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Hyper-V vs Scale Computing Platform comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.4
Hyper-V customer service is generally good, with varying experiences; Microsoft documentation is useful, but extra support can be costly.
No sentiment score available
Scale Computing HC3's customer service is mixed but praised for fast, American-based support and system's independent operation reducing contact needs.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
4.7
Hyper-V needs improvements in management, performance, scalability, integration, and documentation to address user concerns about complexity and support.
Sentiment score
5.2
Support and sales issues lead to unnecessary purchases; users struggle with performance, backups, data visibility, and scaling large workloads.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.3
Hyper-V offers scalable solutions for diverse workloads, though some prefer VMware for larger environments due to licensing constraints.
Sentiment score
7.3
Scale Computing HC3 offers easy node expansion but has external send constraints and higher costs compared to Nutanix.
 

Setup Cost

Sentiment score
6.1
Microsoft's Hyper-V is cost-effective, especially with existing agreements, despite additional costs for management tools and full-scale deployments.
No sentiment score available
Scale Computing HC3 is seen as costly but affordable, offering good value and cost-effectiveness, especially for virtualization needs.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Hyper-V is considered stable and reliable, with occasional performance issues, especially compared to VMware, requiring regular maintenance.
Sentiment score
8.6
Scale Computing HC3 is highly praised for its exceptional stability and reliability, maintaining operations seamlessly without issues for years.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
7.9
Hyper-V offers cost-effective virtualization with strong features, seamless cloud integration, and ease of use for scalable performance.
Sentiment score
8.3
Scale Computing HC3 is ideal for small IT departments due to its ease of use, stability, and cost-effective deployment.
 

Categories and Ranking

Hyper-V
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
138
Ranking in other categories
Server Virtualization Software (3rd)
Scale Computing Platform
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
HCI (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Hyper-V and Scale Computing Platform aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Hyper-V is designed for Server Virtualization Software and holds a mindshare of 14.9%, down 17.4% compared to last year.
Scale Computing Platform, on the other hand, focuses on HCI, holds 1.2% mindshare, up 1.0% since last year.
Server Virtualization Software
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

Tommy Myo Min Aung - PeerSpot reviewer
Highly stable, simple installation, and helpful support
In our environment, we have a special custom configuration for the Hyper-V switches we use. We have a full-scope VM in our environment and especially for certain Cisco configurations, such as the spam folder in the Hyper-V. It is really difficult to configure from scratch. In this scenario, the…
Benjamin Bodenehim - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution is user-friendly, stable, and easy to deploy
The snapshot technology takes up 500 times more space compared to other solutions. The snapshots are working on the byte level and not the bit level. The solution has three detriments, there is no performance, we can't see how much CPU each node is using, and we have no technical data on anything that happened on the server. Additionally, replication is also lacking and does not work well, partially to the fact of the snapshot technology.
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Comparison Review

it_user234735 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 10, 2015
Hyper-V 2012 R2 vs. VMware vSphere 5.5
I was won with Hyper-V 2012R2 recently and the table below based on customer RFP (edited). This articles all about technical, there is not related with TCO/ROI, licensing cost, “political”, etc. Another to noted is the Windows Server 2012 licenses is based on 2 socket CPU, meanwhile…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
35%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
6%
Educational Organization
39%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does KVM compare with Hyper-V?
KVM is better. But let's just look at the software instead of judging. Hyper-V was a free solution from Microsoft to virtualize Server or Client OS as it is a feature on Windows Server since 2008 a...
How does Proxmox VE compare with Hyper-V?
One of the best things about Proxmox VE is that it is open-source and very inexpensive. You get all of the same features as with the more well-known products. Proxmox VE is very easy to deploy - it...
What do you like most about Hyper-V?
The initial setup is not difficult at all. It is very easy.
What do you like most about Scale Computing HC3?
The product's initial setup phase is too easy.
What needs improvement with Scale Computing HC3?
There could be an easier way to see which servers are on each node. It shows you a small graphical interface, but you have to see them all, and you have to really struggle to figure out which nodes...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Scale Computing HC3
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Large customer base from all industries, all over the world. Two major Hyper-V customers are Telefonica and EmpireCLS.
Resorts World Las Vegas, Stena, Telford Offshore, Goodwill, Sandals, Jerry's Enterprises, Mendard's Royal Farms, Delhaize, Benchmark Electronics, Classic Hotels, Genting Casino, Lindt, Sainsbury's, Landmark Cinemas, Golden Queen Mining, Coca Cola. Holiday Inn, Iron County School District, Sevier County Bank, City of St. Cloud Minnesota, Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly, KIB Electronics, Brake Masters, Lincoln County Hospital, Ohio Summit County Board of Elections
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