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Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure pros and cons

Vendor: Sangfor
4.0 out of 5
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PROS

Sangfor HCI is praised for its scalability and flexibility, allowing the easy addition of nodes to enhance performance and stability.
Users appreciate the integrated security features, such as built-in endpoint protection within the firewall and physical firewall capabilities for internet management.
The continuous Data Protection feature and native backup functionalities are highly valued for their efficiency in data management and recovery.
It offers a cost-effective approach with almost all necessary features at a lower cost compared to competitors.
Management is streamlined through a single console, simplifying the complexity of handling various tasks and monitoring system metrics like server temperature.

CONS

Sangfor HCI does not support a SAS configuration, which users desire.
Error reporting in Sangfor HCI needs improvement, along with processing speed and cost.
There are challenges with integration, particularly involving VMware and the need for backup capabilities and Continuous Data Protection.
Sangfor hypervisor is not mature enough to handle all industry needs, with issues like simultaneous VM upgrades crashing.
Concerns exist regarding the renewal cost being too high and the need for better community support compared to VMware or Hyper-V.
 

Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure Pros review quotes

SA
Jan 3, 2024
Their GUI interface is a bit easier than VMware's.
Ibrahim Bamba - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 16, 2023
We find the topology feature of Sangfor HCI particularly valuable.
MS
Sep 19, 2023
Sangfor HCI has a really good GUI. It allows us to monitor the temperature of the server and many other things.
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ZK
Sep 24, 2024
The extraordinary product quality, unmatched support services, and the third-generation HCI offering are some of the most valuable features of Sangfor HCI.
KashifAli - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 2, 2024
Sangfor HCI has a strong GUI interface in terms of graphical representation for management purposes.
Saeed Ullah Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 16, 2024
Unlike VMware, Sangfor offers a straightforward solution with rich features and an easy-to-use interface. Its ease of management and strong integration capabilities make it a compelling choice.
Adnan Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 9, 2023
It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten... Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
Zaid Farooqui - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 25, 2024
The most valuable feature of Sangfor HCI is the native backup of their own VMs, which sets them apart from Nutanix and Dell's VxRail.
MuzakkirMokhtar - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 21, 2023
Sangfor HCI has a bundle of security features that are easy to monitor on the HCI dashboard.
Nasah Azar - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 17, 2023
The manageability feature is the most important aspect of the solution.
 

Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure Cons review quotes

Deepesh Sinnya - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 5, 2022
It should have object storage. It already has network virtualization and micro-segmentation, but it is missing object storage. It does not have object storage. vSAN also does not have object storage, but Nutanix has object storage, and it is natively integrated into its HCI. So, if you pay for the object storage license, you have that module pre-built.
SA
Jan 3, 2024
The documentation and support from the community are not as good or as mature as VMware or Hyper-V.
Ibrahim Bamba - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 16, 2023
Currently, when we need to do capacity planning, we have to rely on Sangfor's support team for assistance. However, if there were dedicated tools available, we could handle it ourselves and increase efficiency.
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MS
Sep 19, 2023
There is a feature to upgrade multiple VMs simultaneously, but it crashes.
ZK
Sep 24, 2024
Initially, there were issues with wrong sizing and certain features being locked, although these have been fixed.
KashifAli - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 2, 2024
Stability is also an area for improvement here as well.
Adnan Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 9, 2023
My company faced some issues with the product, as our virtual machines crashed, and we had to face some security issues.
Zaid Farooqui - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 25, 2024
I would like Sangfor to have a presence on some public cloud offerings, such as Azure or AWS, to build disaster recovery sites.
MuzakkirMokhtar - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 21, 2023
Sangfor HCI has room for improvement in terms of integration. So, the integration with Sangfor HCI is not as extensive as in Nutanix.
Nasah Azar - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 17, 2023
One question that has come up frequently in the last week is whether or not the renewal cost for Sangfor's HCI solution is too high.