HPE Alletra dHCI vs Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series comparison

Hitachi Vantara and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the HCI category. Hitachi Vantara is ranked #24, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #10 with an average rating of 7.9. Hitachi Vantara holds a 0.4% mindshare in HCI, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 4.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Hitachi Vantara users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series and HPE Alletra dHCI compete in the IT infrastructure market. Hitachi is favored for its cost-effectiveness and customer support, while HPE stands out for its extensive features, making it worth the potential extra cost.

Features: Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series is known for its flexibility, scalability, and advanced data management capabilities, allowing seamless integration into diverse environments. HPE Alletra dHCI features simplicity, automated data services, and efficient resource allocation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Hitachi offers a straightforward deployment model with strong customer support, facilitating quick adaptation. HPE Alletra dHCI provides an automated deployment process, making setup faster and offering ease of configuration with reduced setup complexity.

Pricing and ROI: Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series presents competitive setup costs, offering significant ROI through its cost-effectiveness over time. HPE Alletra dHCI, though potentially higher in upfront costs, offers high ROI through operational efficiency and resource optimization.

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HPE Alletra dHCI vs. Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series

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Categories and Ranking

Hitachi Unified Compute Pla...

Ranking in HCI

24th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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HPE Alletra dHCI

Ranking in HCI

10th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

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Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series is 0.4%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Alletra dHCI is 4.4%, up from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Antonin Pavlik

IT Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Effortless upgrades with one-click feature while new server deployment needs a smoother process

I have a data center, and all the servers are connected to HPE Alletra dHCI. I use it for data management with VMware running on the servers The most valuable feature of HPE Alletra dHCI is the one-click upgrade function, which allows all drivers and services to be downloaded to all servers…

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Pros

"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."

"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."

"The nice thing about it is that it truly integrates with the cloud, so I can move my volumes bi-directionally in and out of the cloud."

"The solution is easy to use."

"So far, the solution's performance is very good."

"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI's user interface is very easy to work with."

"The product has cut down a lot of service tickets. Earlier, people complained about slowness."

"It is easier to manage compared to the other vendors."

"We have this feature in Nimble dHCI, wherein we can upgrade individual components in the infrastructure."

"Nimble Storage is a capable platform with high availability."

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Cons

"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."

"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 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."

"Nimble Storage's integration with the management software could be better."

"Cost-wise, this solution is slightly more expensive than other hyperconverged solutions."

"The deployment of a new server could be improved."

"I can tier my data in different storage on the cloud, but I cannot tier the data with HPE Alletra dHCI."

"This year 2022, we have the possibility to include new kinds of storage with a high disk availability, such as Alletra 6000 and Alletra 9000. Those are the new storage available. If we would like to improve the quality and the capability and the high availability of these products, we can choose between different costs. This is another benefit from this HPE Nimble Storage dHCI solution of hyper-converged."

"The performance of HPE Nimble Storage dHCI could improve. Other solutions, such as Cisco, are better."

"Software upgrade is still more complicated than the competitors, so that's an area of improvement."

"The initial setup is a little bit complicated."

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"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is much cheaper than the competition and has value proposition. Customers can see an ROI in three months. There are no additional costs, and VMware licenses can be reutilized."

"The customers have found the solution to be expensive. However, when compared to the competition the price is reasonable."

"I think it's priced right and it's extremely intelligent."

"The cost of the licensing is reasonable."

"The product licensing costs vary depending on whether VMware or other solutions are used."

"The product is costly."

"I would rate the licensing model a three out of ten, where one is extremely expensive, and ten is cheap."

"The prices are very high."

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What do you like most about HPE Nimble Storage dHCI?

The solution is easy to use.

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The price of HPE Alletra dHCI is considered expensive for small businesses, however, it is suitable for medium to large companies.

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What needs improvement with HPE Nimble Storage dHCI?

The deployment of a new server could be improved. I would like to add servers to the existing stack more easily, and there should be a function to reinstall servers with a one-click installation pr...

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Also Known As

HDS Unified Compute Platform, Hitachi UCP, Hitachi UCP Select

HPE Nimble Storage dHCI

Overview

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

HPE Alletra dHCI, a data storage solution from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), offers Disaggregated Hyperconverged Infrastructure (dHCI), separating storage from compute resources for independent scaling and management. Utilizing HPE Nimble Storage technology, known for AI-driven optimization, it ensures high performance and management efficiency. With scalability and agility, users can effortlessly expand storage or processing power as data requirements evolve. Additionally, boasting rapid deployment in under 15 minutes and a claimed 99.9999% data availability, HPE Alletra dHCI promises robust and reliable storage solutions.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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

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