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Dell vSAN Ready Nodes vs Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Dell vSAN Ready Nodes
Ranking in HCI
10th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certif...
Ranking in HCI
31st
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is 2.7%, up from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node is 0.9%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
HCI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell vSAN Ready Nodes2.7%
Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node0.9%
Other96.4%
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

HH
Systems Engineer at First Rand Bank Ltd.
Virtual environment achieves seamless management and reduces downtime through improved fault tolerance
With regards to storage area networks versus virtual SAN, vSAN is better off. It is much faster because the disk is within, utilizing NVMe type disks running SSD for the OS and capacity, making it easier to expand storage. It is stable, and similar to any issues on a standalone machine, there's resilience; if we lose one host, data will not be lost because of the technology on vSAN that allows us to free up that host into maintenance mode without issues. The benefit of using vSAN is that it's easy to manage on vCenter. You can see if there are issues, get recommendations, and overall, it's highly fault-free which is beneficial because we want to minimize downtime. Operationally, we perform well enough during the week; the only time we are highly operational on vSAN is when we do switch upgrades on the MX7000 switches and firmware, which we schedule outside of business hours.
N_R - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Account Manager at Emirates Business Machines (EBM)
Provides a valuable concept of hyper-convergence, but its support services could be faster
The product’s most valuable feature is the concept of hyper-convergence Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node’s support services could be faster. We have been using Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node for four to five years. From the hardware perspective, it is a stable product. The product is…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The cost is higher compared to non-Dell vSAN Ready Nodes, but when compared with external storage solutions, there are significant benefits."
"No concerns regarding the footprint in the data center."
"We are selling the product and we are happy with it."
"We previously used the old traditional type of file storage and we switched because there was almost no difference in cost but we got a product with much better features."
"It is easy to install."
"The solution immediately expands storage area when you add nodes."
"The most valuable feature is the set of user tools that are available."
"Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes is scalable"
"The product’s most valuable feature is the concept of hyper-convergence."
 

Cons

"Currently, it's like a black box that only Dell technical support knows how to handle."
"There is room for improvement in the maintenance pricing. Maintenance isn't difficult, but the prices are high and ridiculous. Some customers feel it is better to go with a new solution rather than renew this one."
"When customers want to expand capacity but all the drive slots are full, they are forced to buy new servers or nodes which adds more costs with licenses and hardware, rendering it less scalable than other storage setups."
"Compatibility with other hardware nodes needs to be improved."
"Sometimes we experience performance issues and disk failure issues frequently. Sometimes it impacts another disk group situation."
"When comparing Dell VxRail and Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes, I have found that when managing and expanding Dell VxRail is much better."
"Although vSAN ReadyNodes work well, a faster firmware lifecycle with the release of validated firmware catalogs more quickly would be a desired improvement."
"The solution doesn't scale."
"Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node’s support services could be faster."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have a four-year contract to use Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes."
"The tool's pricing is competitive compared to others. The tool's licensing is based on annual subscriptions."
"The solution is more expensive than a traditional array. The prices are skyrocketing."
"The price of the solution was reasonable."
"There is a problem, which is the lack of an integrated price structure."
"Comparing the price of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes to other solutions it is not expensive."
"My company makes yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the solution. The solution is expensive."
"The product has competitive pricing."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
16%
Government
9%
Healthcare Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
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Company Size

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Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise12
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell vSAN Ready Nodes?
There is no specific licensing model for vSAN ReadyNodes as it is linked with Broadcom VMware's solutions rather than Dell's. As a group under Comcast, we receive very good pricing from Dell due to...
What needs improvement with Dell vSAN Ready Nodes?
I would want VMware to ensure that when there's a hardware failure on a host, it should gracefully migrate the VMs to another host available in the cluster without restarting, which would be a grea...
What is your primary use case for Dell vSAN Ready Nodes?
I am familiar with VMware Workstation, but we don't actually use a workstation. We only use ESXi because we're running a big organization. We have people that are responsible for a Citrix farm that...
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Also Known As

vSAN Ready Nodes
Lenovo MX Certified Node, ThinkAgile MX Certified Node
 

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