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Cohesity C4000 Series vs HPE SimpliVity comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cohesity C4000 Series
Ranking in HCI
34th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE SimpliVity
Ranking in HCI
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
155
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Cohesity C4000 Series is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE SimpliVity is 7.2%, down from 9.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
HCI Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
HPE SimpliVity7.2%
Cohesity C4000 Series0.4%
Other92.4%
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1336899 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Provides superior backups, protection from ransomware, and the ability to move data to the public cloud
It has provided superior backups and protection from ransomware I find all the features of this solution excellent. The ability to move data to the public cloud is valuable. The pricing and the partnerships with AWS and Azure can be improved. I have worked with it for two years. Its stability…
Mohammed Lokman Hossen - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager, Enterprise Technology Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Has integrated solutions and rapid recovery made management smoother and more reliable
There is the latest update from HPE regarding HPE SimpliVity. For virtualization, HPE has to depend on other manufacturers, OEMs such as VMware or Hyper-V. Recently, HPE declared the VM essential virtualization solution. In the future, if HPE integrates HPE SimpliVity with VM essential, that will be a great combination. Functionality-wise, I am totally satisfied with HPE SimpliVity, but for improvement, if HPE integrates its own virtualization solution, this combination and integration will be beneficial because this integration can be configured with the cloud-based system. A VM can be uploaded to the cloud from this, which will be advantageous for backup to other sites.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I find all the features of this solution excellent. The ability to move data to the public cloud is valuable."
"As a point for optimization on our infrastructure, it works great for us."
"No SAN switches and having a native backup is pretty cool."
"The technical support is exceptionally good."
"The most valuable feature for us is its integration, as it provides an entire solution in a single box."
"The HCI concept by itself is the most valuable feature of the solution. It is a full-fledged HCI. It is the main component. I think this is what makes the project valuable."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the backup rate and the backup transfer."
"Improves backup time and DR solution."
"The most valuable feature is the quick restore."
 

Cons

"The pricing and the partnerships with AWS and Azure can be improved."
"Bottleneck is the main issue."
"​I do not see the product really working in productivity at the moment with real loads.​"
"The product should be competitive with other brands."
"It would be better if we could deploy a hybrid cloud integrated to SimpliVity."
"It is not as flexible as we want. We have asked for some more granular scalability. For example, the ability to add some disks, and not another node, if we need more storage.​"
"Standalone HPE SimpliVity is more expensive than other OEMs and solutions."
"The technical, commercial, and marketing support is not at the level that it should be. They are not structured well. Other vendors provide better support, such as Dell."
"Its performance can be faster."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is on a per case basis."
"It's a costly solution and is more expensive than VxRail."
"All-in license, simple and fair."
"Scaling isn't cheap"
"This solution, while costly as all these solutions are, was in fact less expensive than upgrading my old SAN."
"It seemed like it was expensive at first. Now that I have had it installed for a period of time, I think I got a great deal."
"We did get some quotes from Nutanix, and they were ballparks. So, it is not cheap, and there is nothing free, but those two were comparable."
"For three years, it is $60,000 for three nodes. It is quite pricey."
"Its price is pretty good as compared to the other solutions, but it is quite expensive if we compare it with non-HCI solutions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business67
Midsize Enterprise49
Large Enterprise80
 

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What do you like most about HPE SimpliVity?
The solution's technical support is good.
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SimpliVity, HPE HCI
 

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