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Arcfra is a Singapore based company aiming to simplify on-premises enterprise cloud infrastructure with their Arcfra Enterprise Cloud Platform (AECP). AECP provides a full-stack, software-defined solution integrating compute, storage, networking, security, backup, disaster recovery, and Kubernetes services within a single, unified platform. Designed for simplicity, high performance, and cost-efficiency, it supports virtual machines, containers, and AI/ML workloads and is recognised by Gartner® as a representative vendor for full-stack Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI).
| Feature/Strength | Arcfra Enterprise Cloud Platform (AECP) | VMware (vSphere, vSAN, VCF) | Nutanix (AOS, AHV) |
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| Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) & Pricing Model | Low TCO Simpler licensing scheme, focusing on per-core pricing. Overall TCO savings of over 30%. |
High TCO, with extra charges for vSAN, DFW, LB. Licensing costs can be complex and depend on features, CPU core, storage capacities, and other factors. | High TCO, with extra charges for storage capacity, data protection, DFW, Kubernetes cluster size. |
| Performance & Optimized Architecture | Designed for lightweight and easy management. Features a single management console (Arcfra Operation Center – AOC) for the full stack AECP. Supports one-click deployment, upgrade, and scaling. Provides comprehensive observability including metrics, tracing, logging, and network traffic visualisation. |
Complex management (full stack), requiring 3-7 separate management consoles for VCF. Uses multiple management tools like vCenter, Aria Operations, Aria Logs. |
Described as having complexity to manage and operate the full stack. |
| Simplified Operations & Unified Management | ABS features an advanced architecture with a single storage pool for all disks. No complex disk group management is needed. |
Older vSAN 7 OSA architecture may cause performance and availability issues, with complex disk group management. | SDS component runs in a Controller VM (CVM), which can introduce resource overhead. |
| Advanced Distributed Storage Architecture (Arcfra Block Storage – ABS) | Supports both hybrid and all-flash modes. | New vSAN 8 ESA requires all-flash NVMe SSDs and a minimum 25Gb/s storage network Uses redo-log based snapshots, which can lead to significant and long-term performance degradation. |
Uses Cassandra for metadata service, which can have “ring issues” leading to data inconsistencies and is sensitive to network anomalies. |
| Broad Hardware Compatibility & Openness | Offers broad hardware compatibility, running on any compatible x86/ARM server. Provides multiple hypervisor support, including its native AVE and VMware ESXi. Allows enterprises to leverage existing heterogeneous hardware and build their own systems. Kubernetes Engine (AKE) supports CNCF-certified software, further preventing lock-in for containerised workloads. |
Hypervisor support is limited to ESXi only. vSAN 8 ESA does not support building your own systems with certified devices. |
Has a very limited certification matrix for hardware. Does not explicitly support building your own systems with certified devices. |
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