Nutanix Database Service Reviews

Name: Nutanix Database Service
Brand: Nutanix
Rating: 4.3 (24 reviews)

4.3 out of 5

24 reviews
94% willing to recommend

What is Nutanix Database Service?

Nutanix Database Service (NDB) simplifies and automates database lifecycle management across on-premises and public clouds for Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB databases.

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Nutanix Database Service is the #4 ranked solution in top Database Development and Management solutions. PeerSpot users give Nutanix Database Service an average rating of 8.6 out of 10. Nutanix Database Service is most commonly compared to VMware Tanzu Data Solutions: Nutanix Database Service vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions. Nutanix Database Service is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 60% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a computer software company, accounting for 26% of all views.

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Nutanix Database Service

March 2025

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Featured Nutanix Database Service reviews

GOBO Guy-Roland

IT Manager at Semlex

The Time Machine is the most valuable feature for us. Using it means that we don't have to take regular snapshots, yet we are still able to restore the database quickly in the event of a problem. We use Nutanix Era to perform in-place backup and restores of our databases. Taking about one hour to complete a restore, this product has reduced our overall downtime. We are able to create multiple backups during the day without affecting our production workloads, which is important because we receive and manage sensitive data, including personal information, and when we have a problem we can easily restore the previous backup. The RTO is very short. The creation of multiple daily backups is also good in terms of limiting the amount of possible data loss. This is good for our operations because when we do have a problem, we don't lose any data. Managing databases can be done through a single pane of glass, which means that we don't have to make use of many interfaces to manage different database engines. From a single place, we are able to see what's happened in our environment.

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Ruan Van Staden

Academic Application Support at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

One feature that is very good is the backup and validation process that's built into Era. It saves a lot of time and gives you some kind of assurance that when you actually pull a backup, it is done correctly and you will be able to restore it. In other backup systems, because they are not database-aware, that validation process is not as easy because you have to actually restore the backup to see that it worked. With Era, it actually validates on the fly so you know you'll be able to restore. The deployment process is a lot easier, due to the fact that with Era you can actually script a deployment. If you have a lot of deployments of the same type, say for instance you have a user request coming in to say they need a basic database schema, you can just run that as a deploy script and it automatically sets up everything. It takes about five minutes and the users have access to their database. In the past, we had to go through a whole setup and deployment process, which for us, took about half a day. That's a lot of time that we save. Setting up a development test and production environment is quite easy and it saves a lot of storage because the dev and test databases are non-data clones of production, where only the changes are saved. For example, if you have a two-terabyte production database then it saves a lot of space because you don't have to have a two-terabyte test database as well.

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Julio Arevalo

Chief Executive Officer at Red abierto

I wanted a tool that offers enough monitoring for everything related to load balancing in my databases. This seems to be a highly valuable feature of Nutanix Database Service. We want our database admins to have greater control when monitoring so that the databases we use today are more flexible, and the storage capacities can also be monitored. We only deployed it last month and haven't used it on a wider scale, but so far, it's perfect. Judging from the migration alone, Nutanix looks much faster than VMware. It has increased the uptime.

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Nutanix Database Service mindshare

As of March 2025, the mindshare of Nutanix Database Service in the Database Development and Management category stands at 3.6%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Title	Rating	Mindshare	Recommending
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions	4.0	3.0%	89%	83 interviews Add to research
Oracle Enterprise Manager	4.2	5.9%	95%	127 interviews Add to research

Valuable Features

Nutanix Database Service offers valuable features including efficient error handling, a user-friendly interface, automation, and virtualization. Its backup and validation enhance reliability, saving both time and storage space. Automated patching and simplified operations boost productivity. Time Machine functionality ensures quick restores, minimizing downtime. It supports scalable management of multiple databases and vendors, with features like API access, monitoring, and robust infrastructure tools proving beneficial. High performance and ease of deployment further enhance user experiences.

"Nutanix Era effectively reduces operational overheads by streamlining the application team's implementation of multiple environments."
"Management and provision are the most important features of Nutanix Database Service."
"The time to provision the database went from taking a couple of days to now taking a few minutes. That is the immediate impact we saw. It helped the team to focus more. They can now be focused on support rather than spending time provisioning, which is a repetitive activity."

Room for Improvement

"Era should be compatible with various environments, such as VMware and Red Hat, to be hypervisor agnostic."
"The solution can increase its database compatibility and backup options."
"There will always be room for improvement, there is nothing perfect from day one. There are some technical challenges that we have with NDS. I believe with time it will be sorted out."

ROI

Nutanix Database Service significantly reduces staffing needs and man-hours, allowing institutions to handle databases with fewer personnel, resulting in cost savings. Teams have seen increased turnaround times for issues and have eliminated expensive backup software, expecting returns within three years. Migration costs have dropped considerably, enabling staff to focus on strategic tasks. It also offers automation benefits and passive income opportunities, achieving a substantial portion of intended savings and reflecting a solid financial return.

Pricing

Enterprise buyers evaluating Nutanix Database Service report the pricing and licensing as expensive and complex. The software cost, driven by various factors like processor or capacity licensing, can be high compared to competitors like VMware. Some users find value, particularly for Oracle integrations, but others see it as a barrier to broader adoption. Nutanix offers flexible licensing options, yet many feel pricing could be more competitive to attract a wider customer base.

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."
"The tool is expensive."
"The price of the solution is expensive."

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