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Lenovo XClarity Administrator vs Nutanix Prism comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Lenovo XClarity Administrator
Ranking in Data Center Infrastructure Management
2nd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Nutanix Prism
Ranking in Data Center Infrastructure Management
6th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
63
Ranking in other categories
Virtualization Management Tools (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Data Center Infrastructure Management category, the mindshare of Lenovo XClarity Administrator is 8.9%, down from 15.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nutanix Prism is 1.5%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Center Infrastructure Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Lenovo XClarity Administrator8.9%
Nutanix Prism1.5%
Other89.6%
Data Center Infrastructure Management
 

Featured Reviews

Gerges Ghaly - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology System Administrator at Arabi Company W.L.L. Kuwait
Report and remote desktop features come in handy; price could be lower
When it comes to improving XClarity, I'd like to be able to log in and have it all centralized instead of logging into a specified server and IP. I want to be able to log in and see all servers. I'd also like to improve the pricing as some of the features are quite expensive.
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Director at Eglobe infra solutions
Provides comprehensive management with AI-driven insights and predictive analytics for seamless IT operations
The major improvement recommended for Nutanix Prism is more multi-cloud cost optimization. It shows performance and usage but is limited in detailed cross-cloud cost analysis. Improvement is needed for deeper FinOps-style ML insights that compare costs between on-premise, AWS, Azure, etc. Enhancements for the current mobile version of Prism are necessary as its functions are limited. Full mobile native control with real-time alerts and AI suggestions are required for one-click actions. Better integration with third-party tools and predictive maintenance for hardware is needed; currently, the focus is on VM and storage, not hardware life cycle. Predictions for node-level hardware failures or SSD wear-out, fan sensor alerts in advance are essential improvements, as is AI-based security threat detection focusing on unusual login patterns such as ransomware behavior or privilege escalations.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features I have found are the report and remote desktop features."
"The features that I have found the most useful are the reliability of the system and the simple way to upgrade. They're also moving to a more comfortable user interface."
"The most valuable features are Prism Central and the Disaster Recovery."
"One valuable aspect of Nutanix Prism is how easy it is to set up. The setup process is useful to us because all we need to do is to set some variables and go with the recommended settings."
"The ability to do snapshots is fantastic. It does a great job. Not only do snapshots work great, but you can take a snapshot on the fly. The snapshot takes a second to complete. You can then make a change and test it out to see if it works. If you have any problem, just roll it right back."
"For me, the speed of cloning virtual machines and the hyper-convergence feature are the most valuable aspects of the solution."
"Everything is available within one console."
"The pricing is very good if you compare it to other competitors."
"By using virtualization, we are saving on the cost of hardware."
"Nutanix Prism is very simple to use compared to other products. I have tried a number of tools, including VMware ESXi. Nutanix Prism is much simpler to use and we feel data transfers in it are very fast."
 

Cons

"When it comes to improving XClarity, I'd like to be able to log in and have it all centralized instead of logging into a specified server and IP. I want to be able to log in and see all servers."
"They can move to something even more simple for daily user management. The way to upgrade the framework is not so simple at the moment. They can make it better in the future. These changes would require a complete redesign of the infrastructure and rethinking of the interface."
"The VM backup could be better, and its licensing could be better. We have had some licensing issues with Nutanix Files. The default license should be 1 TB or more. Currently, for Nutanix Files sharing, we can only use 500 Gigabytes."
"It doesn't integrate very well with any backup solution."
"In the next release, I would like the ability to browse data stores."
"The solution could be a bit more user-friendly. The dashboard and configuration should be much easier to use."
"The life cycle management or LCM feature is the most complicated. It takes really long and is unpredictable for our use cases. They should provide more detailed information about the kind of LCM to go for, various errors, and different kinds of tasks. For analytics for certain configurations, we require more details with the report. Sometimes, not all elements are present for support, management, and configuration. For troubleshooting, it would be very easy and useful if we can analyze log files directly from Prism, that is, not from the command line but directly from Prism."
"There is a need for more migration tools, especially for migrating a solution from non-Nutanix environments to a Nutanix environment, particularly for systems with shared disks."
"I would like to see the capability to use FC SAN storage."
"In our environment we are using it alongside VMware, so some integration with that would be nice. VMware has SHD (Skyline Health Diagnostics) which diagnoses health and gives suggestions. A plug-in for taking information out of it would be helpful."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are some services that need to be purchased in addition to the license."
"It's expensive in comparison to the rest of our infrastructure. But the quality is there."
"Nutanix have bundles for pricing. On a single bundle, we get everything including vSAN or VMware and there are no additional costs. It is just a single license that is needed."
"I consider it a worthwhile investment."
"Prism is cheaper compared to competitors like Cisco HyperFlex or HP vSAN."
"The pricing is reasonable, approximately $400 to $500 per core."
"A lot of my customers complain about the price of renewals, so I think that this can be improved."
"I rate the product's price a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap."
"Nutanix Prism is priced better than some of the competing solutions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Educational Organization
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
25%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business25
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise28
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Nutanix Prism?
Nutanix Prism offers web scaling, which facilitates easy scaling.
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...
 

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JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen
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