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HPE Hyper Converged vs HPE SimpliVity comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 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

HPE Hyper Converged
Ranking in HCI
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE SimpliVity
Ranking in HCI
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
155
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the HCI category, the mindshare of HPE Hyper Converged is 2.7%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE SimpliVity is 6.5%, down from 9.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
HCI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE SimpliVity6.5%
HPE Hyper Converged2.7%
Other90.8%
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

GosayeErko - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at BIOS Engineering
Infrastructure management simplifies for clients with integrated interface and enhanced resource utilization
Currently, the HPE HCI is based on the VMware solution, and most clients are skipping VMware because VMware has changed its licensing method. If HPE starts to use its own hypervisor for its HCI solutions, it will be the best solution. We push a different vendor for the backup and replication, so we only use the HCI, then we use Veeam for the backup and replication section.
Mohammed Lokman Hossen - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager, Enterprise Technology Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Has integrated solutions and rapid recovery made management smoother and more reliable
There is the latest update from HPE regarding HPE SimpliVity. For virtualization, HPE has to depend on other manufacturers, OEMs such as VMware or Hyper-V. Recently, HPE declared the VM essential virtualization solution. In the future, if HPE integrates HPE SimpliVity with VM essential, that will be a great combination. Functionality-wise, I am totally satisfied with HPE SimpliVity, but for improvement, if HPE integrates its own virtualization solution, this combination and integration will be beneficial because this integration can be configured with the cloud-based system. A VM can be uploaded to the cloud from this, which will be advantageous for backup to other sites.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features are the ease of use, resiliency of solution and data protection."
"The most valuable feature is the in-built backup system. The backup speed is also excellent."
"What I really like about this program, is that it needs little space and it works really fast, so it saves us time."
"The customers we have think it's a valuable product because of its ease of management, and its ability to work over different locations, and so on."
"The solution is easy to use and the data application and data recovery so far are better and faster than the competition."
"Reasonably priced and easy to manage for small to medium size companies that don't have an IT department."
"HPE Hyper Converged is excellent because it can avoid the usage of storage area network."
"The features of HPE Hyper Converged that are most effective and beneficial are its simplicity as well as its scalability."
"Up scaling is very possible, and at any time it is scalable."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The simplicity is the most useful aspect of this product."
"The feature that I like the most is the backup feature embedded inside the HPE SimpliVity. When we have any activity, within five minutes, we have a backup. It also has PDR for performing disaster recovery."
"Software upgrades and scalability can be done during normal business hours with no downtime."
"The most valuable features are replication and backup."
"The main reason customers choose this solution is the fast backup and recovery capabilities."
"The system has been very stable and trouble-free for the six months that it has been in service and we expect it to remain this way for many years."
 

Cons

"The pricing could be improved. It's quite an expensive solution."
"The storage efficiency is weak and needs to be improved."
"There are some general issues around component failure and raising technical support. Overall, the stability is rated seven or eight out of ten."
"The software version on the HC380s we are using is version 1. It does not support spanned vCenter which we use since we have multiple sites."
"Its technical support services could be faster."
"Providing local technical support and improving the price are areas this service needs to consider improving."
"I would like to see price points when there are larger solutions."
"Scalability is an issue because it becomes very expensive. When you need to upgrade memory, you have to upgrade memory across the nodes. Suppose a customer has gone with a three-node HCI solution, then to increase the memory, you have to do it across the three nodes."
"The Omni Card consumes a lot of memory and CPU."
"The product should be competitive with other brands."
"Increased storage capacity for big data, something that we have not had."
"I think the licensing cost could be lower."
"Increased storage capacity for big data, something that we have not had."
"The solution could have an optimization site."
"While it has been a while since HPE acquired SimpliVity, there is a lack of understanding/awareness about the product. In short, it took me time to actually make them understand they had a product named SimpliVity, which as you can imagine does not instill a great deal of confidence."
"We had one call with technical support which was not completely answered to our satisfaction. We did not receive the right answer."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is too expensive for our customers. The pricing should be lower."
"It is an expensive solution, however. If they could adjust the pricing, that would be helpful."
"It could be cheaper, everything could be cheaper."
"The price per value compared to other solutions, like Nutanix and SimpliVity. (We made the deal before approval of HPE SimpliVity deal)."
"If I'm comparing with Dell, HPE Hyper Converged is definitely cheaper in my experience."
"With this solution, I buy everything together, pre-packaged, pre-installed, and in just 15 minutes, it's installed."
"It is a cost-effective solution."
"The solutions cost us a lot."
"Cost of this product is high."
"This solution, while costly as all these solutions are, was in fact less expensive than upgrading my old SAN."
"There are additional costs for storage."
"For most use cases, look to see if you can use all-flash as the price point, as it has come down significantly."
"We did get some quotes from Nutanix, and they were ballparks. So, it is not cheap, and there is nothing free, but those two were comparable."
"All-in license, simple and fair."
"The solution is priced high. However, there are plenty of features as part of the package that other solutions do not have."
"We bought this solution as a package that included all of the hardware and all of the software."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise18
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business67
Midsize Enterprise49
Large Enterprise80
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Hyper Converged?
The product is intermediate in price, neither expensive nor cheap. We are talking about an on-premises solution without licensing for years. Currently, licensing is required for VMs and CPU cores. ...
What needs improvement with HPE Hyper Converged?
The initial setup of HPE Hyper Converged requires study and a comprehensive understanding of virtualization. The second step is to follow instructions step by step, as it can be complex to understa...
What is your primary use case for HPE Hyper Converged?
I have several years of experience in storage area network and IT infrastructure, working with Pure Secure, Pure Secure Storage, EMC Square, HP, and Lenovo storage and other brands, several other b...
How does HPE Simplivity compare with VMware vSAN?
HPE SimpliVity is a hyper-converged infrastructure solution that is primarily geared to mid-sized companies. We researched VMware vSAN but found HPE was a better option for us. HPE SimpliVity has ...
What do you like most about HPE SimpliVity?
The solution's technical support is good.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE SimpliVity?
Standalone HPE SimpliVity is more expensive than other OEMs and solutions. Regarding the software side, VMware is costing significantly more nowadays compared to other solutions in the market. The ...
 

Also Known As

HPE Hyper Converged 380, HPE Hyper Converged 250, HPE Hyper Converged 250 for Microsoft CPS
SimpliVity, HPE HCI
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

North Lindsey College, FireWhat?, HudsonAlpha
Red Bull Racing, Mandarin Oriental, Brigham Young University, UCLA, Merlin Entertainments, Sasa Cosmetics, Travelport, St. John’s Riverside Hospital, Princess House
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