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Dell vSAN Ready Nodes vs NetApp HCI [EOL] comparison

Dell Technologies and NetApp are both solutions in the HCI category. Additionally, 94% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of NetApp users who would recommend it.
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
    8.6
    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
    No ranking in other categories
     

    Featured Reviews

    KuldeepSingh4 - PeerSpot reviewer
    KuldeepSingh4
    Technical Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
    Experience improved efficiency and customer satisfaction with enhanced integration and management capabilities
    Scalability involves two types of environments: VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and non-VCF environment where we use VMware Validated Foundation. With VCF we have significant automation built-in within the VCF console within SDDC manager as the primary management console. For non-VCF environments, it depends on customer choice. For small environments, we do manual scalability and sometimes use Terraform scripts to keep the host ready and add in the cluster automatically. For large environments with frequent scalability actions, we propose the Terraform solution that builds ESXi, does necessary configuration, and automatically starts up for associating with the existing environment. If scaling is infrequent, with one or two hosts per month, it is a manual job. From a challenge perspective, it seems easier, with just a few pre-checks regarding make and model compatibility, disks, and server health on the hardware level.
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    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

    "If I consider the overall product, I would say that it is an excellent solution that offers very good performance and stability."
    "I rate vSAN ReadyNodes as a nine out of ten."
    "The cost is higher compared to non-Dell vSAN Ready Nodes, but when compared with external storage solutions, there are significant benefits."
    "The tool's most valuable features are compression and its usage in Kubernetes."
    "This is a product I recommend."
    "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."
    "vSAN ReadyNodes offer easy scalability, which has proven beneficial for storage needs."
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    "HCI has helped with storage persistence across private and hybrid clouds for the last year. It's faster and more reliable with minimal downtime, as it doesn't require any maintenance."
    "The most valuable feature, currently, is the density of the system as hardware, as I'm able to leverage the density of the product and remove bigger hardware which requires more space, cooling, and power costs, and there are cost savings, obviously."
    "In my opinion, HCI is a good product, easy to use and scalable."
    "We have seen two to three million dollars of OPEX savings by deploying this and getting rid of older equipment."
    "It is easy to administrate the solution, and the company handles its technical support well."
    "When it comes to DevOps, HCI has saved our organization time and money, especially with the number of resources that we have cut down."
    "HCI definitely improved how flexible we scale, and our entrance into the cloud. The features are very rich, in terms of both avenues. It's helped us flexibly move and shift our workloads around, back and forth."
    "This is a strong product and it works very well, and the processes around it continue to grow and mature."
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    Cons

    "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."
    "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."
    "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."
    "The solution should provide daily task alerts for data recovery maintenance, usage, and other instructions to ensure the systems are in a good status."
    "We have experienced some issues with performance."
    "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."
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    "I would like to have the ability to replicate to multiple sites."
    "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."
    "I'd like to see some additional graphics capabilities because I'd like to look at some virtual desktop integration for CAD software."
    "The networking needs improvement."
    "It would be nice to have better access to tutorials and a test environment for simulations."
    "To improve the product, they should make it more flexible."
    "If you want to have a really dense data center then it's hard to have a big chunk of cabling going through everything."
    "It would be great if they took something like kernel storage and integrated straight into the NetApp as well."
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    Pricing and Cost Advice

    "There is a problem, which is the lack of an integrated price structure."
    "Comparing the price of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes to other solutions it is not expensive."
    "We have a four-year contract to use Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes."
    "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."
    "The price of the solution was reasonable."
    "Licenses run on a yearly basis, and there aren't any additional fees other than the standard licensing fee."
    "The price of the solution is okay but could improve."
    "Its price is comparable to the competitors in the market."
    "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."
    "You still have to pay for the licensing for VMware and Red Hat licenses separately. It's not all inclusive at this point."
    "The licensing fees are renewed annually."
    "All the licenses are included when you buy the program."
    "Its price is aligned with the market. In addition to the standard licensing fees, there is an integrator cost."
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    Top Industries

    By visitors reading reviews
    Manufacturing Company
    17%
    Computer Software Company
    10%
    Government
    8%
    University
    7%
    Marketing Services Firm
    13%
    Comms Service Provider
    12%
    Computer Software Company
    7%
    Manufacturing Company
    7%
     

    Company Size

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    Large Enterprise
    Midsize Enterprise
    Small Business
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business7
    Midsize Enterprise3
    Large Enterprise11
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business8
    Midsize Enterprise9
    Large Enterprise19
     

    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?
    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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    Also Known As

    vSAN Ready Nodes
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    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

    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.

    NetApp
     

    Sample Customers

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