Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure vs SteelFusion comparison

Huawei and Riverbed are both solutions in the HCI category. Huawei is ranked #16 with an average rating of 10.0, while Riverbed is ranked #27. Huawei holds a 1.6% mindshare in HCI, compared to Riverbed’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Huawei users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Riverbed users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

SteelFusion and Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure compete in the hyper-converged infrastructure space. Huawei FusionCube is often considered superior for complex environments due to its advanced data integration capabilities despite higher costs.

Features: SteelFusion offers innovative data management capabilities that allow seamless data access across distributed edge locations and includes WAN optimization features to enhance remote branch performance. Huawei FusionCube provides extensive virtualization features, efficient data processing, and a robust architecture for demanding workloads, with a primary focus on seamless data integration and scalability for larger enterprises.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SteelFusion features a simplified deployment process with intuitive management tools and dedicated support channels for troubleshooting. Huawei FusionCube may require a more complex setup due to its advanced capabilities but provides comprehensive customer service to assist with deployment, highlighting SteelFusion's user-friendly setup against Huawei's potentially deeper support engagement.

Pricing and ROI: SteelFusion is positioned as a cost-effective solution with competitive setup costs and a focus on minimizing ongoing expenses, making its ROI attractive for small to medium-sized deployments. Huawei FusionCube requires higher upfront costs due to its rich features but delivers substantial ROI in large-scale implementations through enhanced performance and lower long-term infrastructure costs.

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Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Con...

Ranking in HCI

16th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

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SteelFusion

Ranking in HCI

27th

Average Rating

9.0

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure is 1.6%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SteelFusion is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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VISHWAJITSHAH

Sr. Cloud Architect at Intuitive Technology Partners

Combines network, storage, and compute functions in one place

I want the product to be used more efficiently and for our system to connect easily with cloud services like AWS, Oracle, and IBM. We can also improve by adding advanced features like snapshots, replication, and encryption, allowing for more growth. Introducing features such as data duplication, data analytics, and AI-driven insights will improve its deployments. I've noticed a slight impact on performance, especially with high-end computing virtual machines for SAP HANA. While I don't have concrete data to support this observation, customers have raised concerns about discrepancies in performance.

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it_user866178

Chief Technology Officer at MAZZETTI+GBA

Sync to Central and edge protection mitigate my risk in our branch offices

The level of tech support depends on who you get. There are some techs that just read the script and ask you if you’ve rebooted, but once you get past that - or if you have a very technical issue - the support is great. They really know the product and get you up and running again ASAP.

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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

"The most valuable feature of Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure is the relocating of resources."

"The product is very reliable. We haven't had any major issues with the product since we bought it."

"The pricing of the solution is excellent. It's one of the main reasons a customer chooses Huawei. It's much, much better than VMware."

"The best thing about the solution is that it combines network, storage, and compute functions in one place. Unlike the traditional three-tier setup, you don't need to buy separate devices for each part. This makes it much easier to control and manage everything in one go without switching between different places for different tasks."

"The solution is stable and everything is taken care of through the Huawei support center. They ensure everything is running smoothly. It's been very good."

"Sync to Central and edge protection mitigate my risk in our branch offices. All services that need to be local to the user exist on local servers. Users run applications and access data locally while the data is constantly being synced to Central, and protected. If an edge device fails, we can recover quickly."

Cons

"t would be helpful if the solution was able to collaborate or integrate with other well-known monitoring tools. Right now, you have to work hard to get it configured. It would be a good selling point for them if they could open up their solution to more integrations."

"Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure could improve the security of the solution. However, we are comfortable using it. Additionally, there could be more information provided for the solution and the interface could be more user-friendly."

"The solution currently does not have cloud integration."

"Technical support needs improvement. There's a lot of language barriers."

"I want the product to be used more efficiently and for our system to connect easily with cloud services like AWS, Oracle, and IBM. We can also improve by adding advanced features like snapshots, replication, and encryption, allowing for more growth. Introducing features such as data duplication, data analytics, and AI-driven insights will improve its deployments."

"Setting up disks for use is a multi-step process that could use some refinement. Setting up a core-to-core replication or DR strategy is also cumbersome."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure is very good. There is a perpetual license for the solution, there are not any additional costs for the hardware. We have a license in case there is any new functionality that is required."

"I rate Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure's pricing a six out of ten."

"Price is an issue – this is expensive stuff. My advice is to beat up Riverbed as much as possible on price. These things are expensive and there is room for negotiation."

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Also Known As

FusionCube 6000, FusionCube 6000C, FusionCube 2000, FusionCube Virtual SAN-Ready Nodes

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Overview

Huawei FusionCube is a hyper-converged infrastructure, which consists of computing, storage, network, virtualization, and management systems.

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Riverbed SteelFusion is the first and only hyper-converged infrastructure for branch IT, enables 100% consolidation of branch data and servers from remote sites into data centers, delivering complete data security and centralized data protection, without compromising on any of the benefits of running branch services locally for your users. SteelFusion eliminates the need for physical servers, storage and backup infrastructure at branch locations, creates the ability to instantly provision and recover branch services, and provides full visibility and superior performance of on-premises and cloud-based applications, leading to dramatic increases in data security, business continuity, agility and operational efficiency.

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Roxtec, Engen, Bobst, CBP, IUCN, Mahoning County, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

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