Nutanix Prism vs vRealize Network Insight comparison

The compared Nutanix and VMware solutions aren't in the same category. Nutanix is ranked #5 in VM , with an average rating of 8.6, and holds a 13.9% mindshare in the category. VMware is ranked #41 in IM , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Nutanix users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of VMware users who would recommend it.

Nutanix Prism

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vRealize Network Insight

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89% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Nutanix Prism and vRealize Network Insight based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Virtualization Management Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Nutanix Prism

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Virtualization Management Tools (5th), Data Center Infrastructure Management (3rd)

vRealize Network Insight

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (38th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (41st)

Mindshare comparison

Nutanix Prism and vRealize Network Insight aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Nutanix Prism is designed for Virtualization Management Tools and holds a mindshare of 13.9%, up 12.9% compared to last year.
vRealize Network Insight, on the other hand, focuses on IT Infrastructure Monitoring, holds 0.5% mindshare, down 0.6% since last year.

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Khurram Hussain

Head of Infrastructure Operations Security at Gulf Cable & Elec. Ind. Co.

Efficiently manage virtual machines with robust disaster recovery

Nutanix Prism is mainly used for our daily operations, similar to VMware. Despite the lack of extraordinary features, it efficiently manages our daily operations now that we are managing our VMs. One of the most useful features is the disaster recovery setup, which includes two clusters, one for our production server and another for our recovery site.

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NiteshKumar1

Principle consultant at Infosys

The tool's configuration is easy and artifacts are easily accessible through professional services and the web

The product is highly regarded, and many customers have been using it along with other VMware products like vSphere and VMware vCloud Usage Insight. However, recently, there's been a trend among customers, especially those using VMware for a considerable period, to explore the potential of migrating to the public cloud. The common concern among these customers is how the VMware products will perform in the public cloud environment. Migrating instances from VMware to different platforms is not easy, especially when dealing with many instances across multiple customers. Customers are keen to maintain the functionality of their existing VMware products but prefer to run them on the public cloud instead of on-premise servers. Our clients for vRealize Network Insight are enterprise businesses. I rate it a nine out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One valuable aspect of Nutanix Prism is how easy it is to set up. The setup process is useful to us because all we need to do is to set some variables and go with the recommended settings."

"Prism's best features include the single point of failure (SPOF) and ease of implementation."

"In the six years we have been using Nutanix Prism, we have never had a problem with stability."

"By using virtualization, we are saving on the cost of hardware."

"Nutanix Prism is very simple to use compared to other products. I have tried a number of tools, including VMware ESXi. Nutanix Prism is much simpler to use and we feel data transfers in it are very fast."

"The storage management is one of the best."

"The Clone and Snapshot features are two of the most valuable aspects of the solution for our organization. Rather than simply one-click automation the Snapshot and reverse Snapshot are great."

"Nutanix Prism offers web scaling, which facilitates easy scaling."

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"It's user-friendly. It's similar to the GUI that most VMware products are moving to, and the consistency across those makes it easy to switch from one product to another. Also, the search bar at the top is plain text and it helps you, it guides you along with your search query, so that helps. The first day you're in there you can start building actual queries."

"It provides deep visibility into what is happening with traffic and helps us manage our network."

"It allowed us to set up NSX and to do microsegmentation, without all of the pain points of having to determine each port and each IP address that needed to have access, and which ones needed to be blocked."

"The initial was straightforward. You can have it up and running in one hour."

"Whenever we say "valuable" with respect to the network, it's more towards the security. The firewall rule issues it shows us and the recommendations that we get from vRNI are the most valuable features because they are actually making our network more secure."

"The most valuable feature for me is the different views that you can get when selecting an application or a VLAN. It shows you the traffic flows. It gives you a visual representation of something that, in text, just may not make as much sense."

"It's a very powerful, very manageable product."

"compare-to-competition; I would recommend the product. I don't think there is any other product like this on the market right now."

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Cons

"Nutanix does not support all of the Linux distributions, so we have to use VMware in some cases."

"From a customer management side, the payment process for licenses is quite cumbersome."

"I think that the Nutanix Prism Pro the terms it uses, it's not very user-friendly."

"The process of converting and importing virtual machines to the Nutanix environment is quite complicated."

"The price could be improved."

"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"There can be some constraints on how it scales, making granular scaling difficult with the product."

"The automation needs to be improved, as there are several challenges."

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"The UI, even though once you get to know it, it's easier, still it's hard to figure out by yourself. You have to go read, watch videos. It has a lot of data on it. So that is an issue."

"Support could be much better."

"There are some random glitches in the Web UI, but they are usually pretty cosmetic in nature. I don't really seem to use any browser other than Chrome with it. I also get some weird errors from time to time on the hardware NetFlow Collectors, where it doesn't sync data."

"The product is slightly complex use, while still being user-friendly. It could use more training modules, as it is not a straightforward product."

"There is room for improvement when it comes to pricing because we pay here in Brazil, and all the costs are based on the dollar."

"The virtual appliance has rebooted."

"The only real improvement they can make is to add more third-party vendors into the environment, mostly switch manufacturers, because it's really limited to Cisco equipment and there are a lot of companies out there other than Cisco."

"The solution can be improved by making it more compatible with other brands, allowing for better integration."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Nutanix Prism is quite an expensive solution compared to VMware."

"Nutanix Prism's cost is reasonable."

"The licensing is fairly high in price. If someone can get over the fact that the licensing is fairly expensive, I would say Nutanix is the way to go. It is expensive, but to me, it's worth it."

"Nutanix Prism is not inexpensive but not very expensive, given the features we get. It's cost-effective."

"Prism is cheaper compared to competitors like Cisco HyperFlex or HP vSAN."

"Nutanix Prism is affordable. It depends on the category of license you select. They have multiple options, and we selected the one that was suitable for our infrastructure and requirements. The licensing model worked for us."

"The license we bought for Nutanix Prism is perpetual, so once you have it, you can keep on using it. It's a three-year license that's paid one time. The license we have covers the three-node cluster."

"The licensing aspect is painful. We are told, "This is when you have to renew. This is the serial number and the part number," et cetera. But it's difficult to know where something belongs unless you dive into the portal and search in multiple areas for a particular serial number."

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"vRealize Network Insight is expensive."

"We have spent less time investigating network flows, so it is absolutely cost-effective."

"I rate vRealize Network Insight's pricing a seven point five out of ten."

"Cost always has room for improvement, you could always make it cheaper. But I think it's a good value for what you pay for it."

"The solution has reduced the time that we spend on other products. For example, with NSX, we were able to quickly find things that we would normally spend days trying to figure out."

"It has brought more money into our company."

"It reduces costs. It takes something that may be challenging and makes it more usable and visual by being able to bring in tools, seeing what their impact is, such as microsegmentation and application rationalization, and seeing it quickly."

"It's an expensive product because we have a lot of nodes."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

27%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

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By reviewers

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Nutanix Prism?

Nutanix Prism offers web scaling, which facilitates easy scaling.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Prism?

At first, the cost seemed heavy, but over time, its cost-effectiveness became evident.

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What needs improvement with Nutanix Prism?

The lifecycle management and upgrade procedure should be automated. With a single click, all critical upgrades should be completed. Additionally, the presales and marketing team should inform clien...

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What do you like most about vRealize Network Insight?

The tool's ease of configuration and use and the availability of information and artifacts through professional services and the web are key factors that customers find valuable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vRealize Network Insight?

Broadcom is known for increasing product prices, making them expensive compared to what people used to pay. I liken the subscription model to not truly owning what you pay for.

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What needs improvement with vRealize Network Insight?

Right now, I do not see a specific area for improvement. My main concern is understanding the intentions of Broadcom, which has acquired VMware. Broadcom should improve by going back to what was wo...

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Overview

Nutanix makes infrastructure invisible, elevating IT to focus on the applications and services that power their business. The Nutanix enterprise cloud platform leverages web-scale engineering and consumer-grade design to natively converge compute, virtualization and storage into a resilient, software-defined solution with rich machine intelligence. The result is predictable performance, cloud-like infrastructure consumption, robust security, and seamless application mobility for a broad range of enterprise applications.

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VMware vRealize Network Insight delivers intelligent operations for software-defined networking and security. It helps customers build an optimized, highly-available and secure network infrastructure across multi-cloud environments. It accelerates micro-segmentation planning and deployment, enables visibility across virtual and physical networks and provides operational views to manage and scale VMware NSX deployments.

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Sample Customers

JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen

NTTi3, VCIX-NV, VMware Networking and Security Business Unit, Illumio, CompuNet

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