Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [EOL] vs Dell vSAN Ready Nodes comparison

"On the VDI side, because the storage is local to the HyperFlex, it was very easy and convenient. The performance is exceptional."

"The integration between the storage and the server applications is the most valuable feature of this solution. It cuts down on the necessity to buy a secondary storage system.. It saves money in the long-run."

"Easily facilitates remote work opportunities with storage and compute resources."

"The most valuable feature of Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is its performance."

"The feature that we are most interested in is the scalability. When needed, we are able to add more nodes and scale it up further."

"The solution is stable."

"The initial setup is easy."

"The speed, storage, and management are the most valuable features."

"The most valuable feature of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is the flexibility of the nodes. Additionally, if there are any critical issues they update us through emails. The issues are taken care of remotely on the system."

"They are heading in the right direction and moving to integrate everything with a hybrid cloud, and moving workloads back and forth."

"The product is useful for DR and other things."

"No concerns regarding the footprint in the data center."

"You don't have to spend much time evaluating the hardware. It can be deployed in a short time. The tool is also easy to upgrade."

"Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes is scalable"

"The most valuable feature is the set of user tools that are available."

"We find the initial implementation process simple and straightforward."

"We would like to move off the GUI."

"We'd like the product to offer better integration with other products."

"Some of our customers do not want to adopt the Cisco ACI solution. They want to manage Cisco HyperFlex by integrating it with their own management solution."

"Lacks some integration and documentation could be improved."

"The product does not have a cloud version...The product should be made more flexible in terms of integration capabilities."

"We would like to have the ability to not have to reboot while doing updates. Being able to work through updates with as minimal amount of impact to users."

"Deployment on-prem was quite difficult."

"Sometimes when there are multiple technologies involved in a support case, this is when there is a bit of a lag."

"The solution doesn't scale."

"Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes is a great hyper-converged system that is a perfect platform for supporting any kind of workload. The only workload that it's not designed to support is big data."

"Dell vSAN Ready Nodes must be flexible since it is complex in designing concepts. It needs to improve stability. The product should integrate with the public cloud."

"The power switch on the hardware is located in a poor location where it can accidentally be pushed. In an update, they should solve this issue so people do not push it accidentally to have their service go down. A possible solution is the switch should be inside."

"Dell vSAN Ready Nodes doesn't perform as well as IBM. There are significant limitations, especially with scalability and flexibility over time. For example, adding drives can be problematic if the specific drives aren't available with older nodes that are four or five years old. Unlike IBM, Dell vSAN Ready Nodes isn't as flexible and doesn't scale easily. Additionally, while present, features like deduplication and compression don't perform as efficiently as they do on IBM. Our experience shows that the tool isn't as robust or flexible as advertised."

"Compatibility with other hardware nodes needs to be improved."

"Currently, it's like a black box that only Dell technical support knows how to handle."

"The deployment is done by doing it one by one and could be simplified."

"Cisco is quite expensive, but not in the initial first buy."

"Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is a bit pricier compared to other brands in the market...There is a need to make additional payments towards the maintenance and support of the solution."

"The cost is expensive, but there is a chance to save money in the future."

"Here in Brazil... it is very expensive. It's very hard for almost all companies to buy even the small version of this solution."

"We are on an annual subscription and the price is fair."

"It's roughly $30,000 per Hyperflex license, so that would be about $60,000 a year."

"The licensing is perpetual and the only thing that you may need to pay for on a monthly basis is if you're going to use their cloud-based management features."

"We currently have a perpetual license, which is kind of unlimited, so we don't have the normal licensing cost, yet."

"The solution is more expensive than a traditional array. The prices are skyrocketing."

"Comparing the price of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes to other solutions it is not expensive."

"The price of the solution was reasonable."

"There is a problem, which is the lack of an integrated price structure."

"We have a four-year contract to use Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes."

"My company makes yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the solution. The solution is expensive."

"The tool's pricing is competitive compared to others. The tool's licensing is based on annual subscriptions."