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HPE Alletra dHCI vs Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

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

Hitachi Unified Compute Pla...
Ranking in HCI
29th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE Alletra dHCI
Ranking in HCI
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series is 1.1%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Alletra dHCI is 2.9%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
HCI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE Alletra dHCI2.9%
Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series1.1%
Other96.0%
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

AA
Enterprise Information systems/Wintel Systems Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Allows for centralized management with great interconnectivity
My main use is server management and virtualization This solution allowed us to move from using standalone systems to having all our data center management in one place. The most valuable feature is the interconnectivity, which allows me to use the system across my data centers and makes it easy…
Mohamed-Mousa - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a media company with 201-500 employees
Modern infrastructure has supported critical business services and delivers strong data protection
To be honest, I did not make any changes in Nimble, and the same applies to StoreOnce. The system is built and ready-made. It was already built before we received it, but overall, everything is clear and direct, and there is nothing complex, so I do not need to do a deep dive in the system to resolve or change anything. I do not use HPE Nimble Storage HPE Alletra dHCI intelligent automation. I do not use intelligent data services in managing my data infrastructure. I have not actually used additional functionality for Nimble Storage HPE Alletra dHCI right now, but I think this feature is very useful, especially AI. AI is involved in any software now, and I do not use it in my system, but I think it's very useful.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"In our implementations, HDS Storage Virtualization has helped in migrating data with the least amount of downtime, compared to other storage technologies."
"In our implementations, HDS Storage Virtualization has helped in migrating data with the least amount of downtime, compared to other storage technologies."
"The replication technology can move data faster than EMC MirrorView and requires less bandwidth. The Storage Virtualization technology is the most mature in the market, outside of IBM’s Storwize (which has a lot of compatibility issues, and EMC’s very expensive VPLEX solution); and it works."
"In our implementations, HDS Storage Virtualization has helped in migrating data with the least amount of downtime, compared to other storage technologies."
"The most valuable feature is the interconnectivity, which allows me to use the system across my data centers and makes it easy to connect to other storage platforms."
"This solution allowed us to move from using standalone systems to having all our data center management in one place."
"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is highly stable because they're using Nimble as the storage."
"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI has the most valuable features for performance, resilience, and scalability."
"Nimble is easy to use, but hard to install. Once it's installed, it's user-friendly. Reporting is another advantage because we get a lot of statistical forecasting. It helps us see into the future with that."
"The most valuable feature of HPE Alletra dHCI is the one-click upgrade function, which allows all drivers and services to be downloaded to all servers easily, and the smart deduplication and smart compression features help save a lot of storage."
"The best functions or features of HPE Alletra dHCI that I have found most valuable are its easy management and simplicity."
"Simply being able to move objects and the duplication feature have been quite effective."
"The most valuable feature of HPE Alletra dHCI is the one-click upgrade function, which allows all drivers and services to be downloaded to all servers easily."
"I love InfoSite. That gets you a lot of good detailed information."
 

Cons

"An area for improvement would be technical support."
"We prefer solutions other than HDS due to better post sales support, updates, ease of use, flexibility, etc."
"An area for improvement would be technical support. In the next release, I would like to see more features added to make this a more complete solution."
"HDS reaches a ceiling depending on model. The G200 cannot transition to G400, the G400 can transition to G600 but cannot transition to G800, which is the top-end model."
"An update to its technology would be good. The G Series has been around for more than five years and HDS seriously needs to ramp up, since the competition has better performance at a lower cost with better features and functionalities. For example, it needs redirect on write Snapshot, preconfigured storage tiering with better IOPS, built-in deduplication technology on hybrid disk, etc."
"We prefer solutions other than HDS due to better post sales support, updates, ease of use, flexibility, etc."
"The product is expensive."
"Sometimes the technical support would get back to us in two hours, but other times it would take them two or even three days to respond."
"I'm not sure if there are features lacking."
"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI currently is promoting only VMware as a hypervisor, whereas if they can look into other OSs, such as KVM or Red Hat, it would be an improvement."
"Their documentation needs to be simpler to read yet more detailed so it's easy to compare models and easier for clients to pick."
"The performance of HPE Nimble Storage dHCI could improve. Other solutions, such as Cisco, are better."
"The solution must be hypervisor-agnostic."
"I can tier my data in different storage on the cloud, but I cannot tier the data with HPE Alletra dHCI."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The prices are very high."
"I would rate the licensing model a three out of ten, where one is extremely expensive, and ten is cheap."
"The product is costly."
"The solution’s pricing was very good."
"The customers have found the solution to be expensive. However, when compared to the competition the price is reasonable."
"I think it's priced right and it's extremely intelligent."
"With the features that HPE Nimble Storage dHCI provides, I cannot say its pricing is more."
"The product licensing costs vary depending on whether VMware or other solutions are used."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
14%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Pharma/Biotech Company
8%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Nimble Storage dHCI?
Pricing is rated at six, which is normal. The price is appropriate for the capabilities and features that the customers receive.
What needs improvement with HPE Nimble Storage dHCI?
To be honest, I did not make any changes in Nimble, and the same applies to StoreOnce. The system is built and ready-made. It was already built before we received it, but overall, everything is cle...
What is your primary use case for HPE Nimble Storage dHCI?
We are using VMware in this product as a software, and our infrastructure is built in HPE Alletra dHCI system, which includes our CRM, Exchange servers, domain servers, payroll servers, and CRM as ...
 

Also Known As

HDS Unified Compute Platform, Hitachi UCP, Hitachi UCP Select
HPE Nimble Storage dHCI
 

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Sample Customers

Asia Capital Reinsurance, RMZ, Cigniti Technologies, SPAR, Infosys
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