We performed a comparison between Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Pivot3 based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two HCI solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We test live failovers every week, and so far, everything has been running smoothly without anything unexpected."
"Starwind support is excellent. They are very fast and have very good knowledge of Starwind and Hyper-V Cluster software."
"The solution is also quite flexible. As an example, other vSAN solutions that we looked at had more stringent requirements regarding mixed HDD/SSD storage which wouldn't have worked in our environment."
"The backup is readily available for use, and the restoration process is easy."
"StarWind vSAN is easy to deploy and administer."
"It's quite easy to install."
"StarWind vSAN has allowed us to leverage our server infrastructure more completely without the need to add more hardware."
"Ten gigabit Ethernet compatibility, support, ease of use, and management are some positive features."
"Nutanix has the best virtual desktop infrastructure."
"Ease of deployment"
"The fact that there is only one interface to deploy a complete solution for maximum storage is fantastic."
"They have one of the best technical supports in my experience."
"The solution is very stable. We haven't had any issues."
"The cloud features in-site offering, which I found to be very interesting."
"Performing a Nutanix software upgrade is a very simple and non-disruptive process."
"In general, being able to patch and not having to pay for SanDisk is the best thing about hyper-converged."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of implementation."
"The most valuable feature is the visual encoding."
"One feature we found useful was the product's complete ability to integrate with vCenter."
"The platform needs to improve user management and the web console."
"StarWind doesn't really have any performance reporting, especially compared with other vSAN products we've used."
"Pricing is a bit high."
"Security on the ISCSI protocol could be improved by adding features like OS-type control access, especially for the data center environment."
"The gathering of monthly consumption and performance reports for future dissemination to concerned parties is very important. Unfortunately, StarWinds vSAN doesn't offer this functionality."
"While it is possible to implement disk encryption in StarWind using Windows Bitlocker, such a solution can be a little tricky to manage."
"I would like to see improvements in the documentation area."
"There is one issue as far as licensing goes and that is a lack of documentation online for users when transitioning from the free version to the paid version, or vice versa."
"The One-Click Upgrade process could/should offer the ability to integrate with 3rd party drivers. For example, we use NVIDIA Grid graphics cards. It would be amazing if, during the One-Click Upgrade process, we could "slipstream" additional VIB drivers for ESXi into the upgrade process."
"It does not have good backup feature tools, like having templates or being able to back up every two or three days."
"As of now, Acropolis and VMware cannot talk to each other. Until we have some kind of interface, it would be much better for Nutanix if they built an interface that can talk. Otherwise, if I have a VMware stack and I already have a Nutanix stack, I can create containers, I create clusters on VMware, I create clusters on Nutanix."
"We ran into an issue as a managed service provider because Acropolis isn't designed to be used the way we are running it. For example, if we want to deploy a Kubernetes service, the customer networks need to reach our protected cluster network. We have isolated our customers in separate VLANs. However, our customers' networks must access our cluster network to get features like iSCSI or Kubernetes to run. It's challenging."
"There should be a little more access to Nutanix files."
"Usually, there are separate administration teams that take care of servers, but in our organization, servers are usually looked after by the application owner. However, the application owners cannot reinstall the software, OS, and other things. That only aligns with the role of the HCI administrator. If these rights can be provided, it will be very easy."
"I'd like it to be more API-based."
"Deployment could be more user-friendly - currently, it requires certain skills with the network and nodes."
"In the next release, I would like to see compatibility and support for critical applications, like SAP."
"One of the biggest problems with HCI vendors was the lack of flexibility for adding resources"
"Snapshot notification would be a good addition."
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Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is ranked 3rd in HCI with 194 reviews while Pivot3 is ranked 25th in HCI. Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is rated 8.6, while Pivot3 is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) writes "A powerful solution with easy deployment, upgrades, and management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Pivot3 writes "One feature we found useful was the product's complete ability to integrate with vCenter". Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is most compared with VxRail, VMware vSAN, VMware vSphere, Dell PowerFlex and Hyper-V, whereas Pivot3 is most compared with VMware vSAN. See our Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) vs. Pivot3 report.
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