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Cohesity C4000 Series vs HPE SimpliVity comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cohesity C4000 Series
Ranking in HCI
32nd
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 October 2025, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Cohesity C4000 Series is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE SimpliVity is 8.6%, down from 9.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
HCI Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
HPE SimpliVity8.6%
Cohesity C4000 Series0.2%
Other91.2%
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1336899 - PeerSpot reviewer
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
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 data efficiency capabilities in HPE SimpliVity are impressive, as it is capable of storing data in its converged infrastructure with good resiliency and future expandability."
"The ability to backup our data without requiring additional storage media or software application was a huge gain."
"I like the expandability of the solution. We can effortlessly grow the storage and resources without downtime."
"The initial setup is simple."
"The accelerator card is a lifesaver for speeding up backups."
"There is no single feature that's the most valuable. All of SimpliVity's components work together to make daily operations easier for our customers."
"Has good performance and ease of use"
"SimpliVity has provided our organization with a cost effective DR/data protection solution."
 

Cons

"The pricing and the partnerships with AWS and Azure can be improved."
"We definitely want to see more of the CLI commands come up to the GUI, and it is a legitimate question, if we are going to be happy with the integration in the vsphere web client, which is awfully slow."
"When we make some upgrades to the platform, it does take time to stabilize the structure again."
"There are some problems with support from HPE."
"There are a lot of different components to choose from in the chassis. This could be easier by providing a standard or a base model to create and configure from."
"The fact that it is tied to a certain hardware platform would probably be the bigger negative versus just being able to buy something off the shelf."
"The initial setup was complex. It took a few months to integrate and adapt to the new platform."
"I think that they should have their own hyper-converged system."
"The solution could improve by adding better support of the VMware add-ons and a more intuitive user interface for administrators."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is on a per case basis."
"The solution can be expensive if you are using a lot of nodes."
"It is expensive for this market. Everyone says that it is a very good product, but the only complaint is about the price."
"The solution is affordable and quite reasonably priced in terms of the product one gets."
"The pricing of HPE SimpliVity is comparable with other solutions so the price is good."
"We spent $250,000 back in the day, and that was for two servers in my data center for that cluster. We then ran what they call an arbiter, and that took the place of a third server or the third node in the cluster. My DR site was one standalone server, and its horsepower was more than the two at my main site. It included my Cisco Switches that I needed to re-upgrade. It was comparable to what we were paying a year in VM."
"ESXi licensing is a big part of initial investment if you do not already have that covered."
"For the VMware licensing, it is approximately $10,000 a year."
"The price should be cheaper."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business68
Midsize Enterprise49
Large Enterprise79
 

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How does HPE Simplivity compare with VMware vSAN?
HPE SimpliVity is a hyper-converged infrastructure solution that is primarily geared to mid-sized companies. We researched VMware vSAN but found HPE was a better option for us. HPE SimpliVity has ...
What do you like most about HPE SimpliVity?
The solution's technical support is good.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE SimpliVity?
The price is almost equal to VMware vSAN, making it not much cost saving. However, the time-saving during upgrades is notable.
 

Also Known As

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SimpliVity, HPE HCI
 

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