Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series vs VxRail comparison

Lenovo and Dell Technologies are both solutions in the HCI category. Lenovo is ranked #22, while Dell Technologies is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.4. Lenovo holds a 1.6% mindshare in HCI, compared to Dell Technologies’s 13.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Lenovo users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Dell Technologies users who would recommend it.

Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

VxRail and Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series are competing hyper-converged infrastructure solutions designed for simplifying data center operations. VxRail has an advantage in integrated VMware features, while Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series offers customization, appealing to those who prioritize flexibility.

Features: VxRail provides seamless VMware ecosystem integration, automated lifecycle management, and robust scalability options. Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series offers a flexible architecture with customizable storage and processing capabilities, beneficial for environments needing tailored solutions.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: VxRail highlights rapid deployment capabilities with comprehensive support services. Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series focuses on a modular deployment strategy with robust support customization, catering to varied IT landscapes.

Pricing and ROI: VxRail offers competitive setup costs, emphasizing lower long-term operational expenses for a favorable ROI in VMware-centric environments. Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series may have higher initial costs, delivering significant ROI through its versatile infrastructure for diverse IT settings.

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Categories and Ranking

Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series

Ranking in HCI

22nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VxRail

Ranking in HCI

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

134

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series is 1.6%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VxRail is 13.8%, down from 20.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

HCI Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
VxRail	13.8%
Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series	1.6%
Other	84.6%

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Genesis Dapoza

Email Administrator at Technopaq, Inc.

simplifies management for clients familiar with VMware, and offers a user-friendly management and configuration experience

With the VX machines, the clients often confuse the hardware itself with the services and resources. VMs are configured according to resources - memory, hard disk capacity, and network. These resources, including memory and processor, are actually shared on the VX Series. So, if the server's processor is underpowered or unreliable for the VMs, many of the VMs will encounter issues. Ideally, the physical server configuration should align more closely with the needs of the virtual servers. The drawback is that the hardware resources (CPU, memory, storage) are shared among all the VMs running on the VX Series. If the server's processor is underpowered for the VMs, many of the VMs might have performance issues. An improvement could be to have more granular control over resource allocation to VMs.

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Saleh Khalid

computer scientist at Imam University

Experience improved integration and cost-efficiency while facing support challenges

The best features of VxRail are its compatibility with VMware, its hyper-converged solution capabilities, and its single line of support. These are the most beneficial aspects of VxRail. I switched from the previous HP solution to Dell solution because it was a good decision. With HP servers, we dealt with a vendor for the compute servers, another vendor for the storage servers, and another vendor for the networking, which required us to manage multiple vendors. Now, we have a single team who can handle VxRail and a single line of support. We don't need anything other than that, and these are the differences we noticed after we switched.

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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

"We find the setup quite straightforward and very easy."

"Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series' deployment is easy. We are a tier-one platinum partner who is into multiple implementations."

"The clients like the solution’s simplicity."

"Installation is straightforward because it's a vSAN. It only took one or two days."

"The VX machines are scalable."

"I have found the vSAN is highly flexible. The documentation is good and the interface of the solution is responsive and fast. The interface has everything you need to manage the solution, such as the VxRail and VMware integration. You can manage the hardware from within the VMware plasma pan."

"VxRail has improved out organization because we are trying to be a little more proactive and elastic. We are trying to change our conventional approach to development."

"VxRail does not require fiber switches or external storage. It's easy to replace and manage. It's centralized management through VxRail Manager."

"This solution optimizes our clients' resources."

"We deploy VxRail systems to provide our customers with a distributed information solution. The customer was impressed because we delivered a serious data reduction. For example, we showed them that 10 terabytes on their traditional storage solution could be reduced to 1.5 terabytes in the VxRail systems. That's why the customers also like it so much,"

"VxRail's technical support is very good."

"The initial setup is simple."

"The technical support from Dell was very good."

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Cons

"The user management could be a bit better. It's something they could improve upon in future releases."

"Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series needs to improve its stability. Its resolution should be faster."

"With the VX machines, the clients often confuse the hardware itself with the services and resources. VMs are configured according to resources - memory, hard disk capacity, and network. These resources, including memory and processor, are actually shared on the VX Series. So, if the server's processor is underpowered or unreliable for the VMs, many of the VMs will encounter issues. Ideally, the physical server configuration should align more closely with the needs of the virtual servers."

"The product must provide AI features."

"Support could be better."

"The version upgrade process should be simplified."

"You have to buy a new server if you want to scale up."

"Technically speaking, the vCenter and the administration of the integration of the vCenter could be improved."

"The most important thing that I want to be included in this solution is the VMware license. Its deployment time can be quicker so that instead of 40 minutes, it takes 10 minutes."

"It would be nice if its installation can be simplified, but it is currently not too bad. They can provide deduplication and compression in hybrid configurations. To the best of my knowledge, these features are not there, and it would be nice if these are added. Some of its competitors already have these features, so it will help VxRail to have a better feature set and compete more effectively."

"From a hardware and software perspective, there could be an improvement in the sales cycle, as there is a lot of hoops to go through to get pricing on a solution."

"While VxRail offers compatibility with AMD processors, its capabilities in this area could benefit from further development."

"The present SaaS model license structure can be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"You need to pay a license for additional features. If we need to monitor hardware for the automatic alert notification, we need to pay them."

"The tool's pricing is competitive."

"The tool is expensive."

"There is room for improvement in the licensing structure, maybe. Regarding sizing the resources, sometimes it's difficult to calculate/compute them based on the client's requirements."

"VxRail is quite expensive and could be cheaper. I would say that the main difference between VxRail and the competition is cost. There may be some differences in features, but I would say that it's mainly the costs."

"It is expensive as compared to other products in the same category."

"It's a highly expensive solution"

"Pricing is competitive."

"Since VMware is detached from Dell, the solution's pricing is a bit higher than before."

"The solution is on the higher end of the price range."

"There is an advantage for those who have a good deal with Dell. Its price is good. From a company's perspective, it is always too expensive, but it is about value for money."

"VxRail is still more expensive than its competitor solutions."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Healthcare Company

10%

Government

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

12%

Government

10%

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	42
Midsize Enterprise	43
Large Enterprise	56

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series?

The VX machines are scalable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series?

The licensing model is moderately complex. The tool is expensive. It is VMware’s fault, though.

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What needs improvement with Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series?

The product must provide AI features. It depends on VMware since the core is software. The solution must provide a more detailed plan to enable simplicity of use.

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Comparisons

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Dell vSAN Ready Nodes vs Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series

Compared 14% of the time

HPE Alletra dHCI vs Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series

Compared 11% of the time

HPE SimpliVity vs Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series

Compared 10% of the time

Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) vs Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series

Compared 5% of the time

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VMware vSAN vs VxRail

Compared 23% of the time

Dell PowerFlex vs VxRail

Compared 21% of the time

HPE SimpliVity vs VxRail

Compared 18% of the time

Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) vs VxRail

Compared 8% of the time

Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure vs VxRail

Compared 2% of the time

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Lenovo VX Series, ThinkAgile VX Series

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Overview

Differentiating yourself from the competition is vital in today’s fast-moving business environment. To support your business, IT systems must be simple, agile, and cost-effective so you can meet your customers’ requirements to be ever online. Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series enables you to meet these requirements by focusing on the business outcome you require, rather than on building your infrastructure.

ThinkAgile VX Series, powered by VMware vSAN, is available in several models. Each is preconfigured, pretested, and optimized to provide the simplest way to bring a new VMware hyperconverged environment online. If you have an existing VMware environment, the VX Series can integrate into it easily.

Designed for any size business from SMBs through large enterprises, VX Series can be used as infrastructure for remote office/branch office (ROBO) and retail stores as well as virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and enterprise applications.

Lenovo

VxRail is a hyper-converged infrastructure appliance co-engineered by Dell Technologies and VMware, designed to optimize VMware environments by simplifying compute, storage, virtualization, and management.

Built on VMware vSAN software, VxRail ensures high performance, reliability, and flexibility. It supports a broad array of workloads, from business-critical applications to next-generation use cases. VxRail simplifies infrastructure management with powerful integration and seamless scalability, offering centralized management and user-friendly interfaces. Streamlined updates, robust lifecycle management, and one-click upgrades facilitate a user-centric experience that minimizes deployment complexity and staffing needs. However, its performance with disk deduplication, integration with public clouds, and processor support can be enhanced, along with pricing and licensing improvements.

What features define VxRail?

High Performance: Optimized for superior efficiency in VMware environments.
Seamless Scalability: Scales effortlessly to accommodate growing demands.
Centralized Management: Simplifies control through unified interfaces.
Effortless Integration: Easily integrates with VMware tools and services.
Automated Updates: Ensures ongoing system availability through streamlined updates.

What benefits should users consider in reviews?

Resource Efficiency: Reduces staffing requirements and optimizes resource use.
Flexibility: Supports a variety of use cases and workloads.
Reliable Support: Provides robust support to ensure operational continuity.
Reduced Complexity: Facilitates ease of deployment and minimized setup times.

Organizations across sectors such as finance, telecommunications, education, and manufacturing utilize VxRail for its scalability, ease of deployment, and infrastructure management capabilities. It aids in server and application hosting, storage, and virtualization management, often employing VMware integration. The platform is valued for its ability to consolidate IT components, support VDI solutions, and enhance cloud readiness and resource allocation.

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Sample Customers

Information Not Available

World Wide Technology Inc, Renault Sport Formula One Team, 8x8 Inc, Brownes, Canadian Pacific, Canopy, Denton, EDF, Unilin, Xerox

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