Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) vs VMware Cloud Foundation comparison

Nutanix and VMware are both solutions in the Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms category. Nutanix is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.8, while VMware is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.3. Nutanix holds a 14.7% mindshare in HCCP, compared to VMware’s 24.8% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Nutanix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of VMware users who would recommend it.

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)

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94% willing to recommend

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89% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) and VMware Cloud Foundation based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)

Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

9th

Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms

3rd

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Management (11th)

VMware Cloud Foundation

Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

12th

Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms

2nd

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms category, the mindshare of Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) is 14.7%, up from 8.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Cloud Foundation is 24.8%, up from 21.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Benjamin Bodenehim

Chief Technology Officer at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees

Sep 14, 2021

Stable with great replication and snapshot capabilities

We primarily use the solution for versioning. The clusters are on my private cloud. The fact that snapshot, replication, and management are tied together all is important due to the fact that if your snapshots are too big, you can have problems going ahead and replicating to the other clusters.…

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NiteshKumar1

Principle consultant at Infosys

Feb 28, 2024

Offers automated deployment features that enhances operational efficiency and simplifying complex tasks

Cost is a big factor. Clients want a reduced price. Ease of use is definitely there – the VMware interface is user-friendly. But cost is a challenge when convincing clients, especially for large deals. They understand the value proposition of VMware's reliability, and they're willing to pay a premium for it as long as it's guaranteed in writing. Clients signing multi-million dollar deals are primarily concerned with reliability. They're willing to pay a premium for a guaranteed level of reliability that's spelled out in the agreement. If they pay a significant amount and we can't convince them of the solution's reliability, then it won't be a successful implementation.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Our previous solution was inconsistent and took a long time to recover. NC2 consistently delivers full disaster recovery in a few hours. That was a huge selling point. We need to know that our business can be up and running in hours, not days. We didn't have a real disaster recovery plan before NC2. That's a goal we've been trying to achieve, and Nutanix gives us what we need to make that a reality"

"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Clusters is its storage infrastructure."

"In terms of dealing with our business-critical workloads, Nutanix is a highly scalable, highly resilient, and very high-performing solution."

"Its performance and speed are valuable. Its performance has helped me reduce costs."

"The solution's most valuable feature is its quick configuration and installation."

"I've been very pleased with their support overall."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the redundancy on all levels."

"The most valuable features of Nutanix Clusters are Prism Central, Micro-segmentation, and cluster scaling automation."

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"The ability to auto-scale is the most valuable feature."

"The tool's UI is great."

"VMware Cloud Foundation makes it easy to set up new environments. You get hosts in a pool, which you can build into a new cluster."

"The most valuable features in VMware Cloud Foundation are life cycle management and ease of use."

"VMware Cloud Foundation's most valuable features are password and certificate management. The SDDC manager tool is the front tool we are using to manage the entire VCF stack. In the SDDC manager, we can able to rotate, and update the passwords of all users. Anything in the VMware portfolio, we can manage from a single dashboard and we have various data centers. We have connected everything into one Federation. From one single place, we are managing our entire virtual interactions."

"The solution is very stable."

"The product enables flexibility in network structures."

"The most valuable area is the ECS environment which includes many features."

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Cons

"In the current version, we've noticed many false positives when we check the alerts in the morning. For example, it told us that services stopped working, but there was nothing wrong when we checked it out. We've already raised the issue with support. They told us it's a bug in the version we use. We're about to upgrade to the recommended version, so it should be fine."

"When you go to the configuration part on the Nutanix site, the information is a bit high-level."

"I don't have the expertise to build a hybrid cloud. We are starting to build one and haven't tried that part yet. I want to try because that is the most critical part for us. I want to see what, if anything, could be improved. The product is fantastic locally. Now, I want to try it in the cloud. My problem is not in the infrastructure; it is in the application, a different thing."

"Some of the interfaces aren't as intuitive as they should be."

"The technical support for Nutanix Clusters could be better."

"There are still some things that could be improved about the product."

"Our biggest complaint is that we constantly need to open support tickets about bugs when we upgrade to the latest version. For example, our static IPs failover into Azure but switch to DHCP."

"The reporting has room for improvement."

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"The tool's price tag is high."

"They need to offer more support for Mac."

"The solution is quite expensive."

"The solution could improve by being more secure."

"VMware Cloud Foundation could be more flexible in terms of supporting other integration and components."

"The platform needs improvement in terms of troubleshooting."

"In the early adoption of VMware Cloud Foundation, we have seen minor problems. For example, in our Federation, I see the single pane of glass where we need to manage everything, which is good. However, internally, we have a Kafka database that is distributed by the database used by the SDDC manager. During the distribution and synchronization, there is some issue and we need to stop the process."

"The pricing could be a bit less expensive."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution has been more costly at this point. We do not see any cost savings."

"There are positives and negatives to licensing. It all makes sense now, but it took a while. When the licenses first changed, it was a bit confusing."

"The licensing model of Nutanix is complex."

"The licensing portability can be very interesting. At the moment, I am working with Nutanix Appliances with the AHV as a hypervisor. I did not have a chance to ask for portability between platforms, but it will be good if you can have portability between multiple types of platforms."

"The price is high."

"I feel that the prices could be improved, but the truth is that I am very happy. The license price keeps increasing, but I am confident that it is much more reasonable than other brands."

"The solution's licensing can be very pricey."

"I am working on one configuration that is priced at $50,000 USD, whereas another one that I'm working on is estimated to cost $250,000 USD."

"It is quite expensive."

"This solutuion can be expensive for small and medium-sized companies."

"The pricing is moderate. I would rate it six out of ten."

"The pricing of VMware Cloud Foundation could improve, it is expensive."

"VMware Cloud Foundation is expensive compared to one of its competitors."

"I rate the tool's pricing a seven out of ten."

"The licensing is expensive compared with Hyper V and Unitech's platform."

"The solution’s pricing could be improved and made more flexible."

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Computer Software Company

34%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

18%

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Government

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)?

The overall infrastructure is the most valuable part of Nutanix Cloud Clusters.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)?

The licensing portability can be very interesting. At the moment, I am working with Nutanix Appliances with the AHV as a hypervisor. I did not have a chance to ask for portability between platforms...

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What needs improvement with Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)?

The product could be improved in scalability and support services.

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What do you like most about VMware Cloud Foundation?

VMware Cloud Foundation provides us with the vSphere dashboard through which we can manage, monitor, schedule, and spin up your virtual machines. We can manage, monitor, and get reports of your inf...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Cloud Foundation?

The tool's price is slightly on the higher side, but I guess you think there is no one-to-one comparison with other tools. The licensing part has become easier, while earlier, it was quite complex.

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What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Foundation?

The tool's integration capabilities are slightly complicated, so we use our company's SI partners. Integrations are slightly difficult, as getting resources to deal with it is not that easy. I thin...

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Comparisons

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Compared 9% of the time

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) vs Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)

Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Azure Stack vs VMware Cloud Foundation

Compared 65% of the time

AWS Outposts vs VMware Cloud Foundation

Compared 11% of the time

Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) vs VMware Cloud Foundation

Compared 5% of the time

Google Anthos vs VMware Cloud Foundation

Compared 3% of the time

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Overview

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) provide essential capabilities for managing cloud migration, infrastructure, disaster recovery, and data center replacement. They enable seamless application transfer between cloud and on-premises, ensuring redundancy and handling large-scale operations across multiple locations.

With NC2, users manage server virtualization, web access, and email services while implementing robust failover solutions into public cloud environments like Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS. The service offers full cloud capability for on-premises applications, strong technical support, and effective integration with existing environments. However, pricing, interface intuitiveness, initial setup, and AI enhancements are areas for improvement. Issues like alert false positives and the cost of necessary blocks and nodes have been noted. Enhanced multi-tenant features, detailed configuration information, and better VM organization are also desired by users.

What are the key features of Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)?

Cloud Capability: Full cloud capability for on-premises applications
Storage Flexibility: Flexible storage pools, replication, and snapshot technology
Scalability: Scale operations efficiently across multiple locations
Reliability: High reliability and performance
Cost Management: Tools to minimize cloud waste
Unified Management: Centralized console for managing cross-cloud resources
Rapid Deployment: Quick configuration and installation
Software-Defined Storage: Simplified IT operations

What benefits should you look for in reviews?

Ease of Migration: Simplified migration process and data portability
Performance: High-speed performance and redundancy
Technical Support: Strong customer support and integration assistance
Flexibility: Effective flexibility in storage and replication capabilities
Centralized Management: Unified management of resources across clouds

Organizations utilize Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) in industries like sports betting, where they manage web access and handle server virtualization. It is also implemented for email services, security measures, and as a failover solution into public cloud environments. The system's flexibility and strong support make it valuable across various large-scale operational needs.

VMware Cloud Foundation makes it easy to deploy and run a hybrid cloud. VMware Cloud Foundation provides integrated cloud infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, and security) and cloud management services to run enterprise applications in both private and public environments.

Sample Customers

The Home Depot, JetBlue, Hyundai, ShiftLeft

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