VMware vSAN Reviews, Competitors and Pricing

Roberto_Boclin

Information Technology Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Feb 24, 2021

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A storage virtualization software with a useful orchestration feature

Pros and Cons

"I like the orchestration feature."

"Integration could be better."

What is our primary use case?

We provide it for the government, big banks, and companies in Brazil.

What is most valuable?

I like the orchestration feature. The biggest problem with the hyper-convergence solutions is storage. This is because there's often a problem with the big size of the database. The other problem is how to use and balance VM in storage and CPU memory. When you use vSAN, you have a very good orchestration part. It's the main selling point of vSAN compared to other solutions.

What needs improvement?

Integration could be better. It should be easier to integrate vSAN with the dashboard you have, with Google, and the others. Better integration is very important because the customers need to put the solution inside their company. It's the same dashboard for AWS, the same dashboard on GCP. It's good to see this inside a dashboard. It's very important.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using VMware vSAN since 2015.

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Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

On a scale from one to ten, I would give VMware vSAN a nine.

What about the implementation team?

My company is a vSAN implementer.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price is okay.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

A good orchestration solution is SimpliVity. It's a very good choice because you don't have to dedicate much time. But vSAN is also very good. Dell's solution is very similar, but it's a complex tool.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Implementer

reviewer1747830

Professional Member at a tech company with 1-10 employees

Jan 10, 2022

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Beneficial multi-homing feature and straightforward installation

Pros and Cons

"I have found that the multi-homing feature is very valuable in VMware vSAN. It is an easy-to-use solution."

"I have used the VMware Replication but I can't get it to work properly. The process should be simplified."

What is most valuable?

I have found that the multi-homing feature is very valuable in VMware vSAN. It is an easy-to-use solution.

What needs improvement?

I have used the VMware Replication but I can't get it to work properly. The process should be simplified.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using VMware vSAN for a couple of years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

VMware vSAN is stable.

How are customer service and support?

I have not contacted support.

How was the initial setup?

The Initially setup is easy. We have only three or four hosts. However, I might need to use some more services. A larger environment requires more hosts.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I have been told that if I used VxRail it would be cheaper than the system we are using now with buying the products separately. The solution is expensive overall.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

In my company have some new consultant technicians who have more experience in the bigger setups. They suggest that I look at the VxRail solution.

We have been evaluating VMware Horizon and we are thinking about using it.

What other advice do I have?

I rate VMware vSAN an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.