Dell VPLEX vs NetApp BlueXP comparison

Dell Technologies and NetApp are both solutions in the Storage Management category. Dell Technologies is ranked #1 with an average rating of 7.3, while NetApp is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.4. Dell Technologies holds a 8.4% mindshare in SM, compared to NetApp’s 6.3% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

Dell VPLEX

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88% willing to recommend

NetApp BlueXP

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100% willing to recommend

Dell VPLEX

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Dell VPLEX and NetApp BlueXP based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Storage Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Dell VPLEX vs. NetApp BlueXP

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Categories and Ranking

Dell VPLEX

Ranking in Storage Management

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

NetApp BlueXP

Ranking in Storage Management

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the Storage Management category, the mindshare of Dell VPLEX is 8.4%, up from 7.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp BlueXP is 6.3%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Storage Management

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Sayed Zuber

Sr. Storage And Backup Engineer at OMNIdata Trading, Lda.

Feb 14, 2023

It's an excellent solution for data mobility and disaster recovery, but the CLI can be difficult for beginners

Dell VPLEX currently requires Flash Player to access the GUI. It would be better to have a web-based HTML management interface. The encryption could also be improved. When the host writes data, it goes from VPLEX back to the physical storage. The physical storage device will do encryption or use an algorithm called Data Address Encryption. If there are vulnerabilities between the host and the storage device, you can lose your data. I suggest encrypting the data before it is sent from the host to the storage. I would also recommend using the NVM protocol in VPLEX. It still has Flash Player and a local SATA disk built into the Flash Player. You need to Flash the disk to SAS and then SATA. The NVM protocol is better.

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Adrian Hall

Founder at Citrus Consulting

Nov 2, 2023

It simplifies management and helps us deal with our customers' classification issues

We use BlueXP to manage the data in our two data centers and on the cloud. The primary benefit is that it simplifies data management. We face a lot of classification issues with our customers. They need to classify data, but they don't know how to do it. We can help them do it using BlueXP…

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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

"The best feature of VPLEX storage is its ability to consolidate storage. It also provides the highest RPO and RTOs for replication technology. VPLEX enables application mobility."

"The capacity to migrate machines onto VPLEX is great — it's very clean. We can migrate machines and add arrays easily."

"Storage virtualization and geographic resilience for Metro Sans, plus a great performance improvement."

"Mobility enables us to carry out an internal migration of data."

"Its mirroring capabilities allow for data to be mirrored across two different data centers, so if one center were to crash or fail, the other center could take over and keep everything running smoothly."

"Dell's technical support is awesome. We received instant support from EMC as long as we had an active contract."

"The solution works well. It's very reliable."

"The most valuable feature is deduplication, as we have no duplication in the snapshots."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to view all our different systems in one place. That's the most important feature for us."

"It has improved our disaster recovery."

"NetApp BlueXP makes it easier to deliver products and manage inventory."

"The software interface can extract the data from the backend effectively."

"The primary benefit is that it simplifies data management. We face a lot of classification issues with our customers. They need to classify data, but they don't know how to do it. We can help them do it using BlueXP Datasense."

Cons

"The price is a problem with EMC due to the fact that it's more expensive than the other vendors."

"The initial setup is complex."

"Today, it needs a huge effort that is not acceptable during disaster recovery."

"I would like to have site-to-site replication capability for applications."

"With Dell VPLEX, there are some bugs with Broadcom."

"There can be delays in getting performance reports."

"VPLEX's engine-based architecture is complex, so the implementation is challenging and takes more time. It's also difficult to fix hardware issues. When an appliance fails, it takes Dell EMC a long time to fix it because spare parts are in short supply."

"Dell VPLEX should improve its integration and user interface and be easier to configure."

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"It's a very expensive product."

"The dashboard management could be improved."

"The VMware capabilities can be improved."

"The tool needs to make its licensing pages more user-friendly."

"Performance could be a little better. In my opinion, it's a bit slow. If you click on something, it takes a while for the data to load."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"VPLEX is a little bit expensive in my personal opinion."

"We struck a great deal with Dell EMC, so for us, VPLEX was not very expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

26%

Government

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

40%

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

10%

Real Estate/Law Firm

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell VPLEX?

Dell's technical support is awesome. We received instant support from EMC as long as we had an active contract.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell VPLEX?

This is an enterprise solution so licensing costs are generally on the higher side. There will be additional costs if you want to do a network cluster for business servers.

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What needs improvement with Dell VPLEX?

Dell VPLEX should improve its integration and user interface and be easier to configure. Any EMX product, be it PowerMax, VMAX, or DMAX, works based on the CLI. A person has to be very good at runn...

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What do you like most about NetApp BlueXP?

NetApp BlueXP makes it easier to deliver products and manage inventory.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp BlueXP?

The pricing is reasonable. I'd rate the affordability seven out of ten.

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What needs improvement with NetApp BlueXP?

The dashboard management could be improved.

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Also Known As

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NetApp Cloud Manager, NetApp OnCommand Cloud Manager

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Overview

Wth EMC VPLEX you can deploy next-generation virtualization architecture to enable simultaneous information access within, between, and across data centers, move applications, virtual machines, and data in and between data centers without impacting users and deliver application and data availability within the data center and over distance with full infrastructure utilization and zero downtime.

NetApp BlueXP brings storage and data services together in a unified control plane that will revolutionize your experience. An intuitive interface and powerful automation help decrease resource waste, complexity, and the risk of managing diverse environments. Operational simplicity, here you come.

BlueXP. Its short name belies its myriad capabilities. So, what is BlueXP, and what can it do for you? BlueXP:

Is a unified control plane delivering a simplified hybrid multicloud experience for storage and data services.
Helps you deploy, discover, manage, and optimize data and infrastructure with the simplicity of SaaS.
Combines visibility and manageability of storage instances, with data services like data protection, governance and compliance, mobility, and resource monitoring and optimization.
Enables multicloud operations via a unified control plane to eliminate fragmented and redundant toolsets, frameworks, lexicons, and competencies.

In short, BlueXP enables the evolved cloud you need to run your business your way.

Sample Customers

Kindred Healthcare, Regis Aged Care, WeBank SpA, Panduit, Munson Healthcare

RapidScale, Bank of Cyrus, Societe Generale, Denver Broncos

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