Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure vs Pivot3 comparison

Huawei and Pivot3 are both solutions in the HCI category. Huawei is ranked #20, while Pivot3 is ranked #28. Huawei holds a 2.6% mindshare in HCI, compared to Pivot3’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Huawei users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Pivot3 users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

Pivot3 and Huawei FusionCube are competing in the hyper-converged infrastructure space. Huawei FusionCube demonstrates greater feature breadth and scalability, potentially justifying a higher price, while Pivot3 appeals to budget-focused buyers with favorable pricing and customer support.

Features: Pivot3 includes simplified management, data protection capabilities, and affordable scalability, making it cost-effective. Huawei FusionCube integrates broad features, enhanced computing power, and superior scalability, catering to organizations seeking robust infrastructure.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Pivot3 offers streamlined deployment with strong support, leading to a smooth experience. Huawei FusionCube supports efficient deployment and provides comprehensive integration services, offering extensive support for complex environments.

Pricing and ROI: Pivot3 provides a competitive setup cost with quick ROI, appealing to cost-conscious organizations. Huawei FusionCube involves a higher initial investment but delivers powerful capabilities and long-term ROI potential.

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Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Con...

Ranking in HCI

20th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

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Pivot3

Ranking in HCI

28th

Average Rating

8.6

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Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure is 2.6%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pivot3 is 1.1%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

HCI Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure	2.6%
Pivot3	1.1%
Other	96.3%

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VISHWAJITSHAH

Sr. Cloud Architect at Intuitive Technology Partners

Combines network, storage, and compute functions in one place

I want the product to be used more efficiently and for our system to connect easily with cloud services like AWS, Oracle, and IBM. We can also improve by adding advanced features like snapshots, replication, and encryption, allowing for more growth. Introducing features such as data duplication, data analytics, and AI-driven insights will improve its deployments. I've noticed a slight impact on performance, especially with high-end computing virtual machines for SAP HANA. While I don't have concrete data to support this observation, customers have raised concerns about discrepancies in performance.

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reviewer1124199

Senior IT Manager at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Stable, good technical support, and the the visual encoding works well

The most valuable feature is the visual encoding I would like to see better video compression. Snapshot notification would be a good addition. The price of this solution is high compared to the competitors, so it should be lowered. I have been using Pivot3 for between four and five years. This…

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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

"The product is very reliable. We haven't had any major issues with the product since we bought it."

"The price of Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure is very good."

"The best thing about the solution is that it combines network, storage, and compute functions in one place. Unlike the traditional three-tier setup, you don't need to buy separate devices for each part. This makes it much easier to control and manage everything in one go without switching between different places for different tasks."

"The product is very reliable, with a lot of redundancy and highly available pulses, and we haven't had any major issues with it since we bought it."

"The pricing of the solution is excellent; it's one of the main reasons a customer chooses Huawei, and it's much, much better than VMware."

"The solution is stable and everything is taken care of through the Huawei support center, as they ensure everything is running smoothly."

"The solution is stable and everything is taken care of through the Huawei support center. They ensure everything is running smoothly. It's been very good."

"The most valuable feature of Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure is the relocating of resources."

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"The technical support is very good."

"It greatly streamlined the time it took to scale out the enterprise and it completely eliminated the need for a SAN/Storage engineer, with the simplicity the Pivot3 Stack Manager brought with it for managing storage."

"The most valuable feature is the visual encoding."

"The most valuable feature is the ease of implementation."

"One feature we found useful was the product's complete ability to integrate with vCenter."

Cons

"The solution currently does not have cloud integration."

"The product is not scalable. It's a fixed item, so it has limitations."

"Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure could improve the security of the solution. However, we are comfortable using it. Additionally, there could be more information provided for the solution and the interface could be more user-friendly."

"Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure could improve the security of the solution. Additionally, there could be more information provided for the solution and the interface could be more user-friendly."

"Technical support needs improvement. There's a lot of language barriers."

"The stability is poor as compared to VMware."

"It would be helpful if the solution was able to collaborate or integrate with other well-known monitoring tools."

"I want the product to be used more efficiently and for our system to connect easily with cloud services like AWS, Oracle, and IBM. We can also improve by adding advanced features like snapshots, replication, and encryption, allowing for more growth. Introducing features such as data duplication, data analytics, and AI-driven insights will improve its deployments."

More Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure cons

"One of the biggest problems with HCI vendors was the lack of flexibility for adding resources."

"Marketing needs improvement."

"The price of this solution is high compared to the competitors, so it should be lowered."

"Snapshot notification would be a good addition."

"One of the biggest problems with HCI vendors was the lack of flexibility for adding resources"

"In the next release, I would like to see compatibility and support for critical applications, like SAP."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure's pricing a six out of ten."

"The price of Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure is very good. There is a perpetual license for the solution, there are not any additional costs for the hardware. We have a license in case there is any new functionality that is required."

"Our fees are approximately $100,000 yearly."

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Also Known As

FusionCube 6000, FusionCube 6000C, FusionCube 2000, FusionCube Virtual SAN-Ready Nodes

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Overview

Huawei FusionCube is a hyper-converged infrastructure, which consists of computing, storage, network, virtualization, and management systems.

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Pivot3 improves the simplicity and economics of the enterprise data-center with industry-leading hyper-converged infrastructure technology. By combining storage, compute, networking and virtualization on commodity hardware, Pivot3 provides software-defined platforms that let IT run multiple, mixed application workloads on a single infrastructure while guaranteeing performance to the applications that matter most. Pivot3’s agile infrastructure solutions extend performance, scale and efficiency across more of the data-center so customers can keep pace with the demands of modern business.

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SNHMC, HPD Software, The Hurlingham Club, NHS, Rochester Police Department, The Doe Run Company, 101 Casino, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

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