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We performed a comparison between Nutanix AHV Virtualization and RHEV based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Server Virtualization Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Nutanix AHV Virtualization vs. RHEV Report (Updated: May 2024).
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"Nutanix AHV is very scalable. It can go to unlimited nodes.""Nutanix is good for new implementations on the VM side. It's very good for disaster recovery and final storage.""You don't need any other instruments for control, AHV. You only need to look at the prism to control all infrastructure.""Nutanix AHV virtualization requires little disk size for a huge number of servers. We can do everything from a single dashboard, monitoring performance, and single-task boxes.""The initial setup of Nutanix AHV Virtualization is straightforward.""The most valuable feature of Nutanix AHV is that it can be managed through Hyper-V, which is Microsoft's hypervisor, VMware, and Citrix XenServer.""The interface is very good, and quite user-friendly.""The setup is efficient."

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"I can control and manage everything. I know everything that's cooking inside. This is the best part for me.""The solution is a great all-round product. The virtualization is especially good.""There aren't any bugs on the solution.""The most valuable features of RHEV are all the tools, such as virtualization, management of cloud platforms, and integration of container environments. The solution has good compatibility between virtualization, content management, and cloud management. Having the full set of these tools is the advantage of it.""It is very stable.""The solution makes migration easy.""The most valuable feature of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization is its pricing.""It is a scalable solution."

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"The product must provide geo clusters.""The software based controller has high consumption. This could be improved.""There are times when consultants, construction, or building firms need to use Beam but it can be difficult.""Adding even more integrations would be an improvement.""I haven't come across any limitations. Nutanix doesn't support externally attached storage through Fibre Channel. However, Nutanix doesn't support Fibre Channel connectivity. This, in my opinion, is a weakness of Nutanix. For instance, it does not support Cyber Talent. To clarify, you cannot connect external Fibre Channel storage or NAS storage resources with Nutanix. However, VMware vSAN supports such solutions.""There is no web interface for AHV.""Lacks integration with the cloud or other solutions.""My storage use is doubled; if I am creating a one TB virtual machine then my storage policy will take two TB from my cluster."

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"This solution could be more secure.""The solution has a very small lifecycle.""The biggest improvement would be more third-party direct support for things like backups and provisioning through third-party portals.""Customers are not aware of this solution, they can improve by providing more awareness and solution availability.""Configuring the network interfaces is much better in Ubuntu and should be improved.""The solution should be made more user-friendly.""We would like the dashboard feature of this solution to be improved, as it is not very detailed at present.""We'd like it if it would be possible on Red Hat Virtualization to possibly connect two or three VMs to the same disk."

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  • "The most valuable feature of this solution is that there is no licensing fee."
  • "AHV is free, it's an open-source solution."
  • "Some of the features required additional licenses."
  • "We don't have to pay extra for Acropolis because it is built into Nutanix."
  • "The price of the solution is fair and if you want support there are additional fees."
  • "The price of the solution can always be lower. However, the price of the solution is reasonable."
  • "Nutanix AHV is free."
  • "The price of Nutanix AHV is reasonable."
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  • "This is an open-source solution."
  • "I would say the price is acceptable."
  • "We are using the free version of Red Hat."
  • "I believe we pay on a yearly basis."
  • "We buy a license for commercial use, and we also use the free editions."
  • "We have to pay extra for vulnerability and fault tolerance."
  • "The solution does not require licencing but a subscription is necessary, which is very affordable."
  • "The price of RHEV is high. It is an open-source solution, the price should be less. The price should not be on par with a solution, such as VMware. It's not more or equal to VMware, it's less, but the difference should be more substantial."
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    Top Answer:To understand which is better - Nutanix AHV or VMware vSphere - you need to do a product comparison. Both products support hypervisors. However, Nutanix supports some of the most popular ones and more… more »
    Top Answer:Integration is the most valuable feature of the product.
    Top Answer:The solution’s pricing is relatively fair. It could be improved, though.
    Top Answer:The initial setup is fairly straightforward and well-documented. The process is very similar to its competitors. The success of your setup depends on how well you plan.
    Top Answer:It's a budget product as far as I'm concerned. It's way cheaper than any of its competitors. The only thing cheaper than Red Hat is that the people who take the Red Hat code clone it and then… more »
    Top Answer:The cons are that you have extensive third-party support for Microsoft and VMware platforms that don't exist in the Red Hat world. Red Hat has some partners, but if your company uses something that… more »
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    Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
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    Overview
    Nutanix AHV is a secure, enterprise-grade solution for intuitive virtualization and container management. It streamlines operations and simplifies management for all your workloads and environments.

    Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, or RHEV, is a leading open standard enterprise virtualization management solution. This solution supports virtualization of servers and desktops using the same infrastructure and a single easy-to-use interface.

    Because RHEV is based on open standards, it is vendor-independent and a lot more cost effective and flexible than proprietary solutions.


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    Buyer's Guide
    Nutanix AHV Virtualization vs. RHEV
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Nutanix AHV Virtualization vs. RHEV and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    Nutanix AHV Virtualization is ranked 6th in Server Virtualization Software with 47 reviews while RHEV is ranked 10th in Server Virtualization Software with 32 reviews. Nutanix AHV Virtualization is rated 8.8, while RHEV is rated 7.6. 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 RHEV writes "Offers frameworks with well-documented API and easy to use". Nutanix AHV Virtualization is most compared with Proxmox VE, Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, KVM and Oracle VM VirtualBox, whereas RHEV is most compared with VMware vSphere, KVM, Proxmox VE, Hyper-V and Oracle VM VirtualBox. See our Nutanix AHV Virtualization vs. RHEV report.

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