Dell PowerFlex Alternatives

4.7(24 Ratings)

Considering alternatives to Dell PowerFlex? See what this market Dell PowerFlex users also considered in their purchasing decision. When evaluating different solutions, potential buyers compare competencies in categories such as evaluation and contracting, integration and deployment, service and support, and specific product capabilities.

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1. Scale Computing Platform

By Scale Computing

4.7

Overall everything has been working now for almost 5 years with only 1 item that arrived in a failed state and was promptly replaced.Read all insights and reviews for Scale Computing Platform

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2. Nutanix Cloud Platform

4.7

Nutanix has been our best partner to work with over the last 6 years. They are actively engaged with us on a daily basis. They help us collaboratively sell. They consistently continue to innovate.Read all insights and reviews for Nutanix Cloud Platform

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3. VMware vSAN

By Broadcom (VMware)

4.5

VMware vSAN has made our infrastructure simpler, faster and more resilient. By moving to a hyper converged setup on Dell R740xd nodes across two sites, we eliminated separate storage hardware, cut down on cabling and power, and centralized management through vCenter. Integration with ESXi and NSX feels seamless, micro segmentation and security policies apply directly at the VM level without complex network changes. Performance has been solid for our critical workloads, and the hybrid configuration (SSD, HDD) capacity gives us a good balance of cost and speed.Read all insights and reviews for VMware vSAN

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4. Windows Server 2022 Edition

4.5

Very good OS, that allows a full compatibility with the Microsoft ecosystem. Scalable and powerful, we have more than 50 servers running this.Read all insights and reviews for Windows Server 2022 Edition

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5. StarWind Virtual SAN

By DataCore (StarWind)

4.7

I used the free version of StarWind Virtual SAN a few years ago to test some High Availability proof of concepts and then this year pulled the trigger on buying a 2-server node license. Both with the free version and the purchased one, I have been quite impressed with the product itself. Having an option for a virtual SAN hosted on servers is a configuration that not every organization might need. Many will go the route of just having hardware SANs. Whether utilizing existing hardware or if you want more granular control of your storage device utilizing this type of Virtual SAN can be a great option. In particular, with vendors pushing more and more "closed-box" server and storage systems where administrators cannot control the underlying architecture, an option like this is refreshing. With a 2-node setup we can utilize high speed server storage and cut out the need for more complex quorum arrangements and optical networking equipment. High Availability with just two servers and no additional hardware footprints to mix into my environment has been a major plus. Working with StarWinds support technicians (well just one technician, I've only talked to the same one each time I ask for help) has been a major plus as well. He was very knowledgeable and able to answer all of my questions. He even helped spot an underlying hardware issue with one of my devices while we were getting things setup. The only negative I have experienced so far is the difficulty at getting answers to my questions and setting up support calls in a simple expedient way. Communication with my sales rep can be slow at times and answers to my questions often end up forwarded through the rep, slowing and sometimes confusing the exchanges. Once a support call is set up though things go well. After two years of use now I can say that the product has continued to perform reliably and require almost no maintenance at all. The system has managed failovers without noticeable downtime when one of the hosts goes offline.Read all insights and reviews for StarWind Virtual SAN

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6. HPE SimpliVity

By Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

4.4

When it is working , it works fantastic. When it is not working, most of the time we need to engage HPe Engineer to work on it. Not working as in hardware failure (and then everything breaks) until need to rebuild the setup. However, to be fair, the issue only happen at a particular sites. So i am not sure if it is due to environmental factors such as high dust environment. Other than that, other sites are working flawlessly. Only complain is pretty hard to navigate HPe sites to obtain software for upgrade the appliance version.Read all insights and reviews for HPE SimpliVity

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7. Dell VxRail

By Dell Technologies

4.6

Over the past five-plus years, consistent usage of the Dell VxRail platform on-prem has delivered exceptional reliability and performance. It's hyperconverged infrastructure has simplified operations, reduced complexity, and ensured seamless scalability both up and down to meet our evolving business needs.Read all insights and reviews for Dell VxRail

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8. StorMagic SvSAN

4.5

Perfect solution with an affordable price that permits usage of small VMWare infrastructure without dedicated storage.Read all insights and reviews for StorMagic SvSAN

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