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NetApp HCI [EOL] vs VxRail comparison

NetApp and Dell Technologies are both solutions in the HCI category. Additionally, 88% of NetApp users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Dell Technologies users who would recommend it.
NetApp HCI [EOL]
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    88% willing to recommend
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    94% willing to recommend
     

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    Categories and Ranking

    NetApp HCI [EOL]
    Average Rating
    8.0
    Reviews Sentiment
    5.6
    Number of Reviews
    32
    Ranking in other categories
    No ranking in other categories
    VxRail
    Average Rating
    8.6
    Reviews Sentiment
    7.1
    Number of Reviews
    133
    Ranking in other categories
    HCI (1st)
     

    Featured Reviews

    MB
    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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    Rami Jadallah - PeerSpot reviewer
    Streamline management and integration with seamless upgrades
    The primary reasons customers choose VxRail include ease of management, ease of upgrades, and integration with VMware. The hyper-converged infrastructure simplifies software and hardware upgrades. 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.
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    Pros

    "The most valuable feature is the convergence."
    "The most valuable aspects are that it's an all-in-one solution and it's very self-contained."
    "It is scalable, and NetApp Deployment Engine (NDE) makes its deployment easier."
    "HCI definitely improved how flexible we scale, and our entrance into the cloud. The features are very rich, in terms of both avenues. It's helped us flexibly move and shift our workloads around, back and forth."
    "The NetApp Deployment Engine that comes with it makes the actual deployment and usage very easy. That's our primary focus and it's hyper-converged. That's something that we want to use as well."
    "The ease of deployment is a positive feature that allows us to scale easily."
    "The most valuable feature is the software design storage that really provided a faster, agile, easier to scale up and out storage path."
    "HCI has helped with storage persistence across private and hybrid clouds for the last year. It's faster and more reliable with minimal downtime, as it doesn't require any maintenance."
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    "The implementation was quick, we used a checklist and it took approximately one hour."
    "The most compelling aspect of VxRail lies in its unwavering guarantee of sustained performance for my systems, regardless of their geographical distribution."
    "VxRail does not require fiber switches or external storage. It's easy to replace and manage. It's centralized management through VxRail Manager."
    "I can roll out the system in thirty minutes and the customer can work with it."
    "I like that there is a dependency on the storage controller."
    "VxRail is an agile solution with easily scalable, simplify operations with software driven automation and lower operational cost."
    "This is a good solution if you want to deploy an ACI Environment but don't have all the necessary resources."
    "What I like the most in terms of features is the fact that the VxRail update can be done in one week. It takes much less time to do a whole server upgrade and an infrastructure update as well."
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    Cons

    "To improve the product, they should make it more flexible."
    "The vCenter keeps crashing, meaning that there is no stability in our environment."
    "It would be nice to have better access to tutorials and a test environment for simulations."
    "I'm not a fan of how they don't log you out properly from some of their web tools for management."
    "It would be great if they took something like kernel storage and integrated straight into the NetApp as well."
    "The networking needs improvement."
    "My biggest pain point is the installation part. I would like to see the appliance itself remove the entire switch that goes behind it and figure out how to do all the cluster interconnects within the box itself."
    "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."
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    "Next release, we would like to see online applications."
    "I wish for the performance environment to be improved."
    "I would like to see Dell take a crack at simplifying the process of moving from a node to a cluster and assembling everything into the appliance. It would be great if Dell could provide a pathway where a customer could actually install it without the certifications. Of course, I can't say how you would dumb down something so complex."
    "Supply chain capabilities are certainly hurting us. We're in the process of placing a large order for more VxRail nodes right now."
    "If VxRail could also offer file services in addition to virtualization, that would be nice because sometimes people want to complement their environment with file services, and you don't have that in VxRail."
    "I would like to see more solutions for satellite capabilities where we can put it into smaller locations and still have the redundancy that we have with a larger cluster."
    "Integration could be improved."
    "We do not use the storage part of VxRail, we use Pure Storage to map out the VxRail because the disk performance from Pure Storage was far better than the performance of the disk on the inside of VxRail."
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    Pricing and Cost Advice

    "Its price is comparable to the competitors in the market."
    "Its price is aligned with the market. In addition to the standard licensing fees, there is an integrator cost."
    "The licensing fees are renewed annually."
    "This solution reduced our maintenance costs. We were going to have to pay one to two million dollars to put in compute nodes. We are avoiding those costs."
    "All the licenses are included when you buy the program."
    "Its pricing is lower than our previous solution."
    "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."
    "The price of the solution is okay but could improve."
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    "It varies. It could be $100,000 at the smaller end and millions and millions of dollars at the higher end."
    "There is a permanent vSAN license included since it is required, but vCenter\ESXi host licensing should be validated in the purchase process."
    "The tool is expensive."
    "VxRail has a subscription model usually tagged with the appliance box only."
    "Most of hyper-converged solutions require additional licenses for the virtualization layer (like VMware)."
    "The license is a bundle with the hardware. It comes with the license and five-year support."
    "VxRail does raise the price, but overall, it's well-priced. It's not more expensive than other similar solutions. If you were to create an in-house, tailor-made solution, you could potentially do it at a lower cost. However, I think a fully integrated solution like VxRail should be priced appropriately."
    "The price could be lower."
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    Top Industries

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    Computer Software Company
    14%
    Manufacturing Company
    11%
    Government
    10%
    Financial Services Firm
    8%
     

    Company Size

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    Large Enterprise
    Midsize Enterprise
    Small Business
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business8
    Midsize Enterprise9
    Large Enterprise19
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business41
    Midsize Enterprise42
    Large Enterprise56
     

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    Overview

    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.

    NetApp

    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.

    Dell Technologies
     

    Sample Customers

    American Showa, Children's Mercy, Coca-Cola, Consultel Cloud, Evangelische Landeskirche in Wurttemberg, Imperva, Surface Mount Technology
    World Wide Technology Inc, Renault Sport Formula One Team, 8x8 Inc, Brownes, Canadian Pacific, Canopy, Denton, EDF, Unilin, Xerox
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