We performed a comparison between Nutanix AHV and VMware vSphere based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Nutanix AHV and VMware vSphere have a similar user rating regarding ease of deployment and service and support. If pricing is a factor, Nutanix AHV had a better rating. Regarding features, Nutanix AHV users felt there were software compatibility limitations, whereas VMware vSphere users felt the solution wasn’t so user-friendly.
"The setup is efficient."
"You don't need any other instruments for control, AHV. You only need to look at the prism to control all infrastructure."
"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 is a private cloud platform offering integration with various public cloud providers. This integration allows for a multi-cloud approach. In my opinion, Nutanix AHV Virtualization's strength is its storage. It innovates and excels in the hyper-converged storage segment, making it the number one choice in this area."
"I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"It is the simple non-consideration we get with this product that's great. It just works."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is that you don't need to pay for it, it's free, as opposed to paying for a VMware license."
"The solution scales very well."
"It is a powerful solution that enables us to take a snapshot and clone any version of machine."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable features are its flexibility and the ability to move workload."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"Good virtualization and ability to optimize and deliver an automated and orchestrated cloud platform on-prem."
"vSphere brings the features required for an enterprise class system with a lot of supporting components: An intuitive user experience that simplifies and helps operational management."
"It is highly scalable. We need to scale out and up, and we can do that with vSphere. We can easily add more storage, drives, or memory."
"The documentation is very good."
"The solution could improve the call logging system to HPE, it is a bit tedious."
"The software based controller has high consumption. This could be improved."
"It's not a very scalable product."
"They need to work on the deployment of virtual machines. They need to streamline the process of templates and deploying virtual machines."
"The price of Nutanix AHV Virtualization could improve."
"Honestly, there's a lot to work on the product, especially for someone like me who has worked on VMware. VMware offers a significant level of customization when configuring virtual machines, and that level of detail is not as pronounced on Nutanix AHV Virtualization."
"Nutanix’s support team is not very efficient compared to others."
"The licensing costs are a little bit expensive."
"We've been using vSphere on Windows 7, and it had less fluff associated with ThinApp. Currently, with Windows 10 version that we have, it adds a lot of bulk to ThinApp. We have offices spanning across Canada from the east coast to the west coast. A ThinApp that is roughly around 400 MB in size would take minutes to open up. With Windows 7, the same ThinApp used to be close to 75 to 80 MB in size. So, I'm really not happy with the extra fluff that is bundled in Windows 10. It really messes things up for us at times."
"I would suggest that the tool reconsider its pricing strategy. The recent price hikes could potentially pose a problem for VMware in the future. The recent price increases, especially since Broadcom acquired them, seem excessive. There are reports of businesses experiencing massive price hikes, sometimes as much as 10-30 times higher. This is causing smaller businesses to consider exiting the space altogether."
"The hardware cost is high."
"The solution could benefit by expanding the CPUs and memory from different physical nodes."
"There should be more stability in the updates. They had an issue with the last release."
"If they improve on the knowledge base and documentation, it would be extremely helpful."
"The technical support is poor. We are in Australia, but we do not have the same level of support as the US and Europe."
"I would like to see VMware head towards a more GPU friendly environment."
Nutanix AHV Virtualization is ranked 6th in Server Virtualization Software with 44 reviews while VMware vSphere is ranked 2nd in Server Virtualization Software with 446 reviews. Nutanix AHV Virtualization is rated 8.6, while VMware vSphere is rated 8.8. 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 VMware vSphere writes "Offers good performance and is useful for banking systems". Nutanix AHV Virtualization is most compared with Proxmox VE, Hyper-V, KVM, Citrix Hypervisor and RHEV, whereas VMware vSphere is most compared with Hyper-V, Proxmox VE, VMware Workstation, Oracle VM and RHEV. See our Nutanix AHV Virtualization vs. VMware vSphere report.
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