We performed a comparison between Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series 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 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."
"The installation of StarWind Virtual SAN was pretty easy, and the configuration was done in no time."
"The fact that the solution is vendor-agnostic allows it to be used with any virtualization vendor while remaining a powerful abstraction over storage."
"The most important feature is the ability to experience the loss of one node or one storage device, and not lose the entire cluster."
"Support keeps track of alerts of the system and verifies with us if we need help to fix any issues. They have great and quick technical support."
"The product only requires two VMWare ESXi host servers versus three host servers for VMware's comparable solution."
"It has given the company an almost zero possibility of downtime."
"One of the most valuable features is the way it sets up the virtual SAN, because we don't have to buy a separate appliance for storage. It uses the existing storage on the servers, which is definitely a cost savings for us."
"Performance-wise, everything is good. So far, we haven't had any issues. There has been no downtime at all."
"The automation is a valuable feature, it's interesting."
"Easily facilitates remote work opportunities with storage and compute resources."
"The most valuable feature was the backup - it was easy to back up. It was also very easy to administrate and manage the system; much easier and faster. Finally, it was easy to extend the disk capacities."
"I love the Cisco design, the visual interface to manage and use the platform."
"The scalability of the product is quite good overall - as long as you plan correctly from the outset."
"The product is stable. No one complains about the stability, which is fabulous."
"By configuring networks, we are saving power."
"The product provides a single management console for managing everything."
"Sangfor has many solutions, and you can easily manage their machine servers with just one management. They're always striving for greatness, and they continuously update their products. For example, they have now built endpoint security within the firewall. They are continuously improving not only the security but also all other products."
"Their GUI interface is a bit easier than VMware's."
"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 Continuous Data Protection (CDP) feature is one of the good features."
"It is a smart solution for virtualization"
"Sangfor is user-friendly and simple to upgrade."
"We find the topology feature of Sangfor HCI particularly valuable."
"I would like additional documentation regarding possible networking configurations with 10GbE switching."
"The main thing I would like to see improved is the level of documentation."
"While it is possible to implement disk encryption in StarWind using Windows Bitlocker, such a solution can be a little tricky to manage."
"The logs can also become very noisy when there is an issue, which is very infrequent."
"One main thing this product needs to work on is reporting."
"I would like to see more advanced free versions."
"The console is something that I believe could be enhanced."
"It would be great to have more automated tooling around managing the iSCSI connections in Windows"
"The initial setup could be faster, due to the prerequisites."
"Cisco's technical support originally was outstanding, but it has declined over the last 12 months. I've heard they're trying to do better, but I haven't been overly impressed with their support recently for HyperFlex."
"We'd like the product to offer better integration with other products."
"I would like a lighter product; something which can be carried by a mere human. The typical size still looks like a stack of data center-sized servers, which is typically fine, but not so good if you want to carry it around."
"You have to get the same servers with the same storage; they need to be identical. However, in vSAN or in VMware we don't have to do that. We can just add storage and manage it in the same server."
"Cisco is a bit more challenging in terms of deployment. The admin must be knowledgeable in order to complete the task. Without that knowledge, it will be difficult to complete."
"The additional feature I would like to see included in the next release of this solution is more security. We want to add more data servers to all the hosts all over the world. We have 140 hosts that connect to one data center in Manila."
"I would like to see them expand onto the cloud."
"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."
"I would want the product to include Continuous Data Protection (CDP) which can help to easily retrieve the data."
"Sangfor HCI could be improved with certification and the right ecosystem for ISVs like Oracle and SAP."
"The cost must be improved."
"As far as I know, no hyper-convergence solution includes security, so you have to buy security from another brand. For example, you buy SimpliVity or Nutanix. They don't really have a security solution inside the product. It would be good if there is a security solution inside this solution so that it is not only for the virtualization of CPU, RAM, disk, and network but also for security."
"Sangfor’s hypervisor is not mature enough to handle all the flavors related to industrial needs."
"Lacks network support."
"Sangfor HCI has room for improvement in terms of integration. So, the integration with Sangfor HCI is not as extensive as in Nutanix."
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Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is ranked 8th in HCI with 90 reviews while Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure is ranked 9th in HCI with 28 reviews. Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is rated 8.0, while Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series writes "A fast and easy deployment that allows secure access to our medical applications ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure writes "The solution offers straightforward setup, scalability, and manageability". Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is most compared with VMware vSAN, VxRail, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), Dell PowerFlex and Rubrik, whereas Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure is most compared with VMware vSAN, VxRail, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), HPE SimpliVity and Red Hat Hyperconverged Infrastructure. See our Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series vs. Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure report.
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