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Attribute Ratings
- Cisco HyperFlex is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Renew, Implementation Rating
- Scale Computing HC3 is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
Cisco HyperFlex
88%
17 Ratings

9.5
Scale Computing HC3
95%
205 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
Cisco HyperFlex
100%
1 Rating

9.4
Scale Computing HC3
94%
22 Ratings
Usability
9.0
Cisco HyperFlex
90%
1 Rating

9.4
Scale Computing HC3
94%
37 Ratings
Availability
Cisco HyperFlex
N/A
0 Ratings

9.1
Scale Computing HC3
91%
2 Ratings
Performance
Cisco HyperFlex
N/A
0 Ratings

9.1
Scale Computing HC3
91%
2 Ratings
Support Rating
8.7
Cisco HyperFlex
87%
19 Ratings

9.4
Scale Computing HC3
94%
368 Ratings
In-Person Training
Cisco HyperFlex
N/A
0 Ratings

1.0
Scale Computing HC3
10%
1 Rating
Online Training
Cisco HyperFlex
N/A
0 Ratings

9.1
Scale Computing HC3
91%
1 Rating
Implementation Rating
10.0
Cisco HyperFlex
100%
1 Rating

9.1
Scale Computing HC3
91%
4 Ratings
Product Scalability
Cisco HyperFlex
N/A
0 Ratings

9.1
Scale Computing HC3
91%
1 Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco HyperFlex
Hyperflex is best for customers who already have Cisco UCS because of its integration with UCS fabric interconnects. You can add UCS blades to your Hyperflex cluster to increase compute capacity without increasing storage--which is great depending on your needs--but it's still limited to UCS. Installations without fabric interconnects have been limited in scope and most importantly expandability. I like that it doesn't require data locality. While I've used Nutanix extensively and SimpliVity to a less extent, I'm not as sold on their use of it. On the one hand your reads are faster if they're all from the node currently running a VM, but it also means your data has to move around if you vmotion your VMs. I do feel that Cisco has been playing catchup for a few years now with Nutanix, but Hyperflex has become a decent product that I would recommend to my customers where it's a good fit. However, I recommend being careful to make sure that it has all the features you need.

Verified User
Professional in Professional Services
Computer Hardware Company, 201-500 employeesScale Computing HC3
Well suited for small to medium environments, where they may have a limited IT staff. The core data center administrators are challenged to maintain 24/7 uptime and to protect the critical data that resides in the databases and file services that make up the data center that may be spread across dozens or hundreds of workloads. The infrastructure to run all of these workloads and store their data can become complex as it grows and administrators may be challenged to manage multiple server, storage, and virtualization technologies to form the infrastructure. There are a vast number of benefits of moving to a solution combining the best of both worlds.
Solutions Architect - Infrastructure Solutions Group
LenovoArchitecture & Planning, 10,001+ employees
Pros
Cisco HyperFlex
- UCS manager in HX is truly helping us in doing one touch firmware upgrades. Scaling of HX cluster (in few minutes) is too seamlessly due to service profiles.
- HX does not hold you back by creating a single data store unlike other HCI products. With HX, you can create multiple data stores and allocate those to desired services. This help logically separate the install base on HX and removes confusion for the admins too.
- We run high IOPs workload on HX, and we never felt latency issues due to the Cisco backbone (as you get FI as a TOR switch and options to choose 10G or 40G speeds).
- With HX you truly enjoy a single window support from Cisco including for the top of the rack switch (FI in HX case). In other HCI infra, you certainly have to bank on to network switch vendor for support and bring HCI and switch vendor at one pane for troubleshooting latency related issues.
- While we increased our footprint on HX, we didn't added additional administrators to support the landscape. This was possible because of the simplicity in managing HX clusters.
- With HX we had setup stretched cluster between two near site data centres. This is a unique proposition in HX (we have 2 nodes in each data centre) and data centre failover works absolutely seamless.
Sr. Practice Manager - Cloud & Platform
KPITInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Scale Computing HC3
- The Scale Computing HC3 system is so easy to maintain. We came from another virtual system and the difference in administration is huge. The time we save in maintaining this system allows us to spend more time on other network tasks.
- We are using the snapshot feature as part of our DR plan. Here again, it is very easy to configure the snapshot plan and the way that Scale manages the snapshots does not require large amounts of additional storage.
- When we installed the HC3 system, it took longer to mount the equipment in the rack and cable it then to have the system online. Management is very simple using their web-based interface.
Technical Support/Network Admin
ECM Insurance GroupInsurance, 51-200 employees
Cons
Cisco HyperFlex
- replication - as we need to use the same amount to storage to backup
- Cisco should come up with a strong hypervisor equal to vmware ESXi
- should come up with the repository of OS images and download automatically when a new OS version is released
- hybrid connectivity - missing

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesScale Computing HC3
- There are times when the alerts can be a little vague if you don't contact customer support to get a clarification of what might be wrong.
- I would like to see some integrated backup support at some time, and not have to use a third-party agent on each virtual machine.
System Administrator
Oklahoma Steel & WireMachinery, 501-1000 employees
Pricing Details
Cisco HyperFlex
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Cisco HyperFlex Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Scale Computing HC3
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0 Per Node
Scale Computing HC3 Editions & Modules
Edition
HC1200 | $8,5001 |
---|---|
HC1250D | $15,1701 |
HC1250 | $9,6651 |
HC1250DF | $16,7501 |
HC5250D | $25,7001 |
- Per Node
Additional Pricing Details
Pricing shown in U.S. Dollar. Pricing for other regions available on request.Likelihood to Renew
Cisco HyperFlex
Cisco HyperFlex 10.0
Based on 1 answer
We are doing it in the current moment. The platform expansion will be twofold.
IT Infastructure Team Lead
ArcelorMittal TemirtauMining & Metals, 10,001+ employees
Scale Computing HC3
Scale Computing HC3 9.4
Based on 22 answers
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.
Director of Technology
Systems 24-7Computer Software, 11-50 employees
Usability
Cisco HyperFlex
Cisco HyperFlex 9.0
Based on 1 answer
Everything is fine if you work as a user of the system. Difficulties in fine tuning the system.
IT Infastructure Team Lead
ArcelorMittal TemirtauMining & Metals, 10,001+ employees
Scale Computing HC3
Scale Computing HC3 9.4
Based on 37 answers
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.
Director Of Technology
Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLPLaw Practice, 51-200 employees
Reliability and Availability
Cisco HyperFlex
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Scale Computing HC3
Scale Computing HC3 9.1
Based on 2 answers
Never had an outage or an error. Once a hard drive failed, but Scale kept on working flawlessly without interruption.
Director Of Technology
Sabine Pass ISDEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Performance
Cisco HyperFlex
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Scale Computing HC3
Scale Computing HC3 9.1
Based on 2 answers
Performance has been just as outstanding as reliability. I have never experienced delays in any aspect of usage.
Director Of Technology
Sabine Pass ISDEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Support Rating
Cisco HyperFlex
Cisco HyperFlex 8.7
Based on 19 answers
Nowadays being agile and efficient is most really important. Hyperflex has the ability to be agile and efficient. Cisco HyperFlex functions based on UCS technology, it includes built-in networking and integrated management with pre-configured software. Cisco HyperFlex has everything in one place as a data center, so there is no need to focus on extra things.
Application Development Associate
AccentureInformation Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees
Scale Computing HC3
Scale Computing HC3 9.4
Based on 368 answers
I rarely need to call on Scale Computing HC3 support, but when I do, the typical time to get a support technician on the phone is 17 seconds. The support staff is courteous and knowledgeable, and is able to resolve issues quickly. Because of the built-in redundancy, I've never had to deal with a support "emergency".
IT Systems Manager
HSLDALegal Services, 201-500 employees
In-Person Training
Cisco HyperFlex
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Scale Computing HC3
Scale Computing HC3 1.0
Based on 1 answer
I did not do in-person training.
Director Of Technology
Sabine Pass ISDEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Online Training
Cisco HyperFlex
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Scale Computing HC3
Scale Computing HC3 9.1
Based on 1 answer
Because Scale is so simple, the training is just as quick and easy.
Director Of Technology
Sabine Pass ISDEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Implementation Rating
Cisco HyperFlex
Cisco HyperFlex 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Fast, powerful, flexible.
IT Infastructure Team Lead
ArcelorMittal TemirtauMining & Metals, 10,001+ employees
Scale Computing HC3
Scale Computing HC3 9.1
Based on 4 answers
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.

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Automotive Company, 51-200 employeesAlternatives Considered
Cisco HyperFlex
HyperFlex is built on top of Cisco UCS infrastructure, which allows us to manage other non-HX servers attached to the same UCS environment. This allows us to tie everything together via Intersight and see all of the servers in our data centers. Other platforms don't really have a comparable offering.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Airlines/Aviation Company, 1001-5000 employeesScale Computing HC3
Scale Computing HC3 was not only cheaper than every solution that we looked at. It also had the easiest interface to learn and the least amount of hardware. We eliminated any and all setup/implementation costs as we were able to set up the cluster ourselves. All of the other services made me feel like I needed a master's degree to rack the units and set it up.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 51-200 employeesScalability
Cisco HyperFlex
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Scale Computing HC3
Scale Computing HC3 9.1
Based on 1 answer
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.
Director Of Technology
Sabine Pass ISDEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
Cisco HyperFlex
- The simplified management makes it easier to operate and prevents mistakes.
- Guided installation using the installer VM means you don't have to configure every component by hand. Improves deployment speed and lowers the risk of configuration issues.
- Performance increase of 40-90% compared to our previous compute/storage cluster.
Technical Team Lead Network & Security
Missing Piece BVInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Scale Computing HC3
- We have experienced cost reduction to our Disaster Recovery solution. The prior expense of 1 year of DR can now cover multiple years using Scale HC3 with Cloud Unity.
- Our Scale solution is more cost effective than our legacy solution. The cost of 1 major component (appliance) from our legacy solution was approximately half the cost of our production Scale cluster.
System Administrator
Continental Stock Transfer & TrustFinancial Services, 51-200 employees