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Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) vs VMware Cloud Foundation comparison

 

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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:
 

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
27
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms category, the mindshare of Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) is 15.0%, up from 10.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Cloud Foundation is 24.3%, up from 21.5% 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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution can scale well."
"The most valuable features of Nutanix Clusters are Prism Central, Micro-segmentation, and cluster scaling automation."
"The most valuable feature is having the full features of my Nutanix on-premises applications in the cloud."
"Having a single pane of glass where you can have both your on-prem and anything else that you spin up within AWS is useful."
"The overall infrastructure is the most valuable part of Nutanix Cloud Clusters."
"The scalability is good."
"Its performance and speed are valuable. Its performance has helped me reduce costs."
"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Clusters is its storage infrastructure."
"The solution is very stable."
"They have in release 4.0 features from vSphere and Cloud Suite. It's a complete data center."
"The most valuable features in VMware Cloud Foundation are life cycle management and ease of use."
"The main features are the separation between the management plane and the workload. You can use NSX to provision between the different areas of the network, like west-east or north-south."
"The ability to auto-scale is the most valuable feature."
"The tool's UI is great."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the disaster recovery software."
"The fact that it automates a lot of manual processes in a net new environment build is most valuable."
 

Cons

"The pricing can be better."
"The speed of the answers could be improved in customer service and support."
"Quality control needs to regulate the price-quality ratio."
"The technical support for Nutanix Clusters could be better."
"We've had some challenges with the implementation."
"The most significant improvement would be to streamline the starting point so that we could kick off the deployment with one node and then scan out that deployment without a need to restructure or reformat anything."
"When you go to the configuration part on the Nutanix site, the information is a bit high-level."
"Perhaps the one thing that could be improved is the documentation around the solution."
"They should provide integration with Azure VMware Solution."
"The solution's log management could be improved because the logs don't provide enough information."
"I would like to be able to connect the APIs."
"The documentation could be easier to read"
"Working on features that could include the capability to migrate workflows from non-VMware environments would be highly beneficial."
"Integrations are slightly difficult, as getting resources to deal with it is not that easy."
"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."
"They need to offer more support for Mac."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is high."
"The solution's licensing can be very pricey."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"The solution has been more costly at this point. We do not see any cost savings."
"The licensing model of Nutanix is complex."
"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."
"This solutuion can be expensive for small and medium-sized companies."
"It is quite expensive."
"The licensing is expensive compared with Hyper V and Unitech's platform."
"The pricing is moderate. I would rate it six out of ten."
"The price of VMware Cloud Foundation is a bit high. However, it comes with a lot of useful features and can handle a lot of operational complexity. Overall the price can be seen as being fair for what it offers."
"There is an annual license required to use the solution."
"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."
"The pricing of VMware Cloud Foundation could improve, it is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
33%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
8%
 

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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