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Scale Computing Platform vs. VMware vCenter

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Scale Computing Platform

    Score7.9 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

    VMware vCenter

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AVMware vCenter is an advanced server management software that provides a centralized platform for controlling vSphere environments for visibility across hybrid clouds. VMware vCenter is no longer sold as a standalone product and is now available as a part of VMware Cloud Foundation.

    $6,044

    per year

    Pricing
    Scale Computing PlatformVMware vCenter
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $249
    per year per core
    Professional
    $312
    per year per core
    Professional Essentials
    $5,600
    one-time fee
    Basic
    6,044
    per year
    Production
    6,244
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Scale Computing PlatformVMware vCenter
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing shown in U.S. Dollar. Pricing for other regions available on request.
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    Community Pulse
    Scale Computing PlatformVMware vCenter
    Considered Both Products
    Scale Computing
    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
    Easier to manage, console is easy to use, backups and moving vms between hosts is a breeze
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    More flexible and willingness to meet customer requirements vs other companies.
    Incentivized
    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.
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    As a long-time HPE shop, we did look at Simplivity (even knowing that HPE's lackadaisical support was likely to poison Simplivity post-acquisition), but we were very underwhelmed by the demonstrator's lack of expertise in the product, and some basic limitations surrounding the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    We did not evaluate any other Hyper-Converged solutions, but we previously used VMware vCenter, vSphere, ESXi and we piloted Microsoft Azure. All of them had higher costs and recurring costs that were not necessarily associated with Scale. We explored staying with VMware and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Scale Computing Platform
    Multiple vendors, multiple systems, multiple contracts, multiple licenses, maintenance and support, all gone with a Scale Computing HC3 system. One system, one vendor, one support, fewer headaches and problems to solve. Devote your time to running the business and not minding …
    Incentivized
    VMware by Broadcom
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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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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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Scale Computing PlatformVMware vCenter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (244 ratings)
    8.4
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (22 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.5
    (40 ratings)
    7.7
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (245 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)