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Dell vSAN Ready Nodes vs NetApp HCI [EOL] comparison

Dell Technologies and NetApp are both solutions in the HCI category. Additionally, 94% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of NetApp users who would recommend it.
Dell vSAN Ready Nodes
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94% willing to recommend
NetApp HCI [EOL]
Read 32 NetApp HCI [EOL] reviews
    88% willing to recommend
     

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    Categories and Ranking

    Dell vSAN Ready Nodes
    Average Rating
    8.4
    Reviews Sentiment
    6.3
    Number of Reviews
    21
    Ranking in other categories
    HCI (10th)
    NetApp HCI [EOL]
    Average Rating
    8.0
    Reviews Sentiment
    5.6
    Number of Reviews
    32
    Ranking in other categories
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    Featured Reviews

    KuldeepSingh4 - PeerSpot reviewer
    KuldeepSingh4
    Technical Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
    Experience improved efficiency and customer satisfaction with enhanced integration and management capabilities
    Scalability involves two types of environments: VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and non-VCF environment where we use VMware Validated Foundation. With VCF we have significant automation built-in within the VCF console within SDDC manager as the primary management console. For non-VCF environments, it depends on customer choice. For small environments, we do manual scalability and sometimes use Terraform scripts to keep the host ready and add in the cluster automatically. For large environments with frequent scalability actions, we propose the Terraform solution that builds ESXi, does necessary configuration, and automatically starts up for associating with the existing environment. If scaling is infrequent, with one or two hosts per month, it is a manual job. From a challenge perspective, it seems easier, with just a few pre-checks regarding make and model compatibility, disks, and server health on the hardware level.
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    Massimiliano Bartolozzi
    Chief Information Officer at Lucart S.p.A.
    Crashed continuously, complex to deploy, and bad after-sales support - NETAPP FIXED the problems in 2022
    Their after-sales support, SLA, and third-parties availability should be improved. NetApp's support is very difficult to engage. We have an SLA of onsite support within 24 hours. but they don't respect the SLA. Its stability was very bad. It has been crashing continuously. In one year, we got three crashes, which is unbelievable for an appliance that is guaranteed for 10 years without any crashes. In 2022, NetApp Italy, driven by the country manager Davide Marini, fixed all our issues and added additional computation power for free. This is a great example of customer care. They could have done it right the first time of course, but admitting the errors and putting in place such a remediation plan has been a very professional behavior.
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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

    "They are heading in the right direction and moving to integrate everything with a hybrid cloud, and moving workloads back and forth."
    "They are heading in the right direction and moving to integrate everything with a hybrid cloud, and moving workloads back and forth."
    "This is a product I recommend."
    "The most valuable feature of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is file sharing."
    "I have found the most important features of Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes are the capacity to manage the storage because the storage is built in the servers. The type of profiles you can attribute to the storage is a benefit. You can manage the storage by profiles. Overall the solution is a good speed and performance."
    "Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes is a great hyper-converged system that is a perfect platform for supporting any kind of workload."
    "The most valuable feature of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is the flexibility of the nodes. Additionally, if there are any critical issues they update us through emails. The issues are taken care of remotely on the system."
    "I rate vSAN ReadyNodes as a nine out of ten."
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    "The most valuable feature is the software design storage that really provided a faster, agile, easier to scale up and out storage path."
    "Stability is one of the things we absolutely have to have, because if the HCI is down, our assembly lines are down, and that could potentially lead to our customer being down. If our customer is down, that's $10,000 a minute; and any time the assembly line is down, that could potentially lead to overtime. We don't get to charge one and a half times for something we billed just because you happened to build it on overtime. Any technology we bring in, has to be built for what I call "three in the morning." It can't be built for whenever everybody's in the plant, everybody can watch it, and everybody can babysit. It has to be built for three a.m. when you've got a skeletal staff there, and you just have to know that it's just running. As I stand here, right now, I don't have to check my phone, I don't have to check my email. I know it's running. Period"
    "The most valuable aspects are that it's an all-in-one solution and it's very self-contained."
    "In my opinion, HCI is a good product, easy to use and scalable."
    "Because NetApp usually marries capacity, performance, and upgrade planning together, there's not a whole lot that I need to worry about at this point."
    "Since implementing this solution, we have to do less work."
    "It has automated a lot of workloads. It has automated us from ticketing a large number to a very small number."
    "This is a strong product and it works very well, and the processes around it continue to grow and mature."
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    Cons

    "The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required. The price of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes could be lowered."
    "Upgrades are carried out manually."
    "Dell vSAN Ready Nodes' deployment is complex."
    "Although vSAN ReadyNodes work well, a faster firmware lifecycle with the release of validated firmware catalogs more quickly would be a desired improvement."
    "We have experienced some issues with performance."
    "Dell vSAN Ready Nodes doesn't perform as well as IBM. There are significant limitations, especially with scalability and flexibility over time. For example, adding drives can be problematic if the specific drives aren't available with older nodes that are four or five years old. Unlike IBM, Dell vSAN Ready Nodes isn't as flexible and doesn't scale easily. Additionally, while present, features like deduplication and compression don't perform as efficiently as they do on IBM. Our experience shows that the tool isn't as robust or flexible as advertised."
    "The price of Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes could be better, it is a little expensive."
    "I think the upgrades could be improved. If you compare it to other HCI solutions, like VxRail, the upgrade process is fully automated whereas on vSAN ReadyNodes it's a bit complicated and we have to do it manually."
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    "The price should be lowered. It's a little expensive."
    "The vCenter keeps crashing, meaning that there is no stability in our environment."
    "I'm not a fan of how they don't log you out properly from some of their web tools for management."
    "I would like to have more variety, like GPU cards."
    "The product needs better support for installing the operating system on the machine."
    "It would be nice to have better access to tutorials and a test environment for simulations."
    "Its stability is very bad. It has been crashing continuously. In one year, we got three crashes, which is unbelievable for an appliance that is guaranteed for 10 years without any crash."
    "They could improve the packaging."
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    Pricing and Cost Advice

    "The solution is more expensive than a traditional array. The prices are skyrocketing."
    "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."
    "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."
    "My company makes yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the solution. The solution is expensive."
    "The price of the solution was reasonable."
    "Its price is comparable to the competitors in the market."
    "There are the overall infrastructure costs. Even though the initial costing was higher, we calculated for year-to-year for five years. That brought us into a position where we decided, we have to go for HCI rather than having distributor systems."
    "You still have to pay for the licensing for VMware and Red Hat licenses separately. It's not all inclusive at this point."
    "All the licenses are included when you buy the program."
    "The licensing fees are renewed annually."
    "This solution reduced our maintenance costs. We were going to have to pay one to two million dollars to put in compute nodes. We are avoiding those costs."
    "Where we lost nearly 75 percent of our infrastructure due to a malicious attack and were able to recover two and a half hours into it due to the integration, it saved us and all of our customers. Because we were able to recover so fast from the attack, the solution paid for itself right there."
    "This solution saved our organization time (35 percent) and money. We have a hefty group of developers, and if you multiply that by 30 to 35 percent, that is quite a bit of money."
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    Top Industries

    By visitors reading reviews
    Manufacturing Company
    16%
    Government
    9%
    Financial Services Firm
    7%
    Healthcare Company
    6%
    Construction Company
    14%
    Marketing Services Firm
    12%
    Comms Service Provider
    8%
    Wholesaler/Distributor
    5%
     

    Company Size

    By reviewers
    Large Enterprise
    Midsize Enterprise
    Small Business
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business8
    Midsize Enterprise3
    Large Enterprise12
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business8
    Midsize Enterprise9
    Large Enterprise19
     

    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...
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    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...
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    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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    April 2026
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    Also Known As

    vSAN Ready Nodes
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    Overview

    Dell vSAN Ready Nodes provide high availability, flexibility, and ease of deployment with integrated storage management designed for seamless VMware integration and IT modernization.

    Dell vSAN Ready Nodes excel in managing workloads with enhanced storage availability and adaptability. They allow single-team administration, minimizing dependency on multiple vendors and offering robust performance and stability. The user-friendly interface ensures ease of deployment and management, enhancing data protection and operational efficiency. Despite these strengths, challenges like automation, complex upgrades, and licensing limitations affect scalability and cost-efficiency compared to competitors.

    What are the key features of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes?
    • High Availability: Ensures continuous operations with minimal downtime.
    • Scalable Architecture: Allows seamless expansion to meet growing demands.
    • Integrated Storage Management: Streamlines storage operations for ease of use.
    • User-Friendly Administration: Simplifies management with straightforward policies.
    • VMware Environment Integration: Enhances IT modernization and security protocols.
    What benefits should users look for in reviews?
    • Cost-Effectiveness: Economical options despite encountering pricing rigidity.
    • Technical Support: Offers strong support services albeit needing improvements in alert systems.
    • Performance Stability: Reliable performance with enhanced availability.

    Organizations deploy Dell vSAN Ready Nodes for general virtualization, hyper-converged infrastructure, and private cloud setups. They are primarily installed on-premises for managing critical servers, allowing expansion into cloud environments. Popular in sectors like government, pharmaceuticals, hospitality, and insurance, they support VMware vSphere, ERP applications, and virtual desktops efficiently.

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    NetApp HCI is the only true enterprise-scale hyper converged cloud infrastructure. NetApp HCI comes in a 2 RU chassis with 4 node expansion slots.

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    Sample Customers

    Rackspace
    American Showa, Children's Mercy, Coca-Cola, Consultel Cloud, Evangelische Landeskirche in Wurttemberg, Imperva, Surface Mount Technology
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