Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure vs Springpath [EOL] comparison

Sangfor and Cisco are both solutions in the HCI category. Additionally, 88% of Sangfor users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Categories and Ranking

Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converg...

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Management (23rd), HCI (12th)

Springpath [EOL]

Average Rating

4.0

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Featured Reviews

KashifAli

Project Head, Director of Sales and Operations at Core ISP Router

User-friendly GUI, capable technical support team but complicated license mechanism

Sangfor HCI's license mechanism is too complicated. The license agreement is a distributed license. Within the HCI platform, Sangfor HCI has multiple licenses in terms of services. Sangfor HCI has a separate license for the security services, a separate license for the Doctor services, and application services. They have multiple SKUs in separate forms. As per local market requirements, I think they need to couple up these or bundle up the license model.

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it_user693828

Senior System Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

This product has a lot of room to improve: Competitors have a much larger feature-set, stability during installations/upgrades is a big issue.

During my first installation (Version 1.7) I ran into problems, took about 3 weeks for me to fix. During the upgrade to version 1.8 I ran into another problem: I had to escape all VM’s to another storage solution and had to restart the complete installation, which also failed miserably. The upgrade from 1.8 to 2.0 was going OK, but then I received a message from Cisco that they ran into problems with this upgrade (and so they didn’t recommend this upgrade). In short, upgrades and installations cause a stability issue. If Cisco Hyperflex/Springpath is running, it is stable.

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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

"Sangfor is user-friendly and simple to upgrade."

"Sangfor HCI has a strong GUI interface in terms of graphical representation for management purposes."

"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten... Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"I would rate the user-friendliness an eight out of ten."

"The extraordinary product quality, unmatched support services, and the third-generation HCI offering are some of the most valuable features of Sangfor HCI."

"The most valuable feature of Sangfor HCI is the native backup of their own VMs, which sets them apart from Nutanix and Dell's VxRail."

"Sangfor HCI is a one-stop solution that enables you to store and centrally manage your VMs."

"It's a great solution for companies in Pakistan."

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"Integration with vCenter WebClient services and Cisco UCS Ecosystem, as it gives a Single Pane Of Management which lowers administration-cost (improving TCO)."

Cons

"It can have more compatibility and new features. I would also like to see better performance. Some of the other HCI solutions already provide the SSD and flash storage and much higher Intel processors. Sangfor HCI can improve on that."

"Stability is also an area for improvement here as well."

"My company faced some issues with the product, as our virtual machines crashed, and we had to face some security issues."

"There is a feature to upgrade multiple VMs simultaneously, but it crashes."

"It can have more compatibility and new features. I would also like to see better performance."

"The error reporting needs to be improved."

"As far as I know, no hyper-convergence solution includes security, so you have to buy security from another brand."

"Sangfor’s hypervisor is not mature enough to handle all the flavors related to industrial needs."

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"With version 1.7 and 1.8 the installation was a nightmare, there were many manual steps to take and if there was something wrong with the installation you had to restart by re-entering all settings (if you didn’t use a .XML file)."

"Stability during installations/upgrades is a big issue."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is very cheap."

"From a business perspective, we use Sangfor HCI due to its competitive pricing compared to other competitors such as Nutanix."

"The solution is on-premise which does not have a subscription. However, there is a need to purchase support. The solution is on a perpetual license model. There is not any extra cost other than the standard licensing fees."

"The solution is affordable."

"The pricing of Sangfor is very competitive."

"The product's pricing is less expensive and competitive than other alternatives. I would rate the product's pricing an eight out of ten."

"Its price should be better, but I don't think they will change the price list. You have to pay for licenses, and you have to pay for support, so you have an annual fee. You can use the product without the fee, but it's really dumb because you need support. We are an IT company. We provide the product, and we need the support too for our customers."

"It is in the middle range as compared to other hyper-converged infrastructure solutions. There is a three-year warranty on the hardware. The license also includes other features. Sangfor has included Continuous Data Protection (CDP) and a built-in firewall with the license. Other top brands, such as VxRail and VMware, require a separate license for such features."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

Educational Organization

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Small Business	23
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	3

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sangfor HCI?

I rate the pricing of Sangfor HCI at a five, as it is thirty to thirty-five percent more efficient than other solutions in terms of total cost of ownership.

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What needs improvement with Sangfor HCI?

I would like Sangfor to have a presence on some public cloud offerings, such as Azure or AWS, to build disaster recovery sites. This functionality is currently missing in the Pakistani market.

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What is your primary use case for Sangfor HCI?

The primary use case for Sangfor HCI involves running all workloads that were not for SAP on conventional servers using Hyper-V. We migrated all of these instances from Hyper-V to Sangfor HCI. We a...

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Overview

Sangfor HCI offers an efficient, user-friendly hyper-converged infrastructure solution with strong integration capabilities. It provides robust scalability, data recovery, and easy cloud support with competitive pricing.

Sangfor HCI delivers a hyper-converged infrastructure that integrates computing, storage, and networking into a single system. It features a user-friendly interface and seamless integration. The solution offers robust scalability, data recovery capabilities, and built-in backup. Organizations appreciate its single management console and high security through native firewalls. Migration from other platforms is simplified, and native cloud support broadens its appeal. Sangfor HCI allows infrastructure design with topology and comprehensive technical support. However, improvements are needed in command line availability, documentation, security features, performance, and cloud integration.

What are the most important features of Sangfor HCI?

Cost-effectiveness: Offers a competitive pricing structure.
Seamless integration: Integrates easily with existing systems.
User-friendly interface: Simplifies operations and increases efficiency.
Data recovery: Provides strong data recovery and built-in backup.
Scalability: Easily scales infrastructure as needed.

What are the potential benefits when evaluating Sangfor HCI?

Cost savings: Provides a cost-effective alternative to traditional systems.
Resource utilization: Maximizes existing resources effectively.
Management efficiency: Simplifies management with a single console.
Security enhancement: Native firewalls ensure high security.
Cloud readiness: Supports migration to cloud services smoothly.

Sangfor HCI is implemented across industries such as financial and manufacturing for virtualization, storage, and network management. It helps manage virtual machines and private cloud capabilities, supporting business applications like MES, ERP, SAP, and healthcare services. Organizations value its competitive pricing and cost-effective approach compared to other solutions, allowing workload shifts from conventional servers while maximizing resource utilization.

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Springpath is the pioneer in hyperconvergence software, turning standard servers of choice into a single pool of compute and storage resources. The Springpath Data Platform eliminates the need for network storage and intuitively integrates into existing management tools to maximize operational efficiency. Using adaptive scaling capabilities, customers can grow compute, caching or capacity resources independently, depending on their changing business needs. Springpath proactively monitors your infrastructure to ensure resilient, always-on availability. Using data management and optimization capabilities, Springpath customers experience transformative levels of resource utilization, accelerating the adoption of DevOps in their organization with truly agile IT infrastructure.

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TOSHIBA TEC Singapore, J&T Express Indonesia, Crowne Plaza Vietnam, Hermina Hospital Indonesia

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