We use this product for server virtualization.
Information Technology Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
A storage virtualization software with a useful orchestration feature
Pros and Cons
- "I like the orchestration feature."
- "Integration could be better."
What is our primary use case?
We provide it for the government, big banks, and companies in Brazil.What is most valuable?
I like the orchestration feature. The biggest problem with the hyper-convergence solutions is storage. This is because there's often a problem with the big size of the database. The other problem is how to use and balance VM in storage and CPU memory. When you use vSAN, you have a very good orchestration part. It's the main selling point of vSAN compared to other solutions.What needs improvement?
Integration could be better. It should be easier to integrate vSAN with the dashboard you have, with Google, and the others. Better integration is very important because the customers need to put the solution inside their company. It's the same dashboard for AWS, the same dashboard on GCP. It's good to see this inside a dashboard. It's very important.For how long have I used the solution?
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Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
On a scale from one to ten, I would give VMware vSAN a nine.What about the implementation team?
My company is a vSAN implementer.What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price is okay.Which other solutions did I evaluate?
A good orchestration solution is SimpliVity. It's a very good choice because you don't have to dedicate much time. But vSAN is also very good. Dell's solution is very similar, but it's a complex tool.Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
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Assistant General Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feature-rich, good support, and a trouble-free setup
Pros and Cons
- "Technical support is good."
- "There is always a challenge with their firmware."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
We have found many of the features to be valuable.
What needs improvement?
There is always a challenge with their firmware. There is different hardware and they are always looking for different firmware that is compatible with vSAN. It is very difficult to find the compatibility matrix.
They need to do some kind of automation in terms of hardware, firmware, and compatibility with the vSAN. They need to do some sort of upgrade for the customer.
I would like to see the upgraded mechanism, and improvements on the hardware so that we can create a VPN.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using VMware vSAN for more than two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a stable solution. So far we have not had any issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable product. As it is only used for server virtualization, we do not consider usage on a per-user basis.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is good. They know what we need. We log a case and they come to us with suggestions to fix the issues.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was manageable. It was not a problem.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Head Of Products And Solutions Architect at a government with 201-500 employees
Responsive technical support, easy to use, and stable
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is simple to use compared to other solutions, such as Hyperflex, VxRail, and Nutanix"
- "VMware vSAN needs to improve its features because other solutions have more advanced features."
What is our primary use case?
VMware vSAN is a hyper-converged infrastructure and we use it as a software-defined storage solution for our customers.
What is most valuable?
The solution is simple to use compared to other solutions, such as Cisco Hyperflex, Dell VxRail, and Nutanix
What needs improvement?
VMware vSAN needs to improve its features because other solutions have more advanced features.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using VMware vSAN for approximately four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is quite stable in small and medium environments. However, I do not have experience using the solution in enterprises companies.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have 31 people in my organization using this solution.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical has been good in my experience but they could improve.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of VMware vSAN is expensive and there is an annual license required.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I have evaluated many other solutions, such as Cisco Hyperflex, Dell VxRail, and Nutanix
What other advice do I have?
In my country, Myanmar, both VMware, and Cisco are the most reliable solution for networking and virtualization than other related solutions. Other vendors, such as Nutanix and SimpliVity are quite strange to our IT environments at this time.
I rate VMware vSAN an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
IT Manager at PAFOM
Reliable, simple to use, integrates well but expensive
Pros and Cons
- "The solutions best feature is that it is easy to use."
- "The customer service is good but there is a cost for it. It does not come free."
What is our primary use case?
We are a non-profit and we are working on a project utilizing the solution for infrastructure.
What is most valuable?
The solutions best feature is that it is easy to use. The integration between different operating system is easy. It is reliable.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for more than fifteen years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is totally stable.
How are customer service and technical support?
The customer service is good but there is a cost for it. It does not come free.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is an expensive solution. There should be more flexible with licensing to allow small businesses the essentials of the solution's features. They should have a reduced license fee for a certain amount of memory and nodes, or some kind of restriction like this, that would allow smaller businesses a reduced price. We have had a hard time to afford the solution.
There are a lot of other companies that offer similar solutions and they are becoming more and more competitive with VMware at a fraction of the price. For example, Red Hat.
What other advice do I have?
The solution is very good but the price is its downside, this is the reason for my low rating.
I rate VMware vSAN a seven out of ten.
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Director at Dnipro-Technocnter
Good productivity, data storage capabilities, and technical support
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features are productivity and data storage."
What is our primary use case?
We are a solution provider and VMware vSAN is one of the products that we implement for our clients.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features are productivity and data storage.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with VMware vSAN for between one and two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
vSAN is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable product.
How are customer service and technical support?
I have not dealt with them directly but my understanding is that they have good technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We are trying to support Nutanix, so I have some experience with it.
The suitability of one solution over the other depends on the use case.
How was the initial setup?
As a system architect, I have not deployed it myself.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of vSAN could be lower.
The licensing fees are paid quarterly.
What other advice do I have?
My advice when it comes to products like vSAN or Nutanix is that these are products for new customers. Existing customers have a classic architecture and they have no reason to implement a hyper-converged infrastructure.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: reseller
Software Specialist at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
A stable solution with good support
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is quite stable."
- "We plan to switch products since the hardware nowadays is a little bit outdated and we need to scale up a bit."
What needs improvement?
We plan to switch products since the hardware nowadays is a little bit outdated and we need to scale up a bit. We are looking for better performance and storage. This is why we are examining other solutions, including VxRail.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using VMware vSAN for at least 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is quite stable. We have encountered some minor issues but, overall, are quite satisfied.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
While the solution is scalable, I feel that this can be better.
How are customer service and technical support?
Although we have not made much use of the technical support, we found them to be good and helpful in finding solutions.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
The solutions we previously used were dissimilar to the current one. We had VMware for an extremely long time, at least 15 or 16 years. First, there was VMware servers, followed by us building and setting up VMware custom within a couple of servers.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I feel the pricing to be reasonable. We pay monthly.
What other advice do I have?
We have 50 users making use of the solution in our organization.
I rate VMware vSAN as an eight out of ten.
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Solution Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
High performance, scalable, and great technical support
What is our primary use case?
VMware vSAN is a software-defined storage solution and there are no hardware dependencies. We use it for general-purpose workloads or Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).
What is most valuable?
The solution has high performance.
What needs improvement?
VMware vSAN could improve by adding NAS and object storage.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using VMware vSAN for approximately four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution has been stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
VMware vSAN is scalable.
We have approximately 5,000 people using this solution in my organization.
Our last customer in India had over 180 servers running.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support has been great from VMware vSAN.
How was the initial setup?
The installation was straightforward. We did not find it difficult.
What about the implementation team?
We have a team of 50 that does the maintenance and support of the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay for a license to use the solution through our company CapEx and then we continue to pay annually.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate VMware vSAN a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Last updated: Oct 28, 2021
Flag as inappropriateProfessional Member at a tech company with 1-10 employees
Beneficial multi-homing feature and straightforward installation
Pros and Cons
- "I have found that the multi-homing feature is very valuable in VMware vSAN. It is an easy-to-use solution."
- "I have used the VMware Replication but I can't get it to work properly. The process should be simplified."
What is most valuable?
I have found that the multi-homing feature is very valuable in VMware vSAN. It is an easy-to-use solution.
What needs improvement?
I have used the VMware Replication but I can't get it to work properly. The process should be simplified.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using VMware vSAN for a couple of years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
VMware vSAN is stable.
How are customer service and support?
I have not contacted support.
How was the initial setup?
The Initially setup is easy. We have only three or four hosts. However, I might need to use some more services. A larger environment requires more hosts.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I have been told that if I used VxRail it would be cheaper than the system we are using now with buying the products separately. The solution is expensive overall.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
In my company have some new consultant technicians who have more experience in the bigger setups. They suggest that I look at the VxRail solution.
We have been evaluating VMware Horizon and we are thinking about using it.
What other advice do I have?
I rate VMware vSAN an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Last updated: Jan 10, 2022
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