Dell vSAN Ready Nodes vs Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series comparison

Dell Technologies and Lenovo are both solutions in the HCI category. Dell Technologies is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.7, while Lenovo is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.0. Dell Technologies holds a 2.6% mindshare in HCI, compared to Lenovo’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Lenovo users who would recommend it.

Dell vSAN Ready Nodes

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

Dell vSAN Ready Nodes and Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series compete in the domain of enhancing storage and compute functions in data center environments. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series appears superior due to its feature set and overall integrity, while Dell offers competitive pricing and support.

Features: Dell vSAN Ready Nodes offer scalable storage and compute capabilities, seamless integration with VMware environments, and robust automation features. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series provides advanced hyper-converged infrastructure, efficient data virtualization, and comprehensive management tools, allowing for strong scalability and extensive virtualization.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series benefits from a streamlined deployment model and robust customer service with comprehensive support resources. Dell vSAN Ready Nodes are easy to deploy within VMware ecosystems but might not offer the same level of dedicated support or personalized service.

Pricing and ROI: Dell vSAN Ready Nodes typically have a lower initial setup cost, appealing to budget-conscious buyers. Conversely, Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series offers strong ROI potential justified by advanced features and reliable infrastructure, which can outweigh higher initial expenses for businesses focused on long-term value.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell vSAN Ready Nodes

Ranking in HCI

11th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series

Ranking in HCI

18th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is 2.6%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series is 0.9%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Saleh Khalid

college student at Imam University

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.

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Adeel Hashmi

IT Technical Advisor at a construction company with 501-1,000 employees

With an easy deployment phase, the tool offers good scalability and stability

Suppose you don't compare Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series with the newest features available in the other variants of the product, then everything is pretty standard, so I cannot pinpoint any areas of issue in particular. With Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series, the firmware from VMware or Nutanix takes time to be made available compared to other products that we use in our company's IT environment. If you want to go to a certain version of VMware and check what Nutanix offers, you see that both the offerings don't go hand in hand, and you have to wait for a quarter or two quarters until you see the same versions of both being made available for the other products, like Dell or HPE. There is a delay in the availability of similar versions of firmware from both the products, which are VMware and Nutanix for Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series, due to the delayed releases from both products, maybe by a quarter or so. The aforementioned area can be considered for improvement in a solution. In future releases of the product, I may want some improvements to be made in the products from Nutanix and VMware.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product is useful for DR and other things."

"It is easy to install."

"No concerns regarding the footprint in the data center."

"The most valuable feature is the set of user tools that are available."

"The tool's most valuable features are compression and its usage in Kubernetes."

"The tool's most valuable feature is high availability."

"The most beneficial feature is the consolidated storage which is the vSAN. It handles most of the heavy work."

"vSAN ReadyNodes offer easy scalability, which has proven beneficial for storage needs."

Cons

"Compatibility with other hardware nodes needs to be improved."

"This product is not sufficiently scalable."

"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."

"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 solution doesn't scale."

"Scalability is an area that could be improved. We are looking at a maximum of 32 nodes now in a cluster, but going to 64 or 128 would be a major advantage."

"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 product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required. The price of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes could be lowered."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"My company makes yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the solution. The solution is expensive."

"The tool's pricing is competitive compared to others. The tool's licensing is based on annual subscriptions."

"We have a four-year contract to use Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes."

"The solution is more expensive than a traditional array. The prices are skyrocketing."

"There is a problem, which is the lack of an integrated price structure."

"The price of the solution was reasonable."

"Comparing the price of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes to other solutions it is not expensive."

"Price-wise, it is a pretty good product. The product's price was one of the main criteria that made my company choose it over the other products in the market."

"When comparing this solution to other OEM solutions it is relatively inexpensive."

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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.

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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...

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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.

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What do you like most about Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series?

The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the product's deployment phase is pretty easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series?

Price-wise, it is a pretty good product. The product's price was one of the main criteria that made my company choose it over the other products in the market.

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What needs improvement with Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series?

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Comparisons

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Compared 9% of the time

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Also Known As

vSAN Ready Nodes

Lenovo HX Series, ThinkAgile HX Series

Overview

Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes are pre-configured building blocks that reduce deployment
risks with certified configurations, improve storage efficiency by up to 50%1
, and can help
you build or scale your vSAN cluster faster.14 Whether you're just getting started, and/or
expanding your existing VMware environment, Dell EMC is here for you every step of the
way with consulting, education, deployment and support services for the entire solution.

Dell Technologies

Designed for easy deployment and manageability in scale-out clusters, the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series combines Nutanix software with Lenovo’s highly reliable and scalable servers. These appliances ship fully integrated, tested, and configured so that you can dramatically accelerate your time to value and reduce your infrastructure maintenance.

Lenovo

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