We performed a comparison between Pivot3 and VxRail based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two HCI solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."StarWind Virtual SAN for vSphere is a software-defined storage solution that has reduced administration time for storage. It's pretty straightforward to install and setup it and so far it has been robust and worked as advertised from StarWind."
"This solution made it possible to deploy a new infrastructure in the shortest amount of time, at a low cost without purchasing expensive hardware storage, and use unused servers."
"Ten gigabit Ethernet compatibility, support, ease of use, and management are some positive features."
"StarWind is very easy to use, even if you have had no experience using a SAN before."
"The ability to keep data accessible even in the event of hardware failures is highly valued, as it ensures business continuity."
"It has reduced the amount of switching, network connections, etc., because the converged StarWind Virtual SAN allows us to connect high-speed network interfaces between different boxes instead of having to connect SANs via the network, then connect those two clusters together."
"The StarWind Virtual SAN provides a clever and unique solution to the Computing Split Brain problem."
"StarWind allows us to move virtual machines from one physical host to another, which greatly reduces the downtime required for maintenance."
"The most valuable feature is the visual encoding."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of implementation."
"One feature we found useful was the product's complete ability to integrate with vCenter."
"The tool's price is competitive and it is easy to use."
"One beneficial feature is that the solution can handle complex environments."
"The compute is good and we have not had any issues with the vSAN."
"The manageability for controlling the console is the most valuable feature."
"VxRail alleviates the operational constraints within an organization."
"We are very happy with the purchase, and it works well. It is fast. We went with the full-flash version, meaning that we have SSDs. So, we can build a Windows virtual machine in two minutes. We were surprised when we first tried to do that."
"VxRail has high performance and has great efficiency. There is a single place for us to manage all of our virtual machines. The ability to right-size instead of overcommit VMs is a large benefit."
"Offers zero-day deployment"
"There should be some kind of active monitoring connected to StarWind vSAN, so you will be able to act when needed."
"The documentation is good yet is still lacking in a few areas."
"We have, in rare cases, received conflicting guidance between different support folks within StarWind."
"I am expecting to see it more user-friendly in the future."
"StarWind Command Center's single-pane management solution only works with Hyper-V."
"We just need more integration with Veeam."
"The initial setup got a little confusing at a few points with differences between the VMware version in documentation vs the latest, etc."
"This product could be improved with the inclusion of new health check procedures."
"In the next release, I would like to see compatibility and support for critical applications, like SAP."
"Snapshot notification would be a good addition."
"One of the biggest problems with HCI vendors was the lack of flexibility for adding resources"
"The price should come down a little bit. It has become better than it was at the beginning. There was a really big price difference between a hyper-converged infrastructure and the classic servers and storage. The gap is lessening, however, it's still there."
"I would love to see license migration from one host to another."
"We'd like to see more automation capabilities in the future."
"They need to keep upgrading the environment and improving automation so that the solution keeps getting better and better."
"The fact that is based on vSAN is the main issue of this solution."
"One challenge customers face with VxRail is the high cost of scalability. The price is higher if they want to add memory or capacity after purchasing the tool for three or five years. Each drive and RAM module is licensed separately, making the architecture costly. It would benefit Dell to review this licensing model and make it more cost-effective and flexible for customers."
"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."
"The product could support and have more compliance with other vendors."
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Pivot3 is ranked 25th in HCI while VxRail is ranked 1st in HCI with 121 reviews. Pivot3 is rated 8.6, while VxRail is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Pivot3 writes "One feature we found useful was the product's complete ability to integrate with vCenter". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VxRail writes "Offers a hassle-free, complete package, and is energy-efficient". Pivot3 is most compared with VMware vSAN and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), whereas VxRail is most compared with Dell PowerFlex, VMware vSAN, HPE SimpliVity, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and HPE Hyper Converged. See our Pivot3 vs. VxRail report.
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