We performed a comparison between Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and VMware Cloud Foundation based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."A lot of features are there, but for us, on the server administration side, creating a clone of the VM is valuable because many times, we have to deploy security patches. For deploying these patches, it helps to have a clone so that if something goes wrong, we can discard that VM and put back the clone VM. That is a very cool feature."
"The virtualization environment is now much easier to manage and maintain, there is only one vendor to call in case of issues and one single console to manage everything."
"One of the most valuable features is how well this solution performs. It's stable, aside from some patch issues, but it's great from a virtualization and scalability perspective."
"It is easy to use. One of the things they have as a design goal is to reduce complexity and simplify things."
"The scalability, performance, and licensing model are the most valuable features."
"Data locality provides super-fast data access and ultra-low latency."
"The solution remains stable across versions."
"The most valuable feature is the integration of all parts in Prism Element, the browser-based management tool."
"The ability to auto-scale is the most valuable feature."
"They have in release 4.0 features from vSphere and Cloud Suite. It's a complete data center."
"The DSR feature is valuable because we have internal clustering, and these features are good for us."
"It is a scalable platform."
"We are using it for infrastructure automation."
"I'm able to deploy many platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle, and Azure on VMware."
"The most valuable aspect of VMware Cloud Foundation is you can manage everything from area."
"The most valuable area is the ECS environment which includes many features."
"The GUI of Nutanix Acropolis AOS could be improved that can be done from the OEM side. It's a very basic stable web browser that they're using. It is not very inclusive."
"Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure's LTS version needs to be more reliable."
"I would have liked it if Nutanix were a hardware as well as a software platform."
"It was not a great fit for really large databases that required high-end or lots of compute. They might already have addressed this concern around very high-end databases that require high-end compute. In the past, it wasn't a great fit for them."
"We could always use a performance upgrade, or simplified management."
"The pricing model for software and hardware subscription renewals can be improved."
"Areas for improvement would be the memory setting and the CPU setting reserve features, which are not available on Acropolis. I also feel that the DR solution, the reporting, and the component that is combined with the Nutanix OSP need to be improved."
"Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure can be improved in terms of the sizing of the solution."
"The use of cloud and other integrations need to be improved and made easier."
"Life cycle management is an area for improvement."
"The documentation could be easier to read"
"The solution could improve by being more secure."
"Cost is a challenge when convincing clients, especially for large deals."
"The platform needs improvement in terms of troubleshooting."
"The deployment is clumsy and complex. There are too many things that need to be done in order to deploy."
"Working on features that could include the capability to migrate workflows from non-VMware environments would be highly beneficial."
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Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is ranked 3rd in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms with 194 reviews while VMware Cloud Foundation is ranked 2nd in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms with 23 reviews. Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is rated 8.6, while VMware Cloud Foundation is rated 8.4. 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 VMware Cloud Foundation writes "Offers automated deployment features that enhances operational efficiency and simplifying complex tasks ". Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is most compared with VMware vSAN, VxRail, HPE SimpliVity, VMware vSphere and Dell PowerFlex, whereas VMware Cloud Foundation is most compared with Azure Stack, Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2), AWS Outposts and Google Anthos. See our Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) vs. VMware Cloud Foundation report.
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