. Recently, HPE declared the VM essential virtualization solution. In the future, if HPE integrates HPE SimpliVity with VM essential, that will be a great combination. Functionality-wise, I am totally satisfied with HPE SimpliVity, but for improvement, if HPE integrates its own virtualization solution, this combination and integration will be beneficial because this integration can be configured with the cloud-based system. A VM can be uploaded to the cloud from this, which will be advantageous for backup to other sites.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I find all the features of this solution excellent. The ability to move data to the public cloud is valuable."
"I find all the features of this solution excellent, and the ability to move data to the public cloud is valuable."
"The HPE SimpliVity disc compression is very valuable."
"Comparing this solution to some of the other competitors that we've been going up against, they like the ease of use, the centralized management, and big cost-savings."
"It removes the complexities of the storage administration."
"Its performance and availability are most valuable."
"What I like about SimpliVity is the brand value of HP, and I also like the data compression ratio, which is around more than 75% data compression ratio, while HP's support and the ease of working with SimpliVity are also valuable features."
"The storage deduplication, as far as the storage space, is the most valuable feature, then the backups."
"The solution's simplicity is its most valuable feature, and the usability is also good."
"While the implementation is difficult, once you get past that, it's an excellent solution."
 

Cons

"The pricing and the partnerships with AWS and Azure can be improved."
"The pricing and the partnerships with AWS and Azure can be improved."
"I would like them to add more connection capability, a hub and spoke model, to improve the number of connections that it can handle."
"There can be days where you don't feel you get support, but mostly it works fine."
"The solution wasn't able to connect to the cloud, and there's no micro-segmentation. The configuration of this solution is also complex."
"The installation is quite easy but it could still be improved."
"Its price can be improved. Customers always look for better prices. It is more expensive as compared to other products available in the market."
"The technical support was great, i.e., prior to HPE purchasing them and not so good, once HPE has purchased them."
"I think the licensing cost could be lower."
"The solution really just lacks documentation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is on a per case basis."
"It's about $10,000 monthly."
"I think it's a complete package. We buy the license with support for five years. It's a subscription, I will say, but it's included when you buy the SimpliVity solution from HPE. You have a contract with the software warranty and upgrades."
"The pricing is very high."
"For the VMware licensing, it is approximately $10,000 a year."
"Other vendors fall short on price compared to HPE on this product."
"The licensing cost could be lower."
"The product is expensive."
"It is not expensive. We bought its license for two years. For support, we pay yearly."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business67
Midsize Enterprise49
Large Enterprise80
 

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How does HPE Simplivity compare with VMware vSAN?
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What do you like most about HPE SimpliVity?
The solution's technical support is good.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE SimpliVity?
Standalone HPE SimpliVity is more expensive than other OEMs and solutions. Regarding the software side, VMware is costing significantly more nowadays compared to other solutions in the market. The ...
 

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SimpliVity, HPE HCI
 

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