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Nutanix Prism vs vRealize Network Insight 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
6.9
Nutanix Prism enhances management efficiency, reduces costs, and provides ROI through staff reduction and streamlined operations despite higher initial costs.
Sentiment score
1.0
vRealize Network Insight improved efficiency and reduced costs, achieving labor and hardware savings and enhancing problem-solving and network mapping speed.
Initially, the CapEx was higher than VMware's, but considering the operational cost over time, it has been beneficial.
Head of Infrastructure Operations Security at Gulf Cable & Elec. Ind. Co.
You will get 60% ROI with Nutanix Prism on-premises.
Lead Solutions Architect at Team Computers
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.7
Nutanix Prism support is praised for prompt, knowledgeable service, high reliability, and effective resolution of complex issues.
Sentiment score
4.0
vRealize Network Insight's customer support is generally praised but noted for delays and challenges, especially post-Broadcom acquisition.
Basic means standard business hours support, Production means 24/7, Mission Critical means faster SLA with technical account managers connectivity, and Ultimate means full white-glove support with a dedicated team.
Director at Eglobe infra solutions
Nutanix's technical support is very good; they are better than other vendors and have supported us well.
Junior System Cloud Engineer at DeliverICT
The customer gets a single dashboard, single calling point, and single ticketing tool for everything through Nutanix itself.
Lead Solutions Architect at Team Computers
It's difficult to find necessary documentation, open tickets, and get support.
Virtualization Specialist at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
We are paying too much for technical support from VMware.
Senior System Specialist at General Directorate of Residence and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA)
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Nutanix Prism is highly praised for its effortless scalability, supporting large environments with minimal downtime and straightforward expansion.
Sentiment score
7.6
vRealize Network Insight is scalable, adaptable, and efficient, praised for ease of expansion and varied organizational adaptability.
Nutanix Prism is completely scalable; you can add nodes and disks without using downtime, allowing for easy scaling.
Junior System Cloud Engineer at DeliverICT
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Nutanix Prism is highly reliable and stable, with quick bug resolutions, minor update challenges, and excellent user satisfaction.
Sentiment score
1.0
vRealize Network Insight is praised for stability, with rare minor Web UI glitches, staying robust during upgrades and deployments.
The entire Nutanix solution is stable.
Head of Infrastructure Operations Security at Gulf Cable & Elec. Ind. Co.
I have not experienced any downtimes, crashes, or performance issues with Nutanix Prism.
Junior System Cloud Engineer at DeliverICT
We are managing that one but usually we have an API connector between our firewall vendor and our VMware NSX.
Senior System Specialist at General Directorate of Residence and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA)
 

Room For Improvement

Nutanix Prism needs interface, pricing, and automation improvements, better third-party integration, enhanced analytics, migration ease, and licensing flexibility.
vRealize Network Insight requires enhanced integration, user-friendly features, better support, intuitive reports, and improved interoperability for complex cloud deployments.
The presales and marketing team should inform clients about resource requirements, such as RAM used by CVM, to help manage expectations.
Head of Infrastructure Operations Security at Gulf Cable & Elec. Ind. Co.
Regarding Nutanix Prism's single pane overview, the limitation is that you cannot troubleshoot all errors from Prism Central; you sometimes need to log into the CLI to change settings such as the IP address of the CVM in the AHV.
Junior System Cloud Engineer at DeliverICT
Broadcom should improve by going back to what was working before, offering the suite of tools that clients actually use, and allowing clients to decide the best options for them.
Virtualization Specialist at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers find Nutanix Prism's pricing variable, appreciating features but noting high costs and complex licensing compared to alternatives.
vRealize Network Insight is valued for features and stability but seen as costly, especially in larger or bundled setups.
At first, the cost seemed heavy, but over time, its cost-effectiveness became evident.
Head of Infrastructure Operations Security at Gulf Cable & Elec. Ind. Co.
I hear that Nutanix Prism is more expensive than others, but as a technical person, I don't know the details about the pricing aspect.
Junior System Cloud Engineer at DeliverICT
Broadcom is known for increasing product prices, making them expensive compared to what people used to pay.
Virtualization Specialist at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
 

Valuable Features

Nutanix Prism excels with unified management, intuitive interface, automation, and analytics, enhancing IT operations and infrastructure management.
vRealize Network Insight provides comprehensive network visualization, monitoring, automation, and security enhancement with user-friendly interfaces and customization.
Nutanix Prism is completely scalable; you can add nodes and disks without downtime, allowing for easy scaling.
Junior System Cloud Engineer at DeliverICT
One of the most useful features is the disaster recovery setup, which includes two clusters, one for our production server and another for our recovery site.
Head of Infrastructure Operations Security at Gulf Cable & Elec. Ind. Co.
One of the biggest problems with VMware NSX is logging, and vRealize Network Insight helps by providing comprehensive logs.
Virtualization Specialist at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Nutanix Prism
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
63
Ranking in other categories
Virtualization Management Tools (5th), Data Center Infrastructure Management (5th)
vRealize Network Insight
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (34th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (38th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Nutanix Prism and vRealize Network Insight aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Nutanix Prism is designed for Virtualization Management Tools and holds a mindshare of 10.7%, down 14.7% compared to last year.
vRealize Network Insight, on the other hand, focuses on IT Infrastructure Monitoring, holds 0.7% mindshare, up 0.5% since last year.
Virtualization Management Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Nutanix Prism10.7%
VMware Aria Operations27.1%
IBM Turbonomic11.9%
Other50.300000000000004%
Virtualization Management Tools
IT Infrastructure Monitoring Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
vRealize Network Insight0.7%
Zabbix8.2%
Datadog4.1%
Other87.0%
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

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Director at Eglobe infra solutions
Provides comprehensive management with AI-driven insights and predictive analytics for seamless IT operations
The major improvement recommended for Nutanix Prism is more multi-cloud cost optimization. It shows performance and usage but is limited in detailed cross-cloud cost analysis. Improvement is needed for deeper FinOps-style ML insights that compare costs between on-premise, AWS, Azure, etc. Enhancements for the current mobile version of Prism are necessary as its functions are limited. Full mobile native control with real-time alerts and AI suggestions are required for one-click actions. Better integration with third-party tools and predictive maintenance for hardware is needed; currently, the focus is on VM and storage, not hardware life cycle. Predictions for node-level hardware failures or SSD wear-out, fan sensor alerts in advance are essential improvements, as is AI-based security threat detection focusing on unusual login patterns such as ransomware behavior or privilege escalations.
Shaijith KB - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Specialist at General Directorate of Residence and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA)
Comprehensive management and detailed reports benefit operations while improvements are needed in support and maintenance
We have Tanzu and OpenShift. We have OpenShift, Canonical, and the Tanzu one. The Tanzu platform from VMware is a Kubernetes platform. We haven't completely installed Tanzu yet; we installed the vROps part. vRealize Network Insight is beneficial because you can control the East-West traffic. vRealize has a component called NSX, which has East-West traffic controlling and micro-segmentation, that is one of the best options, and we have the layer extension, layer 2 extension possible through NSX. If you have anything accountable in any business, even in a candy business, having proper accountability on what you are selling and buying will save a lot. If you don't know what you're selling and buying, you will end up with a loss. My team does not use the flow analytics feature; we have a security and network monitoring team, which is a different SOC team. I am using it as an administrator internally. We perform different tasks including costing analysis, capacity management, and many other things. vRealize Network Insight has a concern about the maintenance part, as it requires a person to monitor it completely. It's not something you install and your report will be generated automatically. You have to work on this properly to get the insights. vRealize Network Automation, vRealize Operations, and vRealize Network Insight are completely related to the network. I cannot say much about these network aspects because I am on the operations side, but overall, the vRealize suite is good for reporting perspective or any ISO-related documentation; this is very helpful. The product is called vRealize Operations Manager, and now it is referred to as Aria or vAria. I am now a Senior System Specialist. We use different metrics because we have multiple departments, and we can monitor utilization and comparisons with the previous year. On a scale of one to ten, I rate this solution a seven.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
25%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Healthcare Company
8%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business25
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise28
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise41
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Nutanix Prism?
Nutanix Prism offers web scaling, which facilitates easy scaling.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Prism?
I hear that Nutanix Prism is more expensive than others, but as a technical person, I don't know the details about the pricing aspect.
What needs improvement with Nutanix Prism?
Regarding Nutanix Prism's single pane overview, the limitation is that you cannot troubleshoot all errors from Prism Central; you sometimes need to log into the CLI to change settings such as the I...
What do you like most about vRealize Network Insight?
The tool's ease of configuration and use and the availability of information and artifacts through professional services and the web are key factors that customers find valuable.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vRealize Network Insight?
In VMware you have to buy a separate license for it. We have VVF and VCF-type of licenses, and if you want to go with this NSX and sort of higher-end professional services, you need to go with VCF....
What needs improvement with vRealize Network Insight?
There is room for improvement as not all cases are getting resolved, and we often do not get L3 support directly, having to go through L1 and L2, resulting in delays that usually are a headache for...
 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen
NTTi3, VCIX-NV, VMware Networking and Security Business Unit, Illumio, CompuNet
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