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At a Glance
NetApp HCI
NetApp HCI
Star Rating
(23)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.9% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
Star Rating
(270)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.2% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) excels in High Availability with a score of 9.4, while NetApp HCI falls behind at 8.7. Reviewers mention that NCI's robust architecture ensures minimal downtime, making it a preferred choice for mission-critical applications.
  • Reviewers mention that NetApp HCI shines in Backup and Recovery with a score of 9.2, compared to NCI's 8.5. Users on G2 appreciate NetApp's seamless integration with existing backup solutions, which simplifies data protection strategies.
  • G2 users highlight Nutanix's superior Dynamic Scaling capabilities, scoring 9.1, while NetApp HCI scores 9.4. Users say that Nutanix's ability to automatically adjust resources based on workload demands is a game-changer for managing fluctuating workloads.
  • Users report that both products have similar scores in Appliance Independence, with both at 8.8. However, reviewers mention that Nutanix offers more flexibility in integrating with various hardware vendors, which can be a significant advantage for diverse IT environments.
  • Reviewers mention that Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) has a slight edge in Server Virtualization with a score of 9.4, while NetApp HCI scores 9.1. Users say that NCI's intuitive interface and powerful management tools make it easier to deploy and manage virtual servers.
  • Users on G2 highlight that NetApp HCI's Network Virtualization capabilities score 9.1, outperforming Nutanix's 8.4. Reviewers mention that NetApp's advanced networking features provide better control and visibility over network traffic, which is crucial for complex environments.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
NetApp HCI
No pricing available
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
No pricing available
Free Trial
NetApp HCI
No trial information available
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
17
9.1
196
Ease of Use
8.8
18
9.3
197
Ease of Setup
8.5
14
8.8
175
Ease of Admin
9.0
13
9.1
180
Quality of Support
8.6
17
9.4
192
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
13
9.2
174
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
14
9.3
190
Features by Category
Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) SolutionsHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
9.1
77
9.0
1,232
Core Functions
9.1
9
9.4
147
8.9
9
9.4
144
9.1
9
8.4
132
General Functionality
9.4
9
9.1
138
8.7
9
9.4
141
9.4
8
9.0
134
9.2
8
8.5
127
Configuration
8.8
8
8.9
132
9.2
8
9.0
137
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
8.8
100
Not enough data
Infrastructure Provision
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
Management
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
8
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
NetApp HCI
NetApp HCI
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
NetApp HCI and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) are categorized as Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions
Unique Categories
NetApp HCI
NetApp HCI is categorized as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
NetApp HCI
NetApp HCI
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
14.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
42.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
42.9%
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
10.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
41.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
47.2%
Reviewers' Industry
NetApp HCI
NetApp HCI
Information Technology and Services
33.3%
Banking
14.3%
Computer Hardware
9.5%
Internet
4.8%
Information Services
4.8%
Other
33.3%
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
Information Technology and Services
16.6%
Government Administration
5.2%
Hospital & Health Care
4.4%
Higher Education
4.4%
Financial Services
4.4%
Other
65.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
NetApp HCI
NetApp HCI
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Aayurshi C.
AC
Aayurshi C.
Verified User in Computer Hardware

It provides the best cloud infrastructure which has good scalability. It has an easy platform to work and interact with clients and customers. It has good user interface. It is a great app to manage multiple operations.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Harsha S.
HS
Harsha S.
Verified User in Information Services

1).Few services are prone to crash sometimes. 2).Difficult to manage when you have deployed multiple versions of the resources like storage and compute.

Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Government Administration

The NDSF (Nutanix Distributed Storage Fabric) stores user data (VM disk/files) across different storage tiers (SSDs, HDDs & CloudS) on different nodes. NDFS also can support almost any workload from VDI to mixed server workloads, like file, block, business...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Abinaya H.
AH
Abinaya H.
Verified User in Higher Education

It challenges so many pre-conceived notions for networking, storage, HA, virtualization that it makes it like you're learning it all new. A good new but it can be hard breaking out of old habits

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Discussions
NetApp HCI
NetApp HCI Discussions
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Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) Discussions
easier way to migrate linux and also machines that cannot see move via networking on a different vl
1 comment
Norm D.
ND
While the Linux VM is powered off copy the virtual disk into Nutanix images. Most likely format is VMDK and then just make a new VM from that disk image and...Read more
How we can explore more in AHV
1 comment
MA
Would like to learn more about your use case. Since you mentioned DR, however, you might want to look into Xi Leap for cloud-based DR, or our native...Read more
Is there an option to produce reports on access levels within flow?
1 comment
Laura J.
LJ
Hi Andy, if you're referring to audit logs, Flow provides both a policy change audit log and packet hit log, which could be sent to a log aggregator or...Read more