Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series vs VMware vSAN comparison

Hitachi Vantara and Broadcom are both solutions in the HCI category. Hitachi Vantara is ranked #29, while Broadcom is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.5. Hitachi Vantara holds a 1.1% mindshare in HCI, compared to Broadcom’s 8.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Hitachi Vantara users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

VMware vSAN and Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series compete in the hyper-converged infrastructure market. VMware vSAN has the upper hand in pricing and support, while Hitachi HC Series is stronger in performance and reliability.

Features: VMware vSAN integrates seamlessly with the VMware ecosystem, offers easy scalability, and provides efficient storage policy management. Hitachi HC Series offers advanced data protection features, scalability, and analytics capabilities for in-depth monitoring and optimization.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: VMware vSAN simplifies deployment through integration with VMware environments. Hitachi HC Series has a comprehensive deployment model with robust customer support for smoother operations.

Pricing and ROI: VMware vSAN is cost-effective and provides good ROI for budget-conscious organizations. Hitachi HC Series involves higher initial costs with premium features and superior ROI in performance-intensive settings.

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Categories and Ranking

Hitachi Unified Compute Pla...

Ranking in HCI

29th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMware vSAN

Ranking in HCI

2nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

234

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 VMware vSAN is 8.9%, down from 15.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

HCI Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
VMware vSAN	8.9%
Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series	1.1%
Other	90.0%

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Austin Ajaegbu

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…

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ShyamikaThamel

Associate Tech Specialists at Seatrium

Managing mixed RAID workloads has improved data protection and delivers strong performance

VMware vSAN can be improved in certain areas. In cases involving our large data stores with large VMs, we experience some latency, not during normal operation, but during database backup operations. We observed latency due to buffer issues from the top-of-the-rack switches. These issues are mostly network-related because all storage data traffic travels through the network. I have recently used Nutanix, and I observed that Nutanix provides better performance than VMware vSAN due to its data locality features. VMware vSAN is now providing data locality, but we did not use that option. If VMware vSAN provides additional features in the next release, such as the VM balancing feature called DRS on the cluster that VMware previously had, it would be beneficial. With DRS, VMs can move easily from one node to another within the same cluster. Nutanix does not provide that flexibility. When placing a VM on a cluster in Nutanix, the placement uses a balancing component. After that, the VM remains on the same host. If any contention occurs on the CPU or memory side, the VM stays in place until contention happens. If issues occur, the VM migrates to another host while transferring all objects to the same host. This is how their data locality is maintained. When a VM moves to any host, it moves with all VM objects. VMware vSAN does not currently offer this option. If a VM moves to another host, it accesses the disk object through the network, which increases latency. VMware vSAN now offers an option to select data locality, but it does not function like Nutanix. This is why some latency remains. If VMware vSAN can improve this feature, it would be very helpful and VMware would regain its top position.

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Pros

"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."

"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."

"This solution allowed us to move from using standalone systems to having all our data center management in one place."

"It is very well known in the industry, and there are a lot of technical resources around it."

"If you need more storage-level performance, scalability, or security, you can definitely consider using this solution."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"Ease of use and implementation."

"It completely removes the need for a storage network and for a storage administrator and all of that infrastructure and the costs that are involved with them."

"It's easy to scale, it's easy to predict IOPS needs, you can design for low latency using all-flash, and for setting up new clusters for VDI quickly, it's nice because you don't have to wait on an order for a storage vendor to ship you a system and help you configure it, you do it all yourself."

"To give you an idea, we spend roughly 50% less on equivalent storage by using VSAN to replace our more traditional SAN architecture."

"Overall the solution is very good."

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Cons

"We prefer solutions other than HDS due to better post sales support, updates, ease of use, flexibility, etc."

"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."

"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 area for improvement would be technical support."

"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."

"We prefer solutions other than HDS due to better post sales support, updates, ease of use, flexibility, etc."

"I would like a better Hardware Certification List (HCL). The HCL should a little easier to deal with."

"I lose a node in a cluster vSAN, which is also used as a cluster HA. I lose not only the storage part, which is not necessarily serious (depending on the configuration of the vSAN cluster), but on the other hand, I lose also a node of Compute, which can make things complicated quickly."

"The pricing is something of a concern."

"Hardware load balancing is available on the enterprise version of the solution, however, it's extremely expensive and therefore out of our budget."

"This solution could be improved by having more than one controller for the environment. VMware depends on one controller for the whole environment, whereas Nutanix has one controller for each node. Because there is only one controller with VMware, if there was any drop, then the whole environment would stop working. In Nutanix, I have five nodes—there is one controller for each node and it depends on a virtual controller—so if the controller of any node is down, the whole environment will still work."

"The vSphere Web Client is slow and clunky, making interacting with the system difficult and often times painful."

"It would be ideal if clients didn't need to monitor the solution on a daily basis."

"vSAN is very complex inside."

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"The price is okay."

"It is fairly cost-effective for entry to mid-level performance based on the underlying hardware components."

"This solution is expensive. Nutanix provides us with Acropolis Operating System (AOS) along with its hardware, while VMware provides vSAN, vCenter, and vSphere which all have separate licenses and costs."

"If they could reduce the cost, it would be better. Licensing costs are something that they could take care of. If you are a smaller and strong IT team, then VMware vSAN is a very good product. If you want to expand in the service provider space, then you will have to go for an open-source solution like OpenStack. We are now looking at OpenStack because we sell licensing costs. We are a service provider, so the IT component data is a substantial component in our overall costing. We feel that OpenStack might help us to cut down the licensing cost. Therefore, we are looking at SAS storage instead of vSAN. SAS is open source, but it is not wise to have open source without having the backend support. We are using RedHat SAS, and it is an open-source solution. You can also have a free version, but we are using it with support from RedHat so that we have somebody to back us up in case we have a problem. If you do normal business, then IT expense is 1% or 2% of the total turnover. The higher licensing costs sometimes don't make difference to the big companies who are not service providers and are using it only for their internal use. For them, the IT cost is 1% or 2%, but for an IT service provider, the IT costs will go up to 15% to 16% of the total cost of the operations. This is where the licensing costs become irrelevant. For example, the licensing cost of using VMware, VC, and vSAN is 8% of my monthly revenue. Every month, I pay about $35,000, and, with the revised plan, it will be something like $50,000 or revenue of 600k per month, which means almost 8% of the revenue is going into VMware licensing. In a very competitive world, 8% as a cost element is huge. So, if I can bring it down to 2%, I save 6% in revenue expenditure. In terms of profit, 6% of 30% is something like another 25% increase in my profit. My profit can be almost 25%. It would be 20% to 25% in case I am able to handle the licensing costs and bring them to a very low level. Because these IT costs are substantial for us, that is why we are going with OpenStack. OpenStack has a limitation that it requires more hardware. There will be some increase in the hardware cost, but overall we will save 5% to 6% of our licensing cost by using OpenStack."

"The cost of VMware vSAN is reasonable."

"VMware vSAN is a little bit expensive and we pay annually. We have an educational institute where we receive discount prices from VMware. We do receive a reasonable discount but it's still expensive."

"The product’s pricing is a bit higher than other solutions."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."

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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

Pharma/Biotech Company

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Government

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	101
Midsize Enterprise	58
Large Enterprise	135

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Also Known As

HDS Unified Compute Platform, Hitachi UCP, Hitachi UCP Select

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Overview

Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series offers a hyper-converged infrastructure solution that simplifies data center operations through efficient resource management and scalability, targeting enterprises looking to optimize their IT infrastructure.

Designed for performance and integration, Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series combines storage, compute, and networking into a cohesive environment. This setup enables comprehensive management and enhances the ability to handle demanding workloads without the complexity of conventional data centers. Its architecture supports streamlined deployments, providing a robust framework for IT environments of different sizes and versatile applications in diverse sectors.

What features define Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series?

Scalability: Easily expands to meet growing demands without disrupting operations.
Integrated Management: Offers a single interface for overseeing compute, storage, and network resources.
Performance Optimization: Enhances throughput and efficiency for critical workloads.
Flexibility: Supports a range of applications and enterprise workloads.
Simplified Deployment: Minimizes setup complexity with rapid implementation capabilities.

What benefits should reviewers focus on?

Cost Efficiency: Reduces total cost of ownership through streamlined operations.
Operational Simplicity: Decreases management overhead with integrated tools.
Improved Resource Utilization: Maximizes the use of available IT resources.
Business Agility: Enables quick adaptation to changing business demands.
Reliability: Offers robust support and service reliability for mission-critical applications.

Various industries integrate Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series to enhance digital initiatives, such as healthcare organizations streamlining patient data handling and financial services optimizing transaction processing. Its flexible structure supports agile methodologies, aiding sectors in achieving transformative goals efficiently.

Hitachi Vantara

VMware vSAN is renowned for scalability, speed, and management ease. Its performance equals traditional SANs, offering fast speeds with diverse disk types at a reduced cost, ensuring VM access amidst hardware failures, and integrating effortlessly with VMware tools for straightforward setup.

As a leader in virtualization solutions, VMware vSAN offers high-performance storage comparable to traditional SANs, allowing SSD-like speeds with a mix of disk types. It integrates into VMware tools, leading to easy setup and policy-driven management, leveraging diverse storage policies, deduplication, and compression for enhanced efficiency. It's especially valued for its ability to scale storage and applications affordably, supporting growth without heavy initial investments. Despite the advantages, areas for improvement include encryption, UI, hardware compatibility, and affordability for SMBs, with notable resync and performance monitoring challenges. Compatibility issues with non-VMware environments and complex updates and support are critical points highlighting a need for improved management interfaces and troubleshooting to enhance user experience.

What are the key features of VMware vSAN?

Scalability: Allows easy scaling of storage and applications without significant initial investments.
Speed: Rivals traditional SANs, offering SSD-like speeds.
Management: Seamless management through integration with VMware tools and policy-driven frameworks.
Resilience: Ensures VM access during hardware failures.
Efficiency: Offers deduplication and compression to optimize storage use.

What benefits or ROI should organizations consider in reviews?

Cost-Effectiveness: Supports horizontal and vertical growth without heavy costs.
Integration: Enhances cloud infrastructure and VDI with easy integration.
Automation: Provides automation for storage and compute consolidation.
Availability: Ensures high availability for VMs and workloads.
Performance: Known for strong performance suited for diverse workloads.

VMware vSAN is implemented across industries for virtualization and cloud infrastructure enhancements, being a cornerstone for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and the management of VMs. It supports major workloads like ERP and hyperconverged infrastructure, widely respected for its performance, seamless integration into VMware's ecosystem, and cost-efficiency, particularly appealing to small and medium businesses without extensive storage infrastructure investments.

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