Introducing G2.ai, the future of software buying.Try now
Compare Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and VMware ESXi 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.9% of reviews)
Mid-Market (47.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
Star Rating
(294)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Browse all 3 pricing plansVMware ESXi
Star Rating
(18)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (47.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about VMware ESXiNutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) vs VMware ESXi
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with VMware ESXi, along with administration.
- Reviewers felt that VMware ESXi meets the needs of their business better than Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI).
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) over VMware ESXi.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
No pricing availableVMware ESXi
No pricing availableFree Trial
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
No trial information availableVMware ESXi
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
211
9.5
17
Ease of Use
9.2
211
8.9
17
Ease of Setup
8.8
188
9.3
17
Ease of Admin
9.1
188
9.0
14
Quality of Support
9.3
205
9.1
16
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
179
8.6
14
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
204
7.3
17
Features by Category
Core Functions
9.4
160
Not enough data
9.3
157
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
147
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
9.4
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.3
14
Agentic AI - Server Virtualization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and VMware ESXi are categorized as Server Virtualization
Unique Categories
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is categorized as Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions
VMware ESXi 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.)
VMware ESXi
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
17.2%
Government Administration
4.9%
Financial Services
4.5%
Telecommunications
4.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.1%
Other
65.2%
Information Technology and Services
41.2%
Telecommunications
11.8%
Food Production
11.8%
Accounting
11.8%
Manufacturing
5.9%
Other
17.6%
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
VMware ESXi has no discussions with answers
Hunting for software insights?
With over 3 million reviews, we can provide the specific details that help you make an informed software buying decision for your business. Finding the right product is important, let us help.
