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Nutanix Central vs Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 16, 2025

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
5.6
Nutanix Central offers significant efficiency and cost-effectiveness in IT management, enhancing restoration and issue resolution compared to VMware.
Sentiment score
6.8
Users expect significant ROI from Nutanix Cloud Clusters, citing cost savings, boosted productivity, enhanced management, and future long-term savings.
I have seen measurable outcomes from using Nutanix Central, such as more efficient IT management.
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
When an alert appears, Nutanix provides detailed information and resolution steps, making our job easier.
S30290139 Infrastructure Administrator II at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
Managing without Nutanix Central would require significantly more man-hours.
Systems Network Coordinator at a energy/utilities company with 11-50 employees
In time, it has proven beneficial because we no longer have to have hands-on management of a server environment; really, one engineer does it.
Manager, Information Technology Engineers at IBC Bank
In comparison, five years ago, we purchased 30 nodes on-prem, and now we are only using six nodes in Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2).
Global Infrastructure& Cloud Operations at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
I would say our total cost of ownership has been reduced by approximately 30% to 50%.
Senior IT Engineer at Estes Express Lines
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.6
Nutanix Central's support is praised for responsive, knowledgeable service, overcoming initial challenges to achieve high client satisfaction.
Sentiment score
7.4
Nutanix Cloud Clusters support is praised for expertise and efficiency, though some note response times could improve.
When an issue is reported and reviewed, they provide next steps and work to resolve the issue long term.
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
Nutanix support is one of the top ones I have dealt with.
Systems Network Coordinator at a energy/utilities company with 11-50 employees
They've always resolved issues in a timely manner.
S30290139 Infrastructure Administrator II at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
The people I get are intelligent and know how to fix the issue the first time I call them, so it's been great.
Senior IT Engineer at Estes Express Lines
The customer service and technical support have been very helpful; they jump on calls with us and stay engaged until any issues are resolved.
Director at Lightpath
They're good and help us whenever we need them.
Manager, Information Technology Engineers at IBC Bank
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
9.1
Nutanix Central scales efficiently with growing needs, allowing seamless expansion and earning high user ratings for scalability.
Sentiment score
7.6
Nutanix Cloud Clusters offers efficient scalability, supporting easy expansion and addressing diverse enterprise workload requirements despite configuration challenges.
It scales efficiently with the growing needs of our company.
S30290139 Infrastructure Administrator II at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
Nutanix Central scales with the growing needs of my company, and we have expanded usage.
Systems Network Coordinator at a energy/utilities company with 11-50 employees
During builds, it was very scalable, and adding or removing nodes was far quicker than if we were to do that on-prem in our own data center.
Virtualization engineer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
In the cloud clusters, we can instantly request a host-level host to add to Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2), and it will automatically expand.
Associate Tech Specialists at Seatrium
Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) scales very effectively with the growing needs of my company, and it does so very fast and quickly.
Manager, Information Technology Engineers at IBC Bank
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.8
Nutanix Central offers stable, reliable performance with high availability, resolving issues through scaling, and automatic alerts enhance reliability.
Sentiment score
7.8
Nutanix Cloud Clusters are highly reliable, offer strong performance and support, and are praised for uptime and self-healing.
If one node goes down, it automatically alerts us, but we can always count on the other builds running.
S30290139 Infrastructure Administrator II at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
Nutanix Central is always available, so it's quite stable and reliable.
Cloud Engineer III at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Nutanix Central is available 90% of the time with the ability to log in and manage all resources.
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) is very reliable with 99.99% uptime.
Manager, Information Technology Engineers at IBC Bank
The stability and reliability of Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) are commendable.
Senior IT Engineer at Estes Express Lines
I have found Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) to be stable and reliable.
Global Infrastructure& Cloud Operations at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Nutanix Central needs improved setup, enhanced permissions, seamless migration, better API compatibility, unified updates, and streamlined task execution.
Nutanix Cloud Clusters needs better pricing, interfaces, scalability, and enhanced tools for setup, integration, and cross-platform compatibility.
One of the biggest challenges we have with Nutanix currently is that our Rubrik backups do not work with the Nutanix API.
S30290139 Infrastructure Administrator II at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
It would be nice to go in and say, 'This VM doesn't need to be in this data center, and we'd prefer to put it in this one,' and have the ability to initiate the migration.
Cloud Engineer III at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Once it is set up, everything works smoothly, but the initial setup was difficult.
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
The one thing that stands out is the costing, especially if you check the NCM module, where you see the cost of the VM, which is defined by the customer rather than how the calculations work if that VM is a reserved instance.
Global Infrastructure& Cloud Operations at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
My suggestion would be getting up to speed on ransomware and evolving, as attackers are always one step ahead of what's out there.
Manager, Information Technology Engineers at IBC Bank
Some features that people say Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) lacks could be simplified to make it easier, such as a single pane of glass, and getting more into Google Cloud would be very helpful for our team as we're working on GCP interfaces.
Vice President, Technical Operations at The IT Group, LLC
 

Setup Cost

Nutanix Central offers budget-friendly integration with cost governance, enhancing resource planning and financial management across existing licenses.
Nutanix Cloud Clusters pricing is costly but fair, with migration challenges, license portability, and expense optimization benefits.
We do not incur additional costs for using Nutanix Central.
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
Nutanix Central's cost visibility feature helps with resource planning and budget preparation.
Systems Network Coordinator at a energy/utilities company with 11-50 employees
We tie in with cost governance in Nutanix Central, which helps us identify other products and determine whether we need to increase our licensing or reduce it.
Cloud Engineer III at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Our partners at Nutanix did work with us recently and reduced a huge licensing cost for us.
Manager, Information Technology Engineers at IBC Bank
For us, the pricing and costs have been fair.
Senior IT Engineer at Estes Express Lines
When working with my sales representatives, everything is included, they've been very helpful, and it's been within our price range for the most part.
Vice President, Technical Operations at The IT Group, LLC
 

Valuable Features

Nutanix Central centralizes multi-cluster management, enhancing efficiency and decision-making with integrated tools and insightful analytics dashboards.
Nutanix Cloud Clusters provide efficient management, scalability, cost optimization, and seamless integration across hybrid environments, enhancing disaster recovery.
The visibility we get from Nutanix Central—seeing it all in one spot—primarily gives us significant time savings.
Cloud Engineer III at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
It allows us to know what groups, such as application groups, servers belong to, so we can group them appropriately in consistency groups for DR purposes.
Works at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
Before an issue becomes critical, it sends us an email notification with warning status information.
S30290139 Infrastructure Administrator II at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
We're not limited based on the hardware that we have. We allow ourselves room for growth, and we can literally grow from today to tomorrow to ensure that we're handling our growth.
Manager, Information Technology Engineers at IBC Bank
We used to have a light-for-light kind of build-out in another data center in a different location. Now, we can pare that down to just a couple of nodes and know that we can burst it out when we need to.
Senior IT Engineer at Estes Express Lines
Nutanix's license portability is a very valuable tool for us because we were building our own data center, so we've bought on-prem licenses and then utilize that for Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2).
Director at Lightpath
 

Categories and Ranking

Nutanix Central
Ranking in Cloud Management
15th
Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
8th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Virtualization Management Tools (6th), Data Center Infrastructure Management (3rd)
Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)
Ranking in Cloud Management
9th
Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (8th)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2703777 - PeerSpot reviewer
S30290139 Infrastructure Administrator II at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
Helps us get ahead of potential problems, and their support has been phenomenal
I don't think there's much improvement needed in Nutanix Central. Maybe there are different tools I haven't discovered yet that may bring everyone on the same page. I am still in the process of researching them and providing feedback to Nutanix. For what we use it for, it runs efficiently. What I think is missing in Nutanix Central to make it the best product ever is compatibility with our backups. One of the biggest challenges we have with Nutanix currently is that our Rubrik backups do not work with the Nutanix API. That would be great to resolve, as it would reduce the time spent resolving the issue.
JY
Manager, Information Technology Engineers at IBC Bank
Enables us to grow at the speed of business and be ready for whatever is coming
What I admire most about Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) is its scalability; that option that everybody seems to eventually go to is cloud, and we're ready for that when we decide. This scalability feature has improved my company because we can grow at the speed of business, and that's very important. We're not limited by the hardware that we have. We allow ourselves room for growth, and we can literally grow from today to tomorrow to ensure that we're handling our growth. The scalability is critical for us, especially in the banking industry, where we just get bigger every year.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Government
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
23%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise12
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Central?
My experience with the pricing, setup costs, and licensing is limited as I don't manage that part. However, I know it has been within budget and hasn't impacted our financial planning.
What needs improvement with Nutanix Central?
One area of improvement could be from the AI side, as the industry shifts and grows. If we could get workflow mechanisms built into Nutanix Central, we could define workflows to solve known issues ...
What is your primary use case for Nutanix Central?
We use Nutanix Central for our hybrid cloud management because we have our on-premises Nutanix clusters and AWS cloud resources.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)?
I'm not familiar with the contracts, but I thought the process was pretty seamless. Licensing for the Nutanix part was the same as licensing something on-prem, and since it runs on bare metal EC2, ...
What needs improvement with Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)?
From an improvement perspective, I cannot see anything at this point because I used those Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) at that moment, but I am currently not using it. The pricing could be lower.
What is your primary use case for Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)?
I use the workload migration feature between clouds, such as migrating from VMware to Nutanix. I use Nutanix Move to migrate workloads from Nutanix Move. However, in some cases with our failover cl...
 

Also Known As

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Nutanix Clusters
 

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Sample Customers

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The Home Depot, JetBlue, Hyundai, ShiftLeft
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