We performed a comparison between Nutanix AHV and VMware vSphere based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Nutanix AHV and VMware vSphere have a similar user rating regarding ease of deployment and service and support. If pricing is a factor, Nutanix AHV had a better rating. Regarding features, Nutanix AHV users felt there were software compatibility limitations, whereas VMware vSphere users felt the solution wasn’t so user-friendly.
"The most valuable feature is the integration between storage and compute services."
"The most valuable feature of Nutanix AHV is that it can be managed through Hyper-V, which is Microsoft's hypervisor, VMware, and Citrix XenServer."
"It is a stable solution. I haven't faced stability issues in the solution."
"In terms of features, Acropolis is a good virtualization manager and that it is on-premise. I use almost every technology they provide."
"It has a vs switch for the people who know Linux, in case it's easier for them to use AHV than it is to use VMware."
"Nutanix AHV works really well. It's much easier to administer and manage than VMware. Since we're not a large IT department within the finance sector, our team is relatively small. We don't have a huge team of IT professionals to manage all the other systems."
"Nutanix AHV's most valuable feature is NetFlow."
"This solution is very stable and it has been running for the last three months, with no issues."
"The scalability of the solution is good. You can scale up to maximum levels."
"The latest innovation always comes from VMware."
"The product offers good stability."
"Reduces downtime."
"VMware vSphere has plenty of features."
"Vmware vSphere is the benchmark of the visualization market."
"The feature that I find very valuable is the ability to move images of virtual machines from different workspaces to other workspaces between different installations."
"The pricing of the product is reasonable."
"The price of Nutanix AHV Virtualization could improve."
"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."
"The solution can be pricey."
"There are some issues with the interface and integration."
"I would like to see more automation of Day One operations, such as DRS, and HA."
"The technical support for this solution needs to be improved in terms of response time."
"Some companies do not support AHV."
"There are times when consultants, construction, or building firms need to use Beam but it can be difficult."
"It would be great if VMware could have a consolidated way of delivering this as software rather than pieces and several add-ons so that you could enjoy the product in its entirety."
"The installation is complex and you need to have a good understanding in regards to what you are doing when you are setting it up."
"The one area where I would love to see an improvement is the HTML5 client. It's great, but it could get better."
"Without a lot of physical RAM on the hardware, it's not very effective. The stability could be improved in cases like this."
"It could use a smaller learning curve."
"If they improve on the knowledge base and documentation, it would be extremely helpful."
"Due to the fact that during the last three months there appeared some critical bugs, the virtual machine backup might be inconsistent."
"The web user interface can be a bit clunky from time to time, so there may be some room for improvement in that regard."
Nutanix AHV Virtualization is ranked 6th in Server Virtualization Software with 45 reviews while VMware vSphere is ranked 2nd in Server Virtualization Software with 446 reviews. Nutanix AHV Virtualization is rated 8.6, while VMware vSphere is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Nutanix AHV Virtualization writes "Lightweight, integrates well, and the technical support is responsive". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware vSphere writes "Offers good performance and is useful for banking systems". Nutanix AHV Virtualization is most compared with Proxmox VE, Hyper-V, KVM, Citrix Hypervisor and RHEV, whereas VMware vSphere is most compared with Hyper-V, Proxmox VE, Oracle VM, VMware Workstation and RHEV. See our Nutanix AHV Virtualization vs. VMware vSphere report.
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