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Sangfor HCI

bySangfor Technologies
in
4.8
Market Presence: Full-Stack Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software, Server Virtualization (Transitioning to Server Virtualization Platforms)

Overview

Product Information on Sangfor HCI

Updated 11th August 2025

What is Sangfor HCI?

Sangfor HCI is a full-stack software-defined infrastructure solution that converges compute, storage, networking, and security on a single software stack. It provides a one-stop software-defined data center solution enabling a transition to a unified cloud architecture. The solution integrates with commodity servers commercially available in the market, supports operation for business-critical applications, and allows building private clouds, extending to public clouds, or creating hybrid clouds.

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Overall experience with Sangfor HCI

IT Associate
3B - 10B USD, Transportation
FAVORABLE

“Sangfor HCI with SCP demonstrates Stability and Scalability in Low-Bandwidth Multi-Site Deployments”

5.0
Mar 25, 2026
We recently transitioned from a well-established market leader to Sangfor HCI. While the initial decision was driven by cost optimization, the proof-of-concept phase and detailed technical evaluation revealed that the platform offers a robust and mature features. From an architectural and operational perspective in our scenario, Sangfor HCI has proven to be highly effective in managing multiple HCI clusters across low-bandwidth and remote sites. The SCP (Sangfor Cloud Platform) provides centralized management, monitoring and reporting capabilities that integrate seamlessly with the underlying HCI infrastructure. Overall, the Sangfor HCI along with SCP delivers strong stability, scalability and centralized manageability without the complexity or licensing overhead compared to typical enterprise HCI solutions.
SE
50M - 250M USD, IT Services
CRITICAL

“HCI”

3.0
Mar 1, 2022
easier management . monitoring and optimization HCI deployment is simple compared

About Company

Company Description

Updated 1st November 2023

Founded in 2000, Sangfor Technologies is a multinational vendor of cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, and cloud computing solutions. The company invests at least 20% of annual revenue in R&D and has a corporate mission to Make Digital Transformation Simpler and Secure. Sangfor serves over 100,000 customers and operates more than 60 branches across APAC, EMEA, and LATAM. The company offers a range of cybersecurity products, solutions, and services, including a next-generation firewall (NGFW), endpoint protection platform (EPP), secure web gateway (SWG), network detection & response (NDR), secure access service edge (SASE), anti-ransomware, extended detection & response (XDR), and managed detection & response (MDR). Its IT infrastructure and cloud computing products, solutions, and services include hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), software-defined storage (SDS), hybrid cloud, disaster recovery (DR), and managed cloud services (MCS).

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2000
Head office location
Shenzhen, China
Number of employees
5001 - 10000
Website
https://www.sangfor.com

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Sangfor HCI Likes & Dislikes

Like

Simple licensing model, reducing administrative and cost overhead, Powerful centralized management via SCP (Sangfor Cloud Platform) for multi-site environments and Reliable performance across low-bandwidth and remote sites.

Like

better scalability ,reduce cost ,improve performance

Like

What wwe like most about the product is its simplicity and integration. The hyper converged architecture combines compute, storage and networking into a single platform, which significantly reduces operational complexity. The centralized and user friendly management interface allows us to handle daily operations efficiently without requiring deep specialization. Additionally, the ease of deployment and built-in features like high availability and live migration provide strong reliability with minimal administrative overhead. Overall, it delivers a good balance between performance, ease of use and cost efficiency.

Dislike

Some system errors and log messages are currently presented in Chinese, and expanding English localization along with additional documentation and community resources would further enhance the experience for international users.

Dislike

combability issue, hardware interconnect, require more power

Dislike

Live migration limitations on some Linux distributions, but fast plugin development and responsive vendor support.

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Sangfor HCI Reviews and Ratings

4.8

(151 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
77%
4 Star
23%
3 Star
1%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
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  • IT Associate
    1B-10B USD
    Transportation
    Review Source

    Sangfor HCI with SCP demonstrates Stability and Scalability in Low-Bandwidth Multi-Site Deployments

    5.0
    Mar 25, 2026
    We recently transitioned from a well-established market leader to Sangfor HCI. While the initial decision was driven by cost optimization, the proof-of-concept phase and detailed technical evaluation revealed that the platform offers a robust and mature features. From an architectural and operational perspective in our scenario, Sangfor HCI has proven to be highly effective in managing multiple HCI clusters across low-bandwidth and remote sites. The SCP (Sangfor Cloud Platform) provides centralized management, monitoring and reporting capabilities that integrate seamlessly with the underlying HCI infrastructure. Overall, the Sangfor HCI along with SCP delivers strong stability, scalability and centralized manageability without the complexity or licensing overhead compared to typical enterprise HCI solutions.
  • IT Associate
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Government
    Review Source

    Reliable, Cost-Effective and Easy to Manage Virtualization Solution

    5.0
    Mar 26, 2026
    Overall, our experience with Sangfor virtualization has been very positive. The platform offers a stable and reliable hyper converged infrastructure that simplifies management through a centralized and user friendly interface. Deployment is quick and straightforward, while performance remains consistent even under demanding workloads. Key features like high availability and live migration enhance system resilience and minimize downtime. Additionally, its cost-effectiveness compared to similar solutions makes it a strong choice. Overall, it is a robust and efficient virtualization platform that meets enterprise needs.
  • IT Associate
    <50M USD
    Telecommunication
    Review Source

    Reliable virtualization/private cloud solution with acceptable costs

    5.0
    Mar 26, 2026
    Product works exactly as expected. We did not experience any major difficulties when transitioning from other virtualization software.
  • IT Manager
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Experience with Sangfor HCI in Oman Highlights Manageability and Local Support

    5.0
    Mar 24, 2026
    Sangfor Full stack HCI and its Virtualization solution is one of the the fantastic solution available in the market and it is one of the Highly user friendly, scalable and manageable and cost effective solution with all the virtualization features compared to the other giants in the Market. We are using the Sangfor HCI for DC and Desktop virtualization.
  • IT Manager
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Evaluating Sanfor’s Cost-Effectiveness and Security Benefits for Banking Environments

    5.0
    Mar 18, 2026
    Working in a bank requires close attention to the details of every piece of equipment we acquire, especially when it comes to security. Sanfor meets our requirements through its built-in security features, having an additional layer of security, while remaining cost-effective and delivering performance comparable to other well-known brands of the same technology.
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