I really like the ease of use. After just a few basic training sessions you are up to speed on most of what you'll ever need. Single pane of glass and simple to get around to everything from configuration to support. And the support is excellent. Several options from e-mail, chat, and when it's an emergency you can call and get an easy to understand support agent right away. I also like the flexibility in creating snapshots. You can create as many snapshots and be very granular which is helpful because you can always snapshot all severs on the same frequencies. Having all of your snapshots on a remote DR (separate purchased device) is well worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bringing over some of my VM's from my previous platform were a little cumbersome. Some came over just fine using the Scale tool, but some of them didn't work so well and I ended up using another tool to move some of my VMs. I still have one really old linux based system that I couldn't get migrated to Scale. But this really isn't a Scale issue, but it's something to keep in mind when transitioning to Scale. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The platform is dead simple to get going, and hard to break -- i.e. You can spin up a VM pretty quick and it's almost certainly going to start working with minimal configuration unlike competitors, where you have to ensure 8000 different settings are tweaked just right. Scale Hypercore is the virtualization equivalent of Nrivana -- plug it in and play, click the distortion pedal once, and get something you like. Competitors are a bit of a Wilco situation where, sure, it sounds nice, but I just watched the guitarist on his knees tweaking 4000 knobs to get that sound. That does not smell like teen spirit to me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have, the facts of life. Well, sometimes the good is also the bad. Want more options to tune a VM? NO. So, you know, anyone looking to produce a Wilco-esque VM is going to have to settle for something a bit more grungy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find the Scale Computing Platform extremely valuable for its ease of use, especially in creating and managing virtual servers. Its user-friendly interface enables me to easily create both Windows and Linux servers, which significantly simplifies virtualization tasks. The security features, along with the Business Upload Data Restoration (BUDR) solutions, provide peace of mind and ensure robust server management. I particularly appreciate the snapshot feature that allows local server backups, making restoration straightforward in case of issues. The transition from VMWare to Scale was smooth, and I am satisfied with the enhanced support provided by Scale, which is far superior to what I experienced previously. Additionally, Scale's compatibility with Acronis for both local and web-based backups, along with the added support for Veeam, offers flexibility and reliability in managing our backup solutions. The responsive customer support team further enhances my experience by promptly resolving hardware issues, such as the time when a RAM stick failed. I would confidently recommend the Scale Computing Platform due to these aspects, as it has proven to be a reliable and effective solution for our virtual environment needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only challenge I encountered with Scale Computing Platform was during the initial setup, which required some training. Although the process of server transfer from VMware to Scale was straightforward, I faced an issue with the Microsoft licenses that needed to be purchased. This licensing issue prevented me from giving a perfect score of 10, as the transfer could have been smoother without this complication. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have been with my company for about 6 months now. I came from a vmware community in past lives. At first I was like "What is Scale"? At first I really did not care for the product but after working with Sales and support I got to learn more about the product and quite honestly the product has grown on me. Currently we have a three node cluster in one school and I have purchased a fourth node (for another school). I cannot wait to deploy the product! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is a bit of a learning curve at first, but over time the product has become easy for me to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The level of support has been outstanding. Always responsive and knowledgeable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface could be a bit more customizable. The use of Tags is a good way to sort VMs but having different view options, like a tree view, would be welcome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best thing about scale is the simplicity of their platform and their support. Navigating through the dashboard, deploying VMs, taking snapshots, reverting back to snapshots, managing resources on the VMs like CPU, storage, and RAM, and everything else is very user friendly and easy to learn. Their support is also some of the best I have dealt with from a technology vendor. They are quick to answer and they almost always can fix my issue during that phone call. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There aren't really many downsides to Scale. The platform itself is great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The small Electric Cooperative I work for would not be able to function on the level we do without our Scale system. It has become invaluable. We host multiple critical servers on our Scale system. I love how user friendly the interface is. I have had little to no issues using our Scale system to grow our company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Honestly, nothing so far. Once the system is in place, it has been easy to use, and any trouble I have had on our end was quickly resolved by the support team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the form factor (6U) for close to 1Pb of storage, 3 hosts. The management interface is super simple. As someone who came from ESX and Hyper-V I found scale to much less complicated and streamlined for this company's smaller virtual environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simple is great, but if you really want to dig deep into an issue or configuration, you might need to engage SCALE support. However, I've found them to be super fast to respond, super knowledgeable, and super helpful in quickly resolving any complicated setup or issue for a virtual machine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is very quick and easy to get going with Scale. Out of the box experience is very smooth and the assistance provided by support was on target and simple to follow. You don't need experience with other solutions to get this running reliably. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Due to its ease of us, some features that power users would like are missing. There is no virtual networking, there is no storage management, there is no native support for OVAs. While it can convert the containers, it requires an SMB share which may not be available in some environments. Additionally, there is no timeout for the hypervisor admin login (well, there is but I was told its 12 months), which may be a major security concern for some. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate how Scale Computing Platform offers ease of use for migrating our existing VM workload and building out new VM infrastructure, which is crucial for modernizing our IT operations. The streamlined interface and functionality are great for the day-to-day management of virtualized infrastructure, saving time and resources and enabling our IT team to focus on other priorities. The initial setup was quite easy and the documentation is clear, plus their deployment support is great to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Scale Computing Platform is definitely lacking in a few areas such as adding or modifying VM resources in real time without the need to power down the VM. Integration with major backup vendors is another concern, although this is less of an issue now with official support for Veeam. We’ve faced limitations when adding or removing NICs without rebooting the server, or changing the VLAN assignments to the vNICs. There are also bugs, like adding a second vNIC causing a blue screen on the server, which haven't been resolved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.