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$189.00
1 Software License Only. Per core, per year, 5-year term. Per Year

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Scale Computing Platform Demo - Scale Computing Fleet Manager
Manage your organization’s fleet of Clusters.
Scale Computing Platform Demo - Scale Computing Fleet Management Dashboard
At-a-glance summary of the health of your fleet upon login
Scale Computing Platform Demo - Cluster Details
Details of a particular cluster, including health, fleet manager connectivity, nodes, and VMs
Scale Computing Platform Demo - Hypercore UI
Simple Web Interface for Local Management of the Cluster and its Workloads
You might be perfectly satisfied with your VMware investment's price, management overhead, and reliability. If so, it's all good. Or you might be wondering if there is an alternative.
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You might be perfectly satisfied with your VMware investment's price, management overhead, and reliability. If so, it's all good. Or you might be wondering if there is an alternative.
Taylor Leick, Senior Product Manager, demonstrates Scale Computing’s Fleet Manager, a robust tool managing over 14k systems with simplicity and scalability in mind, featuring single sign-on, role-based access control, and real-time data .
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Taylor Leick, Senior Product Manager, demonstrates Scale Computing’s Fleet Manager, a robust tool managing over 14k systems with simplicity and scalability in mind, featuring single sign-on, role-based access control, and real-time data .
Reduce costs and data complexity with your current IT team through automation. Organizations are constantly battling with the demands of growth and doing more with less.
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Reduce costs and data complexity with your current IT team through automation. Organizations are constantly battling with the demands of growth and doing more with less.
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Users consistently praise the ease of use and excellent support provided by the Scale Computing Platform, highlighting its intuitive interface that simplifies tasks like VM management and deployment. Many appreciate how quickly they can set up and scale their virtual environments, making it a reliable choice for businesses. However, some users note that expanding resources often requires adding entire nodes, which can be a limitation.

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Brian S.
BS
IT Manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Scale with transform your virtual world"
What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

Scale is an easy to use product. Spinning up new VMs is quick and simple. The migration from VMware was an extremely smooth process. Clones and snapshots make testing updates and new software easier while not worrying about crashing a production server. Customer support has been great when we run across things we need some answers to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

I haven't found anything to dislike about Scale. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Accounting
AA
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Intuitive and Reliable Alternative to VMWare"
What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

I enjoy the Scale Computing Platform’s ease of use, which makes setting up and breaking down servers very straightforward, despite having a history of challenges with platforms like VMWare. The intuitive layout of Scale Computing Platform allows me to navigate without constantly referencing documentation, saving me valuable time and avoiding frustration. Additionally, I appreciate the improved snapshot capabilities and the speed it brings to software patching processes, which is a significant upgrade over my previous experiences. Overall, the user interface is easier to read compared to VMWare and has proven to be more reliable in operation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

I would like more customizable views on the Scale Computing Platform. The current default view is satisfactory, but having the option to personalize it with elements like pie charts would enhance data visualization for me. For example, displaying pie charts to track the distribution of free, used, and system-dedicated RAM on a server would be beneficial. This level of customization would cater to personal preferences and facilitate easier data interpretation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kelly S.
KS
IT Director
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Streamlined VM Management, Minor Transition Hiccups"
What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

I really appreciate how the Scale Computing Platform simplifies the process of setting up virtual machines (VMs). Unlike VMware, which involves numerous settings and layers that I find cumbersome, Scale Computing allows me to stand up a VM in just thirty seconds. This streamlined process makes it significantly easier to manage resources efficiently and be more nimble in making them available for specific applications or departments. The platform provides a much cleaner and simpler view for editing and modifying VMs, helping to avoid issues that can arise from misconfigured settings often encountered in more complex systems like VMware. Its simplicity and efficiency are truly valuable to me as they save me considerable time and allow my IT operations to be faster and more flexible. This agility is particularly beneficial in our 24/7 operational environment, where quick and adaptive responses to VM needs are essential. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

I find it frustrating that I cannot easily copy and paste between my machine and virtual machines (VMs) within the Scale Computing Platform. This limitation makes simple tasks, such as transferring data for installations, more cumbersome. Additionally, while setting things up initially was straightforward, transitioning VMs from VMware to Scale has been challenging. As our facility operates 24/7, taking VMs down for hours during the transition is impractical, and the tools we've used, such as Acronis and now OpenText, while functional, have made the process lengthy, especially for large VMs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Packaging and Containers
AP
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"No Fuss, No Muss with a Proviso"
What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

Running cores services on Scale is ridiculously simple. I mean, dead easy. Spin up a new VM? Done in a flash. Downtime? Not likely, these things keep on going and going and going. Uptime? 7 billion hours.

If you've ever been to a concert and seen the guitar players with a million peddles and knobs ... thats cool but can easily get in the way. Scale gives you the dulcet tones you are looking for, but without needing to fiddle with 1000 knobs.

Support? Well, you may not ever need it because things run smoothly and so you'll just think up some minor grievance, just so you can have a quick little chat with the Scale team. Expecting a reply to your email tomorrow? Nope, you're getting one today!

Want to add a node? Yeah, that's easy if you know how to lift a server, play with cage nuts, and plug in a few cables. Done.

What else can I say? It's that simple. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

First, If you are that guy at the front of the stage at a Wilco concert ogling all the pedals and knobs used by the guitar palyers and you think a server should be the same, then Scale is not for you. You probably want a platform where you can fine tune every last aspect needlessly in an effort to feel important, offering aggrandizing reports of your accomplishments to upper mgmt.

Second, and more seriously, Scale was recently merged with Acumera, and backed by Oaktree Capital Management, so expect some weird and fishy stuff to start happening to price, support quality, and more. If there is one thing financial firms are good at, it's making cuts. They are not good at retaining and building quality support (outsource it instead to an indifferent entity paying people a fraction of what internal staff were being paid), and keeping subscription / pricing clear and fair. I anticipate this to go Broadcom, if you catch my drift. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CG
IT Technician II
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Scale Computing has been nothing but helpful and easy to use"
What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

From the time I start working in my position in Information Technology to now, a total of 5 years I have used the Scale Computing Platform. Scale's products are very easy to configure and install, especially with the help of their 24 hours support team. I appreciate every phone call and email I have received from Scale's support team. There have been times when I am dead in the water and Scale's Support is there to help me get back online in no time at all. The warranty provided with each product is worth every penny spent on the product. Each and every member of Scale's support team has helped me and never left me hanging.

When installing the system the ease of installing and command line is simple when you have someone on the phone with you as well as documentation provided to get everything done as quick as possible. My servers are online 24/7, around the clock as our agency is also 24/7.

We are able to use Scale Computing and integrate every aspect of our agency into Scale Platform. This has been upgrading servers even easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

So far, I do not dislike anything about the Scale Computing Platform. Scale's products have kept my servers online 24/7 with only a few hiccups relating to software updates. Even then, Scale's support team was there to get everything progressing again. Keep up the good work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

KE
Sr. Systems Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Scale is a Miracle Worker for Us"
What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

I enjoy the simplicity of the platform. Updating firmware and taking snapshots is so easy. Support has been great too, and we can count on them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

Migrating virtual machines to the Scale appliance can be challenging. Luckily, with support this has been relatively easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Travis V.
TV
District Systems Admin
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Highly recommend taking Scale for a spin"
What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

The Scale Computing system is remarkably user-friendly and eliminates much of the uncertainty around hardware compatibility. The platform as a whole is more affordable than many other virtualization architecture licenses by themselves. Additionally, their support team has been very helpful, assisting us throughout the entire process of migrating our infrastructure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

So far I haven't found anything that I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RB
IT Systems Administrator
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Reliable technology and efficient support"
What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

Yo got all the benefits of Hyperconvergence without spend a lot of money, easy to deploy and do not need so much work on maintenance, the support platform is easy to use, phone contact is smooth, replication is very efficient, you can get production and development enviroments together in one platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

Some vendors do not have specific deploys for VM compatible with Scale systems, but you can ever convert VM's to Scale. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gary S.
GS
Senior Network Admin
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Effortless Manageability and Ease of Use"
What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

I appreciate the manageability and ease of use of the Scale Computing Platform. The initial setup was very easy with no issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

Nothing at this point. Very inovative. Ease of use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Matt G.
MG
Vice President of Technical Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Clear Vision and Roadmap for Scale Computing’s Future"
What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

Clearly expressed vision for Scale Computing future and a clear road map of how that is going to happen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

I would like more hands on in depth training for technical engineers. In doing so to be able to express and answer in-depth questions from clients about the inner workings of HyperCore or Fleet Manager Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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GU
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What is HC3?

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What hypervisor does scale use?

Pricing Options

Pricing provided by Scale Computing Platform.

Standard

$189.00
1 Software License Only. Per core, per year, 5-year term. Per Year

Professional

$238.97
1 Software License Only. Per core, per year, 5-year term. Per Year

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$3,485.00
With One-Time Purchase
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