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Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series vs VMware vSAN comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Hitachi Unified Compute Pla...
Ranking in HCI
23rd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware vSAN
Ranking in HCI
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
230
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 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 VMware vSAN is 15.6%, down from 18.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

it_user583272 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Yves Sandfort - PeerSpot reviewer
Gives us a lot of advantages when we need to expand resources
Stability can be improved. Adding all these new features is nice, but we are now at the level where most of the features you need in production are there. The stability is not from a day-to-day operations perspective, but more from a supportability perspective, because currently some of the support scenarios require you to completely evacuate hosts or the complete cluster. That sometimes can be a stretch. This would clearly be an improvement if the support teams were given additional tools to make that easier. Upgradability could be a bit easier sometimes. We are now where vSAN can be updated without ESXi, but there is still enough dependency. So that would be good if that actually would be uncoupled even more. Dashboards are there, and we use vROps as well. So, we have all the beauty of capacity planning and everything over there. That's not really something where we need a lot of other things.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"This solution allowed us to move from using standalone systems to having all our data center management in one place."
"The solutions best feature is that it is easy to use."
"This solution has a dashboard that you can log into and control if you need too while the VM is getting created."
"The feature we have found most valuable is the compatibility of VMware products with VCF and VMware Cloud Foundation."
"I have found that the multi-homing feature is very valuable in VMware vSAN. It is an easy-to-use solution."
"The valuable features of vSAN are that you can get it up and running quickly, you get redundancy built-in, and it's pretty much the perfect solution for a cluster."
"vSAN that has been most effective in streamlining storage operations. For data recovery alerts, it uses tools like snapshots and vMotion."
"The most important thing is the simplicity of the product. It is a well-established product with good stability."
"The ease of use is great."
 

Cons

"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."
"The platform’s pricing needs improvement. Additionally, there should be an appliance module included in it."
"Maybe incorporation of automation to build clusters in a more automated way would be beneficial."
"The customer service is good but there is a cost for it. It does not come free."
"Some intelligence can be added to the newest version to provide more flexibility between storage tiers."
"The technical support, it's not satisfactory. Whenever we raise a ticket it takes a lot of time to have an engineer get involved sometimes, or we receive a less experienced engineer. We then have to repeat the situation to the next engineer which all takes time."
"The price for the hard drive, for vSAN, is very expensive."
"The vSan product uses a software system called Vsphere to monitor the system. It is sometimes difficult to manage the PCs within the systems."
"Pricing is something of a concern."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is an expensive solution. There should be more flexible with licensing to allow small businesses the essentials of the solution's features."
"The product's price has been increasing lately...VMware vSAN is expensive."
"Enterprise customers can customize their licenses according to their own needs and budget."
"VMware vSAN is an expensive platform. We purchase its yearly license."
"Its reasonable, compare with other storage vendors"
"With vSAN, we didn't find the market that competitive."
"We pay a yearly licensing fee."
"I feel the pricing to be reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
20%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Pharma/Biotech Company
10%
University
8%
Educational Organization
53%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Also Known As

HDS Unified Compute Platform, Hitachi UCP, Hitachi UCP Select
vSAN
 

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Sample Customers

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