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Dell PowerFlex vs HPE Hyper Converged comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerFlex
Ranking in HCI
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE Hyper Converged
Ranking in HCI
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Dell PowerFlex is 13.3%, up from 7.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Hyper Converged is 2.9%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Ayodeji  Oyewole - PeerSpot reviewer
A hyper-converged infrastructure that is like a mini data center of its own
There are two categories, namely, the appliances and the racks. The partners are able to set up the Dell PowerFlex appliances, but not fully. The partners are able to physically set up the appliances, while the OEM will set them up logically. The PowerFlex racks are fully set up by the OEM, both physically and logically. The solution's initial setup is not pretty straightforward in emerging markets at the moment.
Ray Baruwa - PeerSpot reviewer
Advantageous from a sustainability perspective since the networking, storage, and compute are all located within one unit
Hyperconverged is used in an environment where the footprint in the data center is restricted. It is advantageous from a sustainability perspective since the networking, storage, and compute are all located within one unit The most beneficial feature is the life cycle management. I haven't had…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The support is highly responsive."
"We've had no issues with scaling the solution."
"The solution is quite stable."
"The resiliency and data protection are the most valuable features."
"Dell PowerFlex is a highly scalable solution."
"It is easy to use for management and operations teams because the tools are in one place."
"Saves us a lot of space in the data center."
"PowerFlex offers us more IOPS, improving the application performance. It also helps us reduce our storage and eliminate redundancy. The primary thing is that we work 24/7, so we shouldn't have operational issues."
"The product enables me to use any software or database."
"The most valuable features are resiliency and data protection."
"It provides unmatched performance, productivity and reliability."
"There are multiple advantages. Typically, being an all-flash storage, which is available through either SimpliVity or dHCI, the performance is much better because the IOPS goes high, so it's more powerful in terms of performance. Secondly, if I'm talking of SimpliVity Hyper Convergence solution from HPE, unlike the competition, even if three hard drives fail, you are still running the solution."
"One of the solution's strong points is the deduplication capabilities of SimpliVity."
"Reasonably priced and easy to manage for small to medium size companies that don't have an IT department."
"The solution has many good features."
"The most beneficial feature is the life cycle management."
 

Cons

"We are still hoping for better ways to incorporate AI. We have to extend third-party access to PowerFlex by calling the API. It would be easier if the product had built-in AI integration. If PowerFlex can contribute more to AI, it would be more useful."
"The tool needs to improve its storage. It should also make migration to the cloud easier."
"The initial deployment was complicated and required a lot of data nodes, IPs, internal vLANs, data vLANs, and many other things."
"They need to work on improving the overhead for protecting the data."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly interface."
"The installation is complex."
"The solution must be more flexible."
"We've had some issues around the licensing."
"I would like to see a more intuitive, user-friendly UI."
"The solution would be better served if it integrated with other solutions better."
"The solution's pricing for the hardware and support could be reduced."
"The product must provide more storage capability."
"In my country, the biggest issue is probably pricing."
"The solution needs to add a module or plugin of vCenter for clear monitoring and insights."
"If the solution could further compress the data, it would use less storage."
"The solution can be improved on the management side. More management features should be added to future releases."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have a good contact in Dell and he prepared all the information and provided everything to us."
"The cost of this solution is fair."
"The price could be improved."
"The solution's price is medium."
"The product is expensive."
"The pricing for this solution is good."
"The solution's pricing could be much cheaper and affordable."
"The solution is expensive and I give the cost a two out of ten."
"The product's pricing is very competitive because HPE provides a buyback policy to users...Users can make either monthly or yearly payments towards the licensing cause of the solution."
"The solutions cost us a lot."
"It could be cheaper, everything could be cheaper."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
"It is a cost-effective solution."
"There are costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"If I'm comparing with Dell, HPE Hyper Converged is definitely cheaper in my experience."
"It is an expensive solution, however. If they could adjust the pricing, that would be helpful."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What are the major differences between VxRail and Dell EMC PowerFlex?
VxRail vs. Dell EMC PowerFlex VxRail provides stable solutions for technical problems while at the same time not being too expensive for a company to invest in. Even if the user is working with a l...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell EMC PowerFlex?
From my perspective, pricing is expensive. If they can reduce the pricing or offer more customer incentives, it would attract more users.
What do you like most about HPE Hyper Converged?
The solution's most valuable features are scalability, easy migration, easy recovery, and flexible backup possibilities.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Hyper Converged?
The pricing is competitive. Initially, I misunderstood and rated it as higher, but on a scale of one to ten where one is cheap, I would rate it as a four.
What needs improvement with HPE Hyper Converged?
I haven't had issues personally. I've heard from other people that maybe there could be some improvements around technical support.
 

Also Known As

VxFlex, VxRack FLEX, PowerFlex
HPE Hyper Converged 380, HPE Hyper Converged 250, HPE Hyper Converged 250 for Microsoft CPS
 

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Sample Customers

Canopy, 8x8Inc., Atos, Canadian Pacific, City of Denton, CenturyLink, BNP Paribas, Asyaport, EDF, CSC, Fox Sports, Insight, Hunter, KPIT, Paetec, Rosetta Stone, Sonda, Xerox
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