A Sample Vendor in Hyperconverged Infrastructure
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Gartner Inc., a company that delivers actionable, objective insight to executives and their teams, published A Guide to Choosing a VMware Alternative in the Wake of Broadcom Acquisition, in which Sangfor HCI is named as 1 of 6 Sample Vendors.
KEY INSIGHTS
Select your modernization platform by evaluating factors such as hybrid cloud integration, long-term viability, cloud-native compatibility, and ISV ecosystem support.
Choose tactical approaches when aiming for smoother transitions, where upskilling is easier and applications require minimal redesign and refactoring.
Take stock of your skills, pain points, optimization potential, and infrastructure dependencies, as well as the compatibility of your applications to run on alternative platforms.
Choose strategic approaches only if you are prepared to invest in a new operational model, transform your operations and upskill your talent pool.
Attribution: Gartner, A Guide to Choosing a VMware Alternative in the Wake of Broadcom Acquisition, Julia Palmer, Jeffrey Hewitt, Mike Cisek, 18 March 2025.
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Executive Insight from Sangfor
To us, being recognized by Gartner as a Sample Vendor in HCI validates our commitment to delivering agile, future-ready infrastructure solutions. As organizations navigate post-Broadcom challenges, Sangfor HCI enables them to modernize without sacrificing stability or incurring excessive costs. Our focus remains on empowering enterprises to transform operations while maintaining control over their IT ecosystems.
Darren Du
VP of Sangfor International Marketing Department
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Hybrid Coexistence
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Phased Migration & Disaster Recovery
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Full Transition to Sangfor
Maintain parallel operations to ensure continuity and minimize disruption.
Execute incremental migration with built-in disaster recovery safeguards.
Decommission VMware and complete the seamless switch to Sangfor’s platform.
Sangfor guides your VMware migration with a structured, risk-averse approach designed to honor your existing investments while building trust in the transition
Source: Sangfor Technologies, internal data analysis.
Sangfor HCI is engineered to address the unique challenges enterprises face when migrating from VMware, offering a blend of familiarity, performance, and innovation.
Seamlessly integrates with existing VMware tools and workflows, minimizing retraining and cultural resistance.
Give customers the flexibility to choose between long-term ownership or lower upfront costs with subscription scalability.
Built-in AI-driven threat detection and compliance frameworks ensure secure workloads post-migration.
Sangfor provides exceptional support throughout the entire sales cycle, including sales, presales, and aftersales.
Ranked the third highest HCIS vendor by Revenue in Asia-Pacific for 2024 based on Gartner® report “Market Share: Data Center Hardware Integrated Systems, Worldwide, 4Q24 Update”
A rating of 4.9/5 in Gartner Peer Insights based on 122 reviews as of August 2025 in Full-Stack Hyperconverged Infrastructure
Source:
Gartner Inc., Market Share: Data Center Hardware Integrated Systems, Worldwide, 4Q24 Update, By Andrew H Kim, Adrian O'Connell, Suzie Low, Amit Goyal and Chandrashekar S, Published 8 April 2025.
Gartner Inc., Voice of the Customer for Full-Stack Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software, By Peer Contributors, Published September 27 2024.
2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Full-Stack HCI Software