NetApp HCI [EOL] vs Pivot3 comparison

NetApp and Pivot3 are both solutions in the HCI category. Additionally, 88% of NetApp users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Pivot3 users who would recommend it.

NetApp HCI [EOL]

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88% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

NetApp HCI [EOL]

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Pivot3

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

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HCI (25th)

Featured Reviews

Massimiliano Bartolozzi

Chief Information Officer at Lucart S.p.A.

Crashed continuously, complex to deploy, and bad after-sales support - NETAPP FIXED the problems in 2022

Their after-sales support, SLA, and third-parties availability should be improved. NetApp's support is very difficult to engage. We have an SLA of onsite support within 24 hours. but they don't respect the SLA. Its stability was very bad. It has been crashing continuously. In one year, we got three crashes, which is unbelievable for an appliance that is guaranteed for 10 years without any crashes. In 2022, NetApp Italy, driven by the country manager Davide Marini, fixed all our issues and added additional computation power for free. This is a great example of customer care. They could have done it right the first time of course, but admitting the errors and putting in place such a remediation plan has been a very professional behavior.

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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 most valuable feature is the software design storage that really provided a faster, agile, easier to scale up and out storage path."

"The ability of this solution to scale on-demand is great."

"The best thing about the product is this is the only appliance in the market that separates control of storage from compute."

"It has reduced our hypervisor footprint by around 20%."

"The benefits for our organization are the performance that we're able to get out of it, as well as the guaranteed minimum performance from a storage perspective."

"The NetApp Deployment Engine that comes with it makes the actual deployment and usage very easy. That's our primary focus and it's hyper-converged. That's something that we want to use as well."

"It is easy to administrate the solution, and the company handles its technical support well."

"It has automated a lot of workloads. It has automated us from ticketing a large number to a very small number."

More NetApp HCI [EOL] pros

"The technical support is very good."

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

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

"The most valuable feature is the visual encoding."

"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."

Cons

"I would like to have more variety, like GPU cards."

"The vCenter keeps crashing, meaning that there is no stability in our environment."

"The fact that it doesn't have all the data points we need and all the historical data that I would like. I find that a lot of the performance analysis is done through support, where they have something that we don't have. It would be nice just to have all that on-prem."

"I would like to see a better upgrade process, like the one that ONTAP has."

"The reason I give it a nine instead of a ten is because of the need for pre-check work. While it is simpler than most products, there is still a lot of configuration that needs to be done."

"There's a limitation with a block in the file. That's where I see that it's not very efficient for upgrades and for management."

"HCI has not enabled us to consolidate workloads or break down silos and has not increased application performance. It has also not resulted in more efficient use of compute resources."

"I would like to see higher level graphics support because we are going to be doing some virtual desktop for our CAD software, and I want to be able to support AutoCAD and Cantillo on remote desktop machines."

More NetApp HCI [EOL] cons

"Marketing needs improvement."

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

"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."

"Snapshot notification would be a good addition."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Where we lost nearly 75 percent of our infrastructure due to a malicious attack and were able to recover two and a half hours into it due to the integration, it saved us and all of our customers. Because we were able to recover so fast from the attack, the solution paid for itself right there."

"All the licenses are included when you buy the program."

"Its price is aligned with the market. In addition to the standard licensing fees, there is an integrator cost."

"This solution reduced our maintenance costs. We were going to have to pay one to two million dollars to put in compute nodes. We are avoiding those costs."

"This solution saved our organization time (35 percent) and money. We have a hefty group of developers, and if you multiply that by 30 to 35 percent, that is quite a bit of money."

"You still have to pay for the licensing for VMware and Red Hat licenses separately. It's not all inclusive at this point."

"Licenses run on a yearly basis, and there aren't any additional fees other than the standard licensing fee."

"The licensing fees are renewed annually."

More NetApp HCI [EOL] pricing and cost advice

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

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Top Industries

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Construction Company

23%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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Comms Service Provider

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Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	19

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Overview

NetApp HCI is the only true enterprise-scale hyper converged cloud infrastructure. NetApp HCI comes in a 2 RU chassis with 4 node expansion slots.

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Pivot3 specializes in delivering hyper-converged infrastructure solutions tailored for industries looking for advanced data management and resilience. Known for scalability and security, it addresses complex storage demands with innovative technology.

Pivot3’s architecture integrates software-defined storage and hyper-converged infrastructure features, offering a unified platform for managing virtual desktops, video surveillance, and disaster recovery solutions. Its scalability and ease of management make it an attractive choice for organizations needing robust IT ecosystems capable of handling demanding workloads. With a focus on enhancing performance, Pivot3 is engineered to optimize IT operations across diverse environments.

What are the key features of Pivot3?

Scalability: Allows businesses to scale resources as demand grows, ensuring flexibility in resource allocation.
Performance Optimization: Enhances application performance with rapid storage and networking capabilities.
Data Protection: Ensures data security and continuity through advanced resilience features.
Integrated Management: Simplifies IT operations with centralized management interfaces.

What are the benefits or ROI to consider?

Cost Efficiency: Reduces overall IT expenses by consolidating infrastructure.
Superior Flexibility: Adapts easily to changing business requirements, supporting growth.
Enhanced Security: Delivers reliable security features to protect critical data assets.
Streamlined Operations: Maximizes operational efficiency and productivity through streamlined processes.

Pivot3 is widely implemented in sectors such as finance, healthcare, and public safety. In finance, it supports secure data handling and compliance requirements. Healthcare facilities benefit from its ability to manage large volumes of confidential patient data securely and efficiently. For public safety, Pivot3 enables real-time video surveillance analytics, making it an essential component for critical infrastructure.

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Sample Customers

American Showa, Children's Mercy, Coca-Cola, Consultel Cloud, Evangelische Landeskirche in Wurttemberg, Imperva, Surface Mount Technology

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

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