Glenn D.
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Glenn D.
Sr. IT Manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great Platform - Great Solution - Look forward to our upgrade"
5/5
What do you like best about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

After working in a VM Ware environment I find the Scale Platform very easy to manage. And a fantastic solution for mid-market companies Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

I found issues related to the O/S upgrade an issue but nothing major. As in most platforms some tasks may not go smoothly. Overall the Scale platform has given us flexibility we might not have in other solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jamie R.
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Jamie R.
Director of Technology
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Scale Makes VM Migration and DR Connectivity Seamless"
5/5
What do you like best about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

Scale is onboard, set up, and relax technology. Migration of VMs was simplified using its migration tool. Conncted to office DR Scale host is seemless. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

The only downside to Scale is understanding the Warnings and getting used to its simplified structure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Marc C.
Regional Director of Sales
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Scale Computing HC3: Simplified Infrastructure with Practical Tradeoffs"
5/5
What do you like best about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

What I like best about the Scale Computing platform is its simplicity and operational efficiency. The HC3 architecture consolidates compute, storage, and virtualization into a single, tightly integrated solution, which eliminates the complexity of managing multiple vendors and layers of infrastructure.

From a day-to-day standpoint, the platform is extremely easy to deploy, manage, and scale. Tasks that are traditionally time-intensive—such as provisioning VMs, expanding storage, or performing upgrades—are streamlined and can be completed quickly without specialized expertise.

The built-in high availability and self-healing capabilities provide confidence in uptime and resilience without requiring additional licensing or complex configuration. This is especially valuable in environments where IT resources are limited but reliability is critical.

Additionally, the reduced administrative overhead and predictable performance make it a strong fit for distributed environments and MSP-managed clients, where consistency and ease of support are key.

Overall, it delivers enterprise-level capability with a much simpler operational model compared to traditional hypervisor and SAN-based architectures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

What I dislike about the Scale Computing platform is primarily centered around its limitations compared to more mature, enterprise-grade ecosystems. While the simplicity is a strength, it can also become a constraint in more complex environments.

The platform has a more limited feature set when it comes to advanced networking, integrations, and customization. Organizations that rely on highly granular controls, third-party integrations, or specialized configurations may find the platform restrictive compared to solutions like VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V.

Additionally, visibility and reporting can be somewhat limited. For MSPs and larger environments, deeper analytics, monitoring integrations, and centralized multi-cluster management capabilities would improve operational efficiency.

There can also be challenges around ecosystem support. Not all backup, security, or third-party tools integrate as seamlessly, which can require workarounds or limit standardization across environments.

Finally, while the platform is easy to use, troubleshooting can sometimes be less transparent due to the abstraction of underlying systems. This can make deeper diagnostics more difficult compared to traditional architectures where administrators have more direct control.

Overall, the platform is excellent for simplicity and ease of use, but it can fall short in flexibility, extensibility, and advanced feature depth for more complex or highly standardized IT environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User
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Verified User
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Effortless Virtualization with SC// HyperCore"
5/5
What do you like best about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

I really appreciate the ease of use and how quickly I can get up to speed with SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite without needing in-depth long training to get started. We value using the replication feature as part of our disaster recovery plan to have replications off-site. It's great to be able to import VMware templates into our scale platform environment. I'm looking forward to starting to use Fleet Manager to manage our clusters remotely. The initial setup went well and didn't take very long; we were up and running in a relatively short amount of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

I would like to be able to use the HyperCore platform on our own hardware. With the increased cost of hardware and the demand from AI data centers on hardware, prices for memory, and other server hardware, it would be nice to run this on older hardware that we already own. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Brad F.
Sr. Systems Administrator
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Affordable, Functional alternative to VMware"
5/5
What do you like best about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

VM filtering in dashboard. Ability to view all snapshot schedules and vm configs at a glance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

Better dashboard at cluster level, without having to pay extra for the unified management service. Ram usage hard to see at host level. Larger virtual disk size, 16TB small by 2026 standards. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
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Verified User in Higher Education
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Easy-to-Use UI, Great Integrations, and Strong Cluster Performance"
4.5/5
What do you like best about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

The most helpful thing about the scale hyper-converge is that, more and more infrastructures at edu levels requires various instant components and changing of staff doesn't help the knowledge level, hence the scale virtualization fits in the rhelm. The ui interface is easy to use, the integrations of various os is great. The performance of a cluster structure is awesome without having to dig through so many menu items. As a edu district pricing has to meet the funding requirements for the fiscal year. Support is able to get me answer that I thought was great. Although a few more AI integration in means of what may be happening with a cluster would help get our organization more stable for the cluster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

The requirement that many edu districts see is running as long as possible, hence the 5 year and must change out is a great plan but maybe not for all districts alike due to funding. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Dustin J.
Director of Information Technolofy
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Rock-Solid Reliability and Proactive Support"
5/5
What do you like best about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

SC// HyperCore is one of the few products that, as the Director of Information Technology, I don’t have to worry about. The system just runs and keeps running. If and when there’s a failure, support informs me before I even realize there’s a problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

The only real negative with this product might be the cost, but it’s worth it overall. The price can be a bit shocking at first. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
AH
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Cost-Effective, Scalable Solution with Responsive Support"
4.5/5
What do you like best about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

It was a cost-effective purchase and offers the flexibility to expand as needed. Support has also been easy to work with and responsive whenever I’ve had questions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

It looks old, but that's really the only downside. VM ware was flashy. I also wish I could hot add CPU and Memory Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
AP
Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great Pricing and Top-Notch Support, Great for Small Organizations & K12 Schools"
4.5/5
What do you like best about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

What I like most about Scale is the pricing and the support. Their support is top-notch and consistently helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

Some people might view its simplicity as a negative, but when you’re a small organization—or, in our case, a K–12 public school district—we really appreciate it. That simplicity makes it easier for us to use and manage. We are a bit concerned about what the future may hold now that Scale has been acquired by another company, but we’re still hopeful about what comes next. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User
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Verified User
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Cost-Effective and Effortless Migration"
5/5
What do you like best about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

I like SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite because it's easy to implement and easy to use. The cost is great and it's not overpriced. I find the ability to use Veeam with it to be a huge advantage. As a school district, cost is very important to us, and that played a big role in moving away from VMware. We're already a Veeam customer, which made the migration from VMware to SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite extremely effortless. The initial setup for SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite was very easy, and it's currently doing everything we need it to do, which is wonderful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SC// HyperCore Virtualization Suite?

no local vendors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.