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Dell VPLEX vs SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Dell VPLEX
Ranking in Storage Management
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SolarWinds Storage Resource...
Ranking in Storage Management
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Storage Management category, the mindshare of Dell VPLEX is 6.8%, up from 6.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor is 7.2%, up from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Storage Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell VPLEX6.8%
SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor7.2%
Other86.0%
Storage Management
 

Featured Reviews

Shailendra Choudhary - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Has supported enterprise projects consistently but pricing remains a challenge for broader adoption
We are system integrators and resell the HCI solution. We have worked with Dell VPLEX for approximately two to three years. We have been in several RFCs, and Dell VPLEX is implemented in the enterprise segment only. The solution is expensive and requires more budget, so people in the SMB segment do not prefer it. We typically recommend Dell VPLEX for customers who already work with other Dell products.
AbdulKader Mohandes - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at Al Jazeera Media Network
Custom alerts and rich performance metrics have improved server monitoring and storage planning
We use customizable alerts extensively with different services, because the exchange services are different from Active Directory or DNS or anything else. We have customizable alerts for each service. I do not use the historical data trends that predict future storage needs. Perhaps some of my colleagues use it, but I do not. I would like to see a focus on broadcast services in the future to make it better. Broadcast services, specifically TV broadcast services, would be valuable to us because we come from a broadcast technology background and would appreciate having some features related to that. I would rate this review as an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Due to the large number of models and different brands it is a very good solution to virtualize volumes."
"VPLEX offers a large compatibility matrix and valuable features."
"We have see performance improvement in our databases."
"Storage virtualization and geographic resilience for Metro Sans, plus a great performance improvement."
"The most valuable feature is deduplication, as we have no duplication in the snapshots."
"Its mirroring capabilities allow for data to be mirrored across two different data centers, so if one center were to crash or fail, the other center could take over and keep everything running smoothly."
"Mobility enables us to carry out an internal migration of data."
"For a new application setup, it worked like a charm."
"The performance metrics, especially for CPU and memory, and for the overall performance of the servers have been found most valuable."
"DO IT!!! You will not regret it."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
 

Cons

"It needs to improve the thin reclaim on certain arrays."
"The licensing model for enterprise storage (EMC VMAX) and integrating the solution into the actual storage frames instead of a separate product."
"With Dell VPLEX, there are some bugs with Broadcom."
"The price is a problem with EMC due to the fact that it's more expensive than the other vendors."
"The administration is difficult, so we want to add hyper-converged infrastructure."
"I would like to have site-to-site replication capability for applications."
"Maybe setup a one-to-many cluster, instead of just a 1-to-1."
"VPLEX's engine-based architecture is complex, so the implementation is challenging and takes more time. It's also difficult to fix hardware issues. When an appliance fails, it takes Dell EMC a long time to fix it because spare parts are in short supply."
"The number of similar alerts is the main area for improvement."
"Scalability is my sore spot."
"The solution could always be more easily scalable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We struck a great deal with Dell EMC, so for us, VPLEX was not very expensive."
"VPLEX is a little bit expensive in my personal opinion."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Healthcare Company
10%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise12
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Dell VPLEX?
Some of the products are very easy to implement, while others are more difficult, and our team seeks support help when required. Regarding the integration part, the delivery team handles all integr...
What is your primary use case for Dell VPLEX?
We are implementing Cohesity, Hitachi, Dell, and Nutanix, VMware, vSAN; multiple products. We have recently started working with Cohesity because there was not much presence in India for Cohesity, ...
What advice do you have for others considering Dell VPLEX?
Hitachi Systems Microclinic has been renamed to Hitachi Systems India Private Limited. The email address has been changed to shailendra.chaudhry.hd at hitachi-systems.com from shailendra_singh.chau...
What needs improvement with SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?
The number of similar alerts is the main area for improvement. Alert noise would be great to reduce.
What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?
We are still working with SolarWinds and use the NPM product along with SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor.
What advice do you have for others considering SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?
We use customizable alerts extensively with different services, because the exchange services are different from Active Directory or DNS or anything else. We have customizable alerts for each servi...
 

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Sample Customers

Kindred Healthcare, Regis Aged Care, WeBank SpA, Panduit, Munson Healthcare
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