We performed a comparison between Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and SolidFire based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two HCI solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
"A great feature is that I basically set it and forget it, as everything is automatic."
"StarWind allows us to move virtual machines from one physical host to another, which greatly reduces the downtime required for maintenance."
"The install itself is easy as pie."
"This was a great implementation for a small to mid-size business."
"The ROI is great on this product."
"The fact that the solution is vendor-agnostic allows it to be used with any virtualization vendor while remaining a powerful abstraction over storage."
"StarWind SANs come with outstanding support."
"The top-notch support before, during, and after deployments are better than any other vendor I have come across."
"Nutanix Acropolis AOS is stable. We didn't receive any concerns regarding any problems, The customers have no concerns about the reliability."
"The HCI environment itself is very intuitive. Everything is centralized under one solution. And, they also have fast server built in in addition to a network analyzer."
"Some of the most valuable features of Nutanix Acropolis are that it's free from Nutanix and it's very stable."
"Performing a Nutanix software upgrade is a very simple and non-disruptive process."
"In addition to the hyper-converged infrastructure, most of our clients are pleased with Acropolis' built-in replication in terms of the DR setup. Our clients also like Prism Central's advanced management and analytics, and many find Nutanix Flow and playbooks incredibly useful."
"Acropolis' main advantages are high performance and availability."
"The most valuable feature is Move, which allows you to migrate virtual machines from VM to AHV."
"Nutanix Acropolis AOS is easy to use, it is a great platform."
"I would say in terms of architecture and in terms of functionality, the product is quite good."
"SolidFire provides seamless performance across your storage system when you need to scale up. Other storage systems do not do that."
"It's got full API functionality and the performance is pretty steady."
"For me, the product could be improved by it being made cheaper."
"A better overall view of the different deployments could be beneficial, although this is difficult due to how flexible the solution is."
"I would like to see options for automated notifications of any changes, including, for example, synchronization issues."
"It took a bit of knowledge and support to put in place but once installed it works fine. Migration (HyperV) from one server to another sometimes takes longer than expected but there is no data loss even if the host crashes."
"It would help if the manufacturer provided clearer and more detailed documentation, with explanations of how the application can be installed in various HA configurations."
"I think the setup could be streamlined a bit."
"I found that certain browsers are not fully compatible with the administration web access portal."
"Having more support plan options would be nice."
"It would be ideal if it was more secure."
"The initial setup can be a bit difficult."
"The cost of the solution is too expensive. There are other options, such as VMware, that are offered for less money. In Latin America, it seems to be overpriced for the market."
"As Nutanix Acropolis AOS is on the expensive side, one of its areas for improvement is the price. It would also be better if it can be integrated with other cloud providers, because currently, it's only for private cloud deployment."
"The scalability of Nutanix Acropolis AOS needs improvement."
"As far as what could be improved, they have some built-in backup functions already, but any built-in isolation features like vision security features and free LAN features become a security concern."
"The ability to create clusters faster would be nice to see in a future release."
"In Thailand, there really isn't a cloud version of Nutanx available to us."
"You don't have business continuity with SolidFire. I think it could be a nice feature to have in the future."
"SolidFire should start from two nodes instead of the four nodes. That's the only thing. In a lot of solutions, we have to use four nodes, that's the better thing. But as a starting point, two is better. That's why their starting point is expensive."
"The upgrade process could be better."
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Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is ranked 1st in HCI with 86 reviews while SolidFire is ranked 21st in All-Flash Storage Arrays with 3 reviews. Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is rated 8.6, while SolidFire is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) writes "Serious reliability and stability across the entire system makes for ROI". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolidFire writes "Simple to deploy and has good stability ". Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is most compared with VxRail, VMware vSAN, HPE SimpliVity, VMware vSphere and Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series, whereas SolidFire is most compared with NetApp AFF (All Flash FAS), VMware vSAN, NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays, Pure Storage FlashArray and Dell Unity XT. See our Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) vs. SolidFire report.
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