Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [EOL] vs Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [...

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converg...

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Management (40th), HCI (15th)

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Nuno Mendes

IT Manager - Resp.Department at Parvalorem

High performance solution that makes it easy to efficiently manage VM resources

In our case as a credit recovery company working with the state, our infrastructure is fixed and stable as we don't have the same need for growth as other types of companies. That said, one of the biggest problems with HyperFlex HX is that if you want to adjust your solution in terms of processing power, memory, or disk capacity, you have to buy completely new hosts. From a financial perspective, it can be very expensive to do so, and from a legal perspective, there are all kinds of compliance issues we would have to sort out before buying any new solution or application. Since we as a company will only be operating for perhaps the next ten years, when our HyperFlex solution comes to its end-of-life in 2024 our next step will likely not be with HyperFlex or any other solution from Cisco. Instead, from a financial point of view, we will likely turn toward a cloud solution because, that way, we won't have to spend so much money on physical infrastructure. We are, after all, only a small company and HyperFlex can be very expensive for other companies of our size, whether in Portugal or elsewhere like the United States. One other area for improvement is in regard to HyperFlex's integration with VMware. HyperFlex integrates with a specific version of VMware in such a way that HyperFlex doesn't always resolve security issues with VMware at the same pace as what you see in native implementations of VMware. This has happened in one or two situations in the past. On the other hand, the integration is otherwise adequate, especially in terms of availability and virtualization features (such as being able to split up each of our four hosts within VMware).

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KashifAli

Project Head, Director of Sales and Operations at Core ISP Router

User-friendly GUI, capable technical support team but complicated license mechanism

Sangfor HCI's license mechanism is too complicated. The license agreement is a distributed license. Within the HCI platform, Sangfor HCI has multiple licenses in terms of services. Sangfor HCI has a separate license for the security services, a separate license for the Doctor services, and application services. They have multiple SKUs in separate forms. As per local market requirements, I think they need to couple up these or bundle up the license model.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"You can administer things easily. E.g., if you need more power, you can add a system."

"The solution is fantastic for VDI usage."

"This solution has improved my organization because workers are more efficient and the time it takes to complete daily activities has been significantly reduced."

"It is a good system to run our virtual machines and services on for high performance and high availability."

"Deduplication is a valuable feature available in Cisco HyperFlex."

"The most valuable features of this solution are scalability, performance, and reliability. It scales well inside of a large data center."

"Cisco provides the ability to configure BIOS, something that no one else can do, on a remote basis. That's really helpful sometimes. The bus-snooping alteration tool for BIOS is fantastic. That's one of the game-changing features that Cisco alone has at this point."

"Performance-wise, everything is good. So far, we haven't had any issues. There has been no downtime at all."

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"The extraordinary product quality, unmatched support services, and the third-generation HCI offering are some of the most valuable features of Sangfor HCI."

"We are always ready to support customers, and I believe Sangfor is too."

"Sangfor HCI has a strong GUI interface in terms of graphical representation for management purposes."

"Sangfor is user-friendly and simple to upgrade."

"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."

"I find the simplicity of Sangfor very valuable, it is easy to configure and user-friendly, and the overall user experience as well as the usability of Sangfor is outstanding."

"You can get almost all the features of the tool at a low cost. The tool also has built-in backup mechanisms. It also has a physical firewall for internet management which other competitors lack."

"Sangfor HCI's best features are the ability to scale to a bigger size and the roadmap, whereby if they need to replicate their production to disaster recovery, they can do so on the same platform."

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Cons

"The infrastructure team thinks that there are a lot of issues."

"A stretch function is really needed. Germans think that because of the high availability and the security that two data centers are better but we want edge all in one cluster. This is a needed feature, the cluster feature, and we'd also like to see a possibility for ROBO offices."

"They should have more blade options and more configuration flexibility. Also, the price is expensive. It should be cheaper but it is worth the price."

"When it comes to customer needs, the licensing price could be better."

"The documentation could be substantially better, but the product itself does everything it needs to do."

"We are working with a lot of different technologies and trying to manage them with one tool. The API could be improved for better integration with other systems."

"Its price could be better."

"We would like to move off the GUI."

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"There are certain aspects of sizing of the solution that need improvement."

"The cost must be improved."

"Its virtual machine tools can be improved. These tools should be enhanced for use in other applications and operating systems, such as Linux."

"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."

"Overall, I think that this is an average product. I am not satisfied with it and do not recommend that others use it."

"Lacks network support."

"The documentation and support from the community are not as good or as mature as VMware or Hyper-V."

"I would like Sangfor to have a presence on some public cloud offerings, such as Azure or AWS, to build disaster recovery sites."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is highly priced compared to other vendors."

"We negotiated with Cisco and we got some price benefit from that."

"Our licensing costs are large, but it is combined between all of the Cisco products that we have."

"HyperFlex is relatively expensive, but you get good value for money."

"We are on an annual subscription and the price is fair."

"HyperFlex is a little pricey."

"It's much more expensive than rack servers. It was an issue, but when you compare it to the number of people who were administrative assistants before, it's on the positive ROI side. It's much cheaper."

"We would not have invested if we didn't feel the return was there for our customers."

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"It is in the middle range as compared to other hyper-converged infrastructure solutions. There is a three-year warranty on the hardware. The license also includes other features. Sangfor has included Continuous Data Protection (CDP) and a built-in firewall with the license. Other top brands, such as VxRail and VMware, require a separate license for such features."

"I would say its pricing is between cheap and reasonable and would rate it as three out of five."

"The solution has a good initial cost but a high renewal cost."

"The solution is very cheap."

"From a business perspective, we use Sangfor HCI due to its competitive pricing compared to other competitors such as Nutanix."

"The tool’s pricing is better when compared to VMware or Nutanix. The product’s licensing is on a yearly basis."

"The solution is affordable."

"The price of Sangfor is cheaper than other competing products."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Construction Company

12%

Marketing Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	24
Midsize Enterprise	16
Large Enterprise	58

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	23
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	3

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Overview

The Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform is a purpose-built, high-performance, scale-out file system with a wide array of enterprise-class data management services. The data platform’s innovations redefine distributed storage technology, giving you complete hyper-convergence with enterprise storage features:

Enterprise-class data management
Continuous data optimization
Securely encrypted storage
Dynamic data placement
Clusterwide parallel data distribution
Linear and incremental scaling
API-based data platform architecture
A simplified approach

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Sangfor HCI offers an efficient, user-friendly hyper-converged infrastructure solution with strong integration capabilities. It provides robust scalability, data recovery, and easy cloud support with competitive pricing.

Sangfor HCI delivers a hyper-converged infrastructure that integrates computing, storage, and networking into a single system. It features a user-friendly interface and seamless integration. The solution offers robust scalability, data recovery capabilities, and built-in backup. Organizations appreciate its single management console and high security through native firewalls. Migration from other platforms is simplified, and native cloud support broadens its appeal. Sangfor HCI allows infrastructure design with topology and comprehensive technical support. However, improvements are needed in command line availability, documentation, security features, performance, and cloud integration.

What are the most important features of Sangfor HCI?

Cost-effectiveness: Offers a competitive pricing structure.
Seamless integration: Integrates easily with existing systems.
User-friendly interface: Simplifies operations and increases efficiency.
Data recovery: Provides strong data recovery and built-in backup.
Scalability: Easily scales infrastructure as needed.

What are the potential benefits when evaluating Sangfor HCI?

Cost savings: Provides a cost-effective alternative to traditional systems.
Resource utilization: Maximizes existing resources effectively.
Management efficiency: Simplifies management with a single console.
Security enhancement: Native firewalls ensure high security.
Cloud readiness: Supports migration to cloud services smoothly.

Sangfor HCI is implemented across industries such as financial and manufacturing for virtualization, storage, and network management. It helps manage virtual machines and private cloud capabilities, supporting business applications like MES, ERP, SAP, and healthcare services. Organizations value its competitive pricing and cost-effective approach compared to other solutions, allowing workload shifts from conventional servers while maximizing resource utilization.

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BluePearl Veterinary Partners, Ready Pac Foods, Bryant University, Bellevue Group, KPIT Technologies, City Harvest

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