We performed a comparison between Nutanix AHV and Proxmox VE based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: The two solutions are comparable and receive similar ratings in most categories. However, users feel that Proxmox VE is more affordable than Nutanix AHV.
"The storage features and volume system are great."
"The most valuable part of Nutanix is its centralized management of everything."
"In terms of features, Acropolis is a good virtualization manager and that it is on-premise. I use almost every technology they provide."
"Nutanix AHV Virtualization has good performance and can be used for backup and disaster."
"The feature that has had the most impact is data locality. That is a feature that makes Nutanix different from other hypervisors. It helps us to get application performance that is probably double what we got with the legacy, three-tier architecture."
"The most valuable feature is manageability."
"The solution is stable."
"Simplicity is the most valuable feature."
"The template option allows us to build a desktop in a VM, then quickly deploy as a linked clone."
"It is easier to balance loads across hypervisors if a given container or virtual machine uses more resources than its peers."
"The ability to back up a host and keep it running is valuable."
"The solution is extremely scalable."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"We had issues with this solution when it comes to resources. We have officially created four to five PMs and it just continues to make more resources even though they are delivered in the main post mode."
"Ease of use, HA, internal 100gbps Virtio network, built-in backup (don't pay $1200 Veeam licence), support for multi-monitors on multiple VMs in KVM, no need to RDP in the VMs to do your stuff (Win, Linux and Mac with SPICE and using 6 screens here (11520*2160)."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is that its storage container, LVM, and everything else work out of the box."
"A lot of tasks cannot be performed using the GUI, the graphical interface."
"The management console needs to improve to make it easier for administrators. For example, to be able to reorganize our VMs, folders, and subfolders, similarly as it is provided in VMware. We can sort, manage, and organize VMs, folders, or subfolders in VMware."
"In terms of improvement, I think that they could have more partnerships with providers."
"The solution is very expensive."
"There are some issues with the interface and integration."
"The solution can be pricey."
"It's not a very scalable product."
"Nutanix’s support team is not very efficient compared to others."
"Proxmox VE needs improvement in cloud computing."
"The solution should include some features that can help with converting raw files into different formats. It should offer better management around raw files."
"The documentation in Proxmox VE could improve."
"Lacking in enterprise features."
"The solution can be improved by making it more secure and scalable."
"Proxmox VE can improve by importing OVF or OVA files directly from OVA. I need to convert all the images to raw images before importing them to Proxmox VE. If there is a solution that I can import directly from VMDK, it would be better."
"The only issue I have with Proxmox VE is updating it. You have to manually update it or you have to have a way to update it automatically."
"There should be a helm feature for managing Kubernetes ports directly from the Proxmox traffic interface."
Nutanix AHV Virtualization is ranked 6th in Server Virtualization Software with 45 reviews while Proxmox VE is ranked 1st in Server Virtualization Software with 58 reviews. Nutanix AHV Virtualization is rated 8.6, while Proxmox VE 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 Proxmox VE writes "Easy to use and supports multi-monitors on multiple VMs in KVM". Nutanix AHV Virtualization is most compared with Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, KVM, Citrix Hypervisor and RHEV, whereas Proxmox VE is most compared with VMware vSphere, Oracle VM VirtualBox, KVM, Hyper-V and Citrix Hypervisor. See our Nutanix AHV Virtualization vs. Proxmox VE report.
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