We performed a comparison between Nutanix AHV and VMware vSphere based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Nutanix AHV and VMware vSphere have a similar user rating regarding ease of deployment and service and support. If pricing is a factor, Nutanix AHV had a better rating. Regarding features, Nutanix AHV users felt there were software compatibility limitations, whereas VMware vSphere users felt the solution wasn’t so user-friendly.
"It is the simple non-consideration we get with this product that's great. It just works."
"Using AHV, we have a built-in VR solution. It operates using a reduplication-based unique package transfer process."
"Nutanix AHV Virtualization has good performance and can be used for backup and disaster."
"Nutanix AHV Virtualization is a private cloud platform offering integration with various public cloud providers. This integration allows for a multi-cloud approach. In my opinion, Nutanix AHV Virtualization's strength is its storage. It innovates and excels in the hyper-converged storage segment, making it the number one choice in this area."
"The solution scales very well."
"Nutanix AHV is very scalable. It can go to unlimited nodes."
"Nutanix AHV virtualization requires little disk size for a huge number of servers. We can do everything from a single dashboard, monitoring performance, and single-task boxes."
"The most valuable part of Nutanix is its centralized management of everything."
"The features in VMware vSphere data recovery are excellent. Sometimes I've deleted an entire server before and was able to recover the deleted VM. I just used some command line tools and I was able to restore the deleted VM."
"The initial setup is very easy and takes half an hour to complete."
"I have found the Storage vMotion feature to be the most valuable."
"It has high clustering and availability features. These features are not found with other hypervisors."
"vSphere has enabled an enterprise class virtualization environment with a central point of monitoring and management stretched over multiple datacenters (multi-site use), adding all the features of clustering for high-availability and failover, VM migration, and operations."
"The ability to to virtualize systems and run those virtual workloads with a fewer number of servers is tremendous."
"Once you have everything configured, it is relatively straightforward."
"The scalability has been good."
"An improvement would be for Nutanix AHV to support VMDK, AOS, Hyper-V, and VMware."
"The management console needs to improve to make it easier for administrators. For example, to be able to reorganize our VMs, folders, and subfolders, similarly as it is provided in VMware. We can sort, manage, and organize VMs, folders, or subfolders in VMware."
"The solution could improve the call logging system to HPE, it is a bit tedious."
"I would like to see more automation of Day One operations, such as DRS, and HA."
"Some companies do not support AHV."
"Nutanix’s support team is not very efficient compared to others."
"In terms of improvement, I think that they could have more partnerships with providers."
"Lacks integration with the cloud or other solutions."
"We would like to see the container-based operating system launched soon for this solution."
"When we talk about the overall private cloud stack, I would prefer for it be a lot more seamless."
"Its price could be better. It is expensive, and its price is a big concern."
"We want to see improvement from VMware with security. We want minimal downtime. We want automation. We want to deploy more efficiently."
"The integration capabilities of the solution have certain shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required."
"The technical support is good. However, it could be more seamless when it comes to chat support and lower response times."
"The license fee could be more affordable."
"Although vSphere is a nearly perfect product, it does need a little improvement. Datacenter and Cluster structure should be mixed so that the management of clusters would be easier."
Nutanix AHV Virtualization is ranked 6th in Server Virtualization Software with 44 reviews while VMware vSphere is ranked 2nd in Server Virtualization Software with 446 reviews. Nutanix AHV Virtualization is rated 8.6, while VMware vSphere is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Nutanix AHV Virtualization writes "Lightweight, integrates well, and the technical support is responsive". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware vSphere writes "Offers good performance and is useful for banking systems". Nutanix AHV Virtualization is most compared with Proxmox VE, Hyper-V, KVM, Citrix Hypervisor and Oracle VM, whereas VMware vSphere is most compared with Hyper-V, Proxmox VE, VMware Workstation, Oracle VM and RHEV. See our Nutanix AHV Virtualization vs. VMware vSphere report.
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