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Dell vSAN Ready Nodes vs HPE Alletra dHCI comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Dell vSAN Ready Nodes
Ranking in HCI
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE Alletra dHCI
Ranking in HCI
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is 2.7%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Alletra dHCI is 5.0%, up from 3.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Saleh Khalid - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficient consolidated storage and plug-and-play with room for more flexibility
The initial setup was straightforward. However, there is a need for detailed steps, and missing any step could result in the solution not working. The whole environment, including designing and preparation, took around two weeks, and the deployments, including shipping of the servers and everything, took another two weeks to make it production ready. It was around four weeks in total from starting design to being production ready.
Antonin Pavlik - PeerSpot reviewer
Effortless upgrades with one-click feature while new server deployment needs a smoother process
I have a data center, and all the servers are connected to HPE Alletra dHCI. I use it for data management with VMware running on the servers The most valuable feature of HPE Alletra dHCI is the one-click upgrade function, which allows all drivers and services to be downloaded to all servers…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most beneficial feature is the consolidated storage which is the vSAN. It handles most of the heavy work."
"The most valuable feature of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is file sharing."
"The tool's most valuable features are compression and its usage in Kubernetes."
"It is easy to install."
"I rate vSAN ReadyNodes as a nine out of ten."
"Dell's technical support is generally very good."
"Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes is scalable"
"The most valuable feature is the set of user tools that are available."
"HPE Alletra dHCI was good because we could have the vVols, which we are using for our production server, with the snapshots."
"So far, the solution's performance is very good."
"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is stable."
"Artificial intelligence is built into the product. If there's a failure, HP support will proactively call the client about the issue."
"Nimble DHCI is really user friendly and not complex"
"The product provides zero downtime."
"Nimble Storage is a capable platform with high availability."
"The solution is easy to use."
 

Cons

"Sometimes we experience performance issues and disk failure issues frequently. Sometimes it impacts another disk group situation."
"The solution doesn't scale."
"Dell vSAN Ready Nodes' deployment is complex."
"The power switch on the hardware is located in a poor location where it can accidentally be pushed. In an update, they should solve this issue so people do not push it accidentally to have their service go down. A possible solution is the switch should be inside."
"Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes is a great hyper-converged system that is a perfect platform for supporting any kind of workload. The only workload that it's not designed to support is big data."
"When customers want to expand capacity but all the drive slots are full, they are forced to buy new servers or nodes which adds more costs with licenses and hardware, rendering it less scalable than other storage setups."
"The deployment is done by doing it one by one and could be simplified."
"The Dell VxRail solution is based on vSAN Ready Nodes, but the Dell VxRail is fully automated. It would be helpful if this automation feature could be added to the Dell vSAN Ready Nodes. For example, we need to install VMware ESXi, and manually expand the cluster."
"The product is expensive."
"I rate Nimble one out of 10 for ease of setup. Setting up Nimble Storage was a nightmare. It took us three months to deal with all the kinks and bugs. We had two people from HPE assisting us and two from our team."
"They should improve just the support."
"It can be made cheaper."
"Sometimes the technical support would get back to us in two hours, but other times it would take them two or even three days to respond."
"The implementation process was problematic due to firmware incompatibilities and lengthy support intervention."
"The product does not support file services."
"The solution could improve by providing better file-level restoration and DVX system options."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is more expensive than a traditional array. The prices are skyrocketing."
"The tool's pricing is competitive compared to others. The tool's licensing is based on annual subscriptions."
"The price of the solution was reasonable."
"Comparing the price of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes to other solutions it is not expensive."
"My company makes yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the solution. The solution is expensive."
"There is a problem, which is the lack of an integrated price structure."
"We have a four-year contract to use Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes."
"The prices are very high."
"The customers have found the solution to be expensive. However, when compared to the competition the price is reasonable."
"The price of HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is expensive."
"The product is costly."
"I would rate the licensing model a three out of ten, where one is extremely expensive, and ten is cheap."
"The product licensing costs vary depending on whether VMware or other solutions are used."
"The solution’s pricing was very good."
"With the features that HPE Nimble Storage dHCI provides, I cannot say its pricing is more."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Educational Organization
8%
 

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Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell vSAN Ready Nodes?
If I consider the overall product, I would say that it is an excellent solution that offers very good performance and stability.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell vSAN Ready Nodes?
There is no specific licensing model for vSAN ReadyNodes as it is linked with Broadcom VMware's solutions rather than Dell's. As a group under Comcast, we receive very good pricing from Dell due to...
What needs improvement with Dell vSAN Ready Nodes?
There are no specific issues, but in some cases we have seen hardware failures and performance issues where performance suddenly deteriorates.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Nimble Storage dHCI?
Pricing is rated at six, which is normal. The price is appropriate for the capabilities and features that the customers receive.
What needs improvement with HPE Nimble Storage dHCI?
I would like the HPE Alletra dHCI to provide options to install products separately. When extending or when servers are already present, normal Alletra systems are more suitable. dHCI projects ofte...
 

Also Known As

vSAN Ready Nodes
HPE Nimble Storage dHCI
 

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