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Hyperconverged, virtualisation, server and storage platforms that run workloads in data centres and at the edge.

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IT Infrastructure vendors to know

Established leaders, challengers, newer entrants and the tools practitioners recommend to each other. Being listed is not a ranking or an endorsement, and no vendor paid to appear.

  • Nutanix Cloud Platform

    Established leader

    Hyperconverged and hybrid cloud platform named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure.

    Official site

  • VMware Cloud Foundation

    Broadcom (VMware)

    Established leader

    Dominant private cloud and vSAN-based HCI stack; Broadcom pushed VMware Private AI Cloud at VMware Explore 2026 in Las Vegas.

    Official site

  • Dell VxRail

    Dell Technologies

    Established leader

    Jointly engineered HCI appliance tightly integrated with VMware vSAN, a common choice for Dell EMC-standardized data centers.

    Official site

  • HPE SimpliVity

    Hewlett Packard Enterprise

    Challenger

    HCI appliance combining compute, storage and data protection with built-in backup and deduplication for VDI and branch workloads.

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  • Microsoft Azure Local

    Challenger

    Hyper-V-based HCI (formerly Azure Stack HCI) for on-premises and edge workloads with Azure Arc hybrid management.

    Official site

  • Scale Computing SC//Platform

    Challenger

    Self-healing HCI built for edge and remote sites with a small footprint; a repeat Gartner Magic Quadrant HCI honoree.

    Official site

  • Proxmox VE

    Proxmox Server Solutions

    Community favourite

    Open-source Debian-based KVM/LXC hypervisor with a web UI and optional paid support, widely recommended as a free VMware replacement.

    Official site

  • Sangfor HCI

    Sangfor Technologies

    Emerging

    APAC-rooted HCI and cloud platform positioned as a VMware alternative amid Broadcom licensing changes.

    Official site

  • StarWind Virtual SAN

    StarWind Software

    Emerging

    Software-defined storage that turns two or more servers into fault-tolerant shared storage, marketed as a low-cost SMB HCI option.

    Official site

  • Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization

    Emerging

    Runs VMs as containers on Kubernetes via KubeVirt, adopted by enterprises migrating workloads off VMware onto a container platform.

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