Proxmox VE vs Scale Computing Platform comparison

The compared Proxmox and Scale Computing solutions aren't in the same category. Proxmox is ranked #1 in SVS , with an average rating of 9.1, and holds a 18.1% mindshare in the category. Scale Computing is ranked #15 in HCI , with an average rating of 9.3, and holds a 1.3% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Proxmox users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of Scale Computing users who would recommend it.

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98% willing to recommend

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83% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Proxmox VE

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Server Virtualization Software (1st)

Scale Computing Platform

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

HCI (15th), Edge Computing Platforms (1st)

Mindshare comparison

Proxmox VE and Scale Computing Platform aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Proxmox VE is designed for Server Virtualization Software and holds a mindshare of 18.1%, down 20.7% compared to last year.
Scale Computing Platform, on the other hand, focuses on HCI, holds 1.3% mindshare, up 1.1% since last year.

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Toby Champion

Independent Consultant at Toby Champion Associates

Ensures a robust, user-friendly virtualization platform with seamless VM management, efficient resource allocation and a strong community for support

Improvements are needed for the API. Currently, there are several features inaccessible through the API, necessitating the use of either the WebUI or the command line interface. While the command line interface suffices, it's apparent that efforts are underway to enhance this aspect. In future releases, one potential feature enhancement could be improved remote screen access, allowing users to connect to the screen of another machine more seamlessly. Additionally, integrating with Terraform or providing better support for Terraform workflows might be beneficial, as there seems to be some lacking in that area. There's a minor inconvenience where you have to switch the license file from the open-source community license to an enterprise license.

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Benjamin Bodenehim

Chief Technology Officer at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees

The solution is user-friendly, stable, and easy to deploy

The snapshot technology takes up 500 times more space compared to other solutions. The snapshots are working on the byte level and not the bit level. The solution has three detriments, there is no performance, we can't see how much CPU each node is using, and we have no technical data on anything that happened on the server. Additionally, replication is also lacking and does not work well, partially to the fact of the snapshot technology.

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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

"It is easy to deploy."

"We are happy with Proxmox VE. We use it as part of a cluster."

"Less infrastructure required; simple to use."

"The solution is easy to install. It can run on a lot of different types of hardware. Creating virtual machines with it is really easy."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is migration."

"The solution's most valuable feature is backups."

"The backup service, which was released recently, and that we are already using, is wonderful."

"One of the standout features of Proxmox VE is its meticulously crafted web user interface, which is not only highly efficient but also exceptionally clear and user-friendly."

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"The most valuable feature of the solution is the nice GUI."

"The most valuable feature of Scale Computing HC3 is if one of the devices fails, you won't even notice, the service maintains operation. The customers don't have to waste two, or three days on delays. Additionally, you do not have to waste time with recovery software, it is a lot easier."

"I rate Scale Computing support 10 out of 10. They're accessible and responsive."

"It gives the ease of management for a small IT department."

"I like that Scale Computing HCR is slimmed down and gives me the features I need and not features that I don't need."

"The product's initial setup phase is too easy."

"The most valuable features are the appliance-type feel and that you don't need additional licenses as everything is built-in."

"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."

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Cons

"It is a good solution, but it is very complicated in some ways. It is not easy. You must have experience in the console mode to do some configurations. A lot of documentation and YouTube videos are available that you can use to learn about it."

"It is difficult to remove a virtual machine."

"Proxmox needs to improve the integration of its network, machines, and virtual machines."

"Proxmox VE doesn't offer a good interface for monitoring."

"An area that could be improved is the replication of virtual machines from site to site for disaster recovery."

"Some of the more advanced features and options required for setup still need to use the console and hand edit config files."

"Proxmox VE can improve by importing OVF or OVA files directly from OVA. I need to convert all the images to raw images before importing them to Proxmox VE. If there is a solution that I can import directly from VMDK, it would be better."

"The compatibility with non-English operating systems needs to be improved."

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"Scale Computing HC3 said in an announcement they were going to integrate with a backup service which would be good. If they could do this it would be beneficial."

"On the fly, you cannot do anything on Scale Computing HC3, though it is a very rarely needed area."

"The product struggles to cope with bigger workloads. In the next release, I'd like some backup solutions to be added."

"I would like bigger clusters with more than eight nodes."

"The snapshot technology takes up 500 times more space compared to other solutions."

"I've had so many issues with the sales team when I was looking to make some improvements, and improve the performance. They would create so many excuses to force me to buy new nodes all the time and not let me add more memory to each node."

"There could be an easier way to see which servers are on each node"

"Scale HC3 improvements would involve literally fixing up the replication."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is open-source and I rate its pricing an eight out of ten. You need to pay for support and it is costly."

"The cost is excellent."

"I am not aware of the licensing cost, but there is a cost for support."

"Zero - this is a free solution."

"There is an annual license to use Proxmox VE and it is approximately $90. There are not any additional costs."

"This is a free open-source solution."

"Proxmox VE is free of cost."

"Proxmox is free software, but if you prefer the support and a more rested repository then you can pay for it."

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"The product is worth the money, but I would not say it's very cheap or very expensive."

"I give the pricing a nine out of ten."

"rate HC3's pricing a five out of ten since it is affordable."

"I pay for Scale Computing HC3 and it includes customer service for one year. We paid for an additional year for customer service but that includes the updates and everything for the software. Additionally, the licensing is for Windows, which is the same for everybody."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

15%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Educational Organization

35%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

Government

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Questions from the Community

Proxmox vs ESXi/vSphere: What is your experience?

For me the biggest impact is the cost of licensing in the case of VMware despite its overall intuitiveness and ease of handling and management. However, KVM-based Open Source solutions are becoming...

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How does Proxmox VE compare with Hyper-V?

One of the best things about Proxmox VE is that it is open-source and very inexpensive. You get all of the same features as with the more well-known products. Proxmox VE is very easy to deploy - it...

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Proxmox VE or KVM?

I use Proxmox VE and have been very happy with it. In my opinion, it is a complete and stable solution with excellent tools for managing servers. It has a lot of different features, and I also love...

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What do you like most about Scale Computing HC3?

The product's initial setup phase is too easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Scale Computing HC3?

It fit our budget, so it was great.

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What needs improvement with Scale Computing HC3?

There could be an easier way to see which servers are on each node. It shows you a small graphical interface, but you have to see them all, and you have to really struggle to figure out which nodes...

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Overview

Proxmox VE is a complete virtualization management solution for servers. It is a powerful open-source platform and supports two virtualization technologies - KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) for virtual machines and LXC for containers. Proxmox VE has a central user interface that allows you to manage not only VMs and containers, but also storage resources, network configuration, and high availability for clusters. It is enterprise-ready and is valued for its scalability and maximum flexibility, enabling you to virtualize very demanding workloads. Proxmox VE makes it possible for you to easily install, manage, and monitor hyper-converged (HCI) data centers.

Proxmox VE Key Features

The Proxmox VE platform has many powerful features, including:

pen-source software, high-available clusters, command line, fencing, a web-based management interface, flexible storage options, REST API, live/online migration, storage replication stack, software defined storage, virtualized networking, backup and restore, two-factor authentication, role-based administration, and VM templates and clones.

Proxmox VE Benefits

Some of the biggest benefits of Proxmox VE are:

Central management: To manage all tasks of your virtual data center, you can use the central, web-based management interface.
Unique multi-master design: Proxmox VE allows you to carry out maintenance tasks cluster wide, from any node.
Minimize downtime: With the integrated live/online migration feature, you can move running virtual machines from one Proxmox VE cluster node to another, without any downtime or noticeable effect from the end-user side.
Granular access: Using Proxmox VE’s role-based permission management system helps you define granular access to all objects.
Multiple authentication sources: Proxmox VE supports multiple authentication sources, including Linux PAM, an integrated Proxmox VE authentication server, LDAP, Microsoft Active Directory, and OpenID Connect.
Several storage options: The Proxmox VE storage model is very flexible and the web interface allows you to add multiple storage types (LVM Group, iSCSI target, NFS Share, SMB/CIFS, Ceph RBD, Direct to iSCSI LUN, GlusterFS, CephFS).
Collaboration with Ceph: Proxmox VE fully integrates Ceph, giving you the ability to run and manage Ceph storage directly from any of your cluster nodes.
Scheduled backups: With Proxmox VE, backups can be scheduled so that they automatically run on specific days and times, for selectable nodes and guest systems.
IT infrastructure protection: Proxmox VE has a built-in firewall that works to protect your IT infrastructure. The firewall is completely customizable, allowing complex configurations via the GUI or CLI.

Reviews From Real Users

Here is some feedback from some of our users who are currently using the solution:

A PeerSpot user who is a director at a tech services company says, “The most valuable features of Proxmox VE are the ease of containerization. Overall the solution is generic, feature-rich, and has compatibility.”

Another PeerSpot user who is a head of IT operations at a tech services company mentions that "In addition to the virtualization, the firewall and the routing functions that it provides are valuable."

Deepen D., director and CTO at TechnoInfotech, expresses that "The feature that I have found most valuable is that its storage container, LVM, and everything else work out of the box."

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Scale Computing Platform brings together simplicity and scalability, replacing existing infrastructure to empower enterprises to run applications and process data outside centralized data centers, at the edge of their networks, closest to where data is created and utilized. With Scale Computing Fleet Manager, the industry’s first cloud-hosted monitoring and management tool built for hyperconverged edge computing infrastructure at scale, customers can quickly identify areas of concern using a single pane of glass, scaling from 1 to over 50,000 clusters. Zero-touch provisioning enables administrators to centrally monitor and manage hundreds or thousands of distributed edge infrastructure deployments with minimal or no on-site IT personnel.

Scale Computing Platform helps create affordable infrastructure that's scalable and highly available by combining servers, storage, hypervisor, and backup/DR into a single appliance. This innovation lowers costs of primary and edge infrastructure across the organization, so you can put money back into your business.

What are the key features of Scale Computing Platform?

Straightforward Setup: Simple installation process
Stability: Reliable performance
Fast Performance: High-speed VM operations
Built-in Licensing: Included licensing features
User-Friendly GUI: Intuitive graphical interface
Slimmed-Down Functionality: Core functions refined
Scalability: Expandable infrastructure

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Efficient Deployment: Quick and hassle-free setup
Superior Technical Support: High-quality assistance
Seamless Operation: Consistent performance, even during failures
Ease of Management: Simplified administrative tasks
Network Configuration Visibility: Clear network management insights

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Sample Customers

Municipality of Trento, SwitchMIA, inDenova, Valmeita City Council, Alpha IT AS, Grupo Inversor Veracruzano S.A.P.I. de C.V. (GRIVER), Laut und Schoen, IT-Services - Hamburg e.K., KMI Learning, Dynacom Tankers Management Ltd., Serwise AG

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