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Nutanix Prism vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.8
Nutanix Prism enhances efficiency by lowering costs, reducing manpower, and improving ROI through simplified management and resource optimization.
Sentiment score
7.6
Veeam Data Platform enhances efficiency with reduced errors, decreased costs, fast restores, and significant time and storage savings.
You will get 60% ROI with Nutanix Prism on-premises.
Initially, the CapEx was higher than VMware's, but considering the operational cost over time, it has been beneficial.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.9
Nutanix Prism's support is praised for responsiveness, expertise, and efficiency, offering 24/7 global assistance with multiple support tiers.
Sentiment score
7.4
Veeam Data Platform's support is praised for expertise and efficiency, though some desire improved communication and response speed.
They respond within five minutes and provide excellent assistance.
Basic means standard business hours support, Production means 24/7, Mission Critical means faster SLA with technical account managers connectivity, and Ultimate means full white-glove support with a dedicated team.
The customer gets a single dashboard, single calling point, and single ticketing tool for everything through Nutanix itself.
Most cases are handled perfectly.
I would rate their technical support a 10 out of 10.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Nutanix Prism offers efficient scalability for enterprises, though resource limits necessitate extra nodes for optimal performance and minimal downtime.
Sentiment score
7.5
Veeam Data Platform provides robust scalability across environments, easily expanding through proxies or licenses, supporting seamless workload scaling.
I rate the scalability as ten out of ten.
It involves acquiring additional licenses as needed.
In order to scale Veeam Data Platform, we have to pay a lot more money.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Nutanix Prism is praised for its stability and reliability, with minor issues effectively managed, leading to positive user experiences.
Sentiment score
7.9
Veeam Data Platform is reliable, but scaling and specific configurations like Oracle backups and Azure scale-out may cause issues.
The entire Nutanix solution is stable.
Even after applying the upgrade, we had to patch again as there was a problem with Prism.
There are no issues with stability in Veeam Data Platform.
 

Room For Improvement

Nutanix Prism needs interface enhancements, better integration, improved analytics, and automation for enhanced usability and efficient management.
Veeam Data Platform needs better support, automation, plugin enhancements, lower pricing, and improved scalability, security, and technology integration.
The presales and marketing team should inform clients about resource requirements, such as RAM used by CVM, to help manage expectations.
Additionally, hardware dependency is a concern, as not all hardware devices can be integrated with Prism Central and Prism Element.
OpenStack is something Veeam Data Platform doesn't support, and they haven't indicated that they will support it in the future.
The improvement we would like to see is the option to scale Veeam Data up in smaller sections rather than large sections, which requires paying much more.
Reducing it by 20% would make it more accessible to a broader range of customers.
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers find Nutanix Prism's pricing high but appreciate its value and ease despite renewal and licensing concerns.
Veeam Data Platform offers cost-effective, flexible licensing with minimal setup costs, making it attractive to enterprise buyers.
The cost is high, and the license payment is not easy in Africa due to numerous intermediaries between users and solution providers.
At first, the cost seemed heavy, but over time, its cost-effectiveness became evident.
I don't consider the price expensive given its importance.
A reduction of 20% in the current cost would make the solution more attractive to clients.
Veeam Data Platform is more expensive than OpenStack because we pay for it in US dollars, while we pay for OpenStack in Egyptian pounds.
 

Valuable Features

Nutanix Prism provides centralized management with flexibility and scalability, enhancing IT operations through intuitive dashboards and seamless integration.
Veeam Data Platform offers seamless integration, user-friendly design, reliable backups, encryption, scalability, and comprehensive tools for efficient data recovery.
It simplifies firmware and software updates, making it hassle-free for IT engineers.
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.
The platform is user-friendly, comprehensive, and compatible with numerous market solutions, including virtualization and bare metal servers.
The most important aspect of this platform is data security with immutable data in the storage.
Veeam Data Platform provides me with the most useful features such as application restore, single file restore, backup and replication, and continuous replication.
 

Categories and Ranking

Nutanix Prism
Ranking in Virtualization Management Tools
5th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Data Center Infrastructure Management (3rd)
Veeam Data Platform
Ranking in Virtualization Management Tools
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
428
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (1st), Cloud Backup (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Virtualization Management Tools category, the mindshare of Nutanix Prism is 14.3%, up from 13.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 9.3%, down from 11.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtualization Management Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Khurram Hussain - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Edward Hore - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable with good support but needs a better navigation menu
We use Veeam Data to back up our VMware infrastructure Veeam Data Platform is valuable for its stability and the ability to easily contact support for assistance. The support team provides answers whenever we need them. It is also one of the most scalable backup solutions I've worked with. The…
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Comparison Review

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Nov 9, 2014
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
26%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Nutanix Prism?
Nutanix Prism offers web scaling, which facilitates easy scaling.
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.
What needs improvement with Nutanix Prism?
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Also Known As

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Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Backup & Replication
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen
Business & Legal Resources Inc., Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, Alliance Healthcare, Poulin Grain Inc., Linear Technology, Northwestern University, ARKEMA, Sogegross, City of Lynchburg
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