HPE Alletra dHCI vs SteelFusion comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Riverbed are both solutions in the HCI category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.3, while Riverbed is ranked #31. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 3.4% mindshare in HCI, compared to Riverbed’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Riverbed users who would recommend it.

HPE Alletra dHCI

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100% willing to recommend

HPE Alletra dHCI

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

SteelFusion and HPE Alletra dHCI are data storage solutions. HPE Alletra dHCI has an edge in features and performance, while SteelFusion is favored for pricing and support.

Features: SteelFusion offers flexible edge-to-cloud integration, enhanced security for remote sites, and increased data throughput. HPE Alletra dHCI provides scalable simplicity, performance optimization for mixed workloads, and advanced workload management and automation capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SteelFusion offers a straightforward deployment process and reliable customer service. HPE Alletra dHCI simplifies deployment with integrated systems and offers superior customer service through proactive support analytics.

Pricing and ROI: SteelFusion has lower setup costs, making it appealing for price-sensitive scenarios and presenting a good ROI for distributed environments. HPE Alletra dHCI, with a higher initial investment, justifies the cost through powerful performance benefits and a more compelling ROI with reduced operational expenses in complex IT environments.

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Categories and Ranking

HPE Alletra dHCI

Ranking in HCI

9th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SteelFusion

Ranking in HCI

31st

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the HCI category, the mindshare of HPE Alletra dHCI is 3.4%, down from 4.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SteelFusion is 0.9%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

HCI Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
HPE Alletra dHCI	3.4%
SteelFusion	0.9%
Other	95.7%

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Mohamed-Mousa

IT Manager at a media company with 201-500 employees

Modern infrastructure has supported critical business services and delivers strong data protection

To be honest, I did not make any changes in Nimble, and the same applies to StoreOnce. The system is built and ready-made. It was already built before we received it, but overall, everything is clear and direct, and there is nothing complex, so I do not need to do a deep dive in the system to resolve or change anything. I do not use HPE Nimble Storage HPE Alletra dHCI intelligent automation. I do not use intelligent data services in managing my data infrastructure. I have not actually used additional functionality for Nimble Storage HPE Alletra dHCI right now, but I think this feature is very useful, especially AI. AI is involved in any software now, and I do not use it in my system, but I think it's very useful.

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it_user866178

Chief Technology Officer at MAZZETTI+GBA

Sync to Central and edge protection mitigate my risk in our branch offices

The level of tech support depends on who you get. There are some techs that just read the script and ask you if you’ve rebooted, but once you get past that - or if you have a very technical issue - the support is great. They really know the product and get you up and running again ASAP.

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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

"I love InfoSite. That gets you a lot of good detailed information."

"Artificial intelligence is built into the product. If there's a failure, HP support will proactively call the client about the issue."

"If a company wanted to purchase it, that would be something I would recommend as it does take out a lot of the guesswork as far as the networking, the storage considerations, the storage adapter of how it connects, and it takes all the guesswork out and sets it up for you."

"The product provides zero downtime."

"Nimble DHCI is really user friendly and not complex"

"With regards to performance, configuration, and longevity it is upgradeable, which means it has a good TCO rate. These are valuable aspects to me."

"Nimble Storage is a capable platform with high availability."

"We previously used an EMC server for storage, but we found that implementation was easier with Nimble DHCI."

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"All services that need to be local to the user exist on local servers, so users run applications and access data locally while the data is constantly being synced to Central and protected, and if an edge device fails, we can recover quickly."

"That is why Riverbed SteelFusion has delivered a masterclass technology that not only abstracted and virtualized the storage vendors’ unique logical storage structures, it has made it logically closer and seamless to the branch applications from a performance and experience perspective."

"Sync to Central and edge protection mitigate my risk in our branch offices. All services that need to be local to the user exist on local servers. Users run applications and access data locally while the data is constantly being synced to Central, and protected. If an edge device fails, we can recover quickly."

Cons

"I'm not sure if there are features lacking."

"The implementation process was problematic due to firmware incompatibilities and lengthy support intervention."

"Lacking integration to the cloud."

"In our current scenario, only HPE engineers can deploy. An engineer with general-purpose skills cannot deploy those systems."

"Their documentation needs to be simpler to read yet more detailed so it's easy to compare models and easier for clients to pick."

"I know when I purchased it, it really wasn't ready for prime time as I had to go through at least five or six deployments before it actually stuck."

"The product’s performance needs improvement. It could also help with more environment monitoring and AI technologies to improve the performance and thresholds."

"The solution could improve by providing better file-level restoration and DVX system options."

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"Setting up disks for use is a multi-step process that could use some refinement. Setting up a core-to-core replication or DR strategy is also cumbersome."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is much cheaper than the competition and has value proposition. Customers can see an ROI in three months. There are no additional costs, and VMware licenses can be reutilized."

"The product licensing costs vary depending on whether VMware or other solutions are used."

"The product is costly."

"The product is very affordable."

"With the features that HPE Nimble Storage dHCI provides, I cannot say its pricing is more."

"I would rate the licensing model a three out of ten, where one is extremely expensive, and ten is cheap."

"The solution’s pricing was very good."

"The prices are very high."

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"Price is an issue – this is expensive stuff. My advice is to beat up Riverbed as much as possible on price. These things are expensive and there is room for negotiation."

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Computer Software Company

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Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	3

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HPE Nimble Storage dHCI

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Overview

HPE Alletra dHCI, a data storage solution from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), offers Disaggregated Hyperconverged Infrastructure (dHCI), separating storage from compute resources for independent scaling and management. Utilizing HPE Nimble Storage technology, known for AI-driven optimization, it ensures high performance and management efficiency. With scalability and agility, users can effortlessly expand storage or processing power as data requirements evolve. Additionally, boasting rapid deployment in under 15 minutes and a claimed 99.9999% data availability, HPE Alletra dHCI promises robust and reliable storage solutions.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Riverbed SteelFusion is the first and only hyper-converged infrastructure for branch IT, enables 100% consolidation of branch data and servers from remote sites into data centers, delivering complete data security and centralized data protection, without compromising on any of the benefits of running branch services locally for your users. SteelFusion eliminates the need for physical servers, storage and backup infrastructure at branch locations, creates the ability to instantly provision and recover branch services, and provides full visibility and superior performance of on-premises and cloud-based applications, leading to dramatic increases in data security, business continuity, agility and operational efficiency.

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Roxtec, Engen, Bobst, CBP, IUCN, Mahoning County, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

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