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Nutanix Central vs Veeam Data Platform 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
7.6
Veeam Data Platform offers cost-effective backup solutions, reducing management and storage needs while accelerating recovery times and delivering quick returns.
I have seen measurable outcomes from using Nutanix Central, such as more efficient IT management.
When an alert appears, Nutanix provides detailed information and resolution steps, making our job easier.
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
7.4
Veeam Data Platform's customer support is praised for its responsiveness, expertise, and high user satisfaction, despite occasional slow responses.
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.
Most cases are handled perfectly.
 

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
7.5
Veeam Data Platform allows seamless and flexible scalability across environments despite minor cost challenges, suiting varied enterprise sizes.
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.
It involves acquiring additional licenses as needed.
In order to scale Veeam Data Platform, we have to pay a lot more money.
 

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
7.9
Veeam Data Platform is stable, reliable, with minimal downtime, handling environments well, though large deployments may need support.
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.
There are no issues with stability in Veeam Data Platform.
 

Room For Improvement

Users recommend improving Nutanix Central by enhancing VM migration, IAM documentation, API compatibility, and simplifying update processes.
Veeam Data Platform needs better integration, improved usability, fortified security, and simplified licensing to address pricing concerns and expand capabilities.
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.
The improvement we would like to see is the option to scale Veeam Data up in smaller sections rather than large sections, which requires paying much more.
Reducing it by 20% would make it more accessible to a broader range of customers.
OpenStack is something Veeam Data Platform doesn't support, and they haven't indicated that they will support it in the future.
 

Setup Cost

Nutanix Central aids enterprise users in cost governance, resource planning, and aligns with budget constraints without extra fees.
Veeam Data Platform offers competitive pricing with flexible licensing but can be costly, particularly for larger environments and cloud integration.
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.
A reduction of 20% in the current cost would make the solution more attractive to clients.
Veeam Data Platform is more expensive than OpenStack because we pay for it in US dollars, while we pay for OpenStack in Egyptian pounds.
From what I know, it is expensive to add modules, with a scale rating of eight out of ten.
 

Valuable Features

Nutanix Central streamlines resource management, offering centralized visibility, effective cluster control, and proactive hardware insights and alerts.
Veeam Data Platform offers user-friendly management, rapid recovery, seamless integration, virtual backup, and strong data protection features.
The visibility we get from Nutanix Central—seeing it all in one spot—primarily gives us significant time savings.
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.
Before an issue becomes critical, it sends us an email notification with warning status information.
The platform is user-friendly, comprehensive, and compatible with numerous market solutions, including virtualization and bare metal servers.
Veeam Data Platform is valuable for its stability and the ability to easily contact support for assistance.
Veeam Data Platform provides me with the most useful features such as application restore, single file restore, backup and replication, and continuous replication.
 

Categories and Ranking

Nutanix Central
Ranking in Virtualization Management Tools
6th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (18th), Data Center Infrastructure Management (7th), Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (8th)
Veeam Data Platform
Ranking in Virtualization Management Tools
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
424
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (1st), Cloud Backup (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (10th)
 

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.
Edward Hore - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable with good support but needs a better navigation menu
We use Veeam Data to back up our VMware infrastructure Veeam Data Platform is valuable for its stability and the ability to easily contact support for assistance. The support team provides answers whenever we need them. It is also one of the most scalable backup solutions I've worked with. The…
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 9, 2014
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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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, ...
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Also Known As

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Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE
 

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Sample Customers

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Business & Legal Resources Inc., Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, Alliance Healthcare, Poulin Grain Inc., Linear Technology, Northwestern University, ARKEMA, Sogegross, City of Lynchburg
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