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Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) vs VMware Cloud Foundation comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

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
7.6
Customers expect significant cost savings, productivity boosts, and reduced overhead with Nutanix Cloud Clusters, even during the POC phase.
Sentiment score
4.8
Companies report mixed ROI from VMware Cloud Foundation, with some facing delays in investment recovery and others experiencing cost savings.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) support is praised for responsiveness and expertise, though some note occasional slower response times.
Sentiment score
6.9
VMware Cloud Foundation support is effective but experiences mixed reviews on responsiveness, with some users desiring faster resolutions.
Our technical support team is capable of providing support on the operating system side.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Nutanix Cloud Clusters offers excellent scalability, supporting large and small setups, though some users faced performance and connectivity challenges.
Sentiment score
7.8
VMware Cloud Foundation is ideal for varying business sizes with scalable solutions, praised for virtual scalability but hardware dependent.
When more hosts are added, performance goes slow.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) is highly stable and reliable, though some users report minor hibernation and on-prem issues.
Sentiment score
8.0
VMware Cloud Foundation is stable and reliable, though migration issues may require vendor help and collaborative problem-solving.
The stability of VMware Cloud Foundation is very high.
 

Room For Improvement

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) requires better adoption, enhanced features, simpler setup, improved support, and reduced costs for greater efficiency.
VMware Cloud Foundation needs better integration, pricing, support, management features, and ease of use to address user concerns.
VMware Broadcom needs to include auto resource allocation at the VM levels.
 

Setup Cost

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) pricing ranges from $50K to $250K and is seen as complex and high by users.
VMware Cloud Foundation is seen as costly compared to alternatives, with noted perpetual licensing fees and requested competitive pricing.
The price is quite higher than some other vendors.
 

Valuable Features

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) offer robust on-premises features in the cloud, with excellent scalability, stability, ease of use, and support.
VMware Cloud Foundation excels in virtualization, automation, ease of use, and integration, offering significant operational and management benefits.
All features of VMware Cloud Foundation are valuable to us, as it covers every industry standard protocol and requirement protocol.
 

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
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
19
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
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms category, the mindshare of Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) is 14.4%, up from 11.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Cloud Foundation is 23.5%, up from 22.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Panomporn_Meesangeam - PeerSpot reviewer
Integrated with the personal files and knowledge management processes but is expensive
The customer is a company in Thailand. They use Nutanix Cloud Clusters for file sharing and integrate with personal file share and knowledge management. Our customer attaches a file service with a login and connects with WiFi for cloud content, such as second documents or email access files…
NiteshKumar1 - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
33%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)?
It is more than five on a scale of price, considering it quite expensive. It's challenging to regulate the price-quality ratio.
What needs improvement with Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)?
It's more than expensive. Firecaster cannot limit IOP or throughput reading and writing. Quality control needs to regulate the price-quality ratio.
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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Cloud Foundation?
After the acquisition, prices have been going up, however, we find the product quite good. The licensing model changed after the Broadcom acquisition. Lower prices are good for end users, however, ...
What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Foundation?
All virtualization features are there, and they release periodic patches and updates. There is not much I would suggest for improvement. We are almost there in terms of meeting our needs.
 

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Sample Customers

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