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Rackspace OpenStack vs VxRail comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Rackspace OpenStack
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Converged Infrastructure (7th)
VxRail
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
128
Ranking in other categories
HCI (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Storage Solutions solutions, they serve different purposes. Rackspace OpenStack is designed for Converged Infrastructure and holds a mindshare of 3.2%, up 1.7% compared to last year.
VxRail, on the other hand, focuses on HCI, holds 21.0% mindshare, down 21.3% since last year.
Converged Infrastructure
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

Ankita_Verma - PeerSpot reviewer
A highly scalable and stable solution to reduce customer reliance
We use VMware, which is as easy to install as any software on a laptop. You need to customize for Red Hat or Rackspace versions. That's where the architect's and deployer's knowledge and skills come in. With the flexibility to use hundreds of parameters, the right knowledge help will help to choose the right ones and when to use them. If you do, it will work seamlessly 80% of the time. 20% of the time, you will need support from the community or someone who knows what is happening. You may even need to check the code to see if it works properly.
Sushil MIshra - PeerSpot reviewer
Trouble-free architecture, we don't have to juggle multiple components like in a traditional three-tier architecture
I like the caching mechanism. Frequently used data is stored, so it definitely improves performance. VxRail's integration with VMware environments is very good. Our VxRail is built on VMware, and the integration is seamless. We haven't faced any challenges. We can migrate VMs between servers in real-time and replicate them to our DR site without any problems.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The initial setup isn't too difficult."
"Administrators are very comfortable with the functionality and services OpenStack offers."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature is the customization. With the customization you can really give the customers what they want."
"The documentation was plentiful and very helpful.​"
"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."
"Apart from the main features, I really appreciate OpenStack's microservices architecture and its flexibility for deployment with different tools."
"It created a reusable library with OpenStack features."
"We deploy VxRail systems to provide our customers with a distributed information solution. The customer was impressed because we delivered a serious data reduction. For example, we showed them that 10 terabytes on their traditional storage solution could be reduced to 1.5 terabytes in the VxRail systems. That's why the customers also like it so much,"
"The low latency and response times and having a virtualized environment within a single computer are valuable. I have no physical elements, and I can optimize or balance my data depending on the sales volume that I have in a specific store."
"VxRail is an agile solution with easily scalable, simplify operations with software driven automation and lower operational cost."
"The most valuable feature for me in this latest release has been the ability to add a compute or storage node. In the previous release, if I wanted to add only the compute mode, I need to buy a full node, including both compute and storage. That is no longer the case; I can upgrade whatever I want one based on my demand."
"The VxRail is built on two specific platforms that have been in the industry for the last 15 to 20 years: the 1-U socket and the 2-U socket platforms from Dell. They're in their sixteenth generation of those platforms, I believe, so they're very stable."
"It helps our servers and it is very efficient."
"The implementation was quick, we used a checklist and it took approximately one hour."
"It gives us tons of flexibility. We can create new machines, then destroy them if they don't work out. We test a lot of use cases that may or may not play out. We can build all types of scenarios into virtual machines that we may or may not use. If we don't use them, we just turn them off, no using up resources."
 

Cons

"The line migration is a problem."
"It should have a single dashboard for cloud management and on-premises systems"
"So for the main stability, there have been a couple of issues that I've experienced."
"OpenStack is difficult for the novice in terms of beginning to use cloud tools."
"The deployment process could be easy."
"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 seamless integration between MySQL services and the rabbitMQ database can be revised during the debugging phase."
"OpenStack's UI, while user-friendly, could be improved to offer a more intuitive experience."
"The most important thing that I want to be included in this solution is the VMware license. Its deployment time can be quicker so that instead of 40 minutes, it takes 10 minutes."
"Obtaining support was hindered by the frequent changes to the hotline numbers."
"The solution's setup is a bit complex, and the complexity needs to be reduced."
"It would be nice if its installation can be simplified, but it is currently not too bad. They can provide deduplication and compression in hybrid configurations. To the best of my knowledge, these features are not there, and it would be nice if these are added. Some of its competitors already have these features, so it will help VxRail to have a better feature set and compete more effectively."
"If they can provide deduplication compression through the traditional hard drives, as Cisco does in the HyperFlex system, it will be very cost-effective, especially when it comes to archiving workload. VxRail doesn't allow the mixing of old flash clusters and hyper clusters. When I'm starting with an old flash cluster and it comes to archiving workload, I will also need to attend the new cluster. So, I either manage two different clusters, or I pay and upload my work with the archiving mobile hard drive, which is not cost-effective at all. The main key is to allow mixing between two types of clustering, like Nutanix, or allow deduplication of completion over the period of shared hard drive on SAV. It will be much better."
"When it comes to maintenance, it takes 16 hours to upgrade a 12 node VxRail plus. This could be improved in the system."
"There is limited support for SAP HANA with this solution."
"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 pricing is low."
"I use it as an open-source tool."
"VxRail is still more expensive than its competitor solutions."
"There is an administrative cost savings. Instead of having seven to 15 separate boxes that someone has to administer on 15 different terminals, you can do the majority of it from one interface. Therefore, it saves on manpower costs."
"The pricing is very accurate, and we haven't had any problems with the licensing costs."
"Compare the VxRail product to Nutanix. Nutanix has more features, but its pricing is higher."
"The licensing costs can vary depending on the number of processors and specific requirements, which may result in considerable expenses."
"At about $200,000, this solution is a little bit pricey but it is more economical than others such as Nutanix or Cisco Hyperflex."
"It's a highly expensive solution"
"Pricing is competitive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
23%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
9%
Educational Organization
8%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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.
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Also Known As

OpenStack
VCE VxRail
 

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Sample Customers

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