We performed a comparison between Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Rubrik based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Nutanix, VMware and others in HCI."Virtualizing data infrastructure with StarWind Virtual SAN improves efficiency and reduces operational costs."
"Active-active work mode leads to true redundancy of storage and allows us to distribute the load between multiple nodes."
"Their support staff is comprised of true experts who can also communicate clearly."
"The failover protection and the ability to expand storage and nodes with no downtime are by far the best physical features we have benefited from."
"The support team is available to solve any problem efficiently."
"This solution enables us to make better cost-effective use of our existing hardware and leverage the current infrastructure at a higher level than we could before."
"The fact that I can now count on a true failover solution is what is most appealing."
"StarWind Virtual SAN is a highly flexible solution, as it can be deployed on physical servers or on top of virtual machines running on hypervisors such as VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V."
"This is a complete, very user-friendly product."
"The most valuable features are the user-friendly dashboard and that we don't need to move resources manually when adding new nodes into running clusters."
"Some of the most valuable features of Nutanix Acropolis are that it's free from Nutanix and it's very stable."
"It has seamless expandability."
"In general, being able to patch and not having to pay for SanDisk is the best thing about hyper-converged."
"Its most valuable feature is simplicity. It is so easy to use. Upgrades are easy. It is easy in terms of disaster recovery, failover, database provisioning, and reporting. Everything about it is just simple."
"They have one of the best technical supports in my experience."
"The most valuable feature I have found to be the Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV)."
"The live mounting and compatibility of different operating systems is great."
"The most valuable feature has been the Live Mount feature."
"They have a great PowerShell module and easy mediums to speak to the people who create and enhance them."
"What I like about Rubrik is its strong focus on security, particularly in combating ransomware threats."
"The solution’s ransomware recovery, from a security perspective, is one of the biggest features of the product. We don't have to worry about the operational complexity of air-gapped backups and can rely more on the immutability approach. It is a highly valued feature in this solution."
"Product support team is excellent, with issues typically being resolved on the same day."
"In the event of any issues or questions, the support is top-notch. We rarely need to use support, but when they are needed, they are always quick to respond and very knowledgeable."
"The most valuable feature is the archive to cloud location and the automation around the PowerShell script. There are also reports and dashboards."
"This product would benefit from having automated alerting functionality."
"I would love to see more vendor selection to be available for the HCA/vSAN appliances."
"They need to improve the speed of the interfaces, thus allowing for better traffic on the network."
"Proper training sessions should be included with the licensing."
"The documentation can be better for the free tier."
"New versions of this solution should be tested more thoroughly before the release as we had a few problems with one version due to a bug."
"Geolocation could be better, for example, for site mirroring for DR purposes."
"Sometimes documentation on their site can be out of date."
"The new features are not free. You need to pay for each feature."
"I'm not very technical, so I don't know if there are any features that are really lacking. Our customers seem pleased with it, and I haven't heard of any downsides."
"The solution doesn't support older systems, which can be a problem for some organizations who wish to implement it. It became a problem for us due to the fact that some of our systems are older."
"There are other services that Nutanix has that could be improved, but I'm not very familiar with the other services of Nutanix, such as Era and Flow. However, they seem a bit hard for us to implement and integrate with the Nutanix Acropolis AOS and other Nutanix tools. We would not dare to implement those other Nutanix solutions into Nutanix Acropolis AOS right now. The implementation of that tool could be the problem, I am a bit hesitant to implement the other tools into Nutanix Acropolis AOS."
"One thing to keep in mind is that only experts can use it. It has to be in the proper hands, instead of going to XYZ people just for some cost savings. So lift-and-shift and migrations might be tricky, because it is not like a VMware."
"I would like them to update their licensing to provide more features with their basic license."
"The productivity and work efficiency of Nutanix Acropolis AOS could improve."
"This solution would be improved with built-in integration with Rubrik."
"Rubrik needs to continue to listen to their customers and what they want/need, not just care about money and the bottom line."
"The product’s user interface needs improvement."
"It is a lot more expensive than other solutions, but you get what you pay for."
"The reporting, in particular the customization of reports, needs to be improved."
"The web interface could benefit from some improvement, particularly in terms of alerting and dashboard clarity. The cloud web interface is somewhat confusing and could use more development attention. Additionally, it's essential to ensure that local on-premise management options remain available alongside cloud-based solutions, as internet availability can affect backup management. Regarding features, cross-hypervisor restore functionality would be a valuable addition, allowing for greater flexibility in restoring VMs across different environments."
"Could be improved from an analytics point of view."
"I would like to see the entire Office 365 product suite backed up by Rubrik. For instance, they do SharePoint and Exchange online, but they don't back up Microsoft Teams. So, I would like to see more of the Office 365 suite added into their backup capabilities."
"It is already very well furnished, but live mounts for Nutanix AHV would be amazing."
More Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) Pricing and Cost Advice →
Try it today
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is ranked 2nd in HCI with 192 reviews while Rubrik is ranked 4th in Backup and Recovery with 82 reviews. Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is rated 8.6, while Rubrik is rated 9.2. 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 Rubrik writes "Easy to use with minimal training required, innovative, good support". Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is most compared with VMware vSAN, VxRail, HPE SimpliVity, VMware vSphere and Hyper-V, whereas Rubrik is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Zerto.
We monitor all HCI reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.