We performed a comparison between Pivot3 and VxRail based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Nutanix, VMware and others in HCI."The product gave us a cost-effective way to deploy a highly available server environment."
"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."
"We like their high availability. It reduces the downtime for our entire organization's environment."
"It has a nice, simple control panel. You can clearly see the state and health of storage along with the synchronization."
"The most important feature is the ability to experience the loss of one node or one storage device, and not lose the entire cluster."
"The ProActive support gives me peace of mind because I am a one man shop, but with the technical support behind me, I feel like more than just one person. We spent two to three hours, depending on what we have to do, always on the phone, and they do not push to end the call."
"The most valuable feature is the reliable storage replication, which enables me to create a robust infrastructure to run our business."
"StarWind Virtual SAN is a very mature software that supersedes its capabilities with my use cases."
"One feature we found useful was the product's complete ability to integrate with vCenter."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of implementation."
"The most valuable feature is the visual encoding."
"This is a good solution for medium-sized installations especially when it will be coupled with VMware."
"The support has been excellent, especially if you compare it to IBM."
"This is a good solution if you want to deploy an ACI Environment but don't have all the necessary resources."
"We enjoy the ease of management since all of the resources are located on one box — one single point of support."
"Updating the product has been very easy."
"First and foremost, I would advise people to purchase this solution mainly for the simplicity of the system. And it's all managed in one place, which is nice compared to Nutanix where you had to administrate multiple places. And, the support now is so good."
"This solution optimizes our clients' resources."
"The most valuable feature is the fact that the storage is integrated with the VxRail so I don't have to go in between systems when I have to monitor my storage."
"StarWind Virtual SAN architecture is slightly complex and requires the team to carefully identify and study how the solution integrates with VMware vSphere."
"The initial setup got a little confusing at a few points with differences between the VMware version in documentation vs the latest, etc."
"The configuration can a bit cumbersome."
"I would like to see some additional, and possibly clearer, implementation videos with some slower and possibly more detailed descriptions of what the various steps of implementation are for someone who is unfamiliar with high availability and failover clustering in Windows."
"The documentation could be a little more concise, but, for the most part, it just works."
"While we had little to no issues in setting up StarWind and received excellent support from the StarWind technicians, we would have appreciated a clearer guideline for a setup with the free version of StarWind Management Console or, in other words - for the setup with the PowerShell."
"I think the setup could be streamlined a bit."
"Though I have learned some of the nuances with the upgrading of firmware/windows/etc., it would be nice to have a more efficient method of doing so."
"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"
"The initial setup between the different Dell departments is fragmented. The engineers who come to rack/stack and do the initial config should be trained on all the areas and work with the different Dell departments whilst they are onsite to give a smoother install and better experience for customer."
"My main issue so far is that the installation created a default datacenter name of "Marvin" and it cannot be changed."
"At present, VxRail is a hyperconverged state of the art product being installed in a legacy way. We need hyperconverged install teams."
"Integration could be improved."
"We spend around six months waiting for a confirmation and firmware upgrade to confirm this step."
"The only issue which is every now and again is that when you log in it will tell you that there's an issue with VxRail when there actually isn't. All that's required is a refresh or reload. The solution itself works but you may get some bad reports every now and again. Probably once every couple of months; there is no effect to the solution's capabilities."
"if we're looking at costs, Nutanix will win because it allows flexibility in the type of hardware you can use."
"The product has high pricing. This particular area needs improvement."
Earn 20 points
Pivot3 is ranked 26th in HCI while VxRail is ranked 1st in HCI with 115 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 Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series.
See our list of best HCI vendors.
We monitor all HCI reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.
