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We performed a comparison between Citrix Hypervisor and Nutanix AHV Virtualization based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Server Virtualization Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Citrix Hypervisor vs. Nutanix AHV Virtualization Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is very fast. It also works very well for physically small servers.""The solution is easy to deploy. It's very easy to understand problems and read logs.""The feature I find most valuable, is its performance""The ability to move a virtual machine while it is running is a big advantage.""The continued uptime of our virtual machines is good.""Citrix Hypervisor integrates easily and I can manage the infrastructure better. If I need to take a machine down to expand the hard drive, I do not have to physically be here. I do not need to order new equipment or new hard drives. I can shut it down, increase the drive space and bring it back up.""The solution is extremely user friendly.""Installing Hypervisor is really simple. It's the simplest setup I've ever done before. We used a team to deploy it, and it doesn't take much time, like two or three hours tops."

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"The most valuable feature of Nutanix AHV Virtualization is the user-friendly environment. The integration, implementation, and training for the solution are good.""The setup is efficient.""In terms of features, Acropolis is a good virtualization manager and that it is on-premise. I use almost every technology they provide.""The solution is stable.""The most valuable aspect of this solution is that you don't need to pay for it, it's free, as opposed to paying for a VMware license.""The most valuable part of Nutanix is its centralized management of everything.""You don't need any other instruments for control, AHV. You only need to look at the prism to control all infrastructure.""This product stands out for its user-friendly interface, intuitive design, and responsive UI. It offers AVH features comparable to Nutanix but at a more cost-effective price point."

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Cons
"We'd like them to add more automation to the product.""It needs improvement with the security features.""The solution should be more flexible and allow for greater customization.""The solution is only in English. It would be ideal if it was in Portuguese.""Assigning the order of virtual server startup is not very easy and this can be improved.""The solution needs better backup facilities that are available for virtual machines to create servers on.""Live migration is something that can be improved.""I think the technical support could be better."

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"If you have the need for special hardware like FibreChannel-Cards or such and there is no networked-way around it (such as you could work with USB Dongles via an HW-Dongle-Server of network), you have to use a separate hypervisor.""The licensing costs are a little bit expensive.""In the next release of this solution, I would like to see support for containerization.""The software based controller has high consumption. This could be improved.""When we need to share, publish, or encrypt something, we still need to perform it using the command line.""In terms of improvement, I think that they could have more partnerships with providers.""Lacks integration with the cloud or other solutions.""The technical support for this solution needs to be improved in terms of response time."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The pricing and licensing is so important. Customers do consider the price seriously."
  • "The most valuable feature is the cost; it is a free product."
  • "To subscribe to the paid version with support, it is approximately $6,000 per year."
  • "There are free and paid versions. The free version is limited in features but not by time limit. The paid version has more features."
  • "While it is free for small networks, the pricing is high if your network grows past a certain size."
  • "We migrated from VMware to XenCenter to cut costs."
  • "This solution is open source, it's free."
  • "Citrix is a good low-cost alternative to VMware, so if budgeting is an issue then I would recommend it."
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  • "The most valuable feature of this solution is that there is no licensing fee."
  • "AHV is free, it's an open-source solution."
  • "Some of the features required additional licenses."
  • "We don't have to pay extra for Acropolis because it is built into Nutanix."
  • "The price of the solution is fair and if you want support there are additional fees."
  • "The price of the solution can always be lower. However, the price of the solution is reasonable."
  • "Nutanix AHV is free."
  • "The price of Nutanix AHV is reasonable."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Citrix Hypervisor is expensive. The cloud licenses are expensive. Only Citrix is earning money off those. It's the same with VMware and Microsoft.
    Top Answer:Citrix is not investing in the virtual surroundings. Third-party tools are bad for Citrix at the moment. No good backup recovery is available. On Microsoft, we can use Veeam, which is a great product… more »
    Top Answer:To understand which is better - Nutanix AHV or VMware vSphere - you need to do a product comparison. Both products support hypervisors. However, Nutanix supports some of the most popular ones and more… more »
    Top Answer:Integration is the most valuable feature of the product.
    Top Answer:The solution’s pricing is relatively fair. It could be improved, though.
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    Overview

    Citrix Hypervisor is a leading virtualization management platform optimized for application, desktop and server virtualization infrastructures. Consolidation and containment of workloads on Citrix Hypervisor enables organizations of any vertical or size to transform their business IT compute infrastructures.

    Nutanix AHV is a secure, enterprise-grade solution for intuitive virtualization and container management. It streamlines operations and simplifies management for all your workloads and environments.
    Sample Customers
    U.S. Army Shared Services Center, SoftLayer, Educational Services of America, Independent Bank, and SK Telecom.
    JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen
    Top Industries
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    Comms Service Provider17%
    Healthcare Company10%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Computer Software Company7%
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    Educational Organization48%
    Computer Software Company7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Government5%
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    Computer Software Company33%
    Financial Services Firm24%
    Retailer10%
    Comms Service Provider10%
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    Educational Organization27%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business55%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise30%
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    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise55%
    Large Enterprise30%
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    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise32%
    Large Enterprise36%
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise37%
    Large Enterprise45%
    Buyer's Guide
    Citrix Hypervisor vs. Nutanix AHV Virtualization
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Citrix Hypervisor vs. Nutanix AHV Virtualization and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Citrix Hypervisor is ranked 8th in Server Virtualization Software with 45 reviews while Nutanix AHV Virtualization is ranked 6th in Server Virtualization Software with 44 reviews. Citrix Hypervisor is rated 8.2, while Nutanix AHV Virtualization is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Citrix Hypervisor writes "Good features, fair pricing, and excellent reliability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nutanix AHV Virtualization writes "Lightweight, integrates well, and the technical support is responsive". Citrix Hypervisor is most compared with Proxmox VE, Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, Oracle VM VirtualBox and Oracle VM, whereas Nutanix AHV Virtualization is most compared with Proxmox VE, VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, KVM and Oracle VM. See our Citrix Hypervisor vs. Nutanix AHV Virtualization report.

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