We performed a comparison between Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Pure Storage FlashArray based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two HCI solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Integration with Microsoft clustering has been perfect, allowing us to leverage our investment in MS server licensing to the fullest."
"StarWind Virtual SAN can improve an organization's storage infrastructure by providing high availability, scalability, cost-effectiveness, performance, and ease of use."
"The StarWind VSAN is always up and allows us to move VMS to other nodes for maintenance, without interruption to service."
"The fact that we can expand our storage and add on to our compute nodes easily and how amazing the StarWind technical support team is really adding value to our purchase."
"This solution has a very good user interface, with simple administration/management."
"The available GUI is excellent for monitoring and operating the system in an easy and direct way."
"StarWind is very easy to use, even if you have had no experience using a SAN before."
"Using our own choice of HW allowed us to price our service to answer our customers' needs."
"I can use VMware or Hyper-V license, if I already have. But if I use a similar solution as Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor (AHV) that comes embedded in Nutanix solution, I can manage all my virtual environments with everything I need without spend more money on licenses."
"Data locality provides super-fast data access and ultra-low latency."
"In the world of IT operations, there is a lot of noise. Traditionally, systems would generate a great deal of alerts, events, and notifications, often leading to the operator either a) not seeing critical alerts since they are lost in the noise or b) disregarding the alerts/events."
"Karbon is a must-have as it drastically simplifies the deployment of Kubernetes."
"The configuration is easy, and it's flexible."
"The architecture of Nutanix is the best, and the virtualization we get, out of the box, is an advantage. Also, dedupe and compression are done natively, inside the platform, so there are no additional licenses. That adds value to it."
"This is a very flexible solution that you are able to run however you want."
"One of the most valuable features of Nutanix is that it's easy to use. I love this solution—it's easy to maintain and update, and I think it's almost perfect."
"The performance and the ever-growing maintenance are the most valuable features of this solution."
"It is fast and reliable. It works."
"The product cheaper compared to other solutions concerning the technology that they are using."
"NVMe data storage platform that's easy to set up and easy to use. It's stable, with a lower response time, and quick technical support."
"The deduplication and compression rates are beyond impressive."
"Scalability is one of the best features. You can quickly add more. You can swap out the drives with larger sizes, you can add more shelves. All of that is perfect - the whole concept of keeping it modular..."
"Very efficient storage"
"My rating of Pure Storage is a ten out of ten because of the price for performance and footprint - the overall value."
"Other vendors such as VMware vSAN have a bigger community of users, so it is easier to find more pre-sale or post-sale information from users."
"This is a great product."
"We just need more integration with Veeam."
"The reconnection of the attached drives upon a reboot could be improved."
"An extended trial period would serve as a way to get clean insights into the technology's adaptability and alignment with their specific needs before committing to long-term integration."
"It would help if the manufacturer provided clearer and more detailed documentation, with explanations of how the application can be installed in various HA configurations."
"The Command Center, a free guest VM for management and monitoring, leaves something to be desired. It could have more accurate real-time information and better reporting visuals, which seem to be an afterthought."
"The software could benefit from more tooling to help with initial deployment."
"NCI's pricing is expensive."
"We could always use a performance upgrade, or simplified management."
"The cost of the solution is too expensive. There are other options, such as VMware, that are offered for less money. In Latin America, it seems to be overpriced for the market."
"We would like to see it support other systems outside of the compute stack from which it was built."
"Pricing and varieties of options could be better."
"In the future, I would like Acropolis to add support for publishing external storage."
"It would be great if they could improve the GUI features."
"We have a team that does the implementation of the solution for our customers, it is better to have professionals handle the process."
"We would like to be able to connect to data tape for backup, specifically to the LTO backups."
"The technical support is okay, but could be improved."
"I think replication is one area that still needs improvement. Earlier, Pure Storage FlashArray only had IP-based replication. There was no API-based replication, but they have enhanced the feature now. However, they need to work on API replication for C-type of arrays."
"CIFS and SMB Shares cannot be mounted directly."
"When we were doing some tests, we found that there was an I/O freeze when they were switching the controller."
"I would like some form of QoS implemented. As a service provider, it would be beneficial to have it."
"Its price needs improvement. Its price is almost double than any other flash storage solution."
"The initial setup was a little complex. We had some initial issues with the design and had to help correct some of the white papers for it, but it wasn't your standard use case."
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Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is ranked 2nd in HCI with 194 reviews while Pure Storage FlashArray is ranked 3rd in All-Flash Storage with 174 reviews. Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is rated 8.6, while Pure Storage FlashArray 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 Pure Storage FlashArray writes "Effective provisioning, helpful support, and reliable". Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is most compared with VMware vSAN, VxRail, HPE SimpliVity, VMware vSphere and Hyper-V, whereas Pure Storage FlashArray is most compared with Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, HPE Nimble Storage and IBM FlashSystem. See our Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) vs. Pure Storage FlashArray report.
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