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Nutanix AHV Virtualization vs Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.3
Organizations reduced costs and improved efficiency with Nutanix AHV by consolidating roles and simplifying infrastructure management.
Sentiment score
7.0
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure reduces costs and improves efficiency by simplifying IT management and decreasing power consumption for better ROI.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.6
Nutanix AHV Virtualization support is praised for efficiency, expertise, proactive monitoring, and high customer satisfaction despite occasional delays.
Sentiment score
8.1
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure's support is praised for expertise and responsiveness, justifying its cost despite some language barriers.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.4
Nutanix AHV Virtualization offers scalable, flexible infrastructure with high ratings, though may pose cost challenges for small companies.
Sentiment score
7.9
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure offers user-friendly scalability with easy expansion, efficiently supporting various workloads and business sizes.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.6
Nutanix AHV Virtualization is praised for its stability, reliability, and effective Life Cycle Manager, despite minor compatibility concerns.
Sentiment score
8.2
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure is highly stable, reliable, and scalable, offering exceptional uptime and support with minimal disruptions.
 

Room For Improvement

Nutanix AHV needs better application redeployment, support, compatibility, GUI usability, pricing, integration, flexibility, and cloud technology support.
Enhancements are needed in setup, pricing, performance, network, integrations, migration, security, control, documentation, licensing, connectivity, and interface.
These menus often show options like host, memory, and disk, however, they fail to provide insight into what's happening.
 

Setup Cost

Nutanix AHV offers cost-effective virtualization with no licensing fees, competitive pricing, and strong integration and features compared to competitors.
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure offers competitive pricing, flexible licensing, and significant ROI, appealing for its performance and simplicity in management.
The pricing was reasonable compared to other competitors, though the storage was expensive.
 

Valuable Features

Nutanix AHV provides user-friendly virtualization with integration, security, customization, and centralized control, appealing to tech-savvy users.
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure excels in performance, scalability, and ease of use, offering seamless multi-cloud integration and cost-effective virtualization.
The technology behind the backups is very efficient, enabling a reliable virtual environment.
 

Categories and Ranking

Nutanix AHV Virtualization
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
Server Virtualization Software (5th)
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructur...
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
196
Ranking in other categories
Software Defined Storage (SDS) (3rd), HCI (3rd), Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) (1st), Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Nutanix AHV Virtualization and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Nutanix AHV Virtualization is designed for Server Virtualization Software and holds a mindshare of 8.7%, up 4.6% compared to last year.
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), on the other hand, focuses on HCI, holds 8.0% mindshare, down 8.7% since last year.
Server Virtualization Software
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

Atif Najam - PeerSpot reviewer
Lightweight, integrates well, and the technical support is responsive
Many backup solutions that we use today are available for purchase, be it IBM, VMware, Veritas, or anything else. They usually have very good vSphere and Hyper-V support. Because there isn't much AHV deployment in place, we typically have issues with the integrations that AHV has with backup solutions. We would like to see AHV's backup solution integration improved so that we can take VM-level backups directly from Nutanix. The issue is that it provides a higher VM level for VMware and other areas. When it comes to AHV, however, you must purchase a separate set of third-party software, which can then supplement that backup via your IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. One issue we frequently encounter when using AHV is that if you want to install specific software, you must first gain compatibility. If you want to install an operating system, or OS, on top of your AHV, only a few operating systems are supported. That is one area where I would like to see some progress. VMware typically supports almost all of our systems, as does Hyper-V, but when it comes to AHV, we must apply specific patches in order to run it on top of AHV. Operating system support must be improved out of the box. If you want to install software, you must first ensure that it is compatible with Nutanix AHV; not all software is compatible. It is not possible to integrate it with everything. There is limited compatibility with the software that can be installed on top of Nutanix AHV, for example. If you want to install a specific operating system, you must first check to see if it is listed in the compatibility list; only then will you be able to install it, and that is one issue for now.
Sisir Ghosh - PeerSpot reviewer
Scales easily, helps with consolidation, and enables us to clone a VM
Usually, there are separate administration teams that take care of servers, but in our organization, servers are usually looked after by the application owner. However, the application owners cannot reinstall the software, OS, and other things. That only aligns with the role of the HCI administrator. If these rights can be provided, it will be very easy. Previously, it was there, but after certain updates, we found that they have withdrawn those services. For example, you requested a VM, and based on the business use case, I approved it and gave you a bare-metal server. Now you are the owner of that particular VM, so whatever you need, you should be able to do over there, but currently, you have to request me for the installation of the OS that you need, and I have to do it. It is an overhead for the HCI administrator. If that can be offloaded to the VM owners, that will be much easier for us. I have already shared this feedback with Nutanix.
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Comparison Review

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Aug 30, 2015
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
30%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Educational Organization
34%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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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?
The setup cost for four nodes was about $200,000 (in US currency). The pricing was reasonable compared to other competitors, though the storage was expensive.
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Nutanix Acropolis AOS, Nutanix AOS, Nutanix Acropolis
 

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