HPE Alletra dHCI vs NetApp HCI [EOL] comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and NetApp are both solutions in the HCI category. Additionally, 95% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

HPE Alletra dHCI

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95% willing to recommend

NetApp HCI [EOL]

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88% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

HPE Alletra dHCI

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

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HCI (9th)

NetApp HCI [EOL]

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.6

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Featured Reviews

Antonin Pavlik

IT Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Effortless upgrades with one-click feature while new server deployment needs a smoother process

I have a data center, and all the servers are connected to HPE Alletra dHCI. I use it for data management with VMware running on the servers The most valuable feature of HPE Alletra dHCI is the one-click upgrade function, which allows all drivers and services to be downloaded to all servers…

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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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Pros

"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is stable."

"The product provides zero downtime."

"The nice thing about it is that it truly integrates with the cloud, so I can move my volumes bi-directionally in and out of the cloud."

"The most valuable feature of HPE Alletra dHCI is the one-click upgrade function, which allows all drivers and services to be downloaded to all servers easily."

"The latency is very low."

"It's helpful as you stand on high-end storage. Alletra offers up to 99% availability, providing excellent stability. You also get the benefits of an HCI solution with a template and upgradability at any time."

"HPE's InfoSight software, which does the comparative analysis and artificial intelligence built-in in the box, and with Nimble they do well against the competition. Additionally, the dashboards are good."

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

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"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."

"It is a unique product with simplified setup and independent control over storage and compute."

"NetApp HCI is a stable solution."

"It is easy to administrate the solution, and the company handles its technical support well."

"It allows me to move a VM set and require extra performance. I can easily move them onto it and have it just run."

"We're trying to move to a much more API-driven management of all of our products, and NetApp's product is, from all the SDS providers we have seen, the most fully-baked API out there."

"The multi-vertical aspect is what is most valuable for us. The main reason we wanted a multi protocol was because Amazon was not able to provide us with access to the same data as we could get from Linux and Windows lengths. That was our value proposition for this solution."

"Our goal with NetApp HCI is to have no single point of failure."

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Cons

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

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

"Sometimes the technical support would get back to us in two hours, but other times it would take them two or even three days to respond."

"Cost-wise, this solution is slightly more expensive than other hyperconverged solutions."

"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI only works with a hypervisor like VMware. There are plenty of other hypervisors that HP doesn't support. This is an area for improvement."

"Lacking integration to the cloud."

"The product is expensive."

"Nimble Storage's integration with the management software could be better."

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"Because I like block mode, I'd like to see SAN connectivity. I would like to be able to easily put it into my current environment."

"It is easy to install now, but could potentially be even simpler."

"The problem is that it needs to be much more stable, for example, when I want to do the upgrade to 1.7 that just released, I also need to issue a ticket to the support guy in India and he asked me to deploy another mlock. There are a lot of manual steps compared with other products."

"The price should be lowered. It's a little expensive."

"The product needs better support for installing the operating system on the machine."

"To improve the product, they should make it more flexible."

"It is difficult to get acclimated to all the new features quickly. The onboard process could be improved to bring clients up to speed faster."

"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

"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 cost of the licensing is reasonable."

"The prices are very high."

"The product is costly."

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

"The product is very affordable."

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

"The price of HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is expensive."

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"You still have to pay for the licensing for VMware and Red Hat licenses separately. It's not all inclusive at this point."

"Licenses run on a yearly basis, and there aren't any additional fees other than the standard licensing fee."

"Its price is comparable to the competitors in the market."

"All the licenses are included when you buy the program."

"The licensing fees are renewed annually."

"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."

"Its pricing is lower than our previous solution."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Educational Organization

Financial Services Firm

18%

Real Estate/Law Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

11%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HPE Nimble Storage dHCI?

The solution is easy to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Nimble Storage dHCI?

Pricing is rated at six, which is normal. The price is appropriate for the capabilities and features that the customers receive.

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What needs improvement with HPE Nimble Storage dHCI?

I would like the HPE Alletra dHCI to provide options to install products separately. When extending or when servers are already present, normal Alletra systems are more suitable. dHCI projects ofte...

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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.

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

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