Dell VPLEX vs VANTAGE Storage Intelligence comparison

Dell Technologies and Broadcom are both solutions in the Storage Management category. Dell Technologies is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.0, while Broadcom is ranked #9. Dell Technologies holds a 4.9% mindshare in SM, compared to Broadcom’s 5.1% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

Dell VPLEX

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100% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Dell VPLEX and VANTAGE Storage Intelligence based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Storage Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell VPLEX

Ranking in Storage Management

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VANTAGE Storage Intelligence

Ranking in Storage Management

9th

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Storage Management category, the mindshare of Dell VPLEX is 4.9%, down from 7.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VANTAGE Storage Intelligence is 5.1%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Storage Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Dell VPLEX	4.9%
VANTAGE Storage Intelligence	5.1%
Other	90.0%

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Shailendra Choudhary

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.

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Randall Brower

Systems Administrator at SunTrust Banks, Inc.

The alerts, trends and reporting have benefited my organization

Not writing a solution here, the SRM product is a mainframe product that CA's client user interface software, Vantage, can then interact with. They have three flavors for a client interface, desktop (but everything you do is yours alone, nobody else gets anything you build within it), and server…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best part of the solution is the virtualization layer due to the fact that, for all our pain points during migration, we use the virtualization with VPLEX."

"VPLEX/VE is an amazing feat of engineering."

"With VPLEX, we are able to automate this process where failovers between sites now occur automatically."

"Storage virtualization and geographic resilience for Metro Sans, plus a great performance improvement."

"The business continuity is sorted, as the data is in two data centers, i.e., readable and writable, and if one side goes down, there is no downtime and the other side continues non-disruptively."

"VPLEX offers a large compatibility matrix and valuable features."

"The most valuable feature is deduplication, as we have no duplication in the snapshots."

"It’s a great product; very reliable."

More Dell VPLEX pros

"As a storage administrator, it has helped me to control my storage capacity and keep it clean in terms of both data and storage."

"The interface offers so much, with it being a true 'Windows' experience!"

"Absolutely get it because it can trend your data, automate your processes, and if you cannot do it yourself, the outstanding support team will listen, work with you, and help you get there."

Cons

"Cost. This is really expensive."

"Initial setup was a little bit complex when connecting to VMAX."

"VPLEX hardware migration to spare equipment in case of major disruption needs a huge effort that is not acceptable during disaster recovery."

"The administration is difficult, so we want to add hyper-converged infrastructure."

"We experienced increases in latency in accesses to disks and some bugs on engines."

"The solution is expensive and requires more budget, so people in the SMB segment do not prefer it."

"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 licensing model for enterprise storage (EMC VMAX) and integrating the solution into the actual storage frames instead of a separate product."

More Dell VPLEX cons

"There are many things that they need to improve. It is a work-in-progress product."

"Five years ago, yes. As a matter of fact there were too many bugs."

"The install is complicated."

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

Computer Software Company

11%

Construction Company

10%

Healthcare Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	12

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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...

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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, ...

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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...

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Also Known As

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CA Vantage Storage Resource Manager, BrightStor Storage Resource Manager

Overview

Wth EMC VPLEX you can deploy next-generation virtualization architecture to enable simultaneous information access within, between, and across data centers, move applications, virtual machines, and data in and between data centers without impacting users and deliver application and data availability within the data center and over distance with full infrastructure utilization and zero downtime.

Dell Technologies

CA Vantage Storage Resource Manager (CA Vantage) provides centralized monitoring and policy-based automation

help reduce the costs and administration associated with the management of complex enterprise storage environments. It is designed to maximize your use of existing storage resources and ensure protection and high availability of applications and business information.

This z/OS storage management solution automates routine manual functions to help increase personnel productivity and maintain service level commitments. CA Vantage can help you optimize your enterprise storage infrastructure, decrease costs and improve productivity through reduced application outages and consolidated monitoring, reporting, forecasting and corrective actions.

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Sample Customers

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

Sky, TravelPort, First Horizon, Hill International

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