HPE StoreVirtual vs VxRail comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

HPE StoreVirtual
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
Software Defined Storage (SDS) (13th)
VxRail
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
122
Ranking in other categories
HCI (1st)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category, the market share of HPE StoreVirtual is 0.4% and it decreased by 88.5% compared to the previous year. The market share of VxRail is 10.1% and it decreased by 30.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Defined Storage (SDS)
Unique Categories:
No other categories found
HCI
20.8%
 

Featured Reviews

Vebjorn Nergaard - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 5, 2022
Reliable with helpful support and good replication
We have several customers and we have StoreVirtual on several StoreVirtual deployments The replication is great. It has wonderful mirroring.  The stability is quite notable.  A company can scale it easily. The licensing just needs to be expanded.  According to HPE, they say that they will stop…
Sushil MIshra - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 17, 2024
Trouble-free architecture, we don't have to juggle multiple components like in a traditional three-tier architecture
We mainly use it for virtualization across all our applications. We also have a DC/DR setup based on the VxRail infrastructure It's a trouble-free architecture. We don't have to juggle multiple components like in a traditional three-tier architecture. With VxRail, it's a pre-built solution…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"All of the administrative tasks are easy and everything is centralized."
"Simplicity of not having to buy FC or FCoE SAN. Instead, we buy servers with their own storage."
"HPE StoreVirtual is very easy to use from the management console."
"I guess on the top of the list is certainly ease of use."
"The seamlessness behind the scenes of block management."
"StoreVirtual is that it is our software-defined solution and it's everywhere."
"The solution is quite stable. We haven't had any issues with glitches or bugs."
"A very flexible solution."
"It's a simple product, fast, and reliable."
"Its ease of administration is extremely valuable. It allows me to make better use of my time for other tasks instead of maintaining systems through multiple administration consoles."
"I like the managed updates. They are really nice in VxRail. Everything comes packaged and the updates are much easier than with other solutions that I've had to work with."
"VxRail's feature that we found most valuable was its really good performance. That was one of VxRail's advantages."
"The most valuable feature is that it is VMware-embedded. VxRail HCI is on VMware, and we can use VMware vCenter and vSphere. Our infrastructure consists of servers and VMware, and by using VxRail, our experience and familiarity have not changed because VxRail HCI is on VMware."
"VxRail can be used for application modernization."
"VxRail simplifies IT infrastructure management by providing a single management console for compute, storage, and network. The second advantage is that VxRail offers a continuously validated architecture from the OEM. This means that Dell thoroughly tests all firmware updates before being released or installed on the product, helping to prevent compatibility issues. The third benefit is its ten-year roadmap. Dell consistently announces a roadmap for the product spanning the next decade."
"VxRail does not require fiber switches or external storage. It's easy to replace and manage. It's centralized management through VxRail Manager."
 

Cons

"User interface could be improved."
"Product looks like it is in the end of development."
"The management aspect of the solution needs to be improved in order to make the product stronger."
"it would nice to have deduplication or compression, things that you have in some of the higher end products."
"It would be nice if there were more parts available in Brazil and HPE could swap out faulty equipment quicker."
"I would like to have this solution easily integrate with VMware."
"The penalty for the availability is performance. So, you have to balance or choose between the availability and the performance."
"The initial setup could be simplified to make it easier for new users."
"I would like to have a unified platform where I, for example, can manage my 50 stores from a single portal in VxRail and be able to apply all the updates at once. I want to unify them into a centralized console."
"A disadvantage is that the initial first deployment can be complicated."
"VxRail could improve by having domain protection."
"The licensing costs are too expensive. They should work on their pricing model."
"It needs faster deployment of security patches."
"Next release, we would like to see online applications."
"VxRail should try to improve the pricing."
"Supply chain capabilities are certainly hurting us. We're in the process of placing a large order for more VxRail nodes right now."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing is not exactly straightforward, but not the worst I have ever seen."
"The prices are OK, so we don't have much difficulty selling HPE in Brazil."
"It costs less than $10,000 for one machine. If it costs more than 15% higher than this, then the customer may change to another solution."
"For our organization, I believe the cost is 16,000 Euros for a three-year license. It costs a bit more to do the maintenance on our servers as well. It's also on an HP ProLiant server and an organization will need to do the maintenance there also. I believe the price for that is around 2000 Euros a year."
"One of the key features about it is that when you buy either a VSA license or a StoreVirtual appliance, all your software's included."
"If you buy a five-year license, not only does the technical support expire after five years, but you also lose the ability to change and expand the VSA, and the systems won't go down."
"Licensing and price for this solution is reasonable."
"The VMware licenses are included and we do not have to worry about the license, everything is integrated."
"We most likely pay yearly for support. The cost was justified by now because it stays up and I don't have to constantly open tickets. I probably rebooted the system once or twice. We haven't replaced any discs in the storage, we haven't had to do any disc replacements, so it just runs. You pay a little more but you cut down on the maintenance."
"There is a license required for this solution."
"It is just as cheap to move over to an HCI solution as it is to maintain a legacy system."
"We made a one-time purchase of the solution and the price is expensive."
"Compare it to what you spent on your last solution."
"VxRail is an expensive solution."
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Software Defined Storage (SDS) solutions are best for your needs.
787,061 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
22%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with HPE StoreVirtual?
According to HPE, they say that they will stop making updates from maybe next year or something The GUI is a bit old-fashioned. It should be updated. We need the solution to offer support for newer...
What is your primary use case for HPE StoreVirtual?
We have several customers and we have StoreVirtual on several StoreVirtual deployments.
How does HPE Nimble Storage compare to VxRail?
HPE Nimble Storage dHCI Vs. VxRail One of the best things about the HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is the three, two, one, zero rule. That means I need three copies of my data on two different types of me...
What Is The Biggest Difference Between vSAN And VxRail?
While both run on the vSAN technology from VMware, vSAN needs to be deployed on vSAN ready nodes while VxRail is an engineered system. The choice to choose which technology depends on two major fac...
What are the major differences between VxRail and Dell EMC PowerFlex?
VxRail vs. Dell EMC PowerFlex VxRail provides stable solutions for technical problems while at the same time not being too expensive for a company to invest in. Even if the user is working with a l...
 

Also Known As

HPE StoreVirtual, HPE VSA
VCE VxRail
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

NBrIX, WIND Telecom, Netrics
World Wide Technology Inc, Renault Sport Formula One Team, 8x8 Inc, Brownes, Canadian Pacific, Canopy, Denton, EDF, Unilin, Xerox
Find out what your peers are saying about StarWind, Nutanix, Red Hat and others in Software Defined Storage (SDS). Updated: May 2024.
787,061 professionals have used our research since 2012.