FlexPod XCS vs Oracle SuperCluster comparison

NetApp and Oracle are both solutions in the Converged Infrastructure category. NetApp is ranked #2, while Oracle is ranked #6 with an average rating of 10.0. NetApp holds a 12.3% mindshare in CI, compared to Oracle’s 5.5% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of NetApp users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 84% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 2, 2025

FlexPod XCS and Oracle SuperCluster are two competitive solutions in the converged infrastructure category. Based on the analysis, FlexPod XCS tends to have the upper hand in terms of deployment flexibility and support, while Oracle SuperCluster stands out with its high performance and seamless integration in Oracle environments.

Features: FlexPod XCS is recognized for its flexibility, scalability, and compatibility, allowing for seamless integration of various components and a certified architecture that eases support processes. Users appreciate features like single-vendor support, high availability, and ease of deployment. Oracle SuperCluster offers high performance and integrates components such as Oracle and Exadata well, providing a performance-oriented system mainly suited for Oracle environments.

Room for Improvement: FlexPod XCS could improve with unified management, streamlined certification processes, and better pricing structures. Users see potential enhancements in automation, cloud component integration, and a unified support model. Oracle SuperCluster could benefit from improved integration with non-Oracle systems and a better GUI for administration, alongside a more user-friendly interface and enhanced compatibility.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: FlexPod XCS is known for its verified architecture and excellent integration capabilities, which enhance deployment experiences. Customer service is generally responsive with a unified support model despite the occasional complexity. Oracle SuperCluster, primarily integrated within Oracle infrastructures, requires specific expertise for deployment. Customer service is comprehensive but focuses on Oracle-specific solutions.

Pricing and ROI: FlexPod XCS is often considered expensive, but its scalability, management ease, and reliability justify the costs for many users, who report efficiency and reduced operational costs but still have concerns about pricing. Oracle SuperCluster's pricing aligns with its rich features for Oracle ecosystems. Despite the cost, users value the performance benefits for Oracle-based workloads, making the decision dependent on specific business needs.

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Categories and Ranking

FlexPod XCS

Ranking in Converged Infrastructure

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

295

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle SuperCluster

Ranking in Converged Infrastructure

6th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Converged Infrastructure category, the mindshare of FlexPod XCS is 12.3%, up from 8.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle SuperCluster is 5.5%, up from 4.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Converged Infrastructure Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
FlexPod XCS	12.3%
Oracle SuperCluster	5.5%
Other	82.2%

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John Kevin

Deputy IT Manager at MBBank

Enforces standardized setup procedures following Certified Validated Design (CVD) guidelines and offers greater flexibility and control over the system compared to traditional systems

The GUI setup follows the right setup, meaning we have to follow the CVDi.e. Certified Validated Design. Everything is clear, because you can build CI yourself, but without rules, it can be messy. With FlexPod, there are rules to follow, making it more standardized. This helps with troubleshooting and compatibility assessments, simplifying troubleshooting significantly. We also use FlexPod pre-validated architectures to validate the design. It is very, very important to us because we had a bad case in 2015 where separate items integrated poorly due to no version or firmware compatibility certification. Troubleshooting became a nightmare. So, standards are crucial for us, and everything entering production should be verified or at least documented for certification.

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Shafiq Khan

Head Of IT at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Provides excellent internal communication and scalability

Scalability depends on the workload because SuperCluster is available in three models: small, medium, and high-end configurations. The high-end configuration is suitable for very large organizations. However, scalability is limited by the initial configuration. You can upgrade to medium or high configurations if starting with a small configuration. Expanding with a high-end configuration requires adding a new rack or configuring a new SuperCluster instance and integrating it with the existing setup. Approximately three thousand or more users can simultaneously access the SuperCluster.

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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

"Gives us a single point of contact for support."

"We have significantly less latency now with our imagery."

"We have absolutely been able to save space."

"UCS Profiles enable recovering a physical server in less than 15 minutes."

"That it works. That it does exactly what it says on the tin."

"It simplifies the management of our entire system."

"The consistent delivery that we receive from the products. We deliver it to different customers, and we know it will be a consistent end-to-end solution as well."

"I like the combination of the brands that they decided to include, in terms of its compatibility, e.g., they integrated UCS into this solution."

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"It is easy to integrate Supercluster into IT workflow. It has a forty-gigabit InfiniBand switch. It also includes Exadata and a very powerful M-series machine. These are not mainframe processors but provide excellent internal communication and scalability."

"SuperCluster is basically a combination of Oracle, with Exadata and Compute node features, so it is a computing cluster that is integrated in a single infrastructure such that we don't need a separate solution for the application database, the data storage database, and everything else the application needs."

"Our primary use case is for E-Business Suite applications the applications for the government, and most of the applications that use an HCM."

"A valuable feature is the Exadata Storage appliance, optimized for database queries."

"Because it's classified as an engineered system, it's all integrated, it's all supported by one vendor. We don't have to go to multiple vendors for support, it's all integrated under Oracle."

"In this setup, the traffic is distributed among the nodes, enhancing the overall performance compared to a scenario where all traffic is directed to a single server."

"Because SuperCluster is a specially engineered system, we have confidence in that all the components are compatible with one another. Everything runs together as a well-coupled group of machines, and the performance is great (especially the memory)."

"The two features that I find to be the most valuable are high availability and high performance."

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Cons

"Because when you try to do automation, there are many bits and pieces tied together. Sometimes, automation gets a little tricky for provisioning."

"We would like to see a new design that comes with more productivity or graphics. Currently, the vendors, like HPE and Dell EMC along with NetApp, all have very similar products. We want more diversification."

"For the next release, because I know that we are using Pure Storage, what I want to see is the GUI interfaces on this UCS monitor."

"The initial learning curve is pretty steep."

"FlexPod has not decreased the unplanned downtime incidents in our company. There was a problem with the back-end configuration and we had a downtime of three hours."

"I would like to see more cloud-centric modules that are specific to applications and more software-based solutions. That's all that is missing."

"As the technology grows, we're looking to upgrade our storage systems to something faster, and we're hoping to improve our servers with next-generation technology. So we want to enhance our server infrastructure and explore server virtualization with VMware. That's the improvement that our clients are demanding."

"They should cram more space in there and find a way to compress things more; dedupe better."

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"We have faced network connectivity issues."

"They may have made some improvements but based on the version that I am using, it is a little complicated because it is based on the Unix Operating system."

"Speaking from a business perspective, our main problem is that our particular edition of SuperCluster is now at end-of-life status, making it obsolete and impossible to get support for. This presents a challenge for us, as finding a path to our next solution is not easy."

"It's not working as we expected. We thought it would be fast and reliable but we are not getting the reliability. It's not stable."

"Not a very user friendly solution."

"If they had an application that centralized the administration, not about the monitoring, but for the configuration, it would be better."

"It would be more convenient if the Agta Logic worked within the SuperCluster with the Agta data, as it may boost the speed of the applications."

"I would like to see control domain and zone management via a management console, similar to that of OVM."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have saved time with Snapshots, SnapMirrors, and backup and DR capabilities versus other platforms that we have looked at in the past."

"Storage is very expensive. To buy MIC cards and additional storage either on-prem or in the cloud, the IT department does not have money for it, so you need a more niche product or a more flexible way to store your data. That is the benefit that you get from this product."

"It seems very cost effective once it's in place, and it's easy to expand and easy to add capacity without a lot of extra money."

"The pricing and licensing are quite expensive. However, compared to other solutions, it is okay."

"Pricing and licensing is very affordable from a FlexPod perspective."

"Make sure that you engage as much with whom you are buying from as a partnership, not just as a purchase."

"It is cost-effective."

"FlexPod has saved data center costs, due to the fact that we reduced our footprint for storage in a big way. We went from three complete racks down to a 2U storage array for more than 300 terabytes of storage."

More FlexPod XCS pricing and cost advice

"For us, the licensing costs are a large amount, but we are also paying for the rack, the SLA, and other extras. When I look into our organization's requirements regarding performance, machine load, etc., I believe that, while expensive, SuperCluster is nevertheless good for us."

"Due to the multiple products involved in our use of SuperCluster (including different software, hardware, etc.), I cannot comment on the licensing aspect."

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Manufacturing Company

14%

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Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	34
Midsize Enterprise	66
Large Enterprise	182

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Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	11

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The pricing is low as per performance but high as per synchronization. They justify the price. I rate the product’s pricing a four or five out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.

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It would be more convenient if the Agta Logic worked within the SuperCluster with the Agta data, as it may boost the speed of the applications.

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We are using SuperCluster with logical domains and zone environments. The virtual machines are configured within these environments, and there are physical and logical partitions supporting several...

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Overview

FlexPod XCS is the secure platform your applications need from edge to cloud. Easily manage your suite of cloud-native, edge, and enterprise apps. Integrate advanced cloud services without compromising performance, security, reliability, or scale.

NetApp

Secure cloud infrastructure with the industry’s most advanced security, extreme performance, and a complete suite of efficiency enhancements, tools, and automation that work together to dramatically lower cost and complexity.

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