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NetApp HCI [EOL] vs Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) comparison

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NetApp and Nutanix are both solutions in the HCI category. Additionally, 88% of NetApp users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Nutanix users who would recommend it.
NetApp HCI [EOL]
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    94% willing to recommend
     

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    Categories and Ranking

    NetApp HCI [EOL]
    Average Rating
    8.0
    Reviews Sentiment
    5.6
    Number of Reviews
    32
    Ranking in other categories
    No ranking in other categories
    Nutanix Cloud Infrastructur...
    Average Rating
    8.6
    Reviews Sentiment
    7.3
    Number of Reviews
    199
    Ranking in other categories
    Software Defined Storage (SDS) (4th), HCI (2nd), Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) (1st), Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (5th)
     

    Q&A Highlights

    Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
    Miriam Tover
    Service Delivery Manager at PeerSpot
    Oct 31, 2019
    What Is The Biggest Difference Between NetApp HCI and Nutanix?
    The biggest difference is the ability to scale compute and storage independently. NetApp can scale up the storage without the need for extra CPU (and hence VMware licenses for ESX). Nutanix does have a storage node, but it has limitations. Another key difference is the NetApp uses an inbuilt method for the central storage plane and doesn't use VSAN which saves on licensing. Cost wise, Nutanix is almost always more expensive than alternative solutions.
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    Featured Reviews

    MB
    Massimiliano Bartolozzi
    Chief Information Officer at Lucart S.p.A.
    Crashed continuously, complex to deploy, and bad after-sales support - NETAPP FIXED the problems in 2022
    Their after-sales support, SLA, and third-parties availability should be improved. NetApp's support is very difficult to engage. We have an SLA of onsite support within 24 hours. but they don't respect the SLA. Its stability was very bad. It has been crashing continuously. In one year, we got three crashes, which is unbelievable for an appliance that is guaranteed for 10 years without any crashes. In 2022, NetApp Italy, driven by the country manager Davide Marini, fixed all our issues and added additional computation power for free. This is a great example of customer care. They could have done it right the first time of course, but admitting the errors and putting in place such a remediation plan has been a very professional behavior.
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    JD
    Jean Charles
    Dsi at OFFICE PUBLIC DE L HABITAT DE ROUEN
    Hyper-converged storage has improved performance and now supports high redundancy for our VMs
    Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) was transparent because we were on a regular infrastructure before. We went on NCI and were able to improve performance, but it did not really change how things worked. The performance was really better for applications and access times to the data. I regularly looked at the analytics to see what was going on in my servers and what it was saying to optimize performance. It was pretty interesting because it could analyze and give insights on how to get things working better. In the latest versions, the Prism interface has been replaced by Prism Central. This requires another machine to be deployed to manage the servers.
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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

    "HCI has provided us with efficiencies and mobilities similar to that of the public cloud."
    "HCI definitely improved how flexible we scale, and our entrance into the cloud. The features are very rich, in terms of both avenues. It's helped us flexibly move and shift our workloads around, back and forth."
    "Now you don't have to be a storage administrator to provision or do anything, and any VMware system administrator, with the ease of a button, would get storage provision, which makes their lives easier."
    "It is scalable, and NetApp Deployment Engine (NDE) makes its deployment easier."
    "It is easy to set up, and you don't have to do much work to get it to do what it needs to do."
    "The benefits for our organization are the performance that we're able to get out of it, as well as the guaranteed minimum performance from a storage perspective."
    "I like how the solution gives you the ability to basically grow compute and storage separately, and there is no compute processing used for storage IO so that means that the compute is purely satisfying user workloads."
    "NetApp HCI's ability to scale on demand is a differentiator in the marketplace."
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    "Nutanix has helped us with a system that has high performance in a small footprint."
    "We have had good feedback from our customers about this solution."
    "I’m confident that there is no infrastructure on the market now that is as simple to implement and configure as Nutanix."
    "The most valuable features of Nutanix Acropolis AOS are ease of management, hyper-convergence platform, and it has robust operations."
    "The performance is great and the pricing is very reasonable, which is why we like it and why we would recommend it to others."
    "A great feature involves real-time hardware changes."
    "Most beneficial feature is simplicity, ease of use."
    "It is 100% stable. It's the most stable infrastructure that we have."
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    Cons

    "If you want to have a really dense data center then it's hard to have a big chunk of cabling going through everything."
    "In the next version I would like to see bigger GPU types and insurance for including transparency."
    "HCI has not enabled us to consolidate workloads or break down silos and has not increased application performance. It has also not resulted in more efficient use of compute resources."
    "I'm not a fan of how they don't log you out properly from some of their web tools for management."
    "It would be nice to have better access to tutorials and a test environment for simulations."
    "It is easy to install now, but could potentially be even simpler."
    "The deployment process has room for improvement. I would like for it to be a cookie-cutter deployment."
    "The product needs better support for installing the operating system on the machine."
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    "To have internal stability, we needed to network the solution ourselves. Performance depends on the application. Performance could be the lack of IOPS, memory and CPU and configuration issues."
    "In the next release of this solution, they could improve by being more competitive with VMware. I would like all third-party solutions to work well with Nutanix Acropolis AOS."
    "The installation for Nutanix was not easy. We needed to do many interactive things in order to install it, and there were many controllers."
    "I believe the only things that may need to improve is that the Nutanix Controller VM consumes quite a lot of resources."
    "Nutanix could streamline Acropolis' advanced management to keep pace with its competitors."
    "The hardest part is negotiating for the budget to do so."
    "They should support more VM, which is not currently supported."
    "In the future, I would like Acropolis to add support for publishing external storage."
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    Pricing and Cost Advice

    "There are the overall infrastructure costs. Even though the initial costing was higher, we calculated for year-to-year for five years. That brought us into a position where we decided, we have to go for HCI rather than having distributor systems."
    "This solution reduced our maintenance costs. We were going to have to pay one to two million dollars to put in compute nodes. We are avoiding those costs."
    "Its price is aligned with the market. In addition to the standard licensing fees, there is an integrator cost."
    "This solution saved our organization time (35 percent) and money. We have a hefty group of developers, and if you multiply that by 30 to 35 percent, that is quite a bit of money."
    "You still have to pay for the licensing for VMware and Red Hat licenses separately. It's not all inclusive at this point."
    "Licenses run on a yearly basis, and there aren't any additional fees other than the standard licensing fee."
    "The licensing fees are renewed annually."
    "Its price is comparable to the competitors in the market."
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    "The software only licensing model is priced normally, but the licensing model that comes with hardware is priced very high. You can choose to pay the license yearly, or you can pay every three years, or every five years."
    "Pricing for Nutanix Acropolis AOS is higher. This is one of the reasons why we were looking into other options."
    "The pricing is fair for the package."
    "I don't feel that I am receiving the performance which I am paying for."
    "My advice is to get the ultimate license, as it is worth it."
    "Nutanix Acropolis AOS price includes no additional costs for features."
    "It is less expensive than the VMware alternative."
    "The licensing costs are a bit expensive but when you compare the features, it's reasonable."
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    Comparison Review

    it_user244362 - PeerSpot reviewer
    it_user244362
    Managing Consultant with 51-200 employees
    Aug 30, 2015
    Nutanix vs. VMware EVO:RAIL vs. FlexPod
    Originally posted at www.storagegaga.com/dont-get-too-drunk-on-hyper-converged/ I hate the fact that I am bursting the big bubble brewing about Hyper Convergence (HC). I urge all to look past the hot air and hype frenzy that are going on, because in the end, the HC platforms have to be aligned…
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    Answers from the Community

    Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
    Miriam Tover
    Service Delivery Manager at PeerSpot
    Oct 31, 2019
    Oct 31, 2019
    What Is The Biggest Difference Between NetApp HCI and Nutanix?
    The biggest difference is the ability to scale compute and storage independently. NetApp can scale up the storage without the need for extra CPU (and hence VMware licenses for ESX). Nutanix does have a storage node, but it has limitations. Another key difference is the NetApp uses an inbuilt method for the central storage plane and doesn't use VSAN which saves on licensing. Cost wise, Nutanix i...
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    AhmedKamal3
    Regional Manager at VAD
    Mar 13, 2019
    it depends on your needs NetApp Is Very Good , but expensive as it's All Flash , based on SolidFire Storage . It will support only VMware but Nutanix can be ALL Flash or Hybrid , also can work with Hyper-v , VMware or Nutanix AHV
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    it_user951444 - PeerSpot reviewer
    it_user951444
    Solutions Architect with 5,001-10,000 employees
    Mar 13, 2019
    The biggest difference is the ability to scale compute and storage independently. NetApp can scale up the storage without the need for extra CPU (and hence VMware licenses for ESX). Nutanix does have a storage node, but it has limitations. Another key difference is the NetApp uses an inbuilt method for the central storage plane and doesn't use VSAN which saves on licensing. Cost wise, Nutanix is almost always more expensive than alternative solutions.
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    Top Industries

    By visitors reading reviews
    Construction Company
    20%
    Outsourcing Company
    10%
    Financial Services Firm
    10%
    Comms Service Provider
    9%
    Outsourcing Company
    11%
    Manufacturing Company
    9%
    Computer Software Company
    8%
    Financial Services Firm
    8%
     

    Company Size

    By reviewers
    Large Enterprise
    Midsize Enterprise
    Small Business
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business8
    Midsize Enterprise9
    Large Enterprise19
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business93
    Midsize Enterprise76
    Large Enterprise88
     

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    Have you received reliable help from Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure's support when you contacted them?
    NCI is one of the best out there. For any software, no matter how good it is, technical support makes it or breaks it for me. You may have an amazing product but if there is not anyone to help you ...
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    Nutanix Acropolis AOS, Nutanix AOS, Nutanix Acropolis
     

    Overview

    NetApp HCI is the only true enterprise-scale hyper converged cloud infrastructure. NetApp HCI comes in a 2 RU chassis with 4 node expansion slots.

    NetApp

    Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure delivers high performance and scalability with central management and one-click upgrades. It enhances data protection and reduces deployment complexities, perfect for businesses seeking efficient virtualization.

    Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure offers a comprehensive platform integrating compute, storage, and network for optimal infrastructure management. It supports multiple hypervisors, offering flexibility, efficiency, and ease of use. With features like Prism for centralized management, organizations can manage resources effectively while benefiting from data protection enhancements such as deduplication and compression. Hyper-convergence enables seamless integration, reducing operational costs and increasing scalability. Though the pricing is high, and setup and administration can be complex, the ability to support hybrid cloud implementations and critical infrastructures like VDI and databases provides notable advantages.

    What are the key features of Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure?
    • Prism for Centralized Management: Simplifies resource management with a single control interface.
    • High Performance: Offers efficient I/O operations to enhance processing efficiency.
    • Scalability: Easily adjusts to growing business needs with one-click upgrades.
    • Data Protection: Uses deduplication and compression for secure data handling.
    • Hyper-Convergence: Integrates compute, storage, and network to optimize infrastructure.
    • Multi-Hypervisor Support: Provides flexibility to choose preferred hypervisors.
    What benefits should users look for in Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure?
    • Cost Effectiveness: Reduces operational costs through resource optimization.
    • Ease of Management: Centralized control enhances administrative efficiency.
    • Scalability: Grows seamlessly with business demand.
    • Data Protection: Increases security and reliability of data management.
    • Performance Improvement: Streamlines server provisioning and resource management.

    Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure finds adoption across industries for virtualization, cloud services, and infrastructure consolidation. Organizations utilize it for hybrid clouds and virtual server hosting, supporting applications like databases and virtual desktop infrastructures. They report enhanced data protection, disaster recovery capabilities, and improved performance, facilitating effective resource management.

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    Sample Customers

    American Showa, Children's Mercy, Coca-Cola, Consultel Cloud, Evangelische Landeskirche in Wurttemberg, Imperva, Surface Mount Technology
    St. Lukes Health System, the City of Seattle, Yahoo! Japan, Sligro, Empire Life, Hyundai AUS, and many others.
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