We performed a comparison between HPE SimpliVity and Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure 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."This was a great implementation for a small to mid-size business."
"We went from "no way DB applications would have good performance" to "Wow! We can now actually have a DB running and have some VMs running at the same time.""
"Quick setup, great support, stability is great"
"PowerShell library is pretty good feature as I created with APC PowerChute a script to put volumes on maintenance mode then turning off the StarWind nodes together with the VM and Hosts when UPS reaches 15 percent, this way after a blackout or electrical problems when turning servers on again, there is no issues for syncing or data loss due to energy interrupts."
"The most valuable feature for us is having the ability to configure our local storage using a limited number of disks and using the StarWind VSAN software to keep the cluster nodes in perfect sync."
"Besides being 80% cheaper than the other alternatives, the simplicity makes reconfiguration and support much easier."
"The fact that I can now count on a true failover solution is what is most appealing."
"StarWind allows us to move virtual machines from one physical host to another, which greatly reduces the downtime required for maintenance."
"It's very simple to manage. It has reduced the footprint in the datacenters quite a lot."
"The solution is scalable and one of the best in the market."
"We like the backup feature, which is inbuilt."
"I like the expandability of the solution. We can effortlessly grow the storage and resources without downtime."
"The interface is very good and is very easy to navigate. You can find everything you need from one central place."
"The rate of compression for the data in SimpliVity is the most valuable feature."
"The simple management comes in handy since a standard VMware admin can manage it."
"Best for companies just starting out."
"Sangfor HCI's best features are the ability to scale to a bigger size and the roadmap, whereby if they need to replicate their production to disaster recovery, they can do so on the same platform."
"Sangfor HCI has a really good GUI. It allows us to monitor the temperature of the server and many other things."
"I am impressed with the product's firewall and virtualization."
"It was not expensive at all."
"You can get almost all the features of the tool at a low cost. The tool also has built-in backup mechanisms. It also has a physical firewall for internet management which other competitors lack."
"The manageability feature is the most important aspect of the solution."
"Sangfor HCI is a one-stop solution that enables you to store and centrally manage your VMs."
"I would rate the user-friendliness an eight out of ten."
"A mobile app to sync up for overview and status would really be helpful."
"I want to suggest that the complexity of the startup and shutdown procedure needs to be reduced."
"I would say that the documentation is mostly great, however, some features could be expanded upon a bit."
"I had issues locating the documentation that applied to my version of StarWind vSAN."
"If there was one thing we could request, it would be the ability to shrink volumes. For example, we want to be able to decrease in the size of the volume."
"StarWind Command Center's single-pane management solution only works with Hyper-V."
"StarWind offers the Enterprise-level high availability (HA), deployed and easily configured .maintain and update and with little to no fuss, even the free version is incredibly capable whilst it brings a the cost of a Highly Available HCI solution down to a very cost effective point" Having used Starwind Virtual SAN for many years both for clients and for internal systems it has always done exactly what it set out to do, provide a cost effect way to run a HCI storage platform for almost any hypervisor, but it is most effective with Hyper-V, simple, easy to use, -.software monitoring should be web based to be reachable from any workstation in VLAN."
"I would like to see more monitoring and alert tools."
"The solution could improve by adding better support of the VMware add-ons and a more intuitive user interface for administrators."
"I do not see the product really working in productivity at the moment with real loads."
"They can bring more awareness about this product. In this part of the world or this region, people normally don't know about SimpliVity and its capabilities. The company we have it sold to hasn't been able to fully utilize all the features or understand the features. So, product awareness should be improved."
"The greatest disadvantage is the update process. Every patch or release update must be checked and deployed with the HPE solution, which sometimes is a little bit difficult. It is not difficult in terms of installation, but it is difficult to get the patches in time."
"There are a lot of different components to choose from in the chassis. This could be easier by providing a standard or a base model to create and configure from."
"Deployment could be simplified and more user friendly."
"Its performance can be faster."
"Product doesn't scale."
"We have had issues while integrating VMware with Sangfor HCI. The tool should be also faster in terms of customization."
"Sangfor could improve its built-in CAP system. Right now, we need to use an external tool for CAP."
"Lacks network support."
"The cost must be improved."
"Sangfor HCI could be improved with certification and the right ecosystem for ISVs like Oracle and SAP."
"The initialization is not fully automated and has room for improvement."
"There are certain aspects of sizing of the solution that need improvement."
"One question that has come up frequently in the last week is whether or not the renewal cost for Sangfor's HCI solution is too high."
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HPE SimpliVity is ranked 5th in HCI with 151 reviews while Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure is ranked 9th in HCI with 28 reviews. HPE SimpliVity is rated 8.6, while Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of HPE SimpliVity writes "Provides a unified management interface that allows administrators to manage all aspects of the infrastructure". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure writes "The solution offers straightforward setup, scalability, and manageability". HPE SimpliVity is most compared with VxRail, VMware vSAN, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), HPE Alletra dHCI and Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series, whereas Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure is most compared with VMware vSAN, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), VxRail, HPE Hyper Converged and StorMagic SvSAN. See our HPE SimpliVity vs. Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure report.
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