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HPE Alletra dHCI vs HPE SimpliVity comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
1.0
HPE Alletra dHCI offers innovative features, effective data reduction, and a secure, scalable infrastructure with unified management for tangible returns.
Sentiment score
4.8
HPE SimpliVity offers varying ROI timelines, significant cost savings, reduced complexity, and easy VM expansion, reported by users.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.3
HPE Alletra dHCI's support is generally effective, though experiences vary with some delays and mixed onsite assistance.
Sentiment score
6.7
HPE SimpliVity is praised for responsive, knowledgeable support, despite minor issues with response times and documentation accessibility.
A response typically comes within half an hour to one hour.
IT Consultant at Autonubil System GmbH
They were always helpful and professional during the resolution of implementing and installation issues.
IT Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The technical support from the HPE side is excellent, and I give them 10 out of 10.
Senior Manager, Enterprise Technology Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I would rate technical support from HPE SimpliVity eight out of ten.
Presales engineer and consultant at Hybrid Tech
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
HPE Alletra dHCI is praised for flexible, user-friendly scalability, seamlessly integrating and scaling storage and compute independently.
Sentiment score
6.9
HPE SimpliVity offers easy scalability but may face limitations and flexibility issues in large enterprise environments.
Scalability is limited, particularly when adding new servers as the one-click installation procedure is not available for this.
IT Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It's important because it keeps the costs low for the customer and allows for quick implementations and easy extensions.
IT Consultant at Autonubil System GmbH
With HPE, customers can scale up the HPE SimpliVity solution anytime.
Senior Manager, Enterprise Technology Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
HPE SimpliVity is scalable, as it can be scaled in terms of addition of nodes.
Presales engineer and consultant at Hybrid Tech
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.6
HPE Alletra dHCI is highly reliable and efficient, with users praising its stability, uptime, and easy maintenance.
Sentiment score
8.5
HPE SimpliVity is highly stable and reliable, with most issues linked to external factors, earning high user ratings.
We might have encountered only two minor errors, such as a corrupt disk, but the system always runs and we have never had any downtime.
IT Consultant at Autonubil System GmbH
For stability, I would rate HPE Alletra dHCI a nine.
CTO & Presales Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
From HPE's side, it is stable, and customers find it easy to manage and easy to grow.
Senior Manager, Enterprise Technology Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Room For Improvement

HPE Alletra dHCI users seek improved compatibility, performance, integration, simplicity, and lower costs with enhanced AI features and better support.
HPE SimpliVity requires improved integration, faster updates, enhanced features, simplified interface, better support, and expanded cloud compatibility.
dHCI projects often require new servers, but flexibility in deployment options would be beneficial.
IT Consultant at Autonubil System GmbH
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 process.
IT Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The system is built and ready-made. It was already built before we received it, but overall, everything is clear and direct, and there is nothing complex.
IT Manager at a media company with 201-500 employees
In the future, if HPE integrates HPE SimpliVity with VM essential, that will be a great combination.
Senior Manager, Enterprise Technology Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Pricing could be an area for improvement, as there are many other options that are very cost-effective compared to HPE SimpliVity or converged solutions.
Presales engineer and consultant at Hybrid Tech
 

Setup Cost

HPE Alletra dHCI offers competitive long-term ROI with flexible licensing, ideal for medium to large businesses despite initial costs.
HPE SimpliVity offers cost-effective hyper-converged solutions with competitive pricing and lower total ownership costs compared to alternatives.
The price of HPE Alletra dHCI is considered expensive for small businesses.
IT Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The price is appropriate for the capabilities and features that the customers receive.
IT Consultant at Autonubil System GmbH
VMware is costing significantly more nowadays compared to other solutions in the market.
Presales engineer and consultant at Hybrid Tech
 

Valuable Features

HPE Alletra dHCI offers efficient, scalable storage with advanced features, predictive insights, and user-friendly management, ensuring cost-effective solutions.
HPE SimpliVity provides efficient data management with deduplication, backup, and recovery, enhancing performance and reducing complexity and costs.
Data protection is very good, offering features such as virtual lock for snapshots, multi-factor authentication, and encryption for volumes.
IT Consultant at Autonubil System GmbH
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 easily.
IT Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Overall, the main benefit HPE Alletra dHCI provides to my company is to save time.
CTO & Presales Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The greatest benefit is that customers don't need multiple hardware solutions from other vendors. Virtualization comes in a single box.
Senior Manager, Enterprise Technology Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The data efficiency capabilities in HPE SimpliVity are impressive, as it is capable of storing data in its converged infrastructure with good resiliency and future expandability.
Presales engineer and consultant at Hybrid Tech
 

Categories and Ranking

HPE Alletra dHCI
Ranking in HCI
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE SimpliVity
Ranking in HCI
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
155
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the HCI category, the mindshare of HPE Alletra dHCI is 3.6%, down from 4.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE SimpliVity is 7.2%, down from 9.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
HCI Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
HPE SimpliVity7.2%
HPE Alletra dHCI3.6%
Other89.2%
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

Mohamed-Mousa - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a media company with 201-500 employees
Modern infrastructure has supported critical business services and delivers strong data protection
To be honest, I did not make any changes in Nimble, and the same applies to StoreOnce. The system is built and ready-made. It was already built before we received it, but overall, everything is clear and direct, and there is nothing complex, so I do not need to do a deep dive in the system to resolve or change anything. I do not use HPE Nimble Storage HPE Alletra dHCI intelligent automation. I do not use intelligent data services in managing my data infrastructure. I have not actually used additional functionality for Nimble Storage HPE Alletra dHCI right now, but I think this feature is very useful, especially AI. AI is involved in any software now, and I do not use it in my system, but I think it's very useful.
Mohammed Lokman Hossen - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager, Enterprise Technology Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Has integrated solutions and rapid recovery made management smoother and more reliable
There is the latest update from HPE regarding HPE SimpliVity. For virtualization, HPE has to depend on other manufacturers, OEMs such as VMware or Hyper-V. Recently, HPE declared the VM essential virtualization solution. In the future, if HPE integrates HPE SimpliVity with VM essential, that will be a great combination. Functionality-wise, I am totally satisfied with HPE SimpliVity, but for improvement, if HPE integrates its own virtualization solution, this combination and integration will be beneficial because this integration can be configured with the cloud-based system. A VM can be uploaded to the cloud from this, which will be advantageous for backup to other sites.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business25
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business67
Midsize Enterprise49
Large Enterprise80
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Nimble Storage dHCI?
Pricing is rated at six, which is normal. The price is appropriate for the capabilities and features that the customers receive.
What needs improvement with HPE Nimble Storage dHCI?
I would like the HPE Alletra dHCI to provide options to install products separately. When extending or when servers are already present, normal Alletra systems are more suitable. dHCI projects ofte...
What is your primary use case for HPE Nimble Storage dHCI?
Our customers' usual use cases for HPE Alletra dHCI ( /products/hpe-alletra-dhci-reviews ) are the same as with the Nimble ( /products/nimble-32125-reviews ) systems: virtualization, storage for bu...
How does HPE Simplivity compare with VMware vSAN?
HPE SimpliVity is a hyper-converged infrastructure solution that is primarily geared to mid-sized companies. We researched VMware vSAN but found HPE was a better option for us. HPE SimpliVity has ...
What do you like most about HPE SimpliVity?
The solution's technical support is good.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE SimpliVity?
Standalone HPE SimpliVity is more expensive than other OEMs and solutions. Regarding the software side, VMware is costing significantly more nowadays compared to other solutions in the market. The ...
 

Also Known As

HPE Nimble Storage dHCI
SimpliVity, HPE HCI
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Information Not Available
Red Bull Racing, Mandarin Oriental, Brigham Young University, UCLA, Merlin Entertainments, Sasa Cosmetics, Travelport, St. John’s Riverside Hospital, Princess House
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