Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) vs SAP S4HANA on AWS comparison

Nutanix and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are both solutions in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category. Nutanix is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.7, while Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.9. Nutanix holds a 1.6% mindshare in ISI, compared to Amazon Web Services (AWS)’s 2.6% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Nutanix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users who would recommend it.

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)

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Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 16, 2024

SAP S4HANA on AWS and Nutanix Cloud Clusters are solutions designed to enhance enterprise operations. SAP S4HANA seems to have the upper hand in terms of features and real-time data management capabilities.

Features: SAP S4HANA on AWS offers an in-memory HANA database that improves access and boosts performance, integrates multiple functions from finance to manufacturing, and provides AI-enabled automation. NC2 delivers flexible data management, hybrid cloud operations, and enterprise-level performance with cloud and on-premises applications.

Room for Improvement: SAP S4HANA on AWS could enhance resource utilization and make integration tools more user-friendly, with users noting complexity in setup and querying hardware pricing. NC2 faces challenges due to limited user awareness and pricing concerns, with room to improve snapshot functionality and configuration clarity.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP S4HANA on AWS provides a variety of deployment options, though there are mixed reviews regarding SAP's technical support response times. NC2 deployment benefits from simplified hybrid cloud integration but requires more robust support and quicker issue resolutions.

Pricing and ROI: SAP S4HANA on AWS is often priced higher but recognized for a high return on investment due to efficiency and performance gains, while NC2 offers flexible licensing with a higher initial cost and a scalable cost structure that can grow with added features.

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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

6.8

Users expect significant ROI from Nutanix Cloud Clusters, citing cost savings, boosted productivity, enhanced management, and future long-term savings.

Sentiment score

7.4

SAP S4HANA on AWS boosts performance, efficiency, and ROI, with payback in months and long-term financial benefits.

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.

Jose Ybarra

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).

Venu Karate

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%.

TomHamilton

Senior IT Engineer at Estes Express Lines

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On a very good implementation, usually, if the scale of the business is large, the implementation can give a payback within six, seven, or eight months of implementation.

AtifNajam

Group CIO at Ghulam Faruque Group

Although our investment was higher compared to the previous ERP system, we are able to derive ROI from SAP S4HANA on AWS.

SrinivasVadde

Finance Controller at kauvery

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.4

Nutanix Cloud Clusters support is praised for expertise and efficiency, though some note response times could improve.

Sentiment score

6.5

SAP S4HANA on AWS support receives mixed reviews; AWS prompt, SAP varies, necessitating improvement and expertise due to complexity.

The people I get are intelligent and know how to fix the issue the first time I call them, so it's been great.

TomHamilton

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.

ScottMorgan

Director at Lightpath

They're good and help us whenever we need them.

Jose Ybarra

Manager, Information Technology Engineers at IBC Bank

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They have a support model available, with first-level support handling initial issues when I integrate the system.

AtifNajam

Group CIO at Ghulam Faruque Group

We received the right support during our implementation and continue to benefit from it.

SrinivasVadde

Finance Controller at kauvery

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.6

Nutanix Cloud Clusters offers efficient scalability, supporting easy expansion and addressing diverse enterprise workload requirements despite configuration challenges.

Sentiment score

7.8

SAP S4HANA on AWS provides scalable support for large enterprises, integrates well, but requires technical expertise for efficient scaling.

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.

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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.

ShyamikaThamel

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.

Jose Ybarra

Manager, Information Technology Engineers at IBC Bank

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AWS has been running probably 96% of Fortune 500 companies across the globe, so scalability is not an issue.

AtifNajam

Group CIO at Ghulam Faruque Group

The product is versatile and can manage complexity beyond expectations.

Yasir Khalid

Project Manager at BSF

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.8

Nutanix Cloud Clusters are highly reliable, offer strong performance and support, and are praised for uptime and self-healing.

Sentiment score

7.8

SAP S4HANA on AWS is praised for stability and reliability, though performance can vary with specific setups and configurations.

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) is very reliable with 99.99% uptime.

Jose Ybarra

Manager, Information Technology Engineers at IBC Bank

The stability and reliability of Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) are commendable.

TomHamilton

Senior IT Engineer at Estes Express Lines

I have found Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) to be stable and reliable.

Venu Karate

Global Infrastructure& Cloud Operations at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees

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As a finance controller, we have seen improvements in finance deliverables, SLAs in payables, and reconciliation timelines.

SrinivasVadde

Finance Controller at kauvery

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Room For Improvement

Nutanix Cloud Clusters needs better pricing, interfaces, scalability, and enhanced tools for setup, integration, and cross-platform compatibility.

SAP S4HANA on AWS needs better integration, cost efficiency, user-friendly interfaces, improved support, scalability, and enhanced deployment resources.

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.

Venu Karate

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.

Jose Ybarra

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.

Bill Illis

Vice President, Technical Operations at The IT Group, LLC

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The interface and interaction with the technical team require intensive training.

Yasir Khalid

Project Manager at BSF

SAP introduced flexible workflows, which are even better if I want customized workflows for my documentation within the procurement domain.

AtifNajam

Group CIO at Ghulam Faruque Group

Having these integrations as a single source rather than working in silos would be beneficial for customers.

SrinivasVadde

Finance Controller at kauvery

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Setup Cost

Nutanix Cloud Clusters pricing is costly but fair, with migration challenges, license portability, and expense optimization benefits.

SAP S4HANA on AWS is costly but offers value with flexibility, significant enterprise investment, and potential discounts.

Our partners at Nutanix did work with us recently and reduced a huge licensing cost for us.

Jose Ybarra

Manager, Information Technology Engineers at IBC Bank

For us, the pricing and costs have been fair.

TomHamilton

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.

Bill Illis

Vice President, Technical Operations at The IT Group, LLC

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SAP is not cheap, with many hidden costs encountered during implementation.

Yasir Khalid

Project Manager at BSF

The initial setup required a higher investment, but the return on investment has justified the cost.

SrinivasVadde

Finance Controller at kauvery

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Valuable Features

Nutanix Cloud Clusters provide efficient management, scalability, cost optimization, and seamless integration across hybrid environments, enhancing disaster recovery.

SAP S4HANA on AWS offers a user-friendly interface, real-time processing, scalability, AI integration, and cost-effective, high-availability hosting.

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.

Jose Ybarra

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.

TomHamilton

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).

ScottMorgan

Director at Lightpath

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The costing and personnel planning integration are among the strongest areas of this solution.

AtifNajam

Group CIO at Ghulam Faruque Group

From the finance side, we have enhanced our internal controls and reduced the timeline for closing the month from a year to just two days.

SrinivasVadde

Finance Controller at kauvery

It manages complexity in various industries such as banking, manufacturing, and trading.

Yasir Khalid

Project Manager at BSF

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Categories and Ranking

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)

Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

8th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Management (9th), Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (2nd)

SAP S4HANA on AWS

Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

11th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) is 1.6%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP S4HANA on AWS is 2.6%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)	1.6%
SAP S4HANA on AWS	2.6%
Other	95.8%

Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

Featured Reviews

Jose Ybarra

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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AtifNajam

Group CIO at Ghulam Faruque Group

Strong integration in manufacturing and enhances flexibility with useful workflow management

Installation is very straightforward, however, implementation takes years or months based on the project's size. In manufacturing, the requirement might go from ten to 12 people. If I'm a sales-oriented company, such as an FMCG or something else, then I might need around seven or eight people at the very minimum. It is not an easy task to migrate. If I'm moving from a different ERP to S/4HANA, I need a proper project that probably spans several months, with significant engagement from both the business side and the technical side. I need an opportunity partner on it. Processing to SCE S/4HANA takes a bit of effort.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

25%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

University

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	12

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	15

Questions from the Community

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, ...

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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.

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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...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP S4HANA on AWS?

The initial setup required a higher investment, but the return on investment has justified the cost.

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What needs improvement with SAP S4HANA on AWS?

Currently, we have some integration areas like Concur and Ariba that could be improved. Having these integrations as a single source rather than working in silos would be beneficial for customers.

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What is your primary use case for SAP S4HANA on AWS?

We transitioned from being an existing Business One ( /products/sap-business-one-reviews ) user to using SAP S4HANA on AWS ( /products/sap-s4hana-on-aws-reviews ) because our business outgrew the p...

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Also Known As

Nutanix Clusters

SAP S/4HANA on AWS

Overview

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) provide scalable and cost-efficient infrastructure management across cloud and on-premises environments. With features like data portability and ease of setup, NC2 enables seamless migration without application refactoring.

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) supports businesses in managing hybrid IT environments, enhancing disaster recovery, and optimizing workloads. Users value NC2 for its unified management platform and redundancy features, facilitating cloud migration and integration with major cloud providers. Challenges include pricing and initial setup complexity, as well as feature parity between different cloud services.

What are the key features of Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)?

Scalability: Easily scales resources to meet business demands.
Cost Management: Controls and reduces cloud-related expenses.
Data Portability: Ensures seamless migration between environments.
Unified Management: Manages both cloud and on-premises platforms from one place.
Integration: Connects efficiently with multiple cloud providers.

What benefits and ROI should users expect?

Redundancy: Enhances disaster recovery capabilities and operational resilience.
License Portability: Simplifies license management across different environments.
Optimized Workloads: Maintains performance and reduces unnecessary costs.
Efficient Setup: Simplifies initial adjustments, ensuring quick deployment.

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) find application in industries requiring reliable infrastructure management, like finance and healthcare, to safeguard critical systems. Organizations leverage NC2 for virtual desktops, application modernization, and smooth transition to cloud operations, improving data security and replication processes.

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SAP customers of all sizes can fully realize all the benefits of the SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition on the AWS Cloud. With SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition on the AWS Cloud you can:

Achieve faster time to value with the AWS on-demand infrastructure
Rapidly provision infrastructure for SAP S/4HANA with no upfront cost or long-term commitment
Pay for only what you need Don't spend upfront costs purchasing hardware for what you can't forecast
Test and evaluate SAP S/4HANA, on-premise edition with a free trial offering from SAP on AWS

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