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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (46.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
Star Rating
(293)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 vSAN
Star Rating
(191)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
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 VMware vSAN trails slightly behind at 8.8. Reviewers mention that NCI's intuitive interface simplifies management tasks, making it easier for teams to adopt.
- Reviewers say that Nutanix shines in Quality of Support, achieving a score of 9.4 compared to VMware vSAN's 8.6. Users on G2 highlight the responsiveness and expertise of Nutanix's support team, which is crucial for enterprise environments.
- G2 users mention that both products perform well in Dynamic Scaling, but Nutanix leads with a score of 9.1. Users report that NCI's ability to scale resources seamlessly is a significant advantage for businesses experiencing growth.
- Users say that Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) offers superior Backup and Recovery features, scoring 8.5, while VMware vSAN is slightly lower at 8.4. Reviewers mention that NCI's integrated backup solutions provide peace of mind for data protection.
- Reviewers mention that both products have strong High Availability capabilities, but Nutanix's score of 9.4 indicates a more robust offering. Users report that NCI's architecture minimizes downtime effectively, which is critical for mission-critical applications.
- Users on G2 report that Nutanix's Hardware Integration capabilities score 9.0, outperforming VMware vSAN's 8.4. Reviewers highlight that NCI's compatibility with a wide range of hardware simplifies deployment and reduces vendor lock-in.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
No pricing availableVMware vSAN
No pricing availableFree Trial
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
211
8.9
114
Ease of Use
9.2
211
8.8
166
Ease of Setup
8.8
188
8.6
147
Ease of Admin
9.1
188
8.8
95
Quality of Support
9.3
205
8.6
114
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
179
8.6
93
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
204
9.6
112
Features by Category
Core Functions
9.4
160
9.2
93
9.3
157
9.0
93
8.4
144
8.2
91
General Functionality
9.1
150
8.5
93
9.3
152
8.9
93
9.0
147
8.5
91
8.6
139
8.5
90
Configuration
8.8
144
8.3
92
8.9
148
8.3
92
Agentic AI - Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions
8.0
11
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8.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
Performance
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Functionality
Not enough data
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Agentic AI - Server Virtualization
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and VMware vSAN are categorized as Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions
Unique Categories
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is categorized as Server Virtualization
VMware vSAN 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 vSAN
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
14.4%
Financial Services
9.1%
Telecommunications
5.3%
Computer & Network Security
5.3%
Consulting
4.3%
Other
61.5%
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Discussions
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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
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
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