We performed a comparison between Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure 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."The StarWind Virtual SAN provides a clever and unique solution to the Computing Split Brain problem."
"StarWind vSAN has a lot of great features and is a perfect solution for mirroring internal disks and flash between servers."
"It is easy to use and can monitor system synchronization and check Storage status. StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) combines flash and disks of the cluster and forms a virtual shared storage “pool” accessible by all hosts. StarWind cuts down virtualization cost and complexity by eliminating the need for a physical shared storage (SAN). -StarWind offers the Enterprise-level high availability (HA), deployed and easily configured . we get technical support from star wind team when implementation software and after setup if we face any issue."
"The best part is the easy way it operates with a very clear GUI without any unnecessary items."
"The product only requires two VMWare ESXi host servers versus three host servers for VMware's comparable solution."
"StarWind Virtual SAN is a very easy-to-use solution that can be quickly and easily deployed and configured without intimate and specific knowledge in the virtualization sphere."
"With an uptime of 384 days, StarWind has improved overall server reliability."
"Virtual SAN runs on iSCSI, which is free and easy to configure. It's easy to manage from StarWind's GUI console, and it only required a few extra switch ports."
"The product provides a single management console for managing everything."
"I am impressed with the product's firewall and virtualization."
"The initial setup isn't hard."
"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."
"Very user-friendly and simple."
"Sangfor HCI has a really good GUI. It allows us to monitor the temperature of the server and many other things."
"The interface is very user-friendly."
"Sangfor HCI is a one-stop solution that enables you to store and centrally manage your VMs."
"VxRail is a simple, efficient solution. It's easy to upgrade and scale the solution. If we increase our user base, we can easily scale it out. We have several thousand using it now."
"The update process is very convenient."
"The initial setup was not complex."
"My customers use it for VDI. It has been very usable and very fast to use with VDI. On the VxRail side also, it has been very fast."
"It's somewhat hard to speak about specific features, but I like VxRail's simplicity and ease of use. It's a decent solution for customers with a small footprint. If you're operating a big data center, it's not easy to position VxRail or HCI solutions, but when you have a small customer managing many different components, it's easier to work only with one solution."
"The technical support is very helpful and answers questions whenever we have issues with the product."
"I have found the vSAN is highly flexible. The documentation is good and the interface of the solution is responsive and fast. The interface has everything you need to manage the solution, such as the VxRail and VMware integration. You can manage the hardware from within the VMware plasma pan."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"One main thing this product needs to work on is reporting."
"They require more media visibility."
"The Command Center, a free guest VM for management and monitoring, leaves something to be desired. It could have more accurate real-time information and better reporting visuals, which seem to be an afterthought."
"The interface of the management console of the StarWind Virtual SAN is complex, and it's difficult for the novice user to interact with the management having less knowledge or training in the product."
"Performance when in storage-separate configuration needs to be improved."
"We have, in rare cases, received conflicting guidance between different support folks within StarWind."
"I did not see any indication that StarWinds vSAN is a usable solution with non-GUI instances of Hyper-V."
"The only point they should improve is the amount of documentation available for the user, especially in the first preliminary phase in which we were testing the product on our own."
"Sangfor HCI has room for improvement in terms of integration. So, the integration with Sangfor HCI is not as extensive as in Nutanix."
"The solution could improve by including backup capabilities."
"Lacks network support."
"It can have more compatibility and new features. I would also like to see better performance. Some of the other HCI solutions already provide the SSD and flash storage and much higher Intel processors. Sangfor HCI can improve on that."
"Support may be an issue for customers in some industries. For example, financial institutions may require 24/7 support."
"Its virtual machine tools can be improved. These tools should be enhanced for use in other applications and operating systems, such as Linux."
"Sangfor HCI could be improved with certification and the right ecosystem for ISVs like Oracle and SAP."
"The documentation and support from the community are not as good or as mature as VMware or Hyper-V."
"Technically speaking, the vCenter and the administration of the integration of the vCenter could be improved."
"The price could be better. The backup mechanism could also be better. Some of our clients prefer to work with backup software from a different vendor. They don't do a built-in backup solution. It would be better if they had guidelines on proper sizing and the whole life cycle from the requirement collection. If there aren't any proper guidelines, how do I go to the customer and evaluate their existing infrastructure? How can you do appropriate sizing to migrate to a hyper-converged environment? I think this is a requirement because most of our clients are migrating to a hyper-converged environment. In the next release, they can improve absolutely anything you can think of to improve the product in general—for example, the clusters and backup software."
"The initial setup was not that easy, it was a medium difficulty level."
"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."
"The search feature isn't good."
"I would like to see integration with vCenter if possible."
"At present, VxRail is a hyperconverged state of the art product being installed in a legacy way. We need hyperconverged install teams."
"if we're looking at costs, Nutanix will win because it allows flexibility in the type of hardware you can use."
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Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure is ranked 9th in HCI with 28 reviews while VxRail is ranked 1st in HCI with 120 reviews. Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure is rated 8.0, while VxRail is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure writes "The solution offers straightforward setup, scalability, and manageability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VxRail writes "Offers a hassle-free, complete package, and is energy-efficient". Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure is most compared with VMware vSAN, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), HPE SimpliVity, HPE Hyper Converged and StorMagic SvSAN, whereas VxRail is most compared with VMware vSAN, Dell PowerFlex, HPE SimpliVity, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Veeam Backup & Replication. See our Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure vs. VxRail report.
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