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Nutanix Central vs Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on May 8, 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
7.2
Nutanix Central boosts efficiency by 70%, simplifying IT management and reducing training needs with centralized access and improved functionality.
Sentiment score
6.4
Sangfor HCI offers cost-effective management and better returns, but ROI varies based on usage and user experience.
When an alert appears, Nutanix provides detailed information and resolution steps, making our job easier.
I have seen measurable outcomes from using Nutanix Central, such as more efficient IT management.
Managing without Nutanix Central would require significantly more man-hours.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.5
Nutanix Central support is praised for responsiveness, effective communication, and high user satisfaction despite occasional rushed initial resolutions.
Sentiment score
7.0
Sangfor HCI customer service is largely praised for responsiveness but occasionally faces language barriers and documentation concerns.
When an issue is reported and reviewed, they provide next steps and work to resolve the issue long term.
Nutanix support is one of the top ones I have dealt with.
They've always resolved issues in a timely manner.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
9.2
Nutanix Central scales efficiently, enabling seamless integration during expansions and reflecting its capability to adapt to growing demands.
Sentiment score
7.4
Sangfor HCI is praised for scalability and adaptability, though faces challenges with power consumption and component mismatches during updates.
It scales efficiently with the growing needs of our company.
Nutanix Central scales with the growing needs of my company, and we have expanded usage.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Nutanix Central is a stable, reliable platform with excellent performance, offering consistent operation and effective node failure alerts.
Sentiment score
7.5
Sangfor HCI is highly stable with minimal downtime, though some report compatibility issues and occasional crashes, depending on implementation.
If one node goes down, it automatically alerts us, but we can always count on the other builds running.
Nutanix Central is always available, so it's quite stable and reliable.
Nutanix Central is available 90% of the time with the ability to log in and manage all resources.
 

Room For Improvement

Users recommend improving Nutanix Central by enhancing VM migration, IAM documentation, API compatibility, and simplifying update processes.
Sangfor HCI needs improvements in performance, compatibility, security, interface, third-party integration, ERP compatibility, and support services.
One of the biggest challenges we have with Nutanix currently is that our Rubrik backups do not work with the Nutanix API.
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.
Once it is set up, everything works smoothly, but the initial setup was difficult.
 

Setup Cost

Nutanix Central aids enterprise users in cost governance, resource planning, and aligns with budget constraints without extra fees.
Sangfor HCI offers cost-effective pricing and comprehensive features compared to VMware and Nutanix, with straightforward licensing.
We do not incur additional costs for using Nutanix Central.
Nutanix Central's cost visibility feature helps with resource planning and budget preparation.
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.
 

Valuable Features

Nutanix Central streamlines resource management, offering centralized visibility, effective cluster control, and proactive hardware insights and alerts.
Sangfor HCI offers scalability, data protection, and user-friendliness with robust features, enhancing security and simplifying management through its GUI.
Before an issue becomes critical, it sends us an email notification with warning status information.
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.
The visibility we get from Nutanix Central—seeing it all in one spot—primarily gives us significant time savings.
 

Categories and Ranking

Nutanix Central
Ranking in Cloud Management
18th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Virtualization Management Tools (6th), Data Center Infrastructure Management (7th), Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (8th)
Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converg...
Ranking in Cloud Management
17th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
HCI (12th)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2703777 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
KashifAli - PeerSpot reviewer
User-friendly GUI, capable technical support team but complicated license mechanism
Sangfor HCI's license mechanism is too complicated. The license agreement is a distributed license. Within the HCI platform, Sangfor HCI has multiple licenses in terms of services. Sangfor HCI has a separate license for the security services, a separate license for the Doctor services, and application services. They have multiple SKUs in separate forms. As per local market requirements, I think they need to couple up these or bundle up the license model.
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
8%
 

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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?
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 res...
What is your primary use case for Nutanix Central?
My main use cases with Nutanix Central are managing updates, including LCM updates. We also manage all of our clusters and servers with it. It tells us the hardware health, VM health, disk issues, ...
What do you like most about Sangfor HCI?
It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten... Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sangfor HCI?
I rate the pricing of Sangfor HCI at a five, as it is thirty to thirty-five percent more efficient than other solutions in terms of total cost of ownership.
What needs improvement with Sangfor HCI?
I would like Sangfor to have a presence on some public cloud offerings, such as Azure or AWS, to build disaster recovery sites. This functionality is currently missing in the Pakistani market.
 

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Sample Customers

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TOSHIBA TEC Singapore, J&T Express Indonesia, Crowne Plaza Vietnam, Hermina Hospital Indonesia
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