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.
"Nutanix AHV's most valuable feature is NetFlow."
"The most valuable feature is manageability."
"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."
"It is the simple non-consideration we get with this product that's great. It just works."
"It has a vs switch for the people who know Linux, in case it's easier for them to use AHV than it is to use VMware."
"This product stands out for its user-friendly interface, intuitive design, and responsive UI. It offers AVH features comparable to Nutanix but at a more cost-effective price point."
"In terms of features, Acropolis is a good virtualization manager and that it is on-premise. I use almost every technology they provide."
"The most valuable feature is the integration between storage and compute services."
"The initial setup was really straightforward and easy."
"The template option allows us to build a desktop in a VM, then quickly deploy as a linked clone."
"The solution is easy to install. It can run on a lot of different types of hardware. Creating virtual machines with it is really easy."
"The solution is extremely scalable."
"The solution's most valuable feature is backups."
"The backup service, which was released recently, and that we are already using, is wonderful."
"Proxmox VE has many containers. You need to download the image and do basic configuration, after which it is operational within a few minutes. The solution provides many containers that are light in use and don't use a lot of memory. You don't have to spend a lot of resources."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of deployment."
"They need to work on the deployment of virtual machines. They need to streamline the process of templates and deploying virtual machines."
"Lacks integration with the cloud or other solutions."
"The solution can be pricey."
"VMware does tend to have more features than AHV. It's more of the leader in this space."
"The solution is very expensive."
"A lot of tasks cannot be performed using the GUI, the graphical interface."
"Nutanix misses alerts sometimes."
"Adding even more integrations would be an improvement."
"Lacking in enterprise features."
"This solution needs a more flexible and efficient backup solution in the dashboard."
"The scalability could be better."
"The compatibility with non-English operating systems needs to be improved."
"I can't speak to any improvements. It is not lacking features."
"We have only command lines for a management application to remove sites. The solution needs a proper GUI."
"The product is still a little young so it is maturing, but new features are coming out all the time."
"The solution needs to improve its stability."
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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