Azure Stack HCI vs. Scale Computing Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Stack HCI
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft offers hyperconverged infrastructure solutions via Azure Stack HCI. Azure Stack HCI provides a variety of preferred hardware solutions for building a hybrid cloud infrastructure, allowing the user to run virtual machines on hyperconverged systems and use Windows Admin Center to connect to Azure for cloud services.
$29
per month
Scale Computing Platform
Score 8.9 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Scale Computing offers edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions for customers around the globe. Scale Computing HyperCore software promises to eliminate traditional virtualization software, disaster recovery software, servers, and shared storage, replacing these with a fully integrated, highly available system for running applications. The vendor says that, using patented HyperCore™ technology, the SC//HyperCore self-healing platform automatically identifies, mitigates, and…
$249
per year per core
Pricing
Azure Stack HCIScale Computing Platform
Editions & Modules
Developer
$29.00
per month
Standard
$100.00
per month
Professional Direct
$1000.00
per month
Standard
$249
per year per core
Professional
$312
per year per core
Professional Essentials
$5,600
one-time fee
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure Stack HCIScale Computing Platform
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsPricing shown in U.S. Dollar. Pricing for other regions available on request.
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Community Pulse
Azure Stack HCIScale Computing Platform
Considered Both Products
Azure Stack HCI

No answer on this topic

Scale Computing Platform
Chose Scale Computing Platform
To put it simply, Scale HC3 does most of what the big guys do at a much lower cost. Their deduplication may not be as strong as some competitors, but there are diminishing returns with it as the costs go way up with the other solutions. With Scale, I found I could buy double …
Chose Scale Computing Platform
Scale Computing HC3 provided all of the features we needed at a lower price point than the others and in a more inclusive product family.
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User Ratings
Azure Stack HCIScale Computing Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(2 ratings)
9.9
(245 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(22 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.6
(40 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(245 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure Stack HCIScale Computing Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
It will be effective for an organization that is planning to deploy the application on the cloud and as well as on-premise. Organizations planning to work on hybrid-based can go for it blindly If looking for security it's an ultimate solution, being it is hybrid-based security is well enhanced.
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Scale Computing
Scale is best suited to environments that do not have excessive external or proprietary peripherals. Integrating with tape drive backups or robot tape libraries can be problematic. The most effective use of Scale systems is for companies running multiple instances of the same operating system. The hypervisor's code/file-sharing nature does an excellent job managing new instances while keeping the increase in storage to a minimum.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Azure Stack HCI operating system
  • Windows Admin Center
  • Hyper-V-based compute resources
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Scale Computing
  • Simplicity - I do not have to create storage buckets or micromanage anything.
  • Efficiency - Lower power use since moving to a hyperconverged environment.
  • Scalability - Adding additional hardware is easy, and increasing things like the amount of RAM or number of cores is easy.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Interruptions are there when the connection is low.
  • Improvement needed on Integration feature.
  • A lot of issues were faced while implementing.
  • Documentation should be clear and straightforward.
  • Improvement needed on Documentation.
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Scale Computing
  • Dedicated Lights-Out Solution for low-end systems
  • Ability to replace smaller storage drives with larger ones, rather than requiring the addition of an entire node for storage increases
  • Different UI views for VMs: ability to minimize certain groups and have that persist through log-ins
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Scale Computing
Since I have had no issues with downtime; easier management of my cluster and the ability to lower the number of devices in my Infrastructure, I will gladly renew my support contract with Scale Computing HC3 and upgrade my equipment with them when it comes time for it.
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Usability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Scale Computing
Everything you need to do is point-and-click easy. If you are the kind of admin who wants to edit every config file and endlessly customize your environment, then Scale may not be for you. On the other hand, if you just want it to work really well, and do what they told you it will do, then Scale is the ideal system.
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Reliability and Availability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Scale Computing
Never had an outage or an error. Once a hard drive failed, but Scale kept on working flawlessly without interruption.
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Performance
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Scale Computing
Performance has been just as outstanding as reliability. I have never experienced delays in any aspect of usage.
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Support Rating
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Scale Computing
They are very knowledgeable about their own products and hardware addressing my concerns or issues very quickly and on the first contact. Calls concerning VMware migrations and Acronis backup took a little more time for more complicated issues, but the Scale Computing Platform techs were diligent to stay on top of issues until they were resolved. Most of my issues have been with the initial setup/migration.
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In-Person Training
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Scale Computing
I did not do in-person training.
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Online Training
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Scale Computing
Because Scale is so simple, the training is just as quick and easy.
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Implementation Rating
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Scale Computing
The implementation was very easy. We had Scale support on standby and they were ready and eager to help if needed. The process went so fast the employees in the organization did not even know it was done.
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
We can deploy the application into windows and Linux virtual machines in the datacentre, Azure service. It provides the latest security, performance, and hybrid capabilities, which now include Azure Arc enablement and new management scenarios through the Azure portal. GPU enablement and maximizing performance of we can go virtual desktop infrastructure.
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Scale Computing
We previously used Microsoft Hyper V and VMWare and, before that, a room for single-purpose servers. My satisfaction with Scale is because it is a more straightforward product to install and use; it has incredible speed and reliability. In the past, getting support from Microsoft was labor intensive, and with VMWare, there was a language accent barrier.
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Scalability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Scale Computing
HC3 is one of the best products I have purchased for our district. It is unbelievably reliable to the point that they shoot themselves in the foot on support contracts.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • The upside is the integration feature.
  • Pricing is a little higher.
  • When compared with another platform, Azure Stack HCI is performing/ functioning brilliantly.
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Scale Computing
  • With the high cost of the leading competitor the savings starts day one and saves every year after.
  • Scale can be administered by a tier one technician so cost of labor is reduced.
  • If there is a problem like a cyber attack, the savings kick in with the least amount of downtime.
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ScreenShots

Scale Computing Platform Screenshots

Screenshot of Scale Computing Fleet Management Dashboard - 
At-a-glance summary of the health of the fleet upon login.Screenshot of Cluster Details -
Details of a particular cluster, including health, fleet manager connectivity, nodes, and VMsScreenshot of Scale Computing Fleet Manager -
Manages an organization’s fleet of Clusters.Screenshot of Hypercore UI -
Simple Web Interface for Local Management of the Cluster and its Workloads