AWS Server Migration Service [EOL] vs Nutanix Move comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Nutanix are both solutions in the Cloud Migration category. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Nutanix users who would recommend it.

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AWS Server Migration Servic...

Average Rating

9.2

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Nutanix Move

Average Rating

9.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

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Anan Ff

Senior System Engineer at Norwin Technologies

Stable server migration service

The documentation and videos could be improved, especially in the area of migration. Live videos would be helpful. There are very limited videos available. Moreover, the initial setup is another area of improvement. It was really difficult for us to setup. There were some difficulties with firewalls on our side.

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Celso Toledo

Senior Infrastructure Manager, Information Technology at Pediatrix

A highly stable and simple solution used to effectively migrate VMs

The most valuable feature of Nutanix Move is its simplicity. Nutanix Move is a seamless product. You point the solution to your VM. It runs the scripts on the VMs and runs a bunch of scripts on it. Once done on the VMware side, it powers the VM down, disconnects the mix so you don't have any conflicts on your network, and brings up the converted VM on Nutanix, and you're back to work. Depending on the size of the VM and how much data you're seeding, it might be an hour, a day, or two. After the converting piece or a minute's cutover, the solution runs the final scripts, syncs up the last data, and you're back up and running. Nutanix Move is very seamless and does not impact the business.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution's setup phase was straightforward."

"The solution is easy to use."

"The tool is automatic and makes migration easy."

"Mature, resilient, and seamless database and server migration solution that's stable and scalable."

"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Move is its simplicity."

"We can change the hypervisor without any downtime."

"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."

"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Move is how simple it is and the benefit of what it does."

"The easy migration is the most valuable feature."

"It is easy to set up the solution."

"The solution is stable."

"The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."

Cons

"The product's cloud security could be improved. It also needs to improve its stability."

"The database schema conversion could be made more seamless for this solution. Widening the scope of features for database migration will also help."

"There is no monitoring support available in the solution."

"The documentation and videos could be improved, especially in the area of migration. Live videos would be helpful. There are very limited videos available."

"They should have some tools to migrate the workload from another Nutanix platform."

"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."

"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."

"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 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."

"We'd like Nutanix to be more flexible in the future."

"We cannot use the solution to move a machine from Nutanix to other hypervisors."

"Nutanix Move could be made more scalable, so you could do more instead of taking five or ten VMs at a time."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is no need to pay for any licensing since it is an open-source tool."

"The solution is open-source."

"The tool is bundled as part of the Nutanix license."

"It is a free tool."

"The product is available for free."

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Computer Software Company

22%

Healthcare Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

12%

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Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	4

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Server Migration Service?

AWS provides a pay-as-you-go model, meaning that users only pay for the resources they use. They also offer a shared plan option at a nominal price for smaller servers. For larger servers with high...

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What needs improvement with AWS Server Migration Service?

We can effectively address any new challenges if we install additional components and set them up in the server because every company has different requirements.

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What is your primary use case for AWS Server Migration Service?

We need it for operating and managing the AWS Server, EC2, and S3 bucket. We use this solution for storing media and serving data purposes. We have various types of instances according to client re...

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What do you like most about Nutanix Move?

The easy migration is the most valuable feature.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Move?

The tool is bundled as part of the Nutanix license.

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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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Overview

AWS Server Migration Service (SMS) is an agentless service which makes it easier and faster for you to migrate thousands of on-premises workloads to AWS. AWS SMS allows you to automate, schedule, and track incremental replications of live server volumes, making it easier for you to coordinate large-scale server migrations.

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Nutanix Move simplifies this process with infrastructure-level bulk VM migrations, removing the friction associated with onboarding new infrastructure, and enabling businesses to quickly leverage the full potential of Nutanix Enterprise Cloud, with near-zero VM or application service outage during migrations.

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