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Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) vs Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Nutanix Kubernetes Platform...
Ranking in Container Management
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Rafay Kubernetes Operations...
Ranking in Container Management
20th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Container Management category, the mindshare of Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) is 5.6%, up from 4.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform is 0.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Container Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)5.6%
Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform0.8%
Other93.6%
Container Management
 

Featured Reviews

RashidAnwar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Lead at Tetra Pak
Centralized cluster deployment has improved remote site operations and supported hybrid application models
The initial setup was not straightforward. It was challenging, but then it was manageable. It is relatively easy, but we do have challenges. Not everything is straightforward. There are things that can be addressed. In a couple of cases, we needed some third-party expertise to ensure that we did it correctly. In most cases, we were able to do it on our own. When hosting something on Azure and connecting with an HTTPS link, there are some dependencies that need to be tweaked on Nutanix. Otherwise, it does not communicate with the on-premises infrastructure. There were a few tweaks that we struggled with for almost a couple of days. That was not part of the original design manual. We needed to make some tweaks within the cluster ourselves to achieve the goal. There were some shortcomings in the design that we had to customize ourselves to achieve, especially integration with Azure Cloud.
Prashant Aghao - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate System Engineer at Dhanyaayai enterprise private limited
Centralized control has streamlined multi‑cluster management and automated application deployments
The best features of Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform are the centralized multi-cluster management, built-in RBAC policy for managing role-based access control, cluster lifecycle management, multi-cloud and hybrid cloud support, and centralized monitoring. Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform's RBAC policy helps my team by giving each user specific roles for managing the cluster, which makes RBAC integration easier and ensures that users do not have access to all clusters, thereby increasing security. The multi-cloud support stands out for me as it supports different cloud environments on a single platform, including Azure, AWS, and GCP clusters, which helps me manage clusters working on different platforms.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Compared to Azure or Amazon, Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) is not as secure, but the new edition may improve these functionalities."
"Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) is a centralized platform that allows us to deploy different clusters from a centralized location."
"The platform is stable."
"Before working with Nutanix Kubernetes (NKP), I was working on Dockers, which required separate setups for each microservice, application, or web server, but now everything is under one umbrella, allowing us to manage it all without going here and there."
"The stability of Nutanix is exceptional; when operational, it performs flawlessly and demonstrates remarkable resilience."
"We have great support from Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) and the experience has been excellent; the relationship maintained with the team in India is particularly strong, and the support directly from Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) itself has been exceptional."
"The platform is easy to set up, maintain, and update."
"What I like the most about Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) are the catalog applications, which provide an internal Git repo with logging and backup operators that are pre-integrated in the Kubernetes cluster itself, making it a simple plug and play feature where we can enable any operators we want to use in Kubernetes in a simple way."
"Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform has positively impacted our organization by increasing overall productivity as a team because we are a big team with many people working on Kubernetes clusters on different public clouds."
"I have seen a return on investment, with key benefits including fast deployment cycles, improvement in security and management, reduced downtime, and improved time spent on cluster management."
 

Cons

"I was very disappointed with the air gap implementation; it was not fully air-gapped as it should be and you still need to open access to multiple cloud services."
"One drawback was that Nutanix required a higher number of nodes compared to VMware."
"The reviewer has experience with Cisco and expressed a preference for Cisco over Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)."
"A significant limitation of the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) is its requirement for extensive Kubernetes knowledge."
"They have to improve their marketplace offering for Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) which is currently limited."
"There were some shortcomings in the design that we had to customize ourselves to achieve, especially integration with Azure Cloud."
"There are some limitations with the non-air gap version as it requires complete internet access, which poses restrictions due to government regulations."
"Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) Kubernetes dashboard itself needs improvement."
"Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform should have lower licensing costs for smaller organizations like mine, and it could integrate third-party tools as well."
"From a normal point of view, most things are good with Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform, but I think there is a bit of a learning curve for new users unfamiliar with the platform, as it sometimes takes time to understand what exactly we are doing there and how everything works."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
9%
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Company Size

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Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)?
While I'm glad to provide good marks, the areas that have room for improvement in Nutanix are the pricing. I believe the pricing will improve over time. The cost is what it is. I would suggest impr...
What is your primary use case for Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)?
My use case for Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) is to redeploy and migrate existing Kubernetes workloads in the public cloud to on-premises Nutanix.
What advice do you have for others considering Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)?
The maintenance of Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) is good. My experience with managing applications in production with Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) is really excellent. It is really stable....
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