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HPE StoreVirtual vs VxRail comparison

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.6
Pure Storage FlashBlade reduces total cost of ownership by enhancing efficiency, enabling fast restorations, and supporting diverse use cases.
Sentiment score
5.9
Users report significant ROI from HPE StoreVirtual, with benefits including reliability, cost-effectiveness, and challenges like licensing issues.
Sentiment score
4.4
VxRail improves efficiency and reduces costs, offering scalability and cloud integration, justifying its investment through long-term savings.
It does not require much management once you set up correctly, so it saves time, allowing an admin to focus on other work.
Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.6
Pure Storage FlashBlade's support is generally praised for responsiveness, despite occasional delays and communication issues, maintaining a favorable reputation.
Sentiment score
7.0
HPE StoreVirtual offers excellent customer service, despite occasional delays, with knowledgeable staff and effective issue resolution globally.
Sentiment score
7.7
Dell EMC support is highly rated for effectiveness, though some users note issues with response times and international consistency.
Their technical support has been perfect lately, so I would give it a 10.
IT Manager at Regin Dalarna
The support is done through email and is not that great, making it a very problematic area I've been dealing with for over four years.
Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.
I would rate them an eight out of ten.
IT Field Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
A key area for improvement for VMware would be response time.
Technical architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Dell has good technical support in Saudi Arabia.
Presales + Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The support is all provided by Dell, and it is quite good.
Principal Consultant at Sycor GmbH
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.6
Pure Storage FlashBlade excels in scalability, with seamless expansion, downtime-free growth, and praised support across various sectors.
Sentiment score
7.2
HPE StoreVirtual is praised for scalability, flexibility, and effective performance but has mixed reviews on cost per rack.
Sentiment score
7.6
VxRail offers impressive scalability and flexibility, ideal for large and medium environments but challenging for smaller setups.
There are between 5 and 10,000 people using it in our organization.
IT Manager at Regin Dalarna
Pure Storage FlashBlade is scalable.
Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.
There are limitations, such as the inability to upgrade from a single to dual CPU in certain configurations.
Data Center Solution Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Scalability is easy with VxRail.
Technical architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Scalability is good with VxRail.
Presales + Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Pure Storage FlashBlade offers exceptional reliability and impressive stability, featuring 99.999% uptime, seamless upgrades, and high performance.
Sentiment score
7.4
HPE StoreVirtual is praised for its stability, exceptional reliability, and effective resolution of minor technical and hardware issues.
Sentiment score
8.4
VxRail is praised for its stability, reliability, seamless maintenance, and minimal issues, even during updates and hardware failures.
In case there is any issue with any blade, the data is moved to another.
IT Field Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
It is a very stable and mature product, with centralized management and upgrades being perfect for us.
Technical architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
The product is very stable, and I rate its stability as nine out of ten.
Data Center Solution Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Users recommend better pricing, cloud integration, support, documentation, and analytics for Pure Storage FlashBlade, improving efficiency and compatibility.
HPE StoreVirtual requires enhancements in latency, stability, interface, scalability, and support for newer VMware, with simpler management and maintenance.
VxRail needs improved VMware integration, pricing, automation, upgrades, security, scalability, and streamlined processes for enhanced customer satisfaction.
Technical support definitely needs significant improvement.
Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.
Its configuration should be easier.
IT Field Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
One way Pure Storage FlashBlade can be improved is by having more compatibility between the FlashArray and FlashBlade.
IT Manager at Regin Dalarna
VxRail could be enhanced through additional integration with NVMe technology.
Presales + Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
It requires a very clean environment to proceed without issues.
Data Center Solution Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Stabilizing the update procedure further would make it better.
Principal Consultant at Sycor GmbH
 

Setup Cost

Pure Storage FlashBlade is costly but valued for performance, reliability, and reduced administrative overhead, justifying its premium price.
HPE StoreVirtual offers initial high setup costs but becomes cost-effective with scale, featuring simple licensing and free VSA for up to 1TB.
VxRail is a costly yet cost-effective VMware solution with integrated licensing, offering competitive pricing and reduced operational expenses.
The pricing of Pure Storage FlashBlade is expensive compared to other products I used from other companies in the past, but one benefit is that they have built-in ransomware protection.
Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.
Regarding pricing, it is okay; we needed exactly this in size, and the price was a lot lower than competitors, making it good for us.
IT Manager at Regin Dalarna
The cost varies for us as a large company because we receive special offers from Dell.
Technical architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Purchasing VxRail is quite expensive compared to a simple Dell server.
Principal Consultant at Sycor GmbH
Previously, the cost was higher, however, recent changes in VMware pricing have reduced it.
Data Center Solution Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
 

Valuable Features

Pure Storage FlashBlade excels with ease of use, fast performance, scalability, seamless integration, and efficient storage features.
HPE StoreVirtual provides high availability, easy scalability, and efficient management, ideal for resilient, cost-effective storage across multiple hypervisors.
VxRail offers centralized management, scalability, and rapid deployment with VMware integration and third-party compatibility for optimal performance.
The best features of Pure Storage FlashBlade include better throughput and better performance.
Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.
Pure Storage FlashBlade's scalability is one of the most valuable features, and importantly, it always works, allowing for seamless upgrades.
IT Manager at Regin Dalarna
We can plug in many blades, and we can have data up to one terabyte.
IT Field Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Customers prefer the single pane of glass management and integration with VMware, which makes it easier for them to proceed with decisions involving VMware products.
Data Center Solution Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
The features of VxRail that we find most useful for our customers include the easy update mechanism and the support for both VMware and hardware.
Principal Consultant at Sycor GmbH
The most valuable feature of VxRail is the VxRail Manager, which centralizes resources like storage built with vSAN.
Technical architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Pure Storage FlashBlade
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Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
All-Flash Storage (12th), Software Defined Storage (SDS) (8th), File and Object Storage (8th)
HPE StoreVirtual
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
Software Defined Storage (SDS) (20th)
VxRail
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
134
Ranking in other categories
HCI (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

Software Defined Storage (SDS) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
HPE StoreVirtual2.2%
Red Hat Ceph Storage14.3%
DataCore SANsymphony6.3%
Other77.2%
Software Defined Storage (SDS)
HCI Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
VxRail13.8%
VMware vSAN11.4%
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)8.8%
Other66.0%
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

MikaelHellström - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Regin Dalarna
Has handled backup storage needs reliably and supports seamless upgrades
In environments requiring high throughput and low latency, Pure Storage FlashBlade provides high throughput and normal latency, but we do not have any application that requires low latency right now, so the latency of three to five milliseconds is considered kind of high. Pure Storage FlashBlade's ability to integrate with enterprise applications is not important for us, as we only want to present an S3 bucket for our backup, which we have done, and it works very fast. We use the Purity software's data reduction techniques; we have a backup software that compresses everything before sending it to the S3 bucket, achieving a data reduction of 1.1 to one. I would recommend Pure Storage FlashBlade to other companies because it's a very fast and scalable solution for anyone who needs it. On a scale of 1-10, I rate this solution an 8.
Vebjorn Nergaard - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Engineer at Guard Automation AS
Reliable with helpful support and good replication
The setup is okay, however, it comes with a moderate amount of difficulty. If you are new to the product, it is difficult. You do get used to the process over time and it gets easier. A company just needs one person to maintain the solution as it just runs. You don't need any support staff. It's very, very hands-off except when you do updates. The product is living its own life.
AO
Technical architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Streamlines resource management through centralized automation and automatic upgrades
The most valuable feature of VxRail is the VxRail Manager, which centralizes resources like storage built with vSAN. It provides a unified way to access these resources, making management straightforward. Another benefit is the fully automated upgrade process, which is completed with just one click through the VxRail Manager. This centralization and automation enhance efficiency significantly.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Media Company
11%
Performing Arts
10%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise21
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise19
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business42
Midsize Enterprise43
Large Enterprise56
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Pure Storage FlashBlade?
The tool's most valuable feature is its fast performance, especially in handling snapshots. It helps during power out...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure Storage FlashBlade?
Regarding pricing, it is okay; we needed exactly this in size, and the price was a lot lower than competitors, making...
What needs improvement with Pure Storage FlashBlade?
In my opinion, one way Pure Storage FlashBlade can be improved is by having more compatibility between the FlashArray...
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Also Known As

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HPE StoreVirtual, HPE VSA
VCE VxRail
 

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ServiceNow, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Dominos, Man AHL
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