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Cohesity C4000 Series vs HPE SimpliVity comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cohesity C4000 Series
Ranking in HCI
33rd
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 January 2026, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Cohesity C4000 Series is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE SimpliVity is 7.7%, down from 9.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
HCI Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
HPE SimpliVity7.7%
Cohesity C4000 Series0.5%
Other91.8%
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."
"The most valuable features are replication and backup."
"I like the expandability of the solution. We can effortlessly grow the storage and resources without downtime."
"It has a proven track record of stability."
"SimpliVity has provided our organization with a cost effective DR/data protection solution."
"The solution is scalable and one of the best in the market."
"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."
"Its performance and availability are most valuable."
"Valuable features include ease of use, disaster recovery, and reliability."
 

Cons

"The pricing and the partnerships with AWS and Azure can be improved."
"SimpliVity has little to no integrations."
"The installation is quite easy but it could still be improved."
"The backup and recovery process needs to be faster. Right now, it's a bit slow."
"It would be better if we could deploy a hybrid cloud integrated to SimpliVity."
"Let us populate the entire node; right now, there are 24 slots in a server and you're only allowed to populate 14."
"The solution could improve by adding better support of the VMware add-ons and a more intuitive user interface for administrators."
"They can bring more awareness about this product. In this part of the world or this region, people normally don't know about SimpliVity and its capabilities. The company we have it sold to hasn't been able to fully utilize all the features or understand the features. So, product awareness should be improved."
"It's a very complex installation. It's gotten easier, however, it's far from a double click on a link and a self-upgrade scenario. There's still an awful lot of magic that goes down to doing upgrades."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is on a per case basis."
"Scaling isn't cheap"
"There is a one-time purchase needed for the license for HPE SimpliVity. The solution is expensive, but it is worth the money."
"It is expensive for this market. Everyone says that it is a very good product, but the only complaint is about the price."
"There are additional costs for storage."
"The time savings on the administration side of things is huge. We had somebody who was dedicated pretty much full-time to hardware, and now, they spend about a quarter of their time a year on hardware-related issues."
"The solution can be expensive if you are using a lot of nodes."
"HPE has decided to sell the solution in all-flash configurations, which may not be as cost effective for smaller mid-market enterprises."
"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."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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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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