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HPE SimpliVity vs Rackspace OpenStack comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

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
8.2
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Converged Infrastructure (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Storage Solutions solutions, they serve different purposes. HPE SimpliVity is designed for HCI and holds a mindshare of 9.6%, down 10.3% compared to last year.
Rackspace OpenStack, on the other hand, focuses on Converged Infrastructure, holds 3.2% 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.
PrakashShukla - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to manage for day-to-day functionality, stable product and low price compared to other solution
I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten. I approach all kinds of companies. Currently, I have some enterprise customers. We try to be a great contributor to the Open Source, OpenStack, and OpenShift deployment communities. We even run internal training for our service teams. It is easy to scale, but we either need some expertise or support from the product team. Rackspace OpenStack needs to provide better support, services, or enterprise licensing to gain more customer interest. When I approach customers, they are hesitant about this solution. As a service provider, I need to give them confidence and assure them that we will help resolve any problems. There is a lack of OEM or partner licensing or enterprise support, and people are not aware of the available support.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Its performance and availability are most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is high availability."
"No SAN switches and having a native backup is pretty cool."
"Improves backup time and DR solution."
"The solution has eliminated the need for overprovisioning. It is designed to take advantage of deduplication strategies, which means we don't have to have as much disk in the system to do the job that we used to have to do."
"The most valuable feature is the quick restore."
"As a point for optimization on our infrastructure, it works great for us."
"Its deduplication and backup functions are reliable."
"Administrators are very comfortable with the functionality and services OpenStack offers."
"It was a very flexible and scalable solution. It was very useful because we were not dependent on a single vendor's solution. Increasing the number of machines or changing the hardware configuration was very easy."
"There are many services that can be directly used which are not available in VMware."
"The initial setup isn't too difficult."
"The documentation was plentiful and very helpful.​"
"Apart from the main features, I really appreciate OpenStack's microservices architecture and its flexibility for deployment with different tools."
"The solution is stable."
"It created a reusable library with OpenStack features."
 

Cons

"I would like them to add more connection capability, a hub and spoke model, to improve the number of connections that it can handle."
"The solution could improve by adding better support of the VMware add-ons and a more intuitive user interface for administrators."
"The compatibility with other products needs an improvement."
"The initial setup was complex. It took a few months to integrate and adapt to the new platform."
"We had one call with technical support which was not completely answered to our satisfaction. We did not receive the right answer."
"If there was anything I would like to see, it would be indexed backups."
"The solution wasn't able to connect to the cloud, and there's no micro-segmentation. The configuration of this solution is also complex."
"Not a lean architecture in terms of anything."
"OpenStack's UI, while user-friendly, could be improved to offer a more intuitive experience."
"It could use more examples in different languages (API use cases).​"
"The seamless integration between MySQL services and the rabbitMQ database can be revised during the debugging phase."
"It should have a single dashboard for cloud management and on-premises systems"
"The line migration is a problem."
"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."
"The deployment process could be easy."
"So for the main stability, there have been a couple of issues that I've experienced."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are additional costs for storage."
"It has helped to reduce our VMware licensing costs due to host consolidation."
"All-in license, simple and fair."
"Scaling isn't cheap"
"The price should be cheaper."
"ESXi licensing is a big part of initial investment if you do not already have that covered."
"HPE SimpliVity is much more affordable than Nutanix or VMware vSAN...The first pair of servers was about 90,000 EUR, including three years of warranty. It is 30,000 EUR per year."
"If we compare the price of HPE SimpliVity with other vendors that are selling the hyper-converged infrastructure, all of them are not cheap and are priced similarly. However, the price we pay and what we receive makes it a good price."
"I use it as an open-source tool."
"The pricing is low."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
59%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
5%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Computer Software Company
22%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
9%
Educational Organization
8%
 

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 is your primary use case for Rackspace OpenStack?
We use OpenStack for my company for maybe 14 virtual machines. The principal use of Rackspace OpenStack was for virtual machines. It has a different architecture, which can be based on a single mac...
 

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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