# Scale Computing Platform Reviews **Vendor:** Scale Computing **Category:** [Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions ](https://www.g2.com/categories/hyperconverged-infrastructure-hci-solutions) **Average Rating:** 4.7/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 259 ## About Scale Computing Platform Scale Computing™ was founded to fulfill an IT infrastructure need often hindered by the complexity, time, and resources that traditional virtualized IT environments demand. Today, Scale Computing delivers a platform solution for data center, edge computing, virtualization technology, and hyperconverged infrastructure to customers worldwide. Award-winning Scale Computing Platform™ edge computing solution eliminates the need for traditional virtualization software, disaster recovery software, servers, and shared storage, replacing these with a fully integrated, highly available system for running applications. 1. Simplicity Engineered Eliminate mundane management tasks and save IT administrators valuable time. SC//Platform's simplicity directly impacts IT with higher productivity and lower costs. Using patented Scale Computing HyperCore™ virtualization suite technology, the self-healing platform automatically identifies, mitigates, and corrects problems in the infrastructure in real time, enabling applications to achieve maximum uptime even when local IT resources and staff are scarce. 2. Scalable Plan the perfect future by not predicting it. Simply mix and match old and new hardware and applications on the same infrastructure for a future-proof environment that can scale up or down as needed. The storage system avoids issues inherent in traditional network storage approaches (SAN and NAS). By embedding storage with the hypervisor, resources can be automatically pooled across an entire cluster, and new storage is automatically added when new nodes are introduced. 3. Secure SC//Platform is designed to be 'Secure by Default,' meaning security isn't an option—it's a fundamental component ingrained in every aspect of the system. This approach eliminates the need for extensive configuration or additional security layers post-deployment. Unlike alternative solutions that require a long and complex “security best practices” checklist, SC//Platform limits the potential for misconfiguration vulnerabilities. 4. Manageable Scale Computing Fleet Manager™ edge orchestration software combines centralized management with cloud and local automation, allowing infrastructure and applications to achieve and maintain the desired state throughout the entire life of the environment. Zero-touch provisioning decreases the time of installation by 90% or more Secure Link allows access to the HyperCore UI for in-depth cluster management with the click of a button without needing expensive or complex remote access solutions such as VPN or RDP Real-time monitoring of all workloads across a global fleet of SC//HyperCore clusters is made even easier with a searchable and customizable view 5. Cost-Effective Reduce IT infrastructure costs in almost every way. Hidden IT infrastructure costs associated with downtime, management, maintenance, training, and consulting are reduced to almost nothing. For more information: SC//Platform - https://www.scalecomputing.com/sc-platform SC//Fleet Manager - https://www.scalecomputing.com/sc-fleet-manager SC//HyperCore - https://www.scalecomputing.com/sc-hypercore ## Scale Computing Platform Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users highlight the **ease of use** of Scale Computing Platform, simplifying virtualization and management significantly. (94 reviews) - Users rave about the **excellent customer support** from Scale, with prompt responses and helpful assistance when needed. (68 reviews) - Users value the **setup ease** of Scale Computing Platform, appreciating straightforward installation and responsive support throughout the process. (52 reviews) - Users commend the **reliability** of Scale Computing Platform, citing excellent support and high uptime as major benefits. (25 reviews) - Users value the **scalability** of Scale Computing Platform, effortlessly managing numerous VMs with minimal complexity. (22 reviews) - Snapshots (22 reviews) - Users value the **management ease** of Scale Computing Platform, enjoying simple setups and quick support responses. (18 reviews) - Migration Ease (15 reviews) - Resource Management (12 reviews) - Virtualization Management (12 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users desire more **features for VM customization** , expressing a need for flexibility like boot order options. (16 reviews) - Users express concerns over **VM management issues** , including automatic startup settings and compatibility with certain applications. (11 reviews) - Users find **migration issues** arise during VM transfers, necessitating planning and potentially using alternative tools. (8 reviews) - Users note that Scale Computing Platform is **expensive compared to other servers** , impacting its perceived value despite superior features. (7 reviews) - Users desire more **customization options** for the Scale Computing Platform's interface to improve usability and data visualization. (7 reviews) - Users face **storage issues** due to limited external connectivity, which can hinder some advanced configurations and setups. (6 reviews) - Users find the **web interface unintuitive** , making it challenging to locate node versions and serial numbers. (6 reviews) - Users face **backup issues** with Scale Computing Platform, particularly due to limited host-level backup options compared to competitors. (5 reviews) - Integration Issues (5 reviews) - Users report **network issues** due to lack of DMZ creation, affecting segregation and complicating integration with other systems. (5 reviews) ## Scale Computing Platform Reviews ### 1. Scale Computing is a great alternative to VMware **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Carlos C. | System Administrator, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 19, 2024 **What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?** Scale Computing servers are reliable, fast, and easy to manage. They are a serious alternative to VMware at times where those subscription fees skyrocketed. They also have a good and responsive support team. **What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?** Even though servers are easy to manage, I think that the management interface could be more intuitive. **What problems is Scale Computing Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?** I believe that it solves many problems we had in the past. The solution we have is a cluster with 3 nodes, so just because of this, that gives us high-availability, which means that if one server goes down, everything keeps working. The management interface allows us to create VMs in the cluster and distributes the VMs among the nodes. The system also allows us to add more nodes to the local cluster as well as add remote nodes and enable data replication. Updating Scale system is very easy and it updates one server at a time not requiring any downtime. One thing that are announcing around the time I'm updating this review is compatibility with Veeam backup platform which will be indeed a great milestone. ### 2. Scale Computing - among the very best choices I have made as a network manager. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gary B. | Network Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 27, 2023 **What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?** When creating VMs, setting up the # of CPUs, allocated memory and disk space is incredibly simple. I've set up VMs running Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, Windows 10, Centos 7, and Redhat 8. In my opinion, one of the best features of Scale Computing is how easy I can manage my VMs. **What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?** Scale doesn't (at the time of this writing) support Microsoft's VM-Generation ID feature. This feature is intended to allow for the safe rollback of a Domain Controller from a snapshot when there is more than one Domain Controller in use. **What problems is Scale Computing Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?** We had numerous hardware platforms that were approaching (or had outlived) their end of life. These included database servers, file servers and user resources, such as print servers. Numerous old servers could not be upgraded to the newest Windows editions and we were experiencing hardware failures. Moving everything to Scale Computing gave us an avenue to escape from hardware refresh headaches. With Scale we eliminated a great deal of hardware by virtualizing these functions. We reduced our physical footprint and the cost to operate and cool all that hardware. Another big win was being able to virtualize and operate older operating systems when licensing or compatibility issues precluded a move to anything newer. Scale helped us assemble and use tools to virtualize some very old systems which would be impossible to keep running as hardware. ### 3. The Cadillac for IT **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rudy I. | System Administration/IT Specialist, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 12, 2024 **What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?** Ease of use. Easier to build new VM's, and restore from snpashots when required. I had to restore one of our VM Servers, and within 3 clicks we had restored the server and had it up and running within a minute. It was such a relief and definitely helps to reduce stress. The system was easy to implement and to migrate existing VM's was easy as well. Integrating into our environment was simple and easy and prepping the network was a breeze. The use frequently, as the best part of this system is mostly set it and forget it unless you have to create a new VM. When I reach out to customer support, they are super firendly and really know their stuff. I said in the past I had never had a bad experience, but I did. Im going to leave my review at this point as the G2 review asked me to verify I was human and deleted the rest of my review which was taking me quite a bit to provide. **What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?** To be completely honest and transparent, the only issue I have is that you cant set a VM to run automatically upon powering up, especially after a power outage. It would be nice if this could be stup like with Microsoft Hyper-V. Another issue we have come across, we do have some applications we run in house, bought commercially that wont run on the Linux Hypervisor. We have had to purchase a big enough desktop to run Hyper-V on it so we could run 4 programs. These programs are vital to our company and this is what we had to do to overcome this short comings. **What problems is Scale Computing Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?** Peace of mind. Im able to focus on other topics throughout the day and not worry about the safety of our virtual machines. Scalability is also a big issue, it has let us grow as we needed and the fault tolerances behind this systems is amazing. Replacing a dailed drive is very easy, and can be resolved quickly. Now that they partnered with Veeam, the backup process is a bit easier than using Acronis. Veeam ties into Scale fairly easy and the customer support they provide is far better than the one and the entire process we had to go through with Acronis. ### 4. Seamless Migration and Outstanding Support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brian B. | Director of Technical Services, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 25, 2025 **What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?** I use the Scale Computing Platform for all of our virtualization needs because of its outstanding platform performance. Our migration was easy, and the support has been excellent. I appreciate having a platform that is easily scalable with a clear upgrade path, which was important to our organization. Moving from our previous platform was simple and straightforward with no complications. The support was available every step and continues to be a valued resource when we have questions. Additionally, the initial setup was very simple; after just a few short conversations, we had a plan in place with the Project Manager and their team. **What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?** So far we have been totally happy with our purchase and decision **What problems is Scale Computing Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?** I find the Scale Computing Platform provides ease of management, outstanding performance, and a straightforward approach. Our migration was simple with excellent support. It's easily scalable with a clear upgrade path, offering significant cost savings. ### 5. Effortless Setup, Outstanding Support, and Flexible Snapshots **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Terry T. | IT Director, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 17, 2025 **What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?** 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. **What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?** 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. **What problems is Scale Computing Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?** The main thing that Scale solved for me what giving me a reliable disaster recovery model that I can easily fail-over to and rely on in a very short time-frame. It depends on your setup, but you can have a really short RTO/RPO with Scale. ### 6. Technical Services Representative & Network Engineer **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Bryan G. | Technical Services Rep, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 17, 2025 **What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?** 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. **What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?** 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. **What problems is Scale Computing Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?** We run our most important infrastructure on a cluster and it is and has been rock solid ### 7. Effortless Virtualization with Stellar Support **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Floyd M. | IT Administrator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 01, 2024 **What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?** 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. **What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?** 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. **What problems is Scale Computing Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use the Scale Computing Platform to efficiently virtualize servers, create virtual environments effortlessly, manage resources seamlessly, and protect data with reliable BUDR solutions. Its user-friendly interface and snapshot features enhance ease of use and data restoration, surpassing our previous VMware setup. ### 8. Scale Has Grown on Me—Excited for Future Deployments! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brett S. | Network Manager, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 19, 2025 **What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?** 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! **What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?** There is a bit of a learning curve at first, but over time the product has become easy for me to use. **What problems is Scale Computing Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have no doubt that this is a common trend, with many people moving away from VMware. ### 9. Intuitive Platform with Some Setup Challenges **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 20, 2024 **What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?** I like the simple interface and management that Scale Computing Platform offers. It's easy to use with buttons for each action and makes it simple to connect to other Scale platforms. I appreciate the cloud management platform that provides a single pane of glass. Replicating to other Scale clusters is straightforward, and I find uploading VMDK disks and attaching them to a VM template quite efficient. Cloning also works very efficiently. **What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?** I dislike the lack of compatible templates from virtual appliance providers and the lack of insight into the hardware and issues. It's frustrating to need to add an entire node just for additional resources. I'm also not a fan of the total reliance on support to resolve any deep-level issues. Additionally, I found the migration really hard for operating systems that were not Windows-based. **What problems is Scale Computing Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Scale Computing Platform to deploy various operating systems across the same hardware and software without worrying about versioning differences. ### 10. Stable, Easy Setup, and Excellent Support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kyle J. **Reviewed Date:** December 17, 2025 **What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?** I really like how stable the Scale Computing Platform is and the ease of adding additional nodes into the cluster. The superior support and excellent uptime are big pluses for me. The hardware is robust and easily manageable, which makes my work much smoother. It's also very easy to set up; we had the clusters up and running in under 25 minutes. The cost difference from VMware and the support were significant factors in our decision to switch. **What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?** Would love to see more options on the GUI. **What problems is Scale Computing Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Scale Computing Platform for hosting virtual machines. It offers superior support, excellent uptime, robust hardware, and easy management. The platform is extremely stable and allows easy addition of nodes to the cluster. ## Scale Computing Platform Discussions - [What hypervisor does scale use?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-hypervisor-does-scale-use) - 1 comment - [What is HC3?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-hc3) - 2 comments - [What is HC3 scale computing?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-hc3-scale-computing) - 1 comment ## Scale Computing Platform Pricing - **Standard**: $189.00 Right-sized solutions to simplify IT operations without sacrificing reliability. - **Professional**: $238.97 Advanced functionality, designed for complex, mission-critical environments - **Standard Essentials**: $3,485.00 Advanced Functionality in a predictable limited configuration. - **Professional Essentials**: $4,400.00 Advanced functionality in a predictable limited configuration. 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