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Cisco Intersight vs Nutanix Prism comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

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
6.7
Cisco Intersight enhances ROI by streamlining operations, saving time and costs, and reducing manpower through efficient technology.
Sentiment score
6.8
Nutanix Prism enhances efficiency, reduces costs, and optimizes resources with centralized management, lowering both energy and maintenance expenses.
It simplifies the onboarding of new hardware, reducing time spent on manual installations and configurations.
Systems Engineer at FNB South Africa
Initially, the CapEx was higher than VMware's, but considering the operational cost over time, it has been beneficial.
Head of Infrastructure Operations Security at Gulf Cable & Elec. Ind. Co.
You will get 60% ROI with Nutanix Prism on-premises.
Lead Solutions Architect at Team Computers
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.4
Cisco Intersight offers 24/7 professional support, with users praising its responsiveness, despite occasional challenges in rapid expertise access.
Sentiment score
7.8
Nutanix Prism support is effective, providing knowledgeable, proactive engineers, 24/7 availability, though response times and documentation can improve.
For complex issues, it's challenging to get the right engineer quickly unless you have a specific contract like CX.
Senior Network Architect at ocp tech
Cisco technical support is helpful.
Systems Engineer at FNB South Africa
Cisco provides better support than anyone else.
Sr. Network Engineer at Saudi Business Machines - SBM
Basic means standard business hours support, Production means 24/7, Mission Critical means faster SLA with technical account managers connectivity, and Ultimate means full white-glove support with a dedicated team.
Director at Eglobe infra solutions
Nutanix's technical support is very good; they are better than other vendors and have supported us well.
Junior System Cloud Engineer at DeliverICT
The customer gets a single dashboard, single calling point, and single ticketing tool for everything through Nutanix itself.
Lead Solutions Architect at Team Computers
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Cisco Intersight is praised for its scalability, managing domains and tasks efficiently without maintenance, earning high user satisfaction.
Sentiment score
7.8
Nutanix Prism is praised for its scalability and adaptability, allowing seamless expansion and support for diverse environments.
I rate its scalability a ten out of ten due to its capability to manage multiple domains and automate service requests.
Systems Engineer at FNB South Africa
Cisco Intersight is scalable enough for our needs, allowing management in a multi-environment setup and working remotely while deploying servers.
Student at University of Helsinki
Nutanix Prism is completely scalable; you can add nodes and disks without using downtime, allowing for easy scaling.
Junior System Cloud Engineer at DeliverICT
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Cisco Intersight is stable and secure, though upgrades pose challenges, with users valuing its accessibility and consistent performance.
Sentiment score
7.8
Nutanix Prism is highly reliable, with consistent performance and minimal downtime, though slower occasional upgrades require attention.
It is always accessible online, secure, and allows access from any location, following strict authentication standards.
Systems Engineer at FNB South Africa
Some steps are not included in the official documentation, which can create challenges.
Senior Network Architect at ocp tech
The entire Nutanix solution is stable.
Head of Infrastructure Operations Security at Gulf Cable & Elec. Ind. Co.
I have not experienced any downtimes, crashes, or performance issues with Nutanix Prism.
Junior System Cloud Engineer at DeliverICT
 

Room For Improvement

Cisco Intersight struggles with integration issues, needing improvements in cloud management, automation, and third-party tool compatibility.
Nutanix Prism needs improvements in interface, automation, stability, backup, management, licensing, multi-cloud features, and resource management.
It would be great to have a chat session mode AI so that when I am on standby and encountering issues, I could engage with it, much like ChatGPT.
Systems Engineer at FNB South Africa
When registering our devices and servers using tokens, auto-detection could make it easier by automatically identifying resources and adding them to the platform.
Student at University of Helsinki
There is a significant issue regarding migration from UCS Manager into Intersight without formatting the Fabric Interconnects (FI), which is problematic in a production environment.
System Presale at Bezeq
The presales and marketing team should inform clients about resource requirements, such as RAM used by CVM, to help manage expectations.
Head of Infrastructure Operations Security at Gulf Cable & Elec. Ind. Co.
Regarding Nutanix Prism's single pane overview, the limitation is that you cannot troubleshoot all errors from Prism Central; you sometimes need to log into the CLI to change settings such as the IP address of the CVM in the AHV.
Junior System Cloud Engineer at DeliverICT
 

Setup Cost

Cisco Intersight is competitively priced with flexible licensing, although some find initial costs high compared to AWS and Azure.
Nutanix Prism is costly yet considered a worthwhile investment for its features in hyperconverged infrastructure by many enterprises.
Cisco Intersight's license cost is very high compared to AWS and Azure solutions, which have lower initiation costs.
Student at University of Helsinki
The pricing is fair and reasonable, particularly for enterprises.
Systems Engineer at FNB South Africa
The pricing mechanism sounds fair.
System Presale at Bezeq
At first, the cost seemed heavy, but over time, its cost-effectiveness became evident.
Head of Infrastructure Operations Security at Gulf Cable & Elec. Ind. Co.
I hear that Nutanix Prism is more expensive than others, but as a technical person, I don't know the details about the pricing aspect.
Junior System Cloud Engineer at DeliverICT
 

Valuable Features

Cisco Intersight offers integration, centralized management, automation, and analytics, enhancing data center operations, scalability, and decision-making efficiency.
Nutanix Prism offers a user-friendly interface with centralized management, seamless integration, advanced analytics, and robust performance optimization features.
This solution has provided time savings and required fewer people to operate this tool, rather than direct cost savings.
Sr. Network Engineer at Saudi Business Machines - SBM
It provides visibility into other products and storage, and is beneficial for environments where Cisco and other vendors coexist, allowing full visibility of the entire infrastructure.
System Presale at Bezeq
It also provides predictive analysis, predicting data leaks and making it easy to scale up servers remotely without requiring physical interference.
Student at University of Helsinki
Nutanix Prism is completely scalable; you can add nodes and disks without downtime, allowing for easy scaling.
Junior System Cloud Engineer at DeliverICT
One of the most useful features is the disaster recovery setup, which includes two clusters, one for our production server and another for our recovery site.
Head of Infrastructure Operations Security at Gulf Cable & Elec. Ind. Co.
 

Categories and Ranking

Cisco Intersight
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (14th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (10th)
Nutanix Prism
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
63
Ranking in other categories
Virtualization Management Tools (5th), Data Center Infrastructure Management (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Cisco Intersight and Nutanix Prism aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Cisco Intersight is designed for Cloud Management and holds a mindshare of 1.6%, down 2.5% compared to last year.
Nutanix Prism, on the other hand, focuses on Virtualization Management Tools, holds 7.4% mindshare, down 16.7% since last year.
Cloud Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cisco Intersight1.6%
VMware Aria Automation5.5%
IBM Turbonomic4.6%
Other88.3%
Cloud Management
Virtualization Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Nutanix Prism7.4%
VMware Aria Operations23.4%
IBM Turbonomic16.9%
Other52.300000000000004%
Virtualization Management Tools
 

Featured Reviews

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Systems Engineer at FNB South Africa
Automation and seamless incident handling transform operational efficiency
I would like AI to be more integrated into Cisco Intersight. It would be great to have a chat session mode AI so that when I am on standby and encountering issues, I could engage with it, much like ChatGPT. For instance, if I need to find commands for UCS Manager, it should provide that information.
Biniyam Samuel - PeerSpot reviewer
Junior System Cloud Engineer at DeliverICT
Has provided centralized management and simplified node configuration across customer environments
Regarding Nutanix Prism's single pane overview, the limitation is that you cannot troubleshoot all errors from Prism Central; you sometimes need to log into the CLI to change settings such as the IP address of the CVM in the AHV. There are no other areas of Nutanix Prism that I would suggest for improvement, but adding the IP address change feature would make it easier.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Construction Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business25
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise29
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Cisco Intersight?
The firmware management in the S-Series is not as Cisco described when we purchased it. You should be able to manage firmware without bringing the host down, but that is not the case. Unfortunately...
What is your primary use case for Cisco Intersight?
We are a cloud provider serving customers with IaaS.
What advice do you have for others considering Cisco Intersight?
I have experience with B-Series, C-Series, and S-Series equipment. I would recommend the S-Series but not the C-Series. I would rate this solution an eight overall.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Prism?
I hear that Nutanix Prism is more expensive than others, but as a technical person, I don't know the details about the pricing aspect.
What needs improvement with Nutanix Prism?
Regarding Nutanix Prism's single pane overview, the limitation is that you cannot troubleshoot all errors from Prism Central; you sometimes need to log into the CLI to change settings such as the I...
What is your primary use case for Nutanix Prism?
I use Nutanix Prism as my HCI product. I work with Nutanix HCI, Hyper-Converged Infrastructure. I use Nutanix Prism, Nutanix Prism Central, and Nutanix Move. As a reseller, we deploy Nutanix platfo...
 

Also Known As

Intersight
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Sample Customers

EXMAR, RapidScale
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