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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HPE SimpliVity

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AHPE SimpliVity is a hyper-converged infrastructure solution. HPE acquired SimpliVity for its Omnicube line of products in January 2017.N/A

    Rubrik

    Score8.3 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Rubrik is cloud data management and enterprise backup software provided by Palo Alto-based Rubrik, Inc. It is a software platform that provides backup, instant recovery, archival, search, analytics, compliance, and copy data management in one secure fabric across data centers and clouds.N/A
    Pricing
    HPE SimpliVityRubrik
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HPE SimpliVityRubrik
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    HPE SimpliVityRubrik
    Considered Both Products
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    No answer on this topic
    Rubrik, Inc
    Chose Rubrik
    My previous job I deployed Omnicubes, where they had a snapshot backup with dedup/decompression that was very similar to Rubrik.
    Incentivized
    Chose Rubrik
    Of the products we looked at Rubrik was the most polished and had the best features. The interface was easy to use and figure out. Rubrik can seamlessly integrate with the cloud. Reporting and analytics are very rich.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    99%
    Would buy again
    99 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    93 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    99 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    88 Answers
    Features
    HPE SimpliVityRubrik
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of HPE SimpliVity and Rubrik
    Feature
    HPE SimpliVity
    -
    Ratings
    Rubrik
    8.7
    142 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Universal recovery00 Ratings8.7127 Ratings
    Instant recovery00 Ratings8.8136 Ratings
    Recovery verification00 Ratings8.8125 Ratings
    Business application protection00 Ratings8.1125 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings8.0134 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification00 Ratings8.4131 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud00 Ratings8.9129 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings6.7137 Ratings
    Snapshots00 Ratings8.9141 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings8.1130 Ratings
    Management dashboard00 Ratings9.9142 Ratings
    Platform support00 Ratings9.0139 Ratings
    Retention options00 Ratings9.8142 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings9.9132 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    HPE SimpliVityRubrik
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.5
    (142 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (17 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (26 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (23 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (9 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.1
    (6 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.5
    (8 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (6 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (6 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HPE SimpliVityRubrik
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    I only know what I know...which is my IT world. Having two datacenters that were physical servers attached to a SAN that "attempted" to replicate and then migrating. For a SMB small IT shop that happens to have two datacenters already in place...this has been ideal. I can have a generalist maintain the system and we have a private cloud for DR with hardly any effort...the biggest gain by far!
    Incentivized
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    Rubrik, Inc
    Rubrik is still a relatively new product when compared to other solutions which tackle total data protection. The feature set is quite broad but still needs some refinements. Most of the User Interface is quite straightforward and easy, but some areas are a bit lacking in a description of what the option is used for, or the option is missing. While making the user experience easy, many tunables aren’t present and require a Support Tunnel to be open for a Support person to make a change in the customer’s environment. Seems the first question Support always asks is if you can open a tunnel for them to remote in. Then you’re not able to monitor exactly what they’re doing.
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    Pros
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • Deduplication and Compression - SimpliVity keeps the space consumption to a minimum. We currently have 60 servers running virtually and we still have room to grow. This really helps with the backups as we can have longer retention.
    • Backups - Ability to keep backups for longer and to create multiple backup policies for a VM is a breeze. You can have a backup policy for each datastore as well as a separate backup policy for the same VM.
    • Creating Datastores is very easy. No more messing around with LUNS and iSCSI. Just go to the SimpliVity tab and select create datastore and it's done. You can also increase the datastore on the fly as well as have a datastore bigger than 2TB.
    • File level recovery is included as well. The whole backup process in SimpliVity can help you do away with other software.
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    Rubrik, Inc
    • It just works right out of the box. No customizations were needed to start using.
    • It protects several types of databases such as IBM DB2 that are not protected by competing products.
    • The Rubrik Support team is very knowledgeable and responsive to our issues.
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    Cons
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • UI can be less than intuitive at times
    • reporting on the actual amount of space utilised can be misleading
    • Upgrading to additional storage if not specc'd correctly can be very expensive.
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    Rubrik, Inc
    • Automated test restores. I would love to setup automated and random test restores on a regular basis where Rubrik's system will restore a random file or directory to a test SharePoint folder, send a full report, and provide a path to the folder for review and confirmation.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    No answers on this topic
    Rubrik, Inc
    The support has been incredible. Any time we have had a question, it has always been answered within 24hrs. Also, the team is always will to hop on a Zoom call to help walk us through the dashboard and troubleshoot any issues we are having. Also, having the peace of mind that our data is protected should anything happen in our system.
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    Usability
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    It sits nicely ontop of VMWare and is easy enough to use. Some improvements to the UI could be done, such as placing buttons where it is expected to have them not in unusual places, so you have to hunt for them. The backup and restore is intuitive and makes things super easy if you need to do a quick rollback. Space savings on multiple VMs and backups means we are backing up more than we need which gives us confidence in what we do. Updating the system is also fairly easy and their support has always been fantastic. They will contact us if they detect any issues, usually before we notice them!
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    Rubrik, Inc
    The support is top notch both tech and sales team, the tools are simple
    to use and yet still is feature rich. Security is top of the list, the
    product is sold and reliable, easy to configure and intuitive to use.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    No answers on this topic
    Rubrik, Inc
    Rubrik's brik is designed with redundancy in mind, ensuring that if one node experiences issues, others can continue to provide backup and recovery services.
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    Performance
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    No answers on this topic
    Rubrik, Inc
    Yes. Even on VPN and poor occasional poor internet speeds we've had no issues.
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    Support Rating
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    Support is very good. With proactive support, you are supported by an engineer in North America who answers the phone and immediately begins assisting with your issue. The folks I have dealt with in the last several years have been very skilled and it is rare to have a ticket open for more than a day or two. Issues affecting production are dealt with appropriately and are escalated within the support organization.
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    Rubrik, Inc
    Rubrik support has been pretty good. There have been a few issues with new releases we have experienced and are still considering if we want to make the jump to version nine. There are a few things we are concerned about which are giving us pause. That being said, support is working hard to answer our questions.
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    In-Person Training
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    No answers on this topic
    Rubrik, Inc
    Very easy to take in and pass on.
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    Online Training
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    No answers on this topic
    Rubrik, Inc
    Easy to follow and very thorough. Trainer was knowledgeable and helpful answering any questions and providing detailed answers where possible. It's also nice to gain another badge :) There is also the Rubrik University online tutorials to refer back to and keep updated with new innovations. I would say the exam was very hard.
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    Implementation Rating
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    No answers on this topic
    Rubrik, Inc
    From experience the implementation was smooth and easy, like a simple plug and play format but would need coordination from your network team to be able to see the entire IT infrastructure.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    We have decided to sign with Nutanix. We feel they are improving technology and are just a better software now.
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    Rubrik, Inc
    Having all our backups under one umbrella made product management easier, with not need to manage myltip contracts.
    The additional analysis of the data after the fact gave insights into our user data, without the need for an addition product, or the impact on live data sets.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    No answers on this topic
    Rubrik, Inc
    We are fine with the 1 year or 3 year support options that Rubrik has had. The support for the on-prem hardware has been great too. We've had them for quite a while (4+ years) and no end of support yet.
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    Scalability
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    No answers on this topic
    Rubrik, Inc
    Rubrik allows multi-site deployment and cloud integration. But we are currently only using Rubrik in one location with Archives in Cloud
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    Return on Investment
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • HPE SimpliVity provided us with the ability to replace our existing infrastructure with a solution that provided better backup and recovery, and an off-site DR solution, at a lower price point than other solutions.
    Incentivized
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    Rubrik, Inc
    • Rubrik has eliminated all our other backup tools that we were trying to accomplish what they offer.
    • Rubrik has made management of backups a non-issue.
    • Recovery of systems and files takes seconds or minutes.
    • We have a better strategy against ransomware.
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    ScreenShots

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    Screenshot of Rubrik DashboardScreenshot of Data Threat AnalyticsScreenshot of Data Security PostureScreenshot of SLA Domain