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Scale Computing Platform

Overview

What is Scale Computing Platform?

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…

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10 out of 10
December 07, 2023
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We utilize the Scale Computing Platform as a central element of our IT infrastructure. SCP provides us with a highly scalable and …
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Pricing

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HE151

$3,300

On Premise
per node

HE501

$6,800

On Premise
per node

HC1300

$11,900

On Premise
per node

Entry-level set up fee?

  • Setup fee optional
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.scalecomputing.com/pricing

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $3,300 per node
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Product Details

What is Scale Computing Platform?

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 corrects problems in the infrastructure in real-time, enabling applications to achieve maximum uptime even when local IT resources and staff are scarce. The vendor says ease-of-use, high availability, and TCO are key differentiators. The product works for distributed enterprises, global retailers, and SMBs alike.

According to the vendor, its key features and benefits include:

  • Install in less than an hour
  • Deploy new VMs in minutes
  • Built-in Browser-based Management
  • Software-defined, hybrid storage system with automated tiering
  • Fully integrated, cluster-wide resource utilization and alerts
  • Single vendor support experience, no disparate systems to integrate
  • Integrated all-in-one appliance
  • Scale-out Architecture
  • Mix and match new nodes
  • Incremental resources improve performance of existing workloads
  • Fast and easy to expand, no downtime required
  • No additional licensing required
  • Start small and grow as your business grows
  • No forklift upgrades

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

Scale Computing Platform Videos

SC//Platform Success Story - Detroit Symphony Orchestra
SC//Platform Success Story - American Foundry Group
SC//Platform Success Story - Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township

Scale Computing Platform Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Unix
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesGlobally
Supported LanguagesEnglish

Frequently Asked Questions

Scale Computing Platform starts at $3300.

VMware vCenter, VMware ESXi, and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure are common alternatives for Scale Computing Platform.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.

The most common users of Scale Computing Platform are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).

Scale Computing Platform Customer Size Distribution

Consumers0%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)20%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)70%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)10%
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Reviews and Ratings

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Reviews

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March 27, 2019

Scale Review

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
All workloads can be moved into Scale on operating systems from 2008 and later. It also handles Linux distros as well. The interface is great, easy to use, and now has role-based permissions to have multiple accounts with different access. Maximum of 8 nodes per cluster. We haven't reached the limit yet but would like to see that expand in the future.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I feel as if it'd be better suited in larger businesses or work environments. If you were running an establishment with less than 50 employees you could find something that would work about the same for possibly less of the price that the Scale name brings due to performance.
March 23, 2019

You won't be sorry!

Zechariah Brinkley | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is well suited for small to medium businesses. It is very easy to use and set up. After purchasing it, the Scale support team assisted me in getting it up and running in no time and the support engineers were very knowledgeable. The HC3 allows us to grow and add more servers in the future if needed which makes it a great investment.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
After thoroughly reviewing most of the hyper-converged systems in the market I knew that Scale was going to be the perfect fit for us, and they have been. It's run all of our systems without any issues at all.
Durgesh Kalya | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Scale Computing is a great replacement solution for small to mid-size businesses which use other virtualization platforms. It is also a great solution for backup and replication. Companies looking to get more out of their investment into hyper-converged / virtualization platform will find Scale Computing's offering of Hardware, Virtualization Software, and a single Support agreement to be full and consolidated for overall efficiency in running and managing the IT Infrastructure. Scale computing also provides for future expansion and scaling of the infrastructure with minimal effort and cost. Scale's solutions offerings may be less relevant in very large scale data centers and companies that have adopted very specific virtualization solutions and built their own ecosystems. However, I would not be surprised if Scale is adopted in such large environments.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is a fantastic solution. Well suited for any sort of workload depending on the type of hardware you require. The snapshot replication to a DR cluster was a great feature.
Bronn Salmon | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In small to medium-sized business solutions, it is ideal. However, I am not sure how well it scales out and what the maximum storage size is for this solution so it may not fit well into an a large enterprise solution.
Chris Selby | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If you need high Availability in your workloads and have budget constraints, this is an excellent fit for your environment.

If you need GPU support or have high IO workloads this may not be the perfect fit.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
For smaller facilities, pricing is attractive. We were able to move to a Virtual environment, which we likely couldn't jump to on an environment from someone like VMware. Upgrading when needed, due to space or ram requirements, looks like it could be concerning due to additional costs. Operating system licensing is very confusing..!
Richard Barrie | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Where you require a quick creation of a virtual machine either live for scaling production or demand. Keeping clones ready to go make it very quick. It can get expensive with more nodes, but the more nodes the better the DR.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Scale Computing HC3 would be a great solution for small/medium-sized organizations that have typical to moderately advanced computing needs. On the other hand, organizations which are extremely large and/or have highly advanced networking/system needs would likely not be able to achieve their goals with Scale Computing HC3 on its own.
Diego Mármol Martínez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Scale HC3 is suited for a small datacenter not requiring large systems with high performance, because of its low-cost price and its ease of use. On the other hand, if you're looking for an optimum system for a high-performance environment, you should go to a more reliable hyper-convergence or traditional virtualization system.
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Scale is well suited to a medium-sized business needing easy to use server clusters for their organization.
Large Enterprise users will find that the system is too rigid to help with providing an easier administrator for the customer.
March 09, 2019

Scale HC3 vs. VMware

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Scale is well suited if you are looking to slim down a NOC or data center environment with large numbers of physical machines, to decrease the need for manually updating or upgrading machines on a regular basis. It also is well suited if you're looking for a way to escape the licensing costs associated with products like VMware. Also, if you cannot afford the ingress/egress fees of a Cloud solution, this also provides a reasonable alternative.
Kyle Legg | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If you have more than one physical server in your environment, and you want unmatched redundancy and performance, virtualize with Scale HC3. You'll wonder how you lived without it for so long. Each node is about the same cost as a physical server depending on how you spec it.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Scale is a great option for small to mid-size businesses. The HC3 architect allows a company to combine servers and computers to one platform and maintain them easily. Scale is a great option for those needing the ability to restore backups quickly to reduce downtime. Scale is not a great option currently if you need to be able to restore just a one or a few files.
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