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Avepoint FLY vs Nutanix Move comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Avepoint FLY
Ranking in Cloud Migration
5th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Nutanix Move
Ranking in Cloud Migration
6th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Cloud Migration category, the mindshare of Avepoint FLY is 3.3%, up from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nutanix Move is 3.7%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Migration
 

Featured Reviews

Mohd Azhar Uddin - PeerSpot reviewer
An admin tool that admins use to migrate data if there is an M&A or internal request to migrate content
Sometimes when using an SQL database, the solution creates issues with retrieving information or keeping the connection established. However, that happens for longer migrations when I'm migrating ten terabytes of data or more than that, and not in ideal cases. I rate AvePoint FLY an eight out of ten for stability.
Joel Amate - PeerSpot reviewer
Can migrate workloads in just a click
The automated migration feature is the most effective. It automates the whole process, like installation from VMware to Nutanix AHV cluster. It retains the IP and MAC addresses of VMs and cleans up migrated VMs by removing VMware tools from the source. The automated migration is seamless - when we do the cutover, Nutanix Move powers off the source VM and automatically powers on the virtual machine on the Nutanix cluster. There's also a manual method for workloads that can't be migrated automatically, like Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008, which might not have the required PowerShell version. In these cases, we can still migrate using data migration only, but the engineer has to do more work, like reassigning IP and MAC addresses.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is very straightforward to use. It's not overly difficult to figure out."
"I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable feature of AvePoint FLY is its ability to install or use multiple client servers using a single master server and balance the migration load depending on our needs."
"The initial setup phase can be described as a very user-friendly one...The solution's technical support was good since they responded very promptly."
"The easy migration is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Move is how simple it is and the benefit of what it does."
"It is easy to set up the solution."
"The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."
"We can change the hypervisor without any downtime."
"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Move is its simplicity."
"The solution is stable."
"The automated migration feature is the most effective. It automates the whole process, like installation from VMware to Nutanix AHV cluster. It retains the IP and MAC addresses of VMs and cleans up migrated VMs by removing VMware tools from the source. The automated migration is seamless - when we do the cutover, Nutanix Move powers off the source VM and automatically powers on the virtual machine on the Nutanix cluster."
 

Cons

"Technical support is lacking in that they don't seem to respond. I do a lot of research myself. I can't rely on them."
"The initial setup is a little bit more complex than setting up Cloud Backup for Avepoint."
"The solution's reporting could be improved because it does not have a lot of reporting capabilities."
"Right now, AvePoint FLY doesn’t provide us with help to identify the size of the mailed items for a certain period."
"We can migrate from Hyper-V to Acropolis, but we can't move from Acropolis back to Hyper-V. However, we do not have customers who want to, but if we could reassure them that it was possible it would be better. Having our Hyper-V customers have a two-way option that may help. A customer would like to hear that if they do switch they can switch back. I know it's a limitation on Hyper-V but not a limitation on VMware."
"The most valuable feature is the automation. The solution will clone the data that you want to migrate, shut down the virtual machine, disconnect it from the network and start the clone virtual machine inside the solution's platform."
"We'd like Nutanix to be more flexible in the future."
"They should have some tools to migrate the workload from another Nutanix platform."
"Nutanix Move could be made more scalable, so you could do more instead of taking five or ten VMs at a time."
"When you have regular questions, like how do I do something in the tool or when you want to know when can I do anything in the product, the solution's support team can take around three to four days to give you an answer, or they may even sometimes take more time."
"I think Nutanix Move could be improved by adding a way to retry failed migrations. Sometimes when seeding fails, there's no way to redo it without recreating the whole migration plan. I'd like a button to restart the process without creating a migration plan."
"We cannot use the solution to move a machine from Nutanix to other hypervisors."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are using the trial version and find it to be costly. It's something around $20. With another attachment, the cost was lower, at about $3. However, you seem to have to buy more licenses than you need."
"The prices of the tool are neither low nor high, so it can be considered a moderately-priced product."
"There are two different ways of licensing Avepoint FLY. So either you can use set up a licensing form based on objects which we do not recommend because then it will be more costly. So what you do is you set up the migration based on the users instead."
"AvePoint FLY's pricing is good enough for its capabilities."
"The product is available for free."
"It is a free tool."
"The tool is bundled as part of the Nutanix license."
"The solution is open-source."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
22%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
21%
Healthcare Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Insurance Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Avepoint FLY?
I would rate the stability a ten out of ten.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Avepoint FLY?
There are two different ways of licensing Avepoint FLY. So either you can use set up a licensing form based on objects which we do not recommend because then it will be more costly. So what you do ...
What needs improvement with Avepoint FLY?
Right now, AvePoint FLY doesn’t provide us with help to identify the size of the mailed items for a certain period. As a discovery tool, AvePoint FLY provides us with information at a folder or mai...
What do you like most about Nutanix Move?
The easy migration is the most valuable feature.
What needs improvement with Nutanix Move?
I think Nutanix Move could be improved by adding a way to retry failed migrations. Sometimes when seeding fails, there's no way to redo it without recreating the whole migration plan. I'd like a bu...
 

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Sample Customers

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