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Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) pros and cons

Vendor: Nutanix
4.4 out of 5
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PROS

Nutanix Cloud Manager provides robust automation and self-service capabilities, enabling a seamless and efficient IT environment.
It optimizes cost and enhances scalability with smart capacity planning and forecasting.
Nutanix Prism Pro offers centralized management, simplifying infrastructure operations and improving resource efficiency.
Technical support from Nutanix is exceptional, providing reliable assistance and expertise.
Equipped with insightful analytics, Nutanix Cloud Manager supports effective resource management and operational efficiency.

CONS

Nutanix Cloud Manager pricing structure is confusing and difficult to understand, making it more expensive compared to competitors.
Nutanix Cloud Manager's licensing procedures could be improved to offer more flexibility and ease of use.
There are challenges with Nutanix Cloud Manager's integration with other systems such as Splunk and different cloud platforms.
Nutanix Cloud Manager's machine learning can be improved as it frequently produces false positives.
Complex initial setup of Nutanix Cloud Manager often requires professional services and has room for improvement.
 

Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) Pros review quotes

Phani Venkata Sai BKD - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Lead at Thomson Reuters
Jun 16, 2025
The most important aspect of Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) is that it helps us manage the infrastructure as a hyperconverged infrastructure in HCI mode.
Kumargaurav Kadam - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Technology Advisor at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Aug 24, 2025
Most customers are transferring to Nutanix infrastructure because it is scalable, reliable, and performance-focused.
Vipin Kumar Sha - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Engineer at CtrlS Datacenters Ltd
Jun 17, 2025
The best feature in Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM), from my perspective as a cloud engineer, is having hardware to private setup support by a single vendor, whereas with other cloud setups, we have different support. For a setup, we have a separate support for the cloud setup and a separate support for the hardware. The second feature is creating auto-scheduled snapshots; until today, we haven't found any other cloud setup for scheduling a snapshot onto a VM.
Learn what your peers think about Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM). Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2026.
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reviewer2703348 - PeerSpot reviewer
Citrix & IT Operations Manager, Cloud at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 7, 2025
It's easy to use. Self-service is beneficial because it's easier for developers to assign themselves resources.
Vijaykumar Talreja - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Group CIO, CTO, Cdo & CISO at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
Feb 8, 2026
On the cost management side, we realized it has a stronger ROI, being very cost-effective, with pricing models beneficial for multi-cloud environments, quantifying to a 425% three-year return on investment, a 21% higher developer productivity, and 88% less planned downtime.
DP
Sr. Network Systems Administrator at Moda Health
May 8, 2025
I would describe my experience with deploying Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) as very simple.
JB
Vice President at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
May 8, 2025
The stability and reliability of the Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) platform have been excellent, as we have had zero outages.
Luis De Marquez - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Jun 26, 2025
The best features of Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) start with the combination of cost and what is really under the hood, and it basically does the same thing that VMware does.
reviewer2703828 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Administrator at a university with 10,001+ employees
May 8, 2025
What I like the most about it is how intuitive it is to use. It's easy for users to use and provides the data we want.
DhananjaySingh - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager (cyber security) at Yotta datacenter pvt ltd
Mar 10, 2026
Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) has positively impacted my organization through cost-cutting, significantly reducing the need for manual interruptions, and allowing us to schedule VM backups during disasters.
 

Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) Cons review quotes

Phani Venkata Sai BKD - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Lead at Thomson Reuters
Jun 16, 2025
Earlier versions could be buggy, and new versions improve the experience.
Kumargaurav Kadam - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Technology Advisor at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Aug 24, 2025
Integration with the Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) Unified Storage or Nutanix cloud platform should be improved for better containerization.
Vipin Kumar Sha - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Engineer at CtrlS Datacenters Ltd
Jun 17, 2025
The areas that could be improved include the Nutanix Move tool, which is presently used for migrating VMs from one setup to a private cloud. It can be improved by adding some other setups, such as Citrix Xen, Red Hat Virtualization, and Red Hat OpenShift. There are many other cloud products that need to be added to the Nutanix Move tool, which would be really helpful for us in India, where we use different setups such as Red Hat Virtualization, OpenShift, Citrix XenCenter, Hyper-V, and VMware.
Learn what your peers think about Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM). Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2026.
893,244 professionals have used our research since 2012.
reviewer2703348 - PeerSpot reviewer
Citrix & IT Operations Manager, Cloud at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 7, 2025
We are probably the customer who has the least number of problems. However, costs are always a concern.
Vijaykumar Talreja - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Group CIO, CTO, Cdo & CISO at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
Feb 8, 2026
Some downsides of Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) are that it has very high cost and licensing complexity, particularly for smaller environments, making it more suited for larger environments.
DP
Sr. Network Systems Administrator at Moda Health
May 8, 2025
In terms of how Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) can be improved, there are some functionalities in the newer releases and upgrades that are not available in Prism Central, which lacks the newest versions.
JB
Vice President at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
May 8, 2025
What could make Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) a ten would be tighter integration of the agentic behavior.
Luis De Marquez - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Jun 26, 2025
Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) can be improved as the NKP product needs to mature a little more.
reviewer2703828 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Administrator at a university with 10,001+ employees
May 8, 2025
The biggest issue we've run into is not being able to quickly share information. More sharing features outside of just the standard reporting, where I can export something to a PDF, would be more helpful.
DhananjaySingh - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager (cyber security) at Yotta datacenter pvt ltd
Mar 10, 2026
Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) can be improved by ensuring updates align with new circumstances.