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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.3% of reviews)
Enterprise (46.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
Star Rating
(289)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSQL Server on Virtual Machines
Star Rating
(18)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
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- Users report that Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) excels in ease of use with a score of 9.3, while SQL Server on Virtual Machines lags behind at 8.2. Reviewers mention that the intuitive interface and streamlined workflows in NCI significantly enhance user productivity.
- Reviewers say that Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) offers superior quality of support, scoring 9.4 compared to SQL Server's 8.5. Users highlight the responsiveness and expertise of the support team, particularly praising the proactive assistance during critical deployments.
- Users on G2 mention that Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) has a higher score for ease of setup (8.9) compared to SQL Server on Virtual Machines (8.0). Reviewers appreciate the straightforward installation process and the comprehensive documentation provided by NCI.
- Reviewers mention that while SQL Server on Virtual Machines has a strong score for being a good business partner (9.7), Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is not far behind at 9.2. Users report that both products foster good relationships, but SQL Server's long-standing reputation in the market gives it a slight edge.
- Users say that Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) meets requirements effectively with a score of 9.1, while SQL Server on Virtual Machines scores slightly lower at 8.9. Reviewers highlight NCI's robust features like integrated data protection and scalability as key factors in meeting their needs.
- G2 users report that Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) has a larger market segment presence, with 47% of reviews coming from enterprise users, compared to SQL Server on Virtual Machines, which has 40% from mid-market users. This indicates NCI's strong alignment with enterprise-level demands and complexities.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
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Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
209
8.5
9
Ease of Use
9.2
209
8.7
9
Ease of Setup
8.8
186
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
9.1
188
Not enough data
Quality of Support
9.3
203
8.7
9
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
179
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
202
8.7
9
Features by Category
Core Functions
9.4
159
Not enough data
9.3
156
Not enough data
8.4
144
Not enough data
General Functionality
9.1
150
Not enough data
9.3
152
Not enough data
9.0
146
Not enough data
8.6
139
Not enough data
Configuration
8.8
144
Not enough data
8.9
148
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Agentic AI - Server Virtualization
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and SQL Server on Virtual Machines are categorized as Server Virtualization
Unique Categories
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is categorized as Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions
SQL Server on Virtual Machines has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SQL Server on Virtual Machines
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
16.9%
Government Administration
5.0%
Financial Services
4.5%
Telecommunications
4.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.1%
Other
65.3%
Education Management
20.0%
Computer Software
20.0%
Information Technology and Services
13.3%
Financial Services
13.3%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
6.7%
Other
26.7%
Alternatives
Discussions
easier way to migrate linux and also machines that cannot see move via networking on a different vl
1 Comment
ND
While the Linux VM is powered off copy the virtual disk into Nutanix images. Most likely format is VMDK and then just make a new VM from that disk image and...Read more
How we can explore more in AHV
1 Comment
MA
Would like to learn more about your use case. Since you mentioned DR, however, you might want to look into Xi Leap for cloud-based DR, or our native...Read more
Is there an option to produce reports on access levels within flow?
1 Comment
LJ
Hi Andy, if you're referring to audit logs, Flow provides both a policy change audit log and packet hit log, which could be sent to a log aggregator or...Read more
SQL Server on Virtual Machines has no discussions with answers
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