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Nutanix Disaster Recovery vs Rubrik comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 15, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Nutanix Disaster Recovery
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
20th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Rubrik
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
5th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
96
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (3rd), Cloud Backup (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Nutanix Disaster Recovery is 1.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rubrik is 7.9%, down from 13.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Rubrik7.9%
Nutanix Disaster Recovery1.5%
Other90.6%
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
 

Featured Reviews

Vijay-Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
KB
Information Technology Specialist at LIGHTHOUSE DOCUMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC
Technical support has improved my data management process but I encounter GUI and cost challenges
The solution is available in the Azure Marketplace, but approaching directly is more cost-effective. The Marketplace approach incurs additional platform and reporting costs. We initially built Rubrik at host level and DB level. We encountered latency issues when reverting back, with numerous snapshots available. This resulted in increased costs and occupied spaces. I performed manual deletion of snapshots and verified with the Rubrik team for confirmation. The GUI reporting functionality lacks flexibility. For instance, obtaining specific server reports considering drive space and backup quantities is not possible, as it only provides overall reporting.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Disaster Recovery is the local storage solution, which significantly boosts performance, especially when transitioning from traditional architecture."
"The product is very simple and very easy to use."
"For the last five years, we have had zero downtime."
"Nutanix Disaster Recovery needs to have a feature that can automate manual tasks."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Disaster Recovery is the reliability and scalability of being able to swing our workloads across the country."
"The initial setup of Nutanix Disaster Recovery is straightforward and easy."
"Nutanix Disaster Recovery can be used for snapshots, backup, and disaster recovery."
"The product's most valuable feature is the immutability of a backup."
"Also, the web interface is really great. The design, from a user-experience standpoint, is really straightforward and easy to use... they nailed it. Usually, from the very first panel, the dashboard that you land on after login, you've got most of your functionality right around where you need it to be. You've got your new items on the left, you've got your support on the top right. Nothing really seems out of place or just stuck in someplace."
"Rubrik has improved our organization by minimizing downtime (in case of an incident was to occur)."
"It works with VMware and Hyper-V without agent installation."
"Instant recovery is a good feature."
"It has reduced our maintenance efforts. The amount of time and effort that would have gone in troubleshooting various issues related a data crash has been addressed by Rubrik. So, it has helped to improve our productivity. The data is being captured about our customers periodically that is secure and safe."
"Disk mount that lets a restore happen immediately, no need to re-hydrate."
"It has the ability to test DR in a controlled, inexpensive way and to restore between environments."
 

Cons

"The major issue with Nutanix is its appliance-based model, which can lead to vendor lock-in."
"Nowadays we find that Nutanix support is degraded. They started reducing their support."
"The solution's bandwidth utilization can be improved further."
"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 product must allow users to create a production domain on the main site in one hypervisor and a backup site on another."
"The solution should include a standard license for the object level and file level."
"I would like for unmanaged backups to be able to be saved in a separate policy."
"With multiple Rubrik clusters setup in an environment, it becomes painfully obvious that this product needs a central management console."
"I would like to have a built-in index searching ability of files/system files within the Rubrik interface to determine if a file or item exists, rather than just recovering it, and then doing a search for the file afterwards."
"Looking at how the data is broken down, we can see the total story, but sometimes it's difficult to see how big a particular snapshot is. Across 90 days of snapshots, which one is a particularly large one? Looking at the data holistically could be a lot easier."
"The reporting in the dashboard and reporting for extractions both need improvement. I would suggest making them easier to understand and use, not just out-of-the-box. We should also be able to customize them."
"Its cost is high."
"I would rate the stability a seven out of ten. There is always room for improvement."
"For Rubrik, though it does a great job, it needs to keep innovating to stay relevant in the data management field."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution’s pricing is good."
"Nutanix Disaster Recovery is a cheap solution."
"Some people say it is expensive, but you get what you pay for. If you want a Maserati, you have to pay for it. If you want to buy a Porsche, you have to pay for it."
"Rubrik was probably the most expensive solution but in the long run, it's justified by the value of the data that it protects."
"Rubrik is an all inclusive price. No additional implementation costs or licencing."
"The pricing has been quite good from our perspective, in terms of being able to negotiate with the Rubrik team to get the product that we want and be able to sell that out to our end customers."
"Rubrik is fairly priced."
"Due to this effective, faster backup and recovery solution, we are now able to focus on other creative tasks to meet our entire pipeline. So, we have seen ROI in terms of the improvement of productivity in our team. We save around one million dollars a year."
"The cost was less than our previous provider, and this is a much better product."
"Its price tends to go up with time. Its pricing definitely has room for improvement. If you negotiate right with them, you might get a good price. Support is a part of the package, and every three years, when we renew our contract, we get new hardware."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
University
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise55
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Nutanix Disaster Recovery?
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. Howev...
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...
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...
Which would you choose - Rubrik or Veeam Backup & Replication?
Veeam Backup & Replication provides an easy-to-set-up solution to the issue of data storage and recovery. Setting it up is a relatively simple affair. For the most part it prompts you from scre...
What do you like most about Rubrik?
It's easy to manage and has an innovated solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rubrik?
Regarding pricing, Rubrik is a costly solution, and I would rate it an eight.
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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Driscoll's, Red Hawk Casino, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Wabash National, Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Galliker Transport & Logistics
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