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Pivot3 vs VxRail comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 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

Pivot3
Ranking in HCI
30th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VxRail
Ranking in HCI
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
133
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Pivot3 is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VxRail is 16.1%, down from 21.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
HCI Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
VxRail16.1%
Pivot30.3%
Other83.6%
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1124199 - PeerSpot reviewer
Stable, good technical support, and the the visual encoding works well
The most valuable feature is the visual encoding I would like to see better video compression. Snapshot notification would be a good addition. The price of this solution is high compared to the competitors, so it should be lowered. I have been using Pivot3 for between four and five years. This…
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One feature we found useful was the product's complete ability to integrate with vCenter."
"The most valuable feature is the visual encoding."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of implementation."
"It's a good product based on the features. You can upgrade the solution with only one click."
"It's a simple product, fast, and reliable."
"With VxRail, we can manage the life cycle of a virtual machine."
"The most valuable feature for me in this latest release has been the ability to add a compute or storage node. In the previous release, if I wanted to add only the compute mode, I need to buy a full node, including both compute and storage. That is no longer the case; I can upgrade whatever I want one based on my demand."
"The most valuable features are ease of management and ease of applying updates."
"Low-maintenance solution with hyperscale feature so it has the ability to utilize the resources for the VMware cluster setup on which Citrix VDA runs."
"The technical support from Dell was very good."
"It is scalable. When you are buying it, you have to buy a minimum of three nodes. After that, if you want to add more nodes, you can buy can buy them. You can also add-on additional compute and storage."
 

Cons

"Snapshot notification would be a good addition."
"In the next release, I would like to see compatibility and support for critical applications, like SAP."
"One of the biggest problems with HCI vendors was the lack of flexibility for adding resources"
"The licensing needs to be improved upon."
"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."
"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."
"You have to buy a new server if you want to scale up."
"We spend around six months waiting for a confirmation and firmware upgrade to confirm this step."
"In the version that I was working with, the integrations are in need of improvement."
"They need to keep upgrading the environment and improving automation so that the solution keeps getting better and better."
"The support charges for VxRail should be optimized and made cheaper."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our fees are approximately $100,000 yearly."
"Since VMware is detached from Dell, the solution's pricing is a bit higher than before."
"The licensing costs can vary depending on the number of processors and specific requirements, which may result in considerable expenses."
"It has a yearly subscription. It can be for one year, three years, or five years."
"I do not believe that the price should be lower, as I feel it to be reasonable."
"It is expensive as compared to other products in the same category."
"VxRail is still more expensive than its competitor solutions."
"Pricing is competitive."
"The price is good."
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Top Industries

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

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Company SizeCount
Small Business41
Midsize Enterprise42
Large Enterprise56
 

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Sample Customers

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