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HPE ConvergedSystem vs Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

HPE ConvergedSystem
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
Converged Infrastructure (3rd), Converged Infrastructure for SAP HANA (2nd)
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructur...
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
200
Ranking in other categories
Software Defined Storage (SDS) (6th), HCI (3rd), Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) (1st), Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Storage Solutions solutions, they serve different purposes. HPE ConvergedSystem is designed for Converged Infrastructure and holds a mindshare of 10.9%, down 18.8% compared to last year.
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), on the other hand, focuses on HCI, holds 9.2% mindshare, up 8.6% since last year.
Converged Infrastructure Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE ConvergedSystem10.9%
FlexPod XCS12.8%
Oracle Private Cloud Appliance8.3%
Other68.0%
Converged Infrastructure
HCI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)9.2%
VxRail10.6%
VMware vSAN8.9%
Other71.30000000000001%
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

PF
Project Engineer at Astellas Pharma US
With good integration and expansion capabilities, the tool also offers good technical support
It is a solution that we could expand in our company. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten. Our company has 400 users, all of whom have used it at one point or the other. All of the departments are involved in the usage of the tool.
OB
Head Systems Administration/Security at Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System PLC
Infrastructure efficiency has improved significantly with quick server provisioning, though physical to virtual migrations need a streamlined in-house tool
From my experience with Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), there is one area that needs improvement. When moving a critical infrastructure from a physical machine to Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), we currently have to use a third-party tool to convert the physical machine to a VM. We have to use VMware converter to perform this conversion before moving it to Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI). I would suggest that Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) should develop their own P2V (physical to VM) tools instead of requiring users to rely on third-party solutions.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Over the last four years we had a 99.9% uptime."
"This is a scalable solution. Our customers begin with an initial configuration and later add more servers, memory and other options to meet the demands of increased processing."
"The most valuable features of HPE ConvergedSystem are scalability and resilience."
"We use the solution for DDI."
"This solution is very simple to use."
"We find the deduplication and compression features to be most valuable, as well as that of the backup solution inside."
"We used to use Dell blades and we didn't have Virtual Connect, so configuring the networks and all of that for our servers took a lot longer."
"The tool's most valuable features are stability and scalability."
"It gives us a single dashboard to control multiple sites and multiple zones. It helps to do things on a single platform and data sharing is quite easy. The network and the security are easy to manage."
"The most valuable features of Nutanix Acropolis AOS are ease of management, hyper-convergence platform, and it has robust operations."
"You need to send commands through the command-line interface(CLI). This could be improved. The commands are done better in VMware."
"The best feature of Nutanix Acropolis AOS is the central management of all of our resources. Additionally, it is easy to use"
"The maintenance software is straightforward because you do not need to do any configuration."
"It has been stable so far."
"Single click actions is definitely the most important. They were not even aware that they wanted this."
"I would advise others this solution is simple to use, it is good."
 

Cons

"The MTG inside HP could be improved."
"The solution needs to be easier to use."
"This is an expensive solution and could be improved with lower pricing."
"The interface is not fully integrated with the ESXi, which is something that could be improved."
"I would like to see better manageability and integration with third-party tools."
"HPE ConvergedSystem needs to improve its management. I would like the tool to add cloud management features so that the system can be accessed anywhere from the cloud."
"Perhaps they can work on providing faster allocation of memory or storage."
"I would like to see monitoring solutions included, as well as brand support."
"The compatibility and integration of Nutanix Acropolis AOS could be improved. For example, we have a WAF application firewall and it does not work on this solution. Not all the OS's run on AOS. You need to have a newer version of an operating system if you want Nutanix to perfectly run all the different options."
"When operating a system which has a large capacity and large block sizes in random write, the performance will slow down a little bit."
"Nutanix could streamline Acropolis' advanced management to keep pace with its competitors. For example, in VMware vSphere ESXi Hypervisor, you can directly put a host into maintenance mode via the GUI. However, it takes several steps to do this with Nutanix Acropolis, and you need to use the command-line interface for most of the steps."
"USB dongle-based licenses do not allow us to directly locate the USB ports on Nutanix."
"The problem with Nutanix is you cannot have or attach external storage so there are some limitations when it comes to increasing space."
"It already has the capability to integrate with the major cloud providers but, in an upcoming release, if there is a possibility to have it integrate with other cloud providers like IBM, Alibaba, and other moderate-level cloud providers, that would be good."
"In terms of what can be improved, their local people in this region are not good, to be frank. They don't support any inquiry."
"The initial setup can be a bit difficult."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are some extra costs in addition to the licensing costs for the yearly maintenance from professional third-party services."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
"The pricing is competitive. Not a major problem. We have a subscription model."
"The pricing is sensitive."
"My company has a five year contract for HPE ConvergedSystem. The contracts depend on companies and sometimes it can be three years. The solution is worth its price."
"I rate the product price an eight and a half on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"This is an expensive solution."
"This is an expensive system and not every customer has the kind of budget to support it."
"The licensing costs are a bit expensive but when you compare the features, it's reasonable."
"We just have a support license for Nutanix."
"It is less expensive than the VMware alternative."
"We renew our license on a yearly basis and have no costs in addition to the standard fee."
"We are aware of the pricing since we renew every year, at almost $100,000 per year."
"The pricing is fair for the package."
"The product’s licensing fee is moderately expensive."
"Nutanix Acropolis AOS price includes no additional costs for features."
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Comparison Review

it_user244362 - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise13
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business92
Midsize Enterprise77
Large Enterprise82
 

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Also Known As

HPE ConvergedSystem 700, HPE ConvergedSystem for SAP HANA, CS500, HPE ConvergedSystem 900, HPE ConvergedSystem 500, HPE ConvergedSystem 300
Nutanix Acropolis AOS, Nutanix AOS, Nutanix Acropolis
 

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