Cisco UCS Manager vs Nutanix Prism comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Cisco UCS Manager
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Monitoring (29th)
Nutanix Prism
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
Virtualization Management Tools (4th), Data Center Infrastructure Management (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of Cisco UCS Manager is 1.7%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nutanix Prism is 0.7%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Monitoring
Unique Categories:
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Virtualization Management Tools
13.4%
 

Featured Reviews

it_user1227537 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 22, 2020
Easy to use and manage with a good dashboard and portal for core configuration
We primarily use Cisco UCS Manager for VDI and for connecting to a private cloud Cisco UCS has a fantastic portal to do the core configuration. The connection between the Cisco UCS server and the network is easy to use and easy to manage. This solution has all of the requirements for the network…
SP
Aug 9, 2023
Can be used for building a private cloud solution, but its stability could be improved
We use the solution's features like micro-segmentation, NSX, and SRM. The solution has a self-service provisioning system where you can create a separate cloud where people will login and use resources as per their needs and as we provide them. It's like a private cloud experience where you can build a cloud as well. Nutanix Prism's performance is quite good. One of our customers is using Nutanix Prism, and they also did a case study for the solution describing how much it has improved. Nutanix Prism offers a single pane of glass user experience for us. The administrators or anyone using a product want it to be simple, and Nutanix Prism is a simple solution. It's very easy to utilize the Nutanix Prism user interface for compute, storage, and networking. Once you walk through it, it's much easier than any virtual box. We use Nutanix for automation. The solution's no-code process for visually building automation is a very good feature. Autoscaling the VM, taking snapshots, generating any info, and acting upon that is very easy with Nutanix Prism. The network visibility and micro-segmentation of Nutanix Prism work quite well, and it's also easy. Its ability to optimize performance with machine learning and AI is quite good. The capacity planning and forecasting features of the solution are very handy. Capacity planning can be used, and you can see all the forecasts of what is happening with the resources and how many resources we might need in the future. It would recommend how much more resources would be needed if the workloads were increased. Nutanix Prism has helped improve the efficiency of our customer's IT management environment. It has helped improve the efficiency of our organization’s help desk operations. Nutanix Prism has helped improve the efficiency of our organization's data protection teams. The local snapshot is really good in Nutanix Prism and can be used as a backup. VMware's snapshot is not a backup, but Nutanix Prism's snapshot is a backup, which is quite useful. Nutanix has released many security patches, but attacks usually come on the ESXi environment. We haven't faced any kind of security vulnerability risk on Nutanix Prism. Every time something comes up, we check it, and there might be some vulnerability on ESXi that we need to patch. Nutanix should work on its security more because, often, the attacks on any server system would be on the ESXi. The best thing would be for users to first try out what they need before getting the solution. Overall, I rate Nutanix Prism a seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The flexibility and the ease in which the features can be expanded are the solution's most valuable aspects."
"I can quickly manage the provisioned servers."
"The management is one of the most valuable features of this solution."
"Cisco Infrastructure is one of the top vendors and no one can beat them in terms of switching and routing."
"The solution is highly scalable, mainly because of the templates that make it easy for you to actually edit on the system."
"The reporting functionality will give you any report you want."
"Technical support has been good so far. We haven't had any issues with them. We're satisfied with the level of service they provide our company."
"The interface is ergonomic and native. We can use UCS Manager to do all the configurations for the servers, including storage, networking, and all the other components we need inside the fabric. It's simple and flexible."
"Aside from ease of use, scalability is one of the key points of this solution."
"Nutanix Prism is popular in the Indian market, particularly in enterprises where they need a DR type of environment, and where they look for less than finite RPO and RTO. If you have this environment on-premises, and if you can just rent out some portion to any of the service providers, then you can easily set up a DR environment to give you a finite list versus RPO and RTO."
"Prism Central is a single point to manage every cluster. Everything can be managed in one panel. Everything is there on the main page of the dashboard."
"I don't know how to explain how much time and effort switching to Nutanix HCI has saved us. It's 80 percent more time-efficient and convenient than having to use multiple interfaces to deal with storage and compute in our hypervisor."
"The HTML5 interface is very robust."
"We were impressed with Nutanix, overall. Some of the other main drivers for our switch to it were the simplicity of setting up our Nutanix clusters, ease of management, and that their support is very respected. There is an overall ease of use, compared to VMware. I'm sold on their product."
"Prism provides us with insights and the ability to access all the sub-components of Nutanix's hyperconverged platform."
"There are so many valuable features but Nutanix Flow for microsegmentation of the network, and the Life Cycle Manager for dating hardware and software are among the most important for us."
 

Cons

"The interface and the way it is constructed is very complex. They should work to simplify it. It's quite difficult for somebody who doesn't know the product very well. Users should be able to get proficient with it faster. There's definitely room for improvement there."
"The installation and upgrade sytems need to be improved."
"Getting a CLI report on routers, switches, or any other CLI configuration device is difficult."
"The pricing can be better."
"The solution's pricing is high and could be reduced."
"I found it a bit of a challenge to get training on UCSM. I've been trying to get that for some time now. I feel like I have to figure it out a lot of things myself. For years I've to log calls with support whenever I've got challenges that I cannot resolve. If I had some training or more manuals, I'd be better able to handle more things on my own."
"There is room for improvement in the software part of Cisco UCS Manager. It should be more user-friendly, especially when creating policies."
"What's lacking in Cisco UCS Manager is the performance dashboard. If a blade has any performance issues, you should be able to create a dashboard on Cisco UCS Manager. Currently, this feature isn't present."
"The licensing cost has room for improvement."
"Nutanix Prism could improve by having more features or configurations in the web interface. We should not have to use the command-line interface(CLI). For some clients using the CLI can be difficult."
"There is a bug with the HTML5 interface."
"The pricing could be improved."
"The automation needs to be improved, as there are several challenges."
"The solution does not support creating hybrid disc clusters."
"In the next release, I would like the ability to browse data stores."
"We definitely have some issues with Nutanix Prism. Our main issue is that we cannot operate the database. It would seem that less configuration would be desirable, because between Nutanix and the Oracle database on Windows, there tends to be problems."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"With product discounts which can be negotiated, the product is a great value."
"We need to take a license for each port, which amounts to a big sum."
"The pricing for Cisco UCS Manager is okay for its market, so it's a four out of five for me."
"Cisco UCS Manager’s annual licensing fee is expensive."
"You buy the hardware and then you get Cisco UCS Manager for free."
"Cisco UCS is more expensive than Dell and HP, but it is more reliable. I see less issues and it's quite stable."
"Nutanix is a little pricier, but the features it has are worth it."
"The cost for the licenses was a bit expensive."
"Nutanix Prism is not inexpensive but not very expensive, given the features we get. It's cost-effective."
"The good thing about Nutanix Prism is that we don't have to pay for a hypervisor, but their licensing cost is a little bit on the high side."
"Microsoft Hyper-V is free, whereas Nutanix isn't. Nutanix isn't so expensive. VMware is more expensive than Nutanix, but with VMware, there aren't many licenses, whereas, in the case of Nutanix, we need to upgrade the license periodically. It could be every three years or five years. It depends on your license. There are no costs in addition to the licensing fee."
"A lot of my customers complain about the price of renewals, so I think that this can be improved."
"Nutanix Prism is priced better than some of the competing solutions."
"The license for Prism is costlier than other VMs."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
34%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
26%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cisco UCS Manager?
When one server fails, we can attach the service profile to a new server, which saves a lot of time.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco UCS Manager?
We need to take a license for each port, which amounts to a big sum.
What needs improvement with Cisco UCS Manager?
The solution's pricing is high and could be reduced. Compared to other systems, memory failure in Cisco UCS Manager is much higher.
What do you like most about Nutanix Prism?
Nutanix Prism offers web scaling, which facilitates easy scaling.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Prism?
It is an expensive software. One of the challenges I have seen is that the subscription-based licensing model comes across as a recurring cost, which makes it an area of concern for our company's c...
What needs improvement with Nutanix Prism?
The solution is fairly expensive, especially in comparison to three-tier solutions. There can be some constraints on how it scales, making granular scaling difficult with the product. While purchas...
 

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Sample Customers

Management Science Associates, Peak 10, Virtual Consulting Professionals
JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen
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