Dell PowerEdge VRTX vs Pivot3 comparison

The compared Dell Technologies and Pivot3 solutions aren't in the same category. Dell Technologies is ranked #1 in CI , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 22.1% mindshare in the category. Pivot3 is ranked #26 in HCI , and holds a 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Pivot3 users who would recommend it.

Dell PowerEdge VRTX

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88% willing to recommend

Pivot3

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerEdge VRTX

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Converged Infrastructure (1st)

Pivot3

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

HCI (26th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Storage Solutions solutions, they serve different purposes. Dell PowerEdge VRTX is designed for Converged Infrastructure and holds a mindshare of 22.1%, up 20.5% compared to last year.
Pivot3, on the other hand, focuses on HCI, holds 0.2% mindshare, down 0.2% since last year.

Converged Infrastructure

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Lakshmanan A

IT Manager at Heat and Control

Jan 20, 2023

A very good online UI and fit for lower budgets but nodes don't sync with the server

Our company uses the solution for 15 mediums with virtual machines. The online UI is very good in comparison to others. The nodes should be synced with the server so that the solution can be used from the cloud when any or all nodes are down. I have been using the solution for five years.…

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Jason Wheeler

Client Support Engineer at Defense Department of the United States

Jul 25, 2018

One feature we found useful was the product's complete ability to integrate with vCenter

The primary use case was for a persistent VDI solution using vSphere as the hypervisor software and using Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop as the provisioning software in an enterprise Windows server domain infrastructure It greatly streamlined the time it took to scale out the enterprise and it…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Dell PowerEdge VRTX's most valuable feature is its reliability. It offers a good experience for my IT teams."

"We started off with a base because we started our infrastructure with Dell and we always propose or prefer Dell which is easier to manage the warranty than with different vendors."

"While I cannot say Dell is better than HP or IBM, Dell has a strong presence here in Qatar. We can recommend Dell because of that strategic factor."

"The security is very good on the solution."

"With Dell PowerEdge VRTX, there are fewer points, and it is easier to troubleshoot and find your way around it."

"The most valuable feature is the combined management in one box."

"The online UA is very good in comparison to others."

"It's a good solution when you don't need a lot of IT."

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"The most valuable feature is the ease of implementation."

"The most valuable feature is the visual encoding."

"One feature we found useful was the product's complete ability to integrate with vCenter."

Cons

"Management of storage and networking is web-based, slow, and difficult."

"The nodes should be synced with the server so that the solution can be used from the cloud when any or all nodes are down."

"VRTX is a bit simplified to the extent that it is a mainstream type of solution for small businesses. If a company needs a more complex solution or something that is a time saver or has more power or scalability, it is probably not the best solution. However, when a company grows and its needs grow, this type of environment can be definitely migrated towards a lab environment or pre-prod testing, not necessarily production. It can still have a second life for the other types of use."

"The storage can be improved."

"The scalability could be better."

"We've had general issues related to the solution being difficult."

"I'd like to be able to increase capacity."

"The problem is with our configuration. We know we can use PowerEdge for hyper-convergence if we have PowerEdge and configure vSAN. We will be able to achieve what VxRail is being able to provide, but we need to migrate it to a new infrastructure instead of changing our existing. It will be much more difficult for us."

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"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"

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is less expensive than competitors."

"The tool's pricing is fine."

"On the scale of pricing, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I would rate it as a three. I am familiar with the overall cost, which involves licenses from Dell and VMware, among others, making it a combination of various license types."

"The solution price of Dell PowerEdge VRTX could be reduced. However, when comparing the price of Dell PowerEdge VRTX to other solutions, such as HP and Lenovo, it was the best price for what they offer."

"This product is more reasonably-priced than similar solutions by HPE."

"Fully configured, it costs about $50,000 or $55,000. I did purchase a used one or refurbished one. I have been very happy with it so far. Even if it is an older unit, it doesn't look like its age, and I would say it has been a great choice so far for me. Obviously, I would have thought twice if I had to pay for a brand new one because it is still an older technology with the risk of being discontinued. I talked to Dell, and they're still selling it, but they're not promoting it. They're promoting another line of products right now for hyper-converged, which are much more expensive."

"We are renewing the support and we are purchasing the license for the software."

"We bought a license for seven years."

"Our fees are approximately $100,000 yearly."

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Manufacturing Company

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Government

12%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell PowerEdge VRTX?

The system is very intuitive.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerEdge VRTX?

The tool's pricing is fine.

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What needs improvement with Dell PowerEdge VRTX?

The support must be improved.

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Pivot3

Overview

PowerEdge VRTX modular infrastructure platform integrates servers, storage, networking and management together in a single compact chassis.

Pivot3 improves the simplicity and economics of the enterprise data-center with industry-leading hyper-converged infrastructure technology. By combining storage, compute, networking and virtualization on commodity hardware, Pivot3 provides software-defined platforms that let IT run multiple, mixed application workloads on a single infrastructure while guaranteeing performance to the applications that matter most. Pivot3’s agile infrastructure solutions extend performance, scale and efficiency across more of the data-center so customers can keep pace with the demands of modern business.

Sample Customers

University of Dundee, GE Healthcare Japan

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