Dell XC Appliance vs Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series comparison

Dell Technologies and Hitachi Vantara are both solutions in the HCI category. Dell Technologies is ranked #19 with an average rating of 9.0, while Hitachi Vantara is ranked #23. Dell Technologies holds a 0.3% mindshare in HCI, compared to Hitachi Vantara’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Hitachi Vantara users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

Dell XC Appliance and Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series compete in the hyper-converged infrastructure market. Dell has the advantage with customers preferring its pricing and support, while Hitachi stands out for its robust features.

Features: Dell XC Appliance offers seamless VMware integration, robust storage, and virtualization. Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series provides comprehensive automation, better analytics, and an advanced management suite, appealing to enterprises focused on workload optimization.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dell XC Appliance simplifies deployment with accessible customer service for quick implementation. Hitachi has a detailed deployment process with personalized support for complex infrastructures requiring more initial resources but offering tailored results.

Pricing and ROI: Dell XC Appliance is known for competitive setup costs and faster ROI, beneficial for budget-conscious businesses. Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series has a higher initial cost but potential for higher long-term ROI due to its advanced capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell XC Appliance

Ranking in HCI

19th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

8.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Ranking in HCI

23rd

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Dell XC Appliance is 0.3%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series is 0.4%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Works

Enables seamless integration with multiple software and outstanding AI tools

The main issue with the DirectVXL appliance is that it only supports a single orchestrator or hypervisor. If multi-hypervisor support is required and VMware does not provide it, then Dell's appliance won't support it. I find it overly reliant on VMware. In cases of company mergers involving different platforms, software that can handle a multi-hypervisor environment would facilitate quicker integration.

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Presales Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Storage Virtualization is the most mature in the market, but other brands have more features

An update to its technology would be good. The G Series has been around for more than five years and HDS seriously needs to ramp up, since the competition has better performance at a lower cost with better features and functionalities. For example, it needs redirect on write Snapshot, preconfigured storage tiering with better IOPS, built-in deduplication technology on hybrid disk, etc.

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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 solution's hardware is great."

"The most valuable features are the deduplication and the compression features."

"What I like the most is that it is easy to implement, easy deployment and that it's easy to manage."

"The most valuable feature is the low management overhead, and the lower skill set required to manage it."

"From a single screen, I can view VM details, performance, and hardware issues, such as power supply or fan malfunctions, along with RAM module problems."

"It's an extremely stable solution, and I highly recommend it."

"When we compare it to normal hardware servers, I'd say it is quite easy to configure and deploy."

"The solution's best feature is its simplicity. It's so simple to deploy it. You've got the VMware, and it's own appliance. It is really helpful. The system is online within half a day and saves so much time."

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"The replication technology can move data faster than EMC MirrorView and requires less bandwidth. The Storage Virtualization technology is the most mature in the market, outside of IBM’s Storwize (which has a lot of compatibility issues, and EMC’s very expensive VPLEX solution); and it works."

"This solution allowed us to move from using standalone systems to having all our data center management in one place."

"In our implementations, HDS Storage Virtualization has helped in migrating data with the least amount of downtime, compared to other storage technologies."

Cons

"In the next release, I would like to see support for Docker and containers."

"The solution's storage size could be improved."

"The main issue with the DirectVXL appliance is that it only supports a single orchestrator or hypervisor. If multi-hypervisor support is required and VMware does not provide it, then Dell's appliance won't support it."

"The cost of using the public cloud deployment is astronomical."

"Dell needs to do a lot of work to simplify the maintenance and life-cycle upgrades for the product."

"The main issue with the DirectVXL appliance is that it only supports a single orchestrator or hypervisor."

"There should be more provisioning capabilities within the solution."

"Currently, there is no support for the servers that are not in the cluster."

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"An update to its technology would be good. The G Series has been around for more than five years and HDS seriously needs to ramp up, since the competition has better performance at a lower cost with better features and functionalities. For example, it needs redirect on write Snapshot, preconfigured storage tiering with better IOPS, built-in deduplication technology on hybrid disk, etc."

"HDS reaches a ceiling depending on model. The G200 cannot transition to G400, the G400 can transition to G600 but cannot transition to G800, which is the top-end model."

"An area for improvement would be technical support. In the next release, I would like to see more features added to make this a more complete solution."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We received a good price from Dell."

"The pricing for Dell EMC solutions is quite expensive and not really made for small or medium-sized businesses."

"The pricing is good."

"The price point is very fair for a product in this category but can vary depending on the components selected within the family of products."

"The pricing is dependent on the technology and is in direct relation to the manufacturer and the components."

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Questions from the Community

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My advice for people who are selling this product is to first make sure that you educate the customers. The customer doesn't often know much about HCI and what the need to be using it for. If they ...

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Also Known As

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HDS Unified Compute Platform, Hitachi UCP, Hitachi UCP Select

Overview

XC Series hyper-converged appliances integrate Dell EMC 14th generation PowerEdge servers with Nutanix software to offer one of the industry’s most versatile and scalable hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) platforms. By supporting a choice of hypervisors, XC Series appliances can be deployed quickly for all virtualized workloads to reduce management complexity and total cost of ownership.

Dell Technologies

Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) is the company's product for converged infrastructure (CI), combining resources server, storage, networking, virtualization, and software management.

Hitachi Vantara

Sample Customers

Cardlytics, AEW Energie, Aubert, Zhongtong Information Service, Commune de Villepinte, Teikyo University Hospital

Asia Capital Reinsurance, RMZ, Cigniti Technologies, SPAR, Infosys

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