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Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) vs SwiftStack [EOL] comparison

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The compared Nutanix and NVIDIA solutions aren't in the same category. Nutanix is ranked #4 in HCI , with an average rating of 8.5, and holds a 9.0% mindshare in the category. Additionally, 94% of Nutanix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of NVIDIA users who would recommend it.
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    100% willing to recommend
     

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    Categories and Ranking

    Nutanix Cloud Infrastructur...
    Average Rating
    8.6
    Reviews Sentiment
    7.3
    Number of Reviews
    199
    Ranking in other categories
    Software Defined Storage (SDS) (6th), HCI (4th), Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) (3rd), Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (5th)
    SwiftStack [EOL]
    Average Rating
    8.6
    Number of Reviews
    8
    Ranking in other categories
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    Featured Reviews

    JD
    Jean Charles
    Dsi at OFFICE PUBLIC DE L HABITAT DE ROUEN
    Hyper-converged storage has improved performance and now supports high redundancy for our VMs
    Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) was transparent because we were on a regular infrastructure before. We went on NCI and were able to improve performance, but it did not really change how things worked. The performance was really better for applications and access times to the data. I regularly looked at the analytics to see what was going on in my servers and what it was saying to optimize performance. It was pretty interesting because it could analyze and give insights on how to get things working better. In the latest versions, the Prism interface has been replaced by Prism Central. This requires another machine to be deployed to manage the servers.
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    it_user1759539 - PeerSpot reviewer
    it_user1759539
    System administrator at a library with 11-50 employees
    A nicely-done product that provides a lot of graphs and reports to see what's happening in the background and makes configuration easier
    It's very well done for what it's supposed to do, and I don't have anything to add, but I would like them to keep it available to the public. SwiftStack is going out of the market. NVIDIA purchased SwiftStack a couple of years ago, and they won't be making it available to the public anymore. Our license is up to March 31st.
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    Pros

    "The solution brings a lot of convenience and ease of use for the customer, is easy to manage, has easy scalability which is one of its great advantages, and is highly compatible with other platforms."
    "The solution is very stable. We haven't had any issues."
    "Nutanix has several unique capabilities to ensure linear scalability."
    "From a software perspective, it's incredibly stable and portable."
    "Acropolis AOS's networking concept is excellent."
    "We now increase the capacity of our datacenter without having to add more square footage, while increasing its horsepower, allowing us to run more servers utilizing less space than before."
    "We couldn't have chosen better, as we were able to reduce our data center footprint by two-thirds, reduced the management tools and teams, eliminated the SAN complexity, increased the IOPS metrics, and increased the overall performance by 40%."
    "When we decided to migrate the VM servers to Nutanix, we no longer faced downtime issues and received no more complaints from our customers."
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    "The most valuable feature is its versatility. We use 1space and we can use it for almost anything: for our cloud service, for backups of VMs."
    "In terms of the hardware flexibility, with SwiftStack not being a hardware company, I literally buy any hardware that's the least expensive, from any vendor... from a flexibility standpoint, I think it's fantastic. I can go to anybody, anywhere - any vendor - and get my hardware."
    "The performance is good. It is a secondary storage platform designed for archive and backup, so performance for the right use cases is very good. We have been pretty happy in that regard."
    "SwiftStack is also quite flexible when it comes to hardware. It depends, of course, on the use case and the kind of hardware you want to buy. But you have quite a bit of choice in hardware. The SwiftStack software itself does not impose anything on you."
    "The SwiftStack Controller, which is the web UI, provides out of band management. This has been one of the best features of it. It allows us to be able to do upgrades and look at performance metrics. It is a top feature and reason to choose the product."
    "SwiftStack has decreased our cost for storing and utilizing data, definitely by half."
    "Their support staff is second to none; they're the best support staff I've ever worked with, with any vendor of any caliber, in the past 20 years."
    "It is a very well-done solution; I have no issues with it, it is well-explained, and configuration is easy with it."
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    Cons

    "While the product is great, in certain situations we find it less easy to deal with than how it is presented."
    "Benchmark testing indicated that workloads did slightly better on our Vblock by a few percentage"
    "From an administration perspective, the software's pretty big; it would be great if they could add more features and API integrations to the higher-level products."
    "The one disadvantage is relative, financially Nutanix Acropolis AOS is a little bit more expensive than the old solution."
    "I would enjoy an advanced mode where experienced users can leverage their knowledge to do advanced things currently only allowed using the command line tools on the CVM."
    "With some projects that we are deploying, there are errors that arise when adding nodes."
    "The technical support is not great, but it's good."
    "Nutanix could streamline Acropolis' advanced management to keep pace with its competitors."
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    "Management UI can be improved and have more functionalities."
    "On the controller features, there needs to be a bit more clean up of the user interface. There are a lot of options available on the GUI which might be better organized or compartmentalized. There are times when you are going through the user interface and you have to look around for where the setting may be. A little bit more attention to the organization of the user interface would be helpful."
    "We find the pricing rather steep."
    "The biggest room for improvement is the maturity of the proxyFS solution. That piece of code is relatively new, so most of our issues have been around the proxyFS."
    "They should provide a more concise hardware calculator when you're putting your capacity together."
    "On the controller features, there needs to be a bit more clean up of the user interface."
    "Don't use it because it will go off the market in three months. It won't be available."
    "It's very well done for what it's supposed to do, and I don't have anything to add, but I would like them to keep it available to the public. SwiftStack is going out of the market. NVIDIA purchased SwiftStack a couple of years ago, and they won't be making it available to the public anymore. Our license is up to March 31st."
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    Pricing and Cost Advice

    "The price of the solution is expensive. However, the price to performance is good. The cost for development and installation is very low."
    "The license is quite clear to me. It's much clearer than what we had with our previous virtualization environment. The licensing is not complex to understand."
    "While cost may seem higher than your traditional 3-tier architecture, you need to look at the bigger picture. You're not just buying hardware here. You're buying a complete environment."
    "Work close with your InfraTeam and discuss with Nutanix the best way to achieve sizing and price that are right for you."
    "Many of my customers have issues with Acropolis' licensing model because they are charging the customers based on two things— the CPUs and the capacity in the solid stack disk — and that's a problem. Nutanix's competitors are not licensing that layer, so this is something that they should change. They should abandon this licensing model because it's too complex. Technical support is bundled with the subscription."
    "We just have a support license for Nutanix."
    "Able to grow with smaller, more linear increments of investment"
    "The pricing is very competitive when compared with other vendors. As long as Nutanix goes forward with the same price and same type of offering, it will definitely have a large number of customers adopting the same solution very soon."
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    "The pricing model is great and makes sense. We have talked about how to get into more of a frequent billing cycle than once a year. That would be an interesting concept to add into the product, having the ability to have monthly billing instead of having to do a one-year licensing renewal. However, the way the license works by charging for storage consumed is definitely what makes them the most competitive."
    "We have had a 40 to 50 percent reduction in CAPEX on the acquisition of new hardware, which is probably conservative."
    "We find the pricing rather steep. Of course, you get quality for your money, that's absolutely true... [But] when you look at the prices of the licensing and the prices of your hardware, it's quite substantial."
    "All in, with hardware and everything else - and I hate to say a dollar amount because it's been awhile since I computed it - I know I'm under the $300 to $500 per terabyte mark. I call that my "all in" price, which has replications built in and protections built in."
    "We are able to dynamically grow storage at a lower cost. We can repurpose hardware and buy commodity hardware. There is a huge cost savings, on average $100,000 a year compared to traditional storage for what we have at our size."
    "The annual support and maintenance costs compared to our old solution for backups had about a two-thirds savings, so about a 60% annual savings on our support and maintenance contract. That savings funded additional expansion for what it was costing us for the support and maintenance contracts on old solution."
    "COST_SAVING; We have had a 40 to 50 percent reduction in CAPEX on the acquisition of new hardware, which is probably conservative."
    "One of their advantages of being a commercial open source platform is, for the scale that they offer, the pricing is pretty competitive."
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    Comparison Review

    it_user244362 - PeerSpot reviewer
    it_user244362
    Managing Consultant with 51-200 employees
    Aug 30, 2015
    Nutanix vs. VMware EVO:RAIL vs. FlexPod
    Originally posted at www.storagegaga.com/dont-get-too-drunk-on-hyper-converged/ I hate the fact that I am bursting the big bubble brewing about Hyper Convergence (HC). I urge all to look past the hot air and hype frenzy that are going on, because in the end, the HC platforms have to be aligned…
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    Top Industries

    By visitors reading reviews
    Outsourcing Company
    11%
    Manufacturing Company
    10%
    Financial Services Firm
    8%
    Computer Software Company
    8%
    Outsourcing Company
    15%
    Construction Company
    13%
    Comms Service Provider
    12%
    Manufacturing Company
    10%
     

    Company Size

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    Large Enterprise
    Midsize Enterprise
    Small Business
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business93
    Midsize Enterprise76
    Large Enterprise88
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business3
    Midsize Enterprise2
    Large Enterprise3
     

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    NCI is a product with many tools and services but the one that, in my opinion, makes it better than similar products and worth using, is the full-stack lifecycle management. This capacity allows u...
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    Have you received reliable help from Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure's support when you contacted them?
    NCI is one of the best out there. For any software, no matter how good it is, technical support makes it or breaks it for me. You may have an amazing product but if there is not anyone to help you ...
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    Also Known As

    Nutanix Acropolis AOS, Nutanix AOS, Nutanix Acropolis
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    Overview

    Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure delivers high performance and scalability with central management and one-click upgrades. It enhances data protection and reduces deployment complexities, perfect for businesses seeking efficient virtualization.

    Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure offers a comprehensive platform integrating compute, storage, and network for optimal infrastructure management. It supports multiple hypervisors, offering flexibility, efficiency, and ease of use. With features like Prism for centralized management, organizations can manage resources effectively while benefiting from data protection enhancements such as deduplication and compression. Hyper-convergence enables seamless integration, reducing operational costs and increasing scalability. Though the pricing is high, and setup and administration can be complex, the ability to support hybrid cloud implementations and critical infrastructures like VDI and databases provides notable advantages.

    What are the key features of Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure?
    • Prism for Centralized Management: Simplifies resource management with a single control interface.
    • High Performance: Offers efficient I/O operations to enhance processing efficiency.
    • Scalability: Easily adjusts to growing business needs with one-click upgrades.
    • Data Protection: Uses deduplication and compression for secure data handling.
    • Hyper-Convergence: Integrates compute, storage, and network to optimize infrastructure.
    • Multi-Hypervisor Support: Provides flexibility to choose preferred hypervisors.
    What benefits should users look for in Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure?
    • Cost Effectiveness: Reduces operational costs through resource optimization.
    • Ease of Management: Centralized control enhances administrative efficiency.
    • Scalability: Grows seamlessly with business demand.
    • Data Protection: Increases security and reliability of data management.
    • Performance Improvement: Streamlines server provisioning and resource management.

    Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure finds adoption across industries for virtualization, cloud services, and infrastructure consolidation. Organizations utilize it for hybrid clouds and virtual server hosting, supporting applications like databases and virtual desktop infrastructures. They report enhanced data protection, disaster recovery capabilities, and improved performance, facilitating effective resource management.

    Nutanix

    SwiftStack [EOL] offers robust cloud integration, rapid deployment, and hardware-agnostic capabilities, making it a preferred choice for organizations needing scalable and flexible storage solutions. It supports a variety of storage needs from object storage to enterprise-grade backup systems.

    SwiftStack [EOL] is recognized for its seamless cloud integration and platform independence, enabling rapid deployment and superior scalability. Its metadata search, proxyFS, and 1space feature enhance versatility and backup efficiency. SwiftStack Controller provides an enhanced management experience with easy system upgrades and performance monitoring. While the management UI and ProxyFS maturity have room for improvement, users seek more organized interfaces and better REST API support. Enhancements in erasure coding configurations and data archiving, along with improved client library integrations, are highlighted needs. The demand for NFS integration improvements and options for data movement between storage policies is noted.

    What are the key features of SwiftStack?
    • Rapid Deployment: Fast and efficient system setup.
    • Scalability: Easily adapts to growing storage needs.
    • Flexibility: Hardware-agnostic and platform independent.
    • Resiliency: Robust data protection mechanisms.
    • Cloud Integration: Seamlessly integrates with cloud services.
    • Metadata Search: Facilitates efficient data retrieval.
    • ProxyFS Capability: Offers versatile storage solutions.
    • 1space Feature: Enhances backup efficiency.
    What benefits and ROI should be expected in reviews?
    • Cost Efficiency: Reduces deployment and operational costs.
    • Performance: Fast data ingestion and access speed.
    • Enhanced Management: Simplifies system management with advanced tools.
    • Versatility: Supports diverse storage needs from backups to cloud services.

    SwiftStack [EOL] is implemented in industries as a backup platform for Commvault and Veeam, cloud storage similar to Amazon S3 or Azure Blob. It's essential for SaaS platforms, data sharing in research, preproduction object storage, data center operations, and archival management for OpenStack Swift servers in educational and research institutions.

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    St. Lukes Health System, the City of Seattle, Yahoo! Japan, Sligro, Empire Life, Hyundai AUS, and many others.
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