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Azure Stack vs Nutanix Central comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 16, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.6
Azure Stack offers varying ROI, improving utilization and cost-effectiveness, with benefits often apparent within the first two years.
Sentiment score
5.6
Nutanix Central offers significant efficiency and cost-effectiveness in IT management, enhancing restoration and issue resolution compared to VMware.
I have seen measurable outcomes from using Nutanix Central, such as more efficient IT management.
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
When an alert appears, Nutanix provides detailed information and resolution steps, making our job easier.
S30290139 Infrastructure Administrator II at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
Managing without Nutanix Central would require significantly more man-hours.
Systems Network Coordinator at a energy/utilities company with 11-50 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.5
Azure Stack customer service varies, with satisfaction influenced by support tiers, subscription type, and customer familiarity with Microsoft services.
Sentiment score
7.6
Nutanix Central's support is praised for responsive, knowledgeable service, overcoming initial challenges to achieve high client satisfaction.
The technicians handling the tickets do not seem very technical.
Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Any support we receive is through Dell EMC, as that's a policy from Microsoft itself.
Lead Enterprise Architect at Integrated Telecom
It is okay; overall it is good without room for improvement when it comes to response time or first-level support quality.
Data Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
When an issue is reported and reviewed, they provide next steps and work to resolve the issue long term.
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
Nutanix support is one of the top ones I have dealt with.
Systems Network Coordinator at a energy/utilities company with 11-50 employees
They've always resolved issues in a timely manner.
S30290139 Infrastructure Administrator II at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Azure Stack offers flexible scalability for businesses but faces challenges with regional availability and rack limitations.
Sentiment score
9.1
Nutanix Central scales efficiently with growing needs, allowing seamless expansion and earning high user ratings for scalability.
Monitoring, changing plans, and consolidating things are necessary parts of the process to avoid excessive costs.
Vice President Of Engineering at a logistics company with 11-50 employees
Our company seeks cost-effective and more flexible open systems, and we find it difficult to integrate with third-party hardware.
Lead Enterprise Architect at Integrated Telecom
On a scale of one to ten, I would rate the scalability of Azure Stack as eight.
Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
It scales efficiently with the growing needs of our company.
S30290139 Infrastructure Administrator II at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
Nutanix Central scales with the growing needs of my company, and we have expanded usage.
Systems Network Coordinator at a energy/utilities company with 11-50 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Azure Stack is stable and reliable, with minimal downtime, supporting both cloud and on-premise deployments effectively.
Sentiment score
6.8
Nutanix Central offers stable, reliable performance with high availability, resolving issues through scaling, and automatic alerts enhance reliability.
If one node goes down, it automatically alerts us, but we can always count on the other builds running.
S30290139 Infrastructure Administrator II at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
Nutanix Central is always available, so it's quite stable and reliable.
Cloud Engineer III at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Nutanix Central is available 90% of the time with the ability to log in and manage all resources.
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Azure Stack needs improvements in features, compatibility, scalability, setup, user-friendliness, and cost management to compete effectively.
Nutanix Central needs improved setup, enhanced permissions, seamless migration, better API compatibility, unified updates, and streamlined task execution.
The precision of anonymous activity tracking should be improved, particularly in identifying the correct location because IP information is sometimes inaccurate.
Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Many resources get created in Azure Stack, and managing those resources can be challenging.
Vice President Of Engineering at a logistics company with 11-50 employees
Management looks for a balanced product that utilizes existing hardware, fulfills external customer demand, and leverages the scalability of the cloud model.
Lead Enterprise Architect at Integrated Telecom
One of the biggest challenges we have with Nutanix currently is that our Rubrik backups do not work with the Nutanix API.
S30290139 Infrastructure Administrator II at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
It would be nice to go in and say, 'This VM doesn't need to be in this data center, and we'd prefer to put it in this one,' and have the ability to initiate the migration.
Cloud Engineer III at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Once it is set up, everything works smoothly, but the initial setup was difficult.
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise users view Azure Stack as costly, yet value its support, flexibility, and scalable subscription model despite complex licensing.
Nutanix Central offers budget-friendly integration with cost governance, enhancing resource planning and financial management across existing licenses.
If Microsoft lowers the price, more small businesses would be able to adopt the Enterprise E5 license.
Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
We do not incur additional costs for using Nutanix Central.
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
Nutanix Central's cost visibility feature helps with resource planning and budget preparation.
Systems Network Coordinator at a energy/utilities company with 11-50 employees
We tie in with cost governance in Nutanix Central, which helps us identify other products and determine whether we need to increase our licensing or reduce it.
Cloud Engineer III at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

Azure Stack excels in ease of deployment, scalability, and seamless integration with Microsoft tools for app development and hybrid cloud.
Nutanix Central centralizes multi-cluster management, enhancing efficiency and decision-making with integrated tools and insightful analytics dashboards.
They allow me to track all user activities.
Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
I am very much impressed with Azure Stack, especially regarding security, complete compliance, data sovereignty, and data security.
Lead Enterprise Architect at Integrated Telecom
It has benefited my organization as it is implemented according to the standards, including GDPR and all, so it works.
Data Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
The visibility we get from Nutanix Central—seeing it all in one spot—primarily gives us significant time savings.
Cloud Engineer III at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
It allows us to know what groups, such as application groups, servers belong to, so we can group them appropriately in consistency groups for DR purposes.
Works at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
Before an issue becomes critical, it sends us an email notification with warning status information.
S30290139 Infrastructure Administrator II at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Stack
Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
69
Ranking in other categories
Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) (2nd)
Nutanix Central
Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
8th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (15th), Virtualization Management Tools (6th), Data Center Infrastructure Management (3rd)
 

Featured Reviews

RS
Data Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Unified data platform has improved regulatory compliance but still needs better integration features
It is difficult to say about Azure Stack improvement because I need to revisit and study it again. The pricing is okay, but on the services side, perhaps we need to think about some services, not all. I would not like to see any additional features in the future. To give them more like a 9 out of 10 or 10 out of 10, I think they need to improve on the interface, implementation, configuration, and integration with other products, so I rate them an eight. As compared to AWS, they need to add more features. I would like to see operations and storage features, like AI features or security features.
reviewer2703777 - PeerSpot reviewer
S30290139 Infrastructure Administrator II at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
Helps us get ahead of potential problems, and their support has been phenomenal
I don't think there's much improvement needed in Nutanix Central. Maybe there are different tools I haven't discovered yet that may bring everyone on the same page. I am still in the process of researching them and providing feedback to Nutanix. For what we use it for, it runs efficiently. What I think is missing in Nutanix Central to make it the best product ever is compatibility with our backups. One of the biggest challenges we have with Nutanix currently is that our Rubrik backups do not work with the Nutanix API. That would be great to resolve, as it would reduce the time spent resolving the issue.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Government
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise26
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure Stack?
For hybrid cloud operations, the seamless transition it enables is key. Most enterprises have a lot of workloads on-premises, and they want a smooth way to move into the cloud. Some things are on...
What needs improvement with Azure Stack?
The difficulties we face involve the lack of support, which is one reason the product isn't selling well in the market. Perhaps it relates to our sales team's strategy, but management looks for a b...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Central?
My experience with the pricing, setup costs, and licensing is limited as I don't manage that part. However, I know it has been within budget and hasn't impacted our financial planning.
What needs improvement with Nutanix Central?
One area of improvement could be from the AI side, as the industry shifts and grows. If we could get workflow mechanisms built into Nutanix Central, we could define workflows to solve known issues ...
What is your primary use case for Nutanix Central?
We use Nutanix Central for our hybrid cloud management because we have our on-premises Nutanix clusters and AWS cloud resources.
 

Overview

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Sample Customers

Weblink, Fathym, Sage, CFD Support Ltd, The UberCloud Inc.
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