We performed a comparison between Nutanix AHV Virtualization and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Proxmox, VMware, Microsoft and others in Server Virtualization Software."It is the simple non-consideration we get with this product that's great. It just works."
"The storage features and volume system are great."
"In terms of features, Acropolis is a good virtualization manager and that it is on-premise. I use almost every technology they provide."
"If we want to move the virtual machine from one host to another, it's simple, straightforward, and stable."
"It is a stable solution. I haven't faced stability issues in the solution."
"The setup is efficient."
"The most valuable feature of Nutanix AHV Virtualization is the user-friendly environment. The integration, implementation, and training for the solution are good."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is that you don't need to pay for it, it's free, as opposed to paying for a VMware license."
"It is less expensive than VMware products. It is also a little bit more flexible, but it really comes down to price for us."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is its software Move, which we use to migrate virtual info from another platform to the Nutanix platform."
"It has been stable so far."
"The hyperconvergence service, as well as the DR solution, are game-changers for Nutanix."
"I can use VMware or Hyper-V license, if I already have. But if I use a similar solution as Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor (AHV) that comes embedded in Nutanix solution, I can manage all my virtual environments with everything I need without spend more money on licenses."
"We really love the Lifecycle manager and one-click upgrades."
"The best feature of Nutanix Acropolis AOS is the central management of all of our resources. Additionally, it is easy to use"
"Scaling is very easy and no limitations are set."
"My storage use is doubled; if I am creating a one TB virtual machine then my storage policy will take two TB from my cluster."
"The solution can be pricey."
"If you want to install a specific operating system, you must first check to see if it is listed in the compatibility list; only then will you be able to install it, and that is one issue for now."
"The technical support for this solution needs to be improved in terms of response time."
"The licensing costs are a little bit expensive."
"The solution is very expensive."
"An improvement would be for Nutanix AHV to support VMDK, AOS, Hyper-V, and VMware."
"I would like to see more automation of Day One operations, such as DRS, and HA."
"The patch updates of Nutanix Acropolis could be improved. I'm work on the corporate side, but I get feedback from our IT team that patch updates and other updates are taking a significantly longer time. This definitely needs to be resolved. We are in discussion with Nutanix regarding certain configuration issues we are having, so maybe something can be changed to ease these patch updates."
"Regarding third-party backup solutions, the only agentless option is Commvault, which is expensive, complex, and requires intensive vendor training."
"Nutanix Acropolis AOS could improve by having an auto-update feature. At this time I have to update each system manually. However, I bought the standard license and I did not buy the maximum license they have available. There could be a certain license that does the updates automatically."
"AHV is a great hypervisor but still limited compared to VMware. AHV is the one product they must improve."
"They could improve the graphical user interface."
"If they can simplify the software slightly for the installation, that would make all the difference."
"Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure's cloud platform management software could be improved so that I can manage my load between the cloud and on-premises."
"I'm not very technical, so I don't know if there are any features that are really lacking. Our customers seem pleased with it, and I haven't heard of any downsides."
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Nutanix AHV Virtualization is ranked 5th in Server Virtualization Software with 48 reviews while Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is ranked 3rd in HCI with 194 reviews. Nutanix AHV Virtualization is rated 8.6, while Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is rated 8.6. 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 Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) writes "A powerful solution with easy deployment, upgrades, and management". Nutanix AHV Virtualization is most compared with Proxmox VE, Hyper-V, VMware vSphere and KVM, whereas Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is most compared with VxRail, VMware vSAN, VMware vSphere, Dell PowerFlex and Hyper-V.
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