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."It includes every feature that a traditional SAN offers and so much more."
"This solution has a very good user interface, with simple administration/management."
"We have been able to use more on-prem hardware to reduce cost and also use old disks that we do not trust enough for ordinary RAID or usage."
"It enables us to provide more solution options for our clients, with the reassurance that, when implemented, they will be efficient and stable."
"The primary purpose of this software is to create a virtual SAN between local storage on Hyper-V hosts. I find this feature most valuable since it accomplishes this quite well."
"The product's core feature of virtualizing our storage is by far the most valuable."
"This has helped to improve the reliability of service and operation in all departments, without having to stop in case of emergency situations."
"The StarWind VSAN is always up and allows us to move VMS to other nodes for maintenance, without interruption to service."
"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."
"VxRail has improved our organization by providing our admin team with an easy-to-use interface."
"The update process is very convenient."
"This is a good solution for medium-sized installations especially when it will be coupled with VMware."
"It makes for easier deployments through automation and improved accessibility."
"Our clients value being able to upgrade with one click or a few clicks."
"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 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."
"The ease of deployment and management of the solution are the most valuable aspects of the product."
"The system performs as expected, but we're always looking for performance improvements regarding the best utilization of NVMe disks."
"The system failovers properly on its own without too much worry."
"Updates seem to be non-existent."
"The management console of StarWind Virtual SAN is pretty complex."
"Sometimes documentation on their site can be out of date."
"The documentation could be a little more concise, but, for the most part, it just works."
"It is hard to find adequate technical documentation on their support website."
"There should be some kind of active monitoring connected to StarWind vSAN, so you will be able to act when needed."
"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"
"Troubleshooting can be a little more difficult than legacy systems."
"It might offer better integration with other products."
"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."
"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."
"There are still some features which aren't built into Cisco, like virtualized networking, that use its applications. However, these can be purchased through another product as an additional licensing cost to us."
"The full solution is not completely included as a bundle, such as we see with SimpliVity."
"It needs faster deployment of security patches."
"Technically speaking, the vCenter and the administration of the integration of the vCenter could be improved."
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Pivot3 is ranked 25th in HCI while VxRail is ranked 1st in HCI with 120 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, whereas VxRail is most compared with VMware vSAN, Dell PowerFlex, HPE SimpliVity, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and HPE Hyper Converged. See our Pivot3 vs. VxRail report.
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