Azure Site Recovery vs Nutanix Prism Central

Azure Site Recovery9.4Visit Nutanix Prism Central7.6Visit

Higher score Azure Site Recovery #1 in Disaster Recovery Software 9.4/10 31-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit site

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Nutanix Prism Central #19 in Disaster Recovery Software 7.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Nutanix

• Azure Site Recovery fits best

  Azure- and hybrid-environment enterprises

• Nutanix Prism Central fits best

  Nutanix-led multi-cluster environments

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Side by side

Feature	Azure Site Recovery 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Nutanix Prism Central 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	7.6
Ranking	#1 in Disaster Recovery Software	#19 in Disaster Recovery Software
Best for	Azure- and hybrid-environment enterprises	Nutanix-led multi-cluster environments
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	31 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Email, Phone, Live chat, Community, Docs	Docs
Compliance	ISO 27001	SSO/SAML
Integrations	8 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Azure Site Recovery 4/4 · Nutanix Prism Central 0/4
Failover orchestration	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Failback orchestration	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Test failover	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Recovery runbooks	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Supported workloads	Azure VMs; VMware VMs; Hyper-V VMs; Windows physical servers; Linux physical servers; Azure Stack VMs; AWS Windows instances	Not checked yet
RPO target	0.5 min	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, physical, Azure Stack, and AWS Windows workloads Orchestrates failover, failback, recovery plans, and runbook-driven workflows Enables non-disruptive testing with application-consistent recovery points	Centralizes management across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid clusters Automates protection plans, backups, recovery, and live VM migration Adds RBAC, SSO, monitoring, lifecycle management, and API automation
Cons	Post-trial pricing is displayed as $-/month per instance protected Storage, transactions, data transfer, and compute can add charges The 30-second replication frequency applies to Hyper-V, not every workload	No free plan is available Pricing requires contacting sales Broader infrastructure scope may exceed dedicated DR needs
Our verdict	Azure Site Recovery is a managed disaster recovery service for enterprises protecting Azure, on-premises, and hybrid workloads. It replicates Azure VMs, VMware and Hyper-V VMs, physical servers, Azure Stack VMs, and AWS Windows instances… Read the review →	Nutanix Prism Central is a multi-cluster management plane for Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure. It is designed for IT infrastructure teams running virtualized datacenter, edge, and hybrid-cloud environments. From a centralized console, teams… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Azure Site Recovery — where it wins

  • Supports Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, physical, Azure Stack, and AWS Windows workloads
  • Orchestrates failover, failback, recovery plans, and runbook-driven workflows
  • Enables non-disruptive testing with application-consistent recovery points

  Where it doesn't

  • Post-trial pricing is displayed as $-/month per instance protected
  • Storage, transactions, data transfer, and compute can add charges
  • The 30-second replication frequency applies to Hyper-V, not every workload

• Nutanix Prism Central — where it wins

  • Centralizes management across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid clusters
  • Automates protection plans, backups, recovery, and live VM migration
  • Adds RBAC, SSO, monitoring, lifecycle management, and API automation

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Broader infrastructure scope may exceed dedicated DR needs

• Azure Site Recovery9.4/10 · 31-day trial

  Broad hybrid workload coverage with orchestration, testing, and a 31-day trial.

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• Nutanix Prism Central7.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad management plane for Nutanix-led environments with built-in recovery workflows.

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