We performed a comparison between Azure Stack HCI and VxRail based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, VMware, Nutanix and others in HCI."StarWind vSAN is a great solution to create a redundant two-node-only Hyper-V cluster, both for domain or workgroup scenarios."
"The product creates opportunities with hybrid on-premise solutions."
"Ten gigabit Ethernet compatibility, support, ease of use, and management are some positive features."
"The user interface for this application is amazing."
"Training is also easy as it is just one system to learn."
"The management and monitoring have been very easy since the solution's dashboard is very simple and user-friendly."
"The backup is readily available for use, and the restoration process is easy."
"When we need additional storage but want to keep the size of the SANs manageable, the StarWind Virtual SAN has allowed me to do everything needed."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its ability to manage VMs."
"The solution has the latest processor."
"In my hybrid cloud setup, there are three features I've found very efficient. The first is software-defined networking. Similar to Azure where you create virtual networks and software load balancing, Azure Stack HCI lets you configure them with a drag-and-drop experience on the on-premises cluster. That's one of the good feature."
"There is a single vendor with the hardware, software, and maintenance. Thus, there is a single vendor with whom we can contact."
"For me, VxRail's most valuable feature is its life-cycle management."
"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,"
"The stability is very nice. We haven't had any issues with the cluster. The cluster is very stable. No problems with slowness. Everything has been stable. It was well-architectured."
"We were able to speed up our gaming software, which was a big plus."
"The solution is perfect for the lifecycle management of hardware."
"Enterprise is a complete solution that includes performance, backups and disaster recovery."
"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."
"The management console of StarWind Virtual SAN is pretty complex."
"I would like to see improvements in the documentation area."
"I would like additional documentation regarding possible networking configurations with 10GbE switching."
"A web management interface would be good, especially for those coming from other solutions that have one."
"Server-side snapshots are one thing the Linux appliance can't do yet."
"There needs to be more visibility on how long the cloud replication will take as there is no current ETA."
"One main thing this product needs to work on is reporting."
"It would be nice to see a new UI for the windows client, as it is not the easiest to find settings."
"There are a lot of areas for improvement. Since I've been working very closely with this product, there are many areas, especially in software-defined networking. We had to improve multiple areas because we depended on the service fabric cluster to manage the software-defined network. That means we're already running a hypervisor inside a VM, and we're managing the control plane of the software-defined network. That's another cluster. So, multiple layers make the complexity more. So, from an operational perspective, it's very difficult to manage."
"We faced multiple problems with the product’s stability."
"The product's initial setup phase can be a bit complex, making it an area where improvements are required."
"Troubleshooting can be a little more difficult than legacy systems."
"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."
"The initial setup was not that easy, it was a medium difficulty level."
"It should not be deployed on one hypervisor. There should be multiple hypervisors supported like Hyper-V or KVM."
"The solution could improve by having more storage performance because in some other solutions you can have a file system that can be mounted at several places at one time."
"One area of the product that could be improved is the support."
"It can be a bit complex for engineers who are new to it. There's a learning curve involved. They have to learn to operate it."
"Sometimes during the upgrade process of VxRail, we experience errors that have nothing to do with reality and I cannot troubleshoot them without calling Dell and bringing in an engineer to figure it out."
Azure Stack HCI is ranked 17th in HCI with 3 reviews while VxRail is ranked 1st in HCI with 120 reviews. Azure Stack HCI is rated 8.4, while VxRail is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Azure Stack HCI writes "Performs well, provides good features, and has the latest processor". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VxRail writes "Offers a hassle-free, complete package, and is energy-efficient". Azure Stack HCI is most compared with VMware vSAN and Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure, whereas VxRail is most compared with VMware vSAN, Dell PowerFlex, HPE SimpliVity, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and HPE Hyper Converged.
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