HPE Alletra dHCI vs Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Lenovo are both solutions in the HCI category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.3, while Lenovo is ranked #24. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 3.6% mindshare in HCI, compared to Lenovo’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Lenovo users who would recommend it.

HPE Alletra dHCI

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HPE Alletra dHCI

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

HPE Alletra dHCI and Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series compete in the software-defined infrastructure category. HPE Alletra dHCI seems to have the upper hand with its streamlined management and integration capabilities, while Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series stands out through scalable architecture and comprehensive support.

Features: HPE Alletra dHCI focuses on simplicity with integrated AI and storage solutions that enhance automated operations and provide real-time insights. Its streamlined management improves efficiency for IT teams. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series prioritizes scalability with integrated networking and security features, offering comprehensive data protection and flexible infrastructure. Its architecture supports long-term growth, adapting to evolving business needs.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: HPE Alletra dHCI offers a simplified deployment process with excellent customer support for seamless integration. Its ease of use assists businesses in smooth operations. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series offers fast deployment with pre-configured nodes and extensive customer service, enhancing adaptability for diverse needs with its flexible architecture.

Pricing and ROI: HPE Alletra dHCI presents a compelling ROI through efficient operation and competitive pricing, attracting budget-conscious implementations. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series involves a premium setup cost but delivers value via its robust features, offering substantial advantages for organizations focusing on long-term scalability and investment.

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HPE Alletra dHCI vs. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

HPE Alletra dHCI

Ranking in HCI

9th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series

Ranking in HCI

24th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

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 Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series is 1.5%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

HCI Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
HPE Alletra dHCI	3.6%
Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series	1.5%
Other	94.9%

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Mohamed-Mousa

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.

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Adeel Hashmi

IT Technical Advisor at a construction company with 501-1,000 employees

With an easy deployment phase, the tool offers good scalability and stability

Suppose you don't compare Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series with the newest features available in the other variants of the product, then everything is pretty standard, so I cannot pinpoint any areas of issue in particular. With Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series, the firmware from VMware or Nutanix takes time to be made available compared to other products that we use in our company's IT environment. If you want to go to a certain version of VMware and check what Nutanix offers, you see that both the offerings don't go hand in hand, and you have to wait for a quarter or two quarters until you see the same versions of both being made available for the other products, like Dell or HPE. There is a delay in the availability of similar versions of firmware from both the products, which are VMware and Nutanix for Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series, due to the delayed releases from both products, maybe by a quarter or so. The aforementioned area can be considered for improvement in a solution. In future releases of the product, I may want some improvements to be made in the products from Nutanix and VMware.

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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

"HPE Alletra dHCI is very comfortable with high performance and quick installation."

"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."

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

"HPE's InfoSight software, which does the comparative analysis and artificial intelligence built-in in the box, and with Nimble they do well against the competition. Additionally, the dashboards are good."

"Very good in-line compression."

"The technical support services are good."

"Nimble DHCI is really user friendly and not complex"

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

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"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the product's deployment phase is pretty easy."

"The most valuable features of the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series are the ease of use and simple configuration."

"The initial setup is simple. We were able to deliver the hyper-convergence solution in a very good time."

Cons

"They should improve just the support."

"I'm not sure if there are features lacking."

"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI only works with a hypervisor like VMware. There are plenty of other hypervisors that HP doesn't support. This is an area for improvement."

"The solution could improve by providing better file-level restoration and DVX system options."

"They could expand product support to Microsoft Hyper-V and Red Hat Linux platforms."

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

"The initial setup is a little bit complicated."

"Companies in small countries face problems with spare parts."

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"Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series could improve by having better integration with the solutions from VMware and vCenter"

"Here in Nigeria, the only challenge that we have, which I think is also experienced globally is the delay in bringing in the spare parts. This is a challenge facing our country, such as the Forex market. However, this is beyond the control of Lenovo themselves."

"There is a delay in the availability of similar versions of firmware from both the products, which are VMware and Nutanix for Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series, due to the delayed releases from both products, maybe by a quarter or so."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"With the features that HPE Nimble Storage dHCI provides, I cannot say its pricing is more."

"The prices are very high."

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

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

"The price of HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is expensive."

"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 product is costly."

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

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"Price-wise, it is a pretty good product. The product's price was one of the main criteria that made my company choose it over the other products in the market."

"When comparing this solution to other OEM solutions it is relatively inexpensive."

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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.

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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...

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What is your primary use case for HPE Nimble Storage dHCI?

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Also Known As

HPE Nimble Storage dHCI

Lenovo HX Series, ThinkAgile HX Series

Overview

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

Designed for easy deployment and manageability in scale-out clusters, the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series combines Nutanix software with Lenovo’s highly reliable and scalable servers. These appliances ship fully integrated, tested, and configured so that you can dramatically accelerate your time to value and reduce your infrastructure maintenance.

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