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Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure pros and cons

Vendor: Sangfor
4.0 out of 5

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PROS

Sangfor HCI is praised for its scalability and flexibility, allowing the easy addition of nodes to enhance performance and stability.
Users appreciate the integrated security features, such as built-in endpoint protection within the firewall and physical firewall capabilities for internet management.
The continuous Data Protection feature and native backup functionalities are highly valued for their efficiency in data management and recovery.
It offers a cost-effective approach with almost all necessary features at a lower cost compared to competitors.
Management is streamlined through a single console, simplifying the complexity of handling various tasks and monitoring system metrics like server temperature.

CONS

Sangfor HCI does not support a SAS configuration, which users desire.
Error reporting in Sangfor HCI needs improvement, along with processing speed and cost.
There are challenges with integration, particularly involving VMware and the need for backup capabilities and Continuous Data Protection.
Sangfor hypervisor is not mature enough to handle all industry needs, with issues like simultaneous VM upgrades crashing.
Concerns exist regarding the renewal cost being too high and the need for better community support compared to VMware or Hyper-V.
 

Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure Pros review quotes

KashifAli - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Head, Director of Sales and Operations at Core ISP Router
Sep 2, 2024
Sangfor HCI has a strong GUI interface in terms of graphical representation for management purposes.
Zaid Farooqui - PeerSpot reviewer
CIO at Indus Motor Company
Sep 25, 2024
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.
Muhammad Imran Ali Jan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Executive IT Infrastructure at Wateen Telecom (pvt.)
Aug 14, 2023
The product provides a single management console for managing everything.
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ZK
Director - Sales & Operations at Techtrix System
Sep 24, 2024
The extraordinary product quality, unmatched support services, and the third-generation HCI offering are some of the most valuable features of Sangfor HCI.
Adnan Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Manager at Askari Life
Oct 9, 2023
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.
MS
Citrix Engineer at Techy Hats
Sep 19, 2023
Sangfor HCI has a really good GUI. It allows us to monitor the temperature of the server and many other things.
MuzakkirMokhtar - PeerSpot reviewer
Operation director at M5 Technologies Sdn Bhd
Jun 21, 2023
Sangfor HCI has a bundle of security features that are easy to monitor on the HCI dashboard.
HR
System Account Manager at Primier Assist Limited
May 22, 2023
Sangfor HCI is a one-stop solution that enables you to store and centrally manage your VMs.
Faisal_Zia - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead of Senior Directors at Net-International
Apr 4, 2023
You can get almost all the features of the tool at a low cost. The tool also has built-in backup mechanisms. It also has a physical firewall for internet management which other competitors lack.
Nasah Azar - PeerSpot reviewer
Branch Lead at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Jan 17, 2023
The manageability feature is the most important aspect of the solution.
 

Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure Cons review quotes

KashifAli - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Head, Director of Sales and Operations at Core ISP Router
Sep 2, 2024
Stability is also an area for improvement here as well.
Zaid Farooqui - PeerSpot reviewer
CIO at Indus Motor Company
Sep 25, 2024
I would like Sangfor to have a presence on some public cloud offerings, such as Azure or AWS, to build disaster recovery sites.
Muhammad Imran Ali Jan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Executive IT Infrastructure at Wateen Telecom (pvt.)
Aug 14, 2023
Sangfor’s hypervisor is not mature enough to handle all the flavors related to industrial needs.
Learn what your peers think about Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2026.
893,244 professionals have used our research since 2012.
ZK
Director - Sales & Operations at Techtrix System
Sep 24, 2024
Initially, there were issues with wrong sizing and certain features being locked, although these have been fixed.
Adnan Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Manager at Askari Life
Oct 9, 2023
My company faced some issues with the product, as our virtual machines crashed, and we had to face some security issues.
MS
Citrix Engineer at Techy Hats
Sep 19, 2023
There is a feature to upgrade multiple VMs simultaneously, but it crashes.
MuzakkirMokhtar - PeerSpot reviewer
Operation director at M5 Technologies Sdn Bhd
Jun 21, 2023
Sangfor HCI has room for improvement in terms of integration. So, the integration with Sangfor HCI is not as extensive as in Nutanix.
HR
System Account Manager at Primier Assist Limited
May 22, 2023
Support may be an issue for customers in some industries. For example, financial institutions may require 24/7 support.
Faisal_Zia - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead of Senior Directors at Net-International
Apr 4, 2023
We have had issues while integrating VMware with Sangfor HCI. The tool should be also faster in terms of customization.
Nasah Azar - PeerSpot reviewer
Branch Lead at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Jan 17, 2023
One question that has come up frequently in the last week is whether or not the renewal cost for Sangfor's HCI solution is too high.