Commvault Cloud vs Nutanix Disaster Recovery comparison

Commvault and Nutanix are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category. Commvault is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.8, while Nutanix is ranked #22 with an average rating of 8.3. Commvault holds a 10.3% mindshare in DRS, compared to Nutanix’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Commvault users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Nutanix users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 15, 2024

Commvault Cloud and Nutanix Disaster Recovery compete in the data protection and recovery sector. Commvault Cloud is optimal for cost-conscious buyers due to its pricing and customer support, while Nutanix Disaster Recovery is ideal for enterprises that need advanced features and are willing to invest more.

Features: Commvault Cloud has robust backup solutions, comprehensive data management, and strong security capabilities. It integrates well with various cloud platforms for versatile data protection. Nutanix Disaster Recovery offers seamless operations with a focus on minimizing downtime, simplifying recovery processes, and is beneficial for enterprises requiring high availability.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Commvault Cloud provides straightforward deployment and is praised for responsive customer support, reducing complexity in initial setups. Nutanix Disaster Recovery, although having a more complex deployment model, is recognized for efficient post-deployment operations and comprehensive service options, suited for businesses needing ongoing support.

Pricing and ROI: Commvault Cloud offers competitive setup costs and attractive pricing models that ensure quicker ROI, aligning with budget-concerned organizations. Nutanix Disaster Recovery, while having higher initial costs, offers long-term ROI justified by enhanced features and excellent recovery capabilities, ideal for enterprises prioritizing disaster resilience.

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Categories and Ranking

Commvault Cloud

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

3rd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

112

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (3rd), eDiscovery (3rd), Cloud Backup (2nd), Disaster Recovery as a Service (3rd), File Archiving (1st), SaaS Backup (2nd), Threat Deception Platforms (1st), Container Backup Software (1st), AI IT Support (4th)

Nutanix Disaster Recovery

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

22nd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Commvault Cloud is 10.3%, down from 11.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nutanix Disaster Recovery is 1.2%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Commvault Cloud	10.3%
Nutanix Disaster Recovery	1.2%
Other	88.5%

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Featured Reviews

Ankit Gagneja

Cloud Solution Architect at Tata Consultancy

Hybrid backup strategy has improved recovery orchestration and now supports flexible DR planning

I think improvements could be made in Commvault Cloud. Lately what I have seen is that there are AI capabilities that different data protection organizations are coming up with, which basically revolves around tiering of not frequently accessible data to glacier kind of storage, plus bringing in a high level of compression and deduplication capabilities. All those features I believe are there in other customers and they are bringing in new use cases from the AI perspective which I have not recently seen in Commvault. I have seen that Dell does have such features. We recently pitched a solution to the customers where we talked about data tiering and the other AI use cases, identifying the data by itself and autonomously taking decisions on how to tier the data between the different storage classes that we have. Those kind of capabilities that we have proposed to the customer as far as the partner solutions are concerned. I would like to see AI capabilities in Commvault Cloud. The rest of the features pretty much align with the other enterprise solutions that we have in the market. It is just the AI capability that is being asked by the customers as well as that I see missing with Commvault.

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Vijay-Patel

Technical asst. at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees

Integrated backups and orchestration have protected critical workloads with zero downtime

Pricing is always a consideration because nowadays the price has increased a lot. We bought our system five years ago and we paid in advance, so we are not yet affected by the price increase. However, we are planning to buy another solution in the very near future because the old one is now phasing out. We are planning to buy a replacement of the existing infrastructure and we are facing a lot of cost issues because they increased the price. Previously it was per socket. Now they moved to per core with many other restrictions. Our experience over the last five years has been very positive, but nowadays we find that Nutanix support is degraded. They started reducing their support. Their new functionality is not as stable. Nutanix has added Kubernetes cluster creation, segmentation, and micro-segmentation. Even their support people are not fully knowledgeable. Their support people are trained for VM-based systems, but now their own internal services are running using Kubernetes and containerization. Their support staff does not have enough knowledge to provide proper support. This may be a transition period where a lot of new functionality has been added and the support staff is not yet well acquainted with it.

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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

"We have VMware, Hyper-V, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL. We have a lot of different systems, and all of them are supported under one licensing agreement. That's one of the benefits."

"We specialize in Commvault and IntelliSnap. Commvault covers all our customers' backup needs in one system, and they have complete control over their Snapshot backups. Snapshots are important to our customers because of the size of their data sets."

"With the use of the cloud, the solution is easy to learn."

"Commvault is very simple to use and it is automated."

"It's very user-friendly. It supports a wide range of workloads. It's quite easy to use, it's very powerful and it's scalable."

"It's the leader in backup and archiving."

"The solution’s user interface for managing the on-prem environment is good."

"Commvault has support for backing up operating systems and servers."

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"The main benefits I've seen from using Nutanix Disaster Recovery include its single platform, which is significantly better than VMware, offering improved security, scalability, and multiple communication options."

"Nutanix Disaster Recovery can be used for snapshots, backup, and disaster recovery."

"For the last five years, we have had zero downtime."

"Nutanix Disaster Recovery needs to have a feature that can automate manual tasks."

"The product is very simple and very easy to use."

"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Disaster Recovery is the local storage solution, which significantly boosts performance, especially when transitioning from traditional architecture."

"The initial setup of Nutanix Disaster Recovery is straightforward and easy."

"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Disaster Recovery is the reliability and scalability of being able to swing our workloads across the country."

Cons

"It is a little more complicated than it really needs to be."

"It takes a lot of technical expertise to implement. Commvault could increase the training it provides to customers and partners."

"The integration of Metallic could improve. It would be a benefit if Metallic could integrate with multiple applications or platforms."

"The reporting could be improved because the reports we get from our partner aren't sufficient. It isn't very detailed. I'm not sure if it's an issue with our partner or Metallic. They do a full backup on Monday and incremental backups throughout the week. However, we don't get detailed reports about the size of the incremental backups. The report just tells us whether a backup was successful."

"There is room for improvement in the Knowledge Base and error reporting. I would like to see best practices in the Knowledge Base, and have the ability to diagnose errors without contacting support."

"I would rate the customer support five out of ten. Customer support has very closed departments, requiring us to shuffle between them to get one thing done because representatives have limited accessibility."

"The support needs more improvement. I feel that the support is not yet up to the mark, with not enough professional engineers to provide assistance."

"The initial setup was complex."

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"The solution should include a standard license for the object level and file level."

"The product must allow users to create a production domain on the main site in one hypervisor and a backup site on another."

"Nowadays we find that Nutanix support is degraded. They started reducing their support."

"Nutanix Disaster Recovery needs to have a feature that can automate manual tasks."

"The dashboard could be a bit refreshed, and some configuration parts could be less confusing."

"The major issue with Nutanix is its appliance-based model, which can lead to vendor lock-in."

"The solution's bandwidth utilization can be improved further."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing costs are determined on a yearly basis. It might be around $40,000 or $50,000. There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."

"Everyone else offers the subscription-based model nowadays, while Commvault Complete Data Protection still has the traditional license model, where you must buy a set of licenses. You pay for one hundred licenses even if you only use fifty virtual machines, so the licensing model needs improvement."

"If budget allows using the per socket license and not the agent based with per GB counter for Dedup is the way to go."

"Its cost is reasonable."

"Commvault licensing is a perpetual license so only the support is being renewed yearly."

"We have checked some other products, but we are not testing them because price-wise, Commvault is better than the other solutions."

"Compared with other backup technologies, Commvault is a bit more costly, but we are satisfied with the support, the services, and the features that we get with Commvault."

"It is not the cheapest solution. I think the pricing is fair for mid-side customers. It is between all the other options."

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"The solution’s pricing is good."

"Nutanix Disaster Recovery is a cheap solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Computer Software Company

22%

Mining And Metals Company

University

Energy/Utilities Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	57
Midsize Enterprise	24
Large Enterprise	82

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ThreatWise?

Security measures, including encryption and threat detection, contribute significantly to data protection, safeguarding against unauthorized access and cyber threats.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ThreatWise?

Commvault Cloud is expensive, and there is room for the price to be 10-15 percent lower than what they are charging currently.

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What needs improvement with ThreatWise?

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What needs improvement with Nutanix Disaster Recovery?

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What is your primary use case for Nutanix Disaster Recovery?

We are already working with Veeam but we don't have the product under subscription. We have a perpetual license. We are using it for virtual machine backup. We have an on-premise HCI setup and we a...

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What advice do you have for others considering Nutanix Disaster Recovery?

Both solutions have their merits. If we have to take a replication backup on the DR cluster, then Nutanix Disaster Recovery product is better. However, when we are planning outside of the cluster b...

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Also Known As

Commvault Complete Data Protection, Commvault Backup & Recovery, Commvault HyperScale X, Metallic, ThreatWise

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Overview

Commvault Cloud is the ultimate cyber resilience platform built to meet the demands of the hybrid
enterprise. Beyond its core functionality of data backup and recovery across diverse workloads, including applications, databases, virtual machines, and files, Commvault Cloud stands out as a robust defense against ransomware. Going beyond backup, the platform integrates advanced data security features such as encryption, access control, and threat detection, safeguarding against unauthorized access and cyber threats.

With tools for data management, classification, and migration, businesses can optimize storage costs, enhance accessibility, and comply with regulations seamlessly. Boasting cloud integration with major providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, Commvault Cloud leverages the scalability and flexibility of the cloud for comprehensive data protection and management. The platform's automation capabilities streamline tasks, and its reporting and analytics features provide valuable insights into data usage, potential risks, and optimization strategies. Commvault Cloud is not just a security tool; it is a key component of cyber resilience, enabling organizations to not only protect against cyberattacks but also recover swiftly and minimize the impact of incidents. Elevate your cyber resilience strategy with Commvault Cloud.

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Nutanix Disaster Recovery is a natively integrated DR solution that helps organizations stay prepared in the face of a disaster while minimizing data loss and downtime.

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Sample Customers

Aberdeenshire Council, Acxiom, BAM Group Ireland, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta, CI Investments, Clifford Chance, American Municipal Power, American Pacific Mortgage, AstraZeneca, Dongbu Steel, Denver Health, Dow Jones, Emirates Steel, Penn State Health, Prime Healthcare, Sonic Healthcare, Sony Network Communications, TiVO, UCONN Health, The Weitz Company

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