Citrix Hypervisor vs Nutanix AHV Virtualization comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Citrix Hypervisor
Ranking in Server Virtualization Software
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Nutanix AHV Virtualization
Ranking in Server Virtualization Software
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Server Virtualization Software category, the market share of Citrix Hypervisor is 5.7% and it increased by 55.4% compared to the previous year. The market share of Nutanix AHV Virtualization is 8.5% and it increased by 80.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Bunmi Sadiq - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 9, 2023
Open-source and robust with great templates
We primarily use the solution for virtual machines, in order to boost them or back them up. It has high availability as well The product is highly stable and very robust. Most importantly, we can rely on it. It's plug-and-play and we don't have to worry about it. Once you have your infrastructure…
Siva Kuppala - PeerSpot reviewer
May 10, 2024
Supports virtualization management tools, offers storage management and network management
Nutanix AHV is primarily managed through the Prism management interface. We use Prism Central, the centralized management console for AHV clusters. It allows administrators to manage multiple clusters from a single interface and provides a unified view of the entire infrastructure. Prism Element is the local management interface for individual Nutanix AHV clusters. Nutanix AHV supports virtualization management tools, allowing administrators to create, deploy, configure, and manage VMs across the infrastructure. It also offers storage management through Prism, enabling administrators to manage storage resources within the AHV environment. For network management, Nutanix integrates with Prism to provide capabilities including network configuration, virtual networking (VLAN), and firewall policies. Additionally, Nutanix AHV includes built-in automation and orchestration capabilities through Prism, benefiting administrators by automating common management tasks, workflows, and policies. We also leverage role-based access control (RBAC), which offers RBAC functionality to control access to management features and resources within the AHV environment. Nutanix & AI: While Nutanix AHV doesn't have native AI integration as a hypervisor platform, Nutanix as a company provides solutions that integrate AI capabilities with its infrastructure offerings. Nutanix uses AI for workload optimization and offers Xi Beam, a cloud-based AI service that can be integrated with Nutanix APIs and environments. It supports virtualization with AI training, hosting AI workloads and data science applications using software. Additionally, it offers AI-driven automation through its Calm automation and orchestration platform for data management. Nutanix is also developing AI-powered support, using machine learning algorithms to analyze telemetry data from AHV clusters and proactively identify potential issues. This helps streamline troubleshooting, reduce downtime, and optimize the performance of Nutanix environments.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Citrix is easy to use and is stable."
"This is a dependable solution for virtualization with a good community for product support."
"The solution's security is its most valuable aspect."
"Installing Hypervisor is really simple. It's the simplest setup I've ever done before. We used a team to deploy it, and it doesn't take much time, like two or three hours tops."
"This solution allows the end users to clone, start, stop, or remotely control their VMs."
"What I like the most is the support of the GPU Graphics and the VM Live migration."
"The onboarding process is pretty straightforward."
"The feature I find most valuable, is its performance"
"Nutanix is good for new implementations on the VM side. It's very good for disaster recovery and final storage."
"The solution is stable."
"This solution is very stable and it has been running for the last three months, with no issues."
"The interface is very good, and quite user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the built-in data protection, that helps with backup in a matter of minutes."
"The solution is user-friendly and provides good virtual machine backups. The user interface gets updated when there is a new release."
"The most valuable feature of Nutanix AHV Virtualization is the user-friendly environment. The integration, implementation, and training for the solution are good."
"The support is excellent."
 

Cons

"I am not very sure about how flexible Citrix Hypervisor is with different types of infrastructures. I only know it is flexible with Nutanix, but I am not sure if it is also flexible with others. They can make its integration with other platforms or OEMs easy. They should also make it easy for users to manage their infrastructure. Citrix should make compatibility information related to a hypervisor easily available in a datasheet. Citrix isn't really recognized in this part of the world, and they need to expand their solution and make it more available. There are a lot of customers and companies that are looking for a solution like Citrix, and it should be available in this part of the world. They need to educate people more. Technically, it is good and flexible and has good ability, but it is not as much known as VMware or Microsoft. Their support should also be improved. Currently, if you don't have an updated version, they will not give you the attention."
"Overall, I can't think of a feature that is lacking. We've been pretty satisfied overall."
"The built-in networking features are a little limited."
"The graphics user interface is pretty bad."
"The solution should be more flexible and allow for greater customization."
"The interface has to be updated."
"You need a licensed account to look up technical support."
"The self-service user portal needs to be more granular and be more customizable."
"The management console needs to improve to make it easier for administrators. For example, to be able to reorganize our VMs, folders, and subfolders, similarly as it is provided in VMware. We can sort, manage, and organize VMs, folders, or subfolders in VMware."
"It would be better if the solution's replication to another site could be efficiently optimized."
"There are times when consultants, construction, or building firms need to use Beam but it can be difficult."
"The licensing costs are a little bit expensive."
"Some companies do not support AHV."
"To face no complications in our company, we had to switch off virtual machines one after the other before heading to Nutanix platform and going to edge services to switch off and turn off everything, making it a challenging process for me."
"The initial installation is complex. It took approximately four days."
"They need to work on the deployment of virtual machines. They need to streamline the process of templates and deploying virtual machines."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Citrix is a good low-cost alternative to VMware, so if budgeting is an issue then I would recommend it."
"The pricing and licensing is so important. Customers do consider the price seriously."
"To subscribe to the paid version with support, it is approximately $6,000 per year."
"While it is free for small networks, the pricing is high if your network grows past a certain size."
"This solution is open source, it's free."
"There is a license required to use this solution. You need a license on every server, but the license is more for support than anything else. The cost is not expensive, it is a fraction of the cost of VMware. When you look at the cost overall and features, Citrix Hypervisor has a very attractive offering."
"Citrix Hypervisor is a licensed product, and customers who buy the Citrix XenDesktop get Citrix Hypervisor for free. If they don't buy the license for Citrix XenDesktop, they'll need to pay for Citrix Hypervisor and its price is high. Pricing is even higher than VMware. The licensing policy for Citrix Hypervisor is good. It's straightforward. The only issue is the price because it's an expensive product."
"I am fine with their license support. What we have right now is permanent, so I don't have a problem with their license."
"The licenses are perpetual, which means they don't expire. Even if we don't have support or don't renew the support service after three years, we will still be able to use the solution."
"The licensing overall from Nutanix AHV is very good compared to other solutions."
"Nutanix AHV is low cost."
"I rate the product's price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is costly. I don't think there are any extra costs in addition to the standard licensing fees of the solution."
"AHV is free, it's an open-source solution."
"Some of the features required additional licenses."
"The solution's pricing is cheap for a new customer but becomes expensive during renewal."
"The solution’s pricing is relatively fair."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
49%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
5%
Comms Service Provider
4%
Educational Organization
27%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Citrix Hypervisor?
The core function enables multiple virtual machines to run on a single physical server. This maximizes hardware utilization and efficiency.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Citrix Hypervisor?
I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten, with one being very inexpensive and ten being very expensive.
What needs improvement with Citrix Hypervisor?
It is a scalable product and provides great benefits for virtualization needs. However, there are a few considerations: * Cost: Citrix Hypervisor can be fairly expensive. * Complexity: There's a le...
How does Nutanix AHV compare with VMware vSphere?
To understand which is better - Nutanix AHV or VMware vSphere - you need to do a product comparison. Both products support hypervisors. However, Nutanix supports some of the most popular ones and m...
What do you like most about Nutanix AHV Virtualization?
Integration is the most valuable feature of the product.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix AHV Virtualization?
If I had to pay for it personally, I wouldn't be able to afford it. Considering how much business we generate and how it aligns with current trends, it's worth it for the company. If you're only go...
 

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Sample Customers

U.S. Army Shared Services Center, SoftLayer, Educational Services of America, Independent Bank, and SK Telecom.
JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen
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