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Dell vSAN Ready Nodes vs NetApp HCI [EOL] comparison

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Dell vSAN Ready Nodes
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94% willing to recommend
NetApp HCI [EOL]
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    88% willing to recommend
     

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    Categories and Ranking

    Dell vSAN Ready Nodes
    Average Rating
    8.4
    Reviews Sentiment
    6.3
    Number of Reviews
    21
    Ranking in other categories
    HCI (10th)
    NetApp HCI [EOL]
    Average Rating
    8.0
    Reviews Sentiment
    5.6
    Number of Reviews
    32
    Ranking in other categories
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    Featured Reviews

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    Humphrey Hlatshwayo
    Systems Engineer at FNB South Africa
    Virtual environment achieves seamless management and reduces downtime through improved fault tolerance
    With regards to storage area networks versus virtual SAN, vSAN is better off. It is much faster because the disk is within, utilizing NVMe type disks running SSD for the OS and capacity, making it easier to expand storage. It is stable, and similar to any issues on a standalone machine, there's resilience; if we lose one host, data will not be lost because of the technology on vSAN that allows us to free up that host into maintenance mode without issues. The benefit of using vSAN is that it's easy to manage on vCenter. You can see if there are issues, get recommendations, and overall, it's highly fault-free which is beneficial because we want to minimize downtime. Operationally, we perform well enough during the week; the only time we are highly operational on vSAN is when we do switch upgrades on the MX7000 switches and firmware, which we schedule outside of business hours.
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    MB
    Massimiliano Bartolozzi
    Chief Information Officer at Lucart S.p.A.
    Crashed continuously, complex to deploy, and bad after-sales support - NETAPP FIXED the problems in 2022
    Their after-sales support, SLA, and third-parties availability should be improved. NetApp's support is very difficult to engage. We have an SLA of onsite support within 24 hours. but they don't respect the SLA. Its stability was very bad. It has been crashing continuously. In one year, we got three crashes, which is unbelievable for an appliance that is guaranteed for 10 years without any crashes. In 2022, NetApp Italy, driven by the country manager Davide Marini, fixed all our issues and added additional computation power for free. This is a great example of customer care. They could have done it right the first time of course, but admitting the errors and putting in place such a remediation plan has been a very professional behavior.
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    We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
     

    Pros

    "Dell's technical support is generally very good."
    "They are heading in the right direction and moving to integrate everything with a hybrid cloud, and moving workloads back and forth."
    "No concerns regarding the footprint in the data center."
    "The tool's most valuable features are compression and its usage in Kubernetes."
    "The tool's most valuable feature is high availability."
    "I rate vSAN ReadyNodes as a nine out of ten."
    "vSAN ReadyNodes offer easy scalability, which has proven beneficial for storage needs."
    "The solution immediately expands storage area when you add nodes."
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    "It has automated a lot of workloads. It has automated us from ticketing a large number to a very small number."
    "It is scalable, and NetApp Deployment Engine (NDE) makes its deployment easier."
    "The ability to size the available space in a way that matches our company's needs is most valuable. For instance, you can decide if you want 80/20, 70/30, or 60/40 space. Redundancy depends on your needs without changing the appliance. You just add space and decide the percentage of space that you need free and the percentage of space that you need for backup. It is all automatic, and you don't have to do anything. You just add space, and the system automatically configures itself with the chosen option."
    "The most valuables features of it are the deduplication and the compaction because the ratios are much better than what we normally get on our FAS storage."
    "The most valuable feature of this solution is the SolidFire interface."
    "It's an all-flash solution. NetApp guarantees 3-to-1 or more than 3-to-1. It has guaranteed performance, like 15K IOPS per node."
    "The most valuable feature is the convergence."
    "The stability is fantastic; in my mind, it's one of the best storage products and the software around it has got to be the best across all different storage environments."
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    Cons

    "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."
    "Dell vSAN Ready Nodes' deployment is complex."
    "Compatibility with other hardware nodes needs to be improved."
    "Dell vSAN Ready Nodes doesn't perform as well as IBM. There are significant limitations, especially with scalability and flexibility over time. For example, adding drives can be problematic if the specific drives aren't available with older nodes that are four or five years old. Unlike IBM, Dell vSAN Ready Nodes isn't as flexible and doesn't scale easily. Additionally, while present, features like deduplication and compression don't perform as efficiently as they do on IBM. Our experience shows that the tool isn't as robust or flexible as advertised."
    "I would want VMware to ensure that when there's a hardware failure on a host, it should gracefully migrate the VMs to another host available in the cluster without restarting, which would be a great improvement."
    "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."
    "Sometimes we experience performance issues and disk failure issues frequently. Sometimes it impacts another disk group situation."
    "We have experienced some issues with performance."
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    "HCI has not enabled us to consolidate workloads or break down silos and has not increased application performance. It has also not resulted in more efficient use of compute resources."
    "We went with a different solution and having run that for a while, I would say that there is a lot more than they could do to make it more streamlined."
    "The initial setup is very painful. It's not straightforward, requires a lot of knowledge to get it going."
    "In the next version I would like to see bigger GPU types and insurance for including transparency."
    "There have been some drive type of issues where we have to apply a new code level. Storage nodes kick certain drives until they act as though they have failed when really they haven't. You just have to reinsert them, then they go on about their happy way. It's sort of a bug."
    "My biggest pain point is the installation part. I would like to see the appliance itself remove the entire switch that goes behind it and figure out how to do all the cluster interconnects within the box itself."
    "The administration side of it needs to be improved. We expect an easier interface and a single upgrade for updating the infrastructure."
    "It doesn't have all the data points we need and all the historical data that I would like."
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    Pricing and Cost Advice

    "There is a problem, which is the lack of an integrated price structure."
    "The tool's pricing is competitive compared to others. The tool's licensing is based on annual subscriptions."
    "The solution is more expensive than a traditional array. The prices are skyrocketing."
    "My company makes yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the solution. The solution is expensive."
    "We have a four-year contract to use Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes."
    "The price of the solution was reasonable."
    "Comparing the price of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes to other solutions it is not expensive."
    "There are the overall infrastructure costs. Even though the initial costing was higher, we calculated for year-to-year for five years. That brought us into a position where we decided, we have to go for HCI rather than having distributor systems."
    "Where we lost nearly 75 percent of our infrastructure due to a malicious attack and were able to recover two and a half hours into it due to the integration, it saved us and all of our customers. Because we were able to recover so fast from the attack, the solution paid for itself right there."
    "The price of the solution is okay but could improve."
    "Its price is aligned with the market. In addition to the standard licensing fees, there is an integrator cost."
    "Licenses run on a yearly basis, and there aren't any additional fees other than the standard licensing fee."
    "You still have to pay for the licensing for VMware and Red Hat licenses separately. It's not all inclusive at this point."
    "All the licenses are included when you buy the program."
    "This solution saved our organization time (35 percent) and money. We have a hefty group of developers, and if you multiply that by 30 to 35 percent, that is quite a bit of money."
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    Top Industries

    By visitors reading reviews
    Manufacturing Company
    17%
    Government
    8%
    Healthcare Company
    7%
    Educational Organization
    7%
    Construction Company
    23%
    Financial Services Firm
    10%
    Marketing Services Firm
    9%
    Comms Service Provider
    9%
     

    Company Size

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    Small Business
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business8
    Midsize Enterprise3
    Large Enterprise12
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business8
    Midsize Enterprise9
    Large Enterprise19
     

    Questions from the Community

    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?
    I would want VMware to ensure that when there's a hardware failure on a host, it should gracefully migrate the VMs to another host available in the cluster without restarting, which would be a grea...
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    What is your primary use case for Dell vSAN Ready Nodes?
    I am familiar with VMware Workstation, but we don't actually use a workstation. We only use ESXi because we're running a big organization. We have people that are responsible for a Citrix farm that...
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    July 2026
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    Also Known As

    vSAN Ready Nodes
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    Overview

    Dell vSAN Ready Nodes provide high availability, flexibility, and ease of deployment with integrated storage management designed for seamless VMware integration and IT modernization.

    Dell vSAN Ready Nodes excel in managing workloads with enhanced storage availability and adaptability. They allow single-team administration, minimizing dependency on multiple vendors and offering robust performance and stability. The user-friendly interface ensures ease of deployment and management, enhancing data protection and operational efficiency. Despite these strengths, challenges like automation, complex upgrades, and licensing limitations affect scalability and cost-efficiency compared to competitors.

    What are the key features of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes?
    • High Availability: Ensures continuous operations with minimal downtime.
    • Scalable Architecture: Allows seamless expansion to meet growing demands.
    • Integrated Storage Management: Streamlines storage operations for ease of use.
    • User-Friendly Administration: Simplifies management with straightforward policies.
    • VMware Environment Integration: Enhances IT modernization and security protocols.
    What benefits should users look for in reviews?
    • Cost-Effectiveness: Economical options despite encountering pricing rigidity.
    • Technical Support: Offers strong support services albeit needing improvements in alert systems.
    • Performance Stability: Reliable performance with enhanced availability.

    Organizations deploy Dell vSAN Ready Nodes for general virtualization, hyper-converged infrastructure, and private cloud setups. They are primarily installed on-premises for managing critical servers, allowing expansion into cloud environments. Popular in sectors like government, pharmaceuticals, hospitality, and insurance, they support VMware vSphere, ERP applications, and virtual desktops efficiently.

    Dell Technologies

    NetApp HCI is the only true enterprise-scale hyper converged cloud infrastructure. NetApp HCI comes in a 2 RU chassis with 4 node expansion slots.

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    Sample Customers

    Rackspace
    American Showa, Children's Mercy, Coca-Cola, Consultel Cloud, Evangelische Landeskirche in Wurttemberg, Imperva, Surface Mount Technology
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