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HPE SimpliVity vs Rackspace OpenStack comparison

 

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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 SimpliVity
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
153
Ranking in other categories
HCI (6th)
Rackspace OpenStack
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Converged Infrastructure (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Storage Solutions solutions, they serve different purposes. HPE SimpliVity is designed for HCI and holds a mindshare of 9.0%, down 10.3% compared to last year.
Rackspace OpenStack, on the other hand, focuses on Converged Infrastructure, holds 3.8% mindshare, up 1.7% since last year.
HCI
Converged Infrastructure
 

Featured Reviews

Xavier Perez - PeerSpot reviewer
Has a deployment phase that is straightforward but needs improvement in the area of scalability
The main issue with HPE SimpliVity is that you are very attached to VMware or VMware dependencies because the tool works with VMware technology. HPE SimpliVity is an add-on from VMware. Nowadays, my company has a lot of concerns about VMware's licensing policy. Another big concern of the tool is related to security because one has to continuously update patch vulnerabilities that are appearing continuously in VMware's different versions. Actually, the foundation of all the architecture is VMware and that is one of the main issues with the tool. My company is analyzing our virtual infrastructure strategy to see if we can move to Nutanix because maybe it may work better and might have another approach. Nutanix is absolutely independent of VMware. I could add that since HPE SimpliVity is very precisely dependent on VMware, it is not open to containers unlike Nutanix, for example. The aforementioned area is a concern that needs to be resolved by HPE.
Hai Dinh Van - PeerSpot reviewer
Open-source nature enables seamless cloud management and customer transition
We deploy layer three managed services, and our customers manage layer two services. We combine the two-layer services and deliver them to our customers The open-source nature of OpenStack provides significant value. It allows for three-word cloud management, maintaining a stable customer…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The configuration capabilities are good."
"SimpliVity's console is useful."
"Its ease of use is valuable. It is being used in a mining company. They wanted their working nodes to be seamless, and they wanted ease of use. That's why they opted for SimpliVity. They are running VMware virtual machines on it."
"Disaster Recovery (DR) with very minimal effort."
"The most valuable features of SimpliVity are the built-in backup and immunity to ransomware."
"Its deduplication and backup functions are reliable."
"The most valuable feature is that the product has an inborn backup."
"​My impression is that it is a very nice solution. Very simple to use."
"Rackspace OpenStack is stable and reliable, often compared favorably against other solutions."
"There are many services that can be directly used which are not available in VMware."
"It created a reusable library with OpenStack features."
"The documentation was plentiful and very helpful.​"
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature is the customization. With the customization you can really give the customers what they want."
"Apart from the main features, I really appreciate OpenStack's microservices architecture and its flexibility for deployment with different tools."
"Administrators are very comfortable with the functionality and services OpenStack offers."
 

Cons

"Not being able to apply ESXi patches as needed has always been a concern, but it has not become a big issue."
"We had one call with technical support which was not completely answered to our satisfaction. We did not receive the right answer."
"I can say that the support was better when it was a separate company, when it was SimpliVity. But, now with HPE it has not been quite as good. B"
"The way that it handles the memory could be better."
"To install or to update it is more complicated than other solutions."
"The fact that it is tied to a certain hardware platform would probably be the bigger negative versus just being able to buy something off the shelf."
"The interface is good but takes some time to get used to."
"I think that they should have their own hyper-converged system."
"The pricing of Rackspace is quite high in the Vietnam market."
"The seamless integration between MySQL services and the rabbitMQ database can be revised during the debugging phase."
"It could use more examples in different languages (API use cases).​"
"VMware has a side-to-side replication feature, which is still more mature than Rackspace OpenStack's which can't be used in a production environment."
"It should have a single dashboard for cloud management and on-premises systems"
"The line migration is a problem."
"OpenStack is difficult for the novice in terms of beginning to use cloud tools."
"The pricing of Rackspace is quite high in the Vietnam market."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its licensing is quite easy. There is a model license, but it depends on the system you buy. There are no extra costs. There is only one license."
"We're paying $3,000-$4,000 a month."
"Its price is pretty good as compared to the other solutions, but it is quite expensive if we compare it with non-HCI solutions."
"It is not expensive. We bought its license for two years. For support, we pay yearly."
"It's about $10,000 monthly."
"For the VMware licensing, it is approximately $10,000 a year."
"For most use cases, look to see if you can use all-flash as the price point, as it has come down significantly."
"In terms of the licenses, customers do not actually get any benefit."
"I use it as an open-source tool."
"The pricing is low."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
62%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
4%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Computer Software Company
20%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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?
The price is almost equal to VMware vSAN, making it not much cost saving. However, the time-saving during upgrades is notable.
What do you like most about Rackspace OpenStack?
Apart from the main features, I really appreciate OpenStack's microservices architecture and its flexibility for deployment with different tools.
What needs improvement with Rackspace OpenStack?
The pricing of Rackspace is quite high in the Vietnam market. It would be beneficial to see developments in features like threat prevention and analytics tools for network security within OpenStack.
What is your primary use case for Rackspace OpenStack?
We deploy layer three managed services, and our customers manage layer two services. We combine the two-layer services and deliver them to our customers.
 

Also Known As

SimpliVity, HPE HCI
OpenStack
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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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