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Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node vs VxRail comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certif...
Ranking in HCI
31st
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VxRail
Ranking in HCI
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
135
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node is 0.9%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VxRail is 9.6%, down from 16.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
HCI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VxRail9.6%
Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node0.9%
Other89.5%
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

N_R - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Account Manager at Emirates Business Machines (EBM)
Provides a valuable concept of hyper-convergence, but its support services could be faster
The product’s most valuable feature is the concept of hyper-convergence Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node’s support services could be faster. We have been using Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node for four to five years. From the hardware perspective, it is a stable product. The product is…
John Kevin - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Director at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Automation has streamlined lifecycle management and improved ongoing operational efficiency
For the first three years, I have a combo pricing policy. For the fourth year and fifth year, I have to buy separately for the licensing from VMware and from VxRail, so I think the combo cost for the fourth and fifth year is huge and does not make sense. Due to the pricing policy, I would not like to see additional functionalities at this time as it is not in my strategy. I would rate VxRail an eight out of ten because of the pricing.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product’s most valuable feature is the concept of hyper-convergence."
"I like that there is a dependency on the storage controller."
"The updating of the features was one aspect of the solution that made us decide to use it."
"VxRail has given us a lot of tools in a one-stop-shop environment."
"I can roll out the system in thirty minutes and the customer can work with it."
"Compared to other HCI products, VxRail has advantages in stability and support from the vendors."
"If you are wanting to improve your data centers this solution is one small box that can be used in a data center providing low power consumption and requiring minimal administration."
"The most valuable feature in the VxRail solution is the software that binds the management portal and its ease of use of managing the environment. The guys don't have to worry about getting multiple solutions specialist. You can have one person looking at and managing the whole environment."
"The cover points feature in VxRail is remarkable. It's unique. It has an intervention failover system as well as an automatic failover system, reaching clusters existing in VxRail. This makes all files act as a single file with a large and huge resource, and, of course, with customized administration, configuration, and resources. It provides automatic failover for redundancy and data recovery."
 

Cons

"Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node’s support services could be faster."
"The version upgrade process should be simplified."
"It would be nice if the update process was shortened and that patching would be simpler."
"I would like them to include an easier solution to host its own DNS. When they changed to version 6.5, they took out the easy features of letting the rail be its own DNS. You can still trick the system and make the VxRail Manager another one of the rail-required VMs become the DNS, but it's a lot of extra work. I'd like to see it put back into the UI."
"From a hardware and software perspective, there could be an improvement in the sales cycle, as there are a lot of hoops to go through to get pricing on a solution."
"The solution is very expensive."
"Networking to be included A single upgrade button for all the environment including network resources."
"The pricing of the solution could be improved."
"While VxRail offers compatibility with AMD processors, its capabilities in this area could benefit from further development."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product has competitive pricing."
"At about $200,000, this solution is a little bit pricey but it is more economical than others such as Nutanix or Cisco Hyperflex."
"VxRail is still more expensive than its competitor solutions."
"It is reasonable. Compared to the legacy hardware that we had so far, we are not paying way more, but we have very good performance. Its price is good."
"It has a yearly subscription. It can be for one year, three years, or five years."
"The tool is expensive."
"I live in Brazil, and my customers are from Brazil. It is quite an expensive solution. It is more expensive than the traditional environment."
"It varies. It could be $100,000 at the smaller end and millions and millions of dollars at the higher end."
"There is an administrative cost savings. Instead of having seven to 15 separate boxes that someone has to administer on 15 different terminals, you can do the majority of it from one interface. Therefore, it saves on manpower costs."
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Manufacturing Company
13%
Government
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

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Small Business42
Midsize Enterprise43
Large Enterprise57
 

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Also Known As

Lenovo MX Certified Node, ThinkAgile MX Certified Node
VCE VxRail
 

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