Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series vs Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)

LTLenovo ThinkAgile HX Series9.3Visit Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)9.0Visit

Higher score LT Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series #1 in Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 3 features Contact Lenovo

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Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) #3 in Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Nutanix

• Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series fits best

  Enterprises wanting a Lenovo-backed Nutanix HCI stack

• Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) fits best

  Nutanix users extending clusters to public clouds

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Side by side

Feature	LTLenovo ThinkAgile HX Series 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions	#3 in Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions
Best for	Enterprises wanting a Lenovo-backed Nutanix HCI stack	Nutanix users extending clusters to public clouds
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$2.50/device usage-based
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Support	Phone, Docs · 24/7	Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	6 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series 1/3 · Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) 1/3
Kubernetes support	✓	✓
Integrated backup	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Stretch clusters	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Not checked yet
Maximum cluster nodes	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Maximum virtual machines	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Hardware delivery model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines compute, storage, networking, and virtualization in one cluster Nutanix Prism and Lenovo XClarity centralize operations and hardware management Supports Kubernetes, high availability, and GPU-enabled AI/ML configurations	Runs Nutanix clusters on bare metal across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and OVHcloud Supports workload migration without application refactoring and elastic scaling Provides cloud-snapshot disaster recovery and private connectivity options
Cons	Pricing requires contacting Lenovo or a business partner VMware ESXi preload is limited to supported configurations Hardware delivery varies between integrated systems and certified nodes	Public-cloud infrastructure charges are separate from Nutanix software pricing PAYG prices vary by bare-metal instance and cloud provider Designed as a cloud extension, not a conventional on-premises HCI appliance
Our verdict	Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series combines Lenovo servers with Nutanix software to consolidate software-defined compute, storage, networking, and virtualization. It is aimed at organizations running edge, SMB, VDI, database, analytics, AI/ML,… Read the review →	Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) extends the Nutanix Cloud Platform to public-cloud bare-metal infrastructure. It is aimed at organizations that want to run and manage virtual machines and containers across on-premises environments and AWS,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series — where it wins

  • Combines compute, storage, networking, and virtualization in one cluster
  • Nutanix Prism and Lenovo XClarity centralize operations and hardware management
  • Supports Kubernetes, high availability, and GPU-enabled AI/ML configurations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting Lenovo or a business partner
  • VMware ESXi preload is limited to supported configurations
  • Hardware delivery varies between integrated systems and certified nodes

• Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) — where it wins

  • Runs Nutanix clusters on bare metal across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and OVHcloud
  • Supports workload migration without application refactoring and elastic scaling
  • Provides cloud-snapshot disaster recovery and private connectivity options

  Where it doesn't

  • Public-cloud infrastructure charges are separate from Nutanix software pricing
  • PAYG prices vary by bare-metal instance and cloud provider
  • Designed as a cloud extension, not a conventional on-premises HCI appliance

• LTLenovo ThinkAgile HX Series9.3/10 · Pricing on request

  A Lenovo-backed Nutanix HCI stack with integrated management, AHV, and scale-out clusters.

  Contact LenovoFull verdict →
• Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)9.0/10 · Paid

  Extends Nutanix clusters to public-cloud bare metal with migration, scaling, and DR.

  Visit NutanixFull verdict →