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    Scale Computing Platform

    Score7.8 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
    Scale Computing Platform
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $249
    per year per core
    Professional
    $312
    per year per core
    Professional Essentials
    $5,600
    one-time fee
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Scale Computing Platform
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptional
    Additional DetailsPricing shown in U.S. Dollar. Pricing for other regions available on request.
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    Scale Computing Platform
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    Scale Computing
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    Scale is much less expensive than VMWare and much more user-friendly than Linux.
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    The scale is as robust as VMware's but needs more vendor support, such as VEEAM, for backup. Scale overall costs caused us to move to the platform to reduce our overall costs from hardware and maintenance costs.
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    I have found Scale Computing Platform to be a lot simpler. I don't need to have a vSphere server running. I don't have to worry about my predecessor leaving my SAN carved up into small buckets, etc. I also don't need hearing protection when I am in the server room now, so …
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    I used VMware when it first came out and for several years after that but then took a break from it for years. When I came back, it was way too complicated and ultimately was too much work to learn and make useful in our environment. Scale Computing Platform was so attractive …
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    These other alternatives are much more expensive and lack the ease of use that Scale Computing Platform provides.
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    I'm fairly well versed in traditional VMWare installations on a variety of hardware, and even HP's first attempts at hyperconverged infrastructure. Scale Computing Platform is much easier to implement than any of those. 3 1U machines, no external storage, no SAN switch to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    We used a mixture of VMWare and stand-alone servers prior to moving to the Scale Computing Platform. After the initial investment, this has lowered our cost to maintain our server environment.
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    VM management is easier and faster. Snapshot management is easier and faster. User accounts are simpler to manage (though less granular). Basic alerts are easier to setup, though VMWare has a more granular approach. Updates to the Scale Computing Platform itself is so much …
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    We ended up choosing Scale Computing Platform 4 years ago because that had better pricing than the other players and would offer everything we elected as pre-requisite for our system to work. Today, after several years using their system with no major issues, we can say it was …
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    This does everything I need with an on-prem server setup for virtual machines.
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    We evaluated HP, VMware and Dell. These systems were all outside our budget (very substantially, in some cases) or required more management to deploy than Scale Computing Platform.
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    Even though SCP uses parts of KVM, their approach is an engineers dream: you order, you deploy, you are productive.
    oVirt is also a very sophisticated product, but the learning curve for us was a bit steep
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    Scale has all the required features for failover and system availability that any other product has at a better price point. User interface is much easier to understand and is not cluttered with things you don't need.
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    Scale computing platform fix all our problem that's one shop solution for us.
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    Under 10 nodes and less than 2 sites, I would rather sell and support Scale. It's just as fast as any other HCI and more stable then VXRail. It's easier to setup and deploy, and get VM's running, and replicating between CLUSTERS. The only reason I would not consider Scale …
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    Scale Computing Platform provided all the functionalities we needed for our daily operations, with features that align with our processes. It has the advantage of a unified software package, without add-ons, which proved to be a financial advantage during the acquisition. It …
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    I have chosen Scale Computing Platform over the Nutanix for this reasons, #1 is the price difference between Scale Computing Platform and Nutanix. #2 is the complexity and ease of use of both solutions. In my opinion, Scale Computing Platform is way above nutanix as to the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    Overall Scale may not have the advertised name as the others but it surpasses the competition in all areas.
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    Price was outstanding, and competitive equipment wasn't an issue due to them using various brands and models. Sales reps were responsive, professional, and jumped through time hurdles with ease. Partnership with Acronis is a huge benefit, and the Carbonite license to move …
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    Easier to use, better performance.
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    Cheaper, better, us-based support. Easier Administration. Lacks 3rd party backup and disaster recovery (bare-metal) A lot of people just have never heard of Scale Computing Platform so it's tough to figure out what the best on-prem, cloud-based DR services to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    I have used both Hyper-V and VMWare. I continue to run a Hyper-V cluster and think it's great. More work to setup than the Scale nodes. VMWare is too expensive for education and not worth the time in my opinion.
    Incentivized
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    User Ratings
    Scale Computing Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (244 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (22 ratings)
    Usability
    7.5
    (40 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (245 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)