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Cisco Compute Hyperconverged vs HPE Hyper Converged comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Compute Hyperconverged
Ranking in HCI
18th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE Hyper Converged
Ranking in HCI
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Cisco Compute Hyperconverged is 0.8%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Hyper Converged is 2.5%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
HCI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE Hyper Converged2.5%
Cisco Compute Hyperconverged0.8%
Other96.7%
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

SP
Specialist at a outsourcing company with 501-1,000 employees
Unified infrastructure has simplified virtual workloads and improved time-saving operations
Improvements for HyperFlex could include making it more reliable or easier to use, as sometimes new, less experienced people struggle to use it. When explaining keys and features, they do not easily understand. The performance also needs a slight increase by integrating compute, storage, or networking into a single optimized system. The product needs to improve scalability and reliability, with the most important aim being to reduce complexity. While the costing is good, reducing the infrastructure cost would be better. Regarding the accuracy of Cisco Compute Hyperconverged's AI capabilities, I would not say it is 100%, but it is good, with results of almost 85%. It needs some improvement, but at least 90 to 92% would be more helpful for us.
PD
IT Project Manager at Intesa Sanpaolo
Has enabled me to simplify complex infrastructures and support virtualization projects with efficiency
In HP, I have been on board on a project study until 2018 and we studied the server rack model that supports HPE Hyper Converged board and Windows configuration. HPE Hyper Converged is excellent because it can avoid the usage of storage area network. For example, if you have three servers in parallel in a battery, a cluster, you can share the local storage for each server in a hyper-converged virtual storage without the storage area network. The architecture here has a simple physical structure. The logical configuration is complex, but the physical infrastructure is simpler than the old legacy cluster with the storage area network. The possibility of issues is minor. There is a very high level of redundancy and very high level of performance distribution and parallel usage of resources. It functions as a grid configuration. HPE Hyper Converged can be improved by replacing the old infrastructure based on legacy clusters and old servers. It can replace and dispose of legacy storage that is very expensive to maintain and has great dimensions to manage. You can dispose of big storage to have a battery of local servers with local storage in a hyper-converged architecture. This is not the future, it is the new technology. It is probably the best solution for cloud service and also for companies that require several virtualized environments. The foundation for using the hyper-converged solution is virtualization. First, every company must switch from physical setup to virtual configuration. Second, HPE Hyper Converged is a technology upgraded to avoid local big storage, storage area network, and complex fiber cabling from server to storage. You can eliminate everything and just manage the battery of servers in hyper-converged configuration as they share and are able to share the local storage as main big storage area network.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Cisco Compute Hyperconverged benefits our organization by simplifying infrastructure, combining compute, storage, and networking on one platform."
"Cisco Compute Hyperconverged has positively impacted my organization by providing automatic failover and diversity of the failover which has helped us greatly in disaster recovery."
"When we started using Cisco Compute Hyperconverged, we observed a striking reduction in operational complexity and rapid virtualization cost optimizations, along with dramatic hardware and environmental consolidation, which are the main features we have observed since we started using it."
"We see value for money in this solution."
"Regarding Cisco Compute Hyperconverged's data protection capabilities in terms of business continuity and protection, I would rate them as a nine, as there are no concerns concerning protection."
"It is a scalable solution."
"It provides unmatched performance, productivity and reliability, and its HPC technologies and workflow provide downtime and increase the technology."
"Now, our storage and IT are at an enterprise level with all the necessary controls and restrictions being enacted."
"It's a very complete product with residencies to protect data and secure it end-to-end. It includes storage, computing, and networking, offering a fully ten-key solution."
"What I really like about this program, is that it needs little space and it works really fast, so it saves us time."
"I've found the data protection features the most valuable."
"The customer support for HPE is good, I'm happy with it."
"If you were comparing this solution to VMware, it has more features, and it's very fast on the recovery."
 

Cons

"Improvements for HyperFlex could include making it more reliable or easier to use, as sometimes new, less experienced people struggle to use it."
"Initially, Cisco Compute Hyperconverged was not stable, but we have gotten it to that stage; I previously mentioned the blade chassis and a number of blades failing, as well as some cards being dead on arrival when the equipment initially came."
"Regarding the stability rating, it should be around seven because the support from Cisco is nice, but the performance of the product does not meet our preferences."
"Cisco Compute Hyperconverged is good already, but something that still has potential to improve would be the performance. Performance-wise it is good, but the negative aspect is the troubleshooting, as it takes too much time to resolve issues."
"While Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix is highly regarded for its performance and cloud-like simplicity for real-world deployment, one area for improvement could be high entry and renewal pricing."
"An area for improvement would be the ease of installation and setup."
"The installation was very complex."
"Scalability is a question that we have."
"From the release that we have, we'd like to see better integration with vCenter and OneView."
"Currently, the HPE HCI is based on the VMware solution, and many clients are skipping VMware due to its changed licensing method."
"It is very complicated to migrate to another domain. When we have one domain and want to move to another domain, we need to destroy the cluster on the HPE Hyper Converged system, and we need to change the IP sub-network and IP service."
"The improvements could be customization and backup efficiency."
"This solution is very costly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I would rate the price at seven out of ten. There are no additional licensing fees, but it would be cheaper to go with a dHCI solution."
"The product's pricing is very competitive because HPE provides a buyback policy to users...Users can make either monthly or yearly payments towards the licensing cause of the solution."
"It is an expensive solution, however. If they could adjust the pricing, that would be helpful."
"The entire solution is packaged with all licenses and support."
"If I'm comparing with Dell, HPE Hyper Converged is definitely cheaper in my experience."
"With this solution, I buy everything together, pre-packaged, pre-installed, and in just 15 minutes, it's installed."
"HPE Hyper Converged is an affordable solution."
"The solution is expensive - not only the hardware costs but server costs too. And the more you scale, the more expensive it gets."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise19
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Compute Hyperconverged?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been pretty good; we received a hefty discount for having a number of CCIEs and CCMPs on staff, and it has been a good experience with no c...
What needs improvement with Cisco Compute Hyperconverged?
Cisco Compute Hyperconverged can be improved by addressing the learning curve and being open to more open-source software, such as Proxmox, specifically allowing use with Proxmox or even just basic...
What is your primary use case for Cisco Compute Hyperconverged?
My main use case for Cisco Compute Hyperconverged is for the hosting of our data center. A quick specific example of how I use Cisco Compute Hyperconverged for hosting the Nova data center is for h...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Hyper Converged?
The product is intermediate in price, neither expensive nor cheap. We are talking about an on-premises solution without licensing for years. Currently, licensing is required for VMs and CPU cores. ...
What needs improvement with HPE Hyper Converged?
The initial setup of HPE Hyper Converged requires study and a comprehensive understanding of virtualization. The second step is to follow instructions step by step, as it can be complex to understa...
What is your primary use case for HPE Hyper Converged?
I have several years of experience in storage area network and IT infrastructure, working with Pure Secure, Pure Secure Storage, EMC Square, HP, and Lenovo storage and other brands, several other b...
 

Also Known As

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HPE Hyper Converged 380, HPE Hyper Converged 250, HPE Hyper Converged 250 for Microsoft CPS
 

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Sample Customers

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