Microsoft Azure Arc vs Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)

Microsoft Azure Arc9.3Visit Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)8.9Visit

Higher score Microsoft Azure Arc #1 in Hybrid Cloud Hosting 9.3/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Azure Arc

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Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) #4 in Hybrid Cloud Hosting 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Nutanix

• Microsoft Azure Arc fits best

  Azure-centered hybrid and multicloud teams

• Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) fits best

  Nutanix workloads across public and private cloud

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Side by side

Feature	Microsoft Azure Arc 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.9
Ranking	#1 in Hybrid Cloud Hosting	#4 in Hybrid Cloud Hosting
Best for	Azure-centered hybrid and multicloud teams	Nutanix workloads across public and private cloud
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$2.50/device usage-based
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web
Support	Docs	Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	12 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Microsoft Azure Arc 0/3 · Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) 3/3
Kubernetes support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Dedicated connectivity	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Bare-metal support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Management model	Not checked yet	Self-hosted
Public clouds supported	Not checked yet	4
Deployment scope	Not checked yet	Multi-cloud
Our review
Pros	Free core control plane with a 30-day trial Manages servers, VMs, Kubernetes, VMware, and multicloud resources GitOps, Azure Policy governance, and broad Azure integrations	Runs unified Nutanix clusters across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and OVHcloud Supports migration, elastic scaling, disaster recovery, and Kubernetes Adds VPC, VPN, and cloud interconnect options for private connectivity
Cons	Additional management, security, monitoring, and data services cost extra Its strongest fit is organizations centered on Azure The platform covers many infrastructure types, requiring focused governance	No free plan is available Public-cloud infrastructure charges are billed separately Narrower ecosystem than broader hybrid-cloud platforms
Our verdict	Microsoft Azure Arc extends Azure management, governance, security, and selected services to infrastructure outside Azure. It is designed for organizations operating hybrid, multicloud, edge, datacenter, and on-premises environments.… Read the review →	Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) extends the Nutanix Cloud Platform onto public-cloud bare-metal infrastructure. It is designed for organizations running virtual machines and containers across on-premises environments and AWS, Microsoft Azure,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Microsoft Azure Arc — where it wins

  • Free core control plane with a 30-day trial
  • Manages servers, VMs, Kubernetes, VMware, and multicloud resources
  • GitOps, Azure Policy governance, and broad Azure integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Additional management, security, monitoring, and data services cost extra
  • Its strongest fit is organizations centered on Azure
  • The platform covers many infrastructure types, requiring focused governance

• Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) — where it wins

  • Runs unified Nutanix clusters across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and OVHcloud
  • Supports migration, elastic scaling, disaster recovery, and Kubernetes
  • Adds VPC, VPN, and cloud interconnect options for private connectivity

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Public-cloud infrastructure charges are billed separately
  • Narrower ecosystem than broader hybrid-cloud platforms

• Microsoft Azure Arc9.3/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A broad Azure control plane for managing distributed servers, VMs, Kubernetes, and clouds.

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• Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)8.9/10 · Paid

  A strong fit for Nutanix teams extending workloads across four public clouds.

  Visit NutanixFull verdict →