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HPE Hyper Converged vs VxRail comparison

 

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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:
 

Categories and Ranking

HPE Hyper Converged
Ranking in HCI
11th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VxRail
Ranking in HCI
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
134
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the HCI category, the mindshare of HPE Hyper Converged is 3.0%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VxRail is 13.8%, down from 20.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
HCI Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
VxRail13.8%
HPE Hyper Converged3.0%
Other83.2%
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

GosayeErko - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at BIOS Engineering
Infrastructure management simplifies for clients with integrated interface and enhanced resource utilization
Currently, the HPE HCI is based on the VMware solution, and most clients are skipping VMware because VMware has changed its licensing method. If HPE starts to use its own hypervisor for its HCI solutions, it will be the best solution. We push a different vendor for the backup and replication, so we only use the HCI, then we use Veeam for the backup and replication section.
Saleh Khalid - PeerSpot reviewer
computer scientist at Imam University
Experience improved integration and cost-efficiency while facing support challenges
The best features of VxRail are its compatibility with VMware, its hyper-converged solution capabilities, and its single line of support. These are the most beneficial aspects of VxRail. I switched from the previous HP solution to Dell solution because it was a good decision. With HP servers, we dealt with a vendor for the compute servers, another vendor for the storage servers, and another vendor for the networking, which required us to manage multiple vendors. Now, we have a single team who can handle VxRail and a single line of support. We don't need anything other than that, and these are the differences we noticed after we switched.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It provides unmatched performance, productivity and reliability."
"The most valuable feature was its time to delivery."
"HPE Hyper Converged is excellent because it can avoid the usage of storage area network."
"The features of HPE Hyper Converged that are most effective and beneficial are its simplicity as well as its scalability."
"The solution has good backup resolution updates."
"We like the fact that the hyper-converged infrastructure provides a simple to grow, easy to configure platform."
"No concerns or issues with stability."
"It's a very complete product with residencies to protect data and secure it end-to-end. It includes storage, computing, and networking, offering a fully ten-key solution."
"The recent technologies and management features that have been implemented."
"I would recommend VxRail, it works for most of the use cases."
"The stability continues to get better and better. It's pretty reliable."
"The storage virtualization feature of VxRail has been the most vital part of our company's improvement in operations."
"The most valuable feature in the VxRail solution is the software that binds the management portal and its ease of use of managing the environment. The guys don't have to worry about getting multiple solutions specialist. You can have one person looking at and managing the whole environment."
"The most valuable feature is its high performance."
"The update capability of VxRail is crucial for us."
"I have found the vSAN is highly flexible. The documentation is good and the interface of the solution is responsive and fast. The interface has everything you need to manage the solution, such as the VxRail and VMware integration. You can manage the hardware from within the VMware plasma pan."
 

Cons

"The price can be improved. We would like to see support for some open source virtualization technology like for example KVM."
"The software version on the HC380s we are using is version 1. It does not support spanned vCenter which we use since we have multiple sites."
"A software-only version of the solution, without the hardware, would be nice."
"The solution is not very stable."
"Installation and setup could be easier."
"Could be more secure and more economical."
"Data protection and optimization: It is really weak. They do not offer deduplication or compression."
"Currently, the HPE HCI is based on the VMware solution, and many clients are skipping VMware due to its changed licensing method."
"It's not really flexible with different use cases."
"Having a native replication would be an improvement."
"Obtaining support was hindered by the frequent changes to the hotline numbers."
"I would prefer it if each cell had a tool geared toward billing clients."
"The cost is quite high. It's a very expensive solution to run."
"The initial setup was not that easy, it was a medium difficulty level."
"At present, VxRail is a hyperconverged state of the art product being installed in a legacy way. We need hyperconverged install teams."
"Deployment was not initially straightforward for us. We had an incompatibility issue that was very difficult for Dell Professional Service to solve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is too expensive for our customers. The pricing should be lower."
"It is an expensive solution, however. If they could adjust the pricing, that would be helpful."
"The product's pricing is very competitive because HPE provides a buyback policy to users...Users can make either monthly or yearly payments towards the licensing cause of the solution."
"With this solution, I buy everything together, pre-packaged, pre-installed, and in just 15 minutes, it's installed."
"It is a cost-effective solution."
"The solution is expensive - not only the hardware costs but server costs too. And the more you scale, the more expensive it gets."
"We have a very good return on investment due to data savings through compression and deduplication methods. It simplifies IT management and enhances security, including the end-to-end security of the IT data engine. The product is complete, simple, and provides visibility."
"It could be cheaper, everything could be cheaper."
"There is an advantage for those who have a good deal with Dell. Its price is good. From a company's perspective, it is always too expensive, but it is about value for money."
"It varies. It could be $100,000 at the smaller end and millions and millions of dollars at the higher end."
"VxRail does raise the price, but overall, it's well-priced. It's not more expensive than other similar solutions. If you were to create an in-house, tailor-made solution, you could potentially do it at a lower cost. However, I think a fully integrated solution like VxRail should be priced appropriately."
"We pay for annual support from VxRail."
"The solution is competitively priced but it is expensive. However, this is expected as we are a corporate enterprise and we need this environment."
"There is a permanent vSAN license included since it is required, but vCenter\ESXi host licensing should be validated in the purchase process."
"The real ROI is the benefit of being able to do a true hybrid cloud, not having to move from CAPEX to OPEX in a pure break."
"I do not believe that the price should be lower, as I feel it to be reasonable."
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Comparison Review

it_user759894 - PeerSpot reviewer
Development and IT Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 19, 2018
Performance is robust, but Dell EMC VxRail is easier to implement
HPE Hyper Converged handles all the network setup for my servers and data. My experience is in SMBs Before we bought the HPE Hyper Converged servers, we had scattered systems and servers. Our data was scattered. When the solution came into place, we were able to connect all our data and organize…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise18
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business42
Midsize Enterprise43
Large Enterprise56
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HPE Hyper Converged?
The solution's most valuable features are scalability, easy migration, easy recovery, and flexible backup possibilities.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Hyper Converged?
The product is intermediate in price, neither expensive nor cheap. We are talking about an on-premises solution without licensing for years. Currently, licensing is required for VMs and CPU cores. ...
What needs improvement with HPE Hyper Converged?
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What Is The Biggest Difference Between vSAN And VxRail?
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What are the major differences between VxRail and Dell EMC PowerFlex?
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Also Known As

HPE Hyper Converged 380, HPE Hyper Converged 250, HPE Hyper Converged 250 for Microsoft CPS
VCE VxRail
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

North Lindsey College, FireWhat?, HudsonAlpha
World Wide Technology Inc, Renault Sport Formula One Team, 8x8 Inc, Brownes, Canadian Pacific, Canopy, Denton, EDF, Unilin, Xerox
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