Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) vs AWS Outposts

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)8.9Visit AWS Outposts8.7Visit

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

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AWS Outposts #6 in Hybrid Cloud Hosting 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit AWS Outposts

• Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) fits best

  Nutanix workloads across public and private cloud

• AWS Outposts fits best

  AWS services in customer facilities

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Side by side

Feature	Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) 8.9/10 Visit ↗	AWS Outposts 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.7
Ranking	#4 in Hybrid Cloud Hosting	#6 in Hybrid Cloud Hosting
Best for	Nutanix workloads across public and private cloud	AWS services in customer facilities
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$2.50/device usage-based	Not checked yet
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Phone, Live chat, Email, Community, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	7 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) 3/3 · AWS Outposts 3/3
Kubernetes support	✓	✓
Dedicated connectivity	✓	✓
Bare-metal support	✓	✓
Specs
Management model	Self-hosted	Managed
Public clouds supported	4	Not checked yet
Deployment scope	Multi-cloud	Single-cloud
Our review
Pros	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	Runs local EC2, EBS, S3, ECS, EKS, and RDS services AWS manages installation, maintenance, patches, and upgrades Supports encrypted Regional connectivity and local network access
Cons	No free plan is available Public-cloud infrastructure charges are billed separately Narrower ecosystem than broader hybrid-cloud platforms	Single-cloud scope limits multicloud deployment choices Pricing depends on configuration and location Original 1U and 2U server sales are discontinued
Our verdict	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 →	AWS Outposts extends selected AWS infrastructure, services, APIs, and management tools into customer facilities and edge locations. It is designed for organizations that need low-latency access to local systems, local data processing, data… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• AWS Outposts — where it wins

  • Runs local EC2, EBS, S3, ECS, EKS, and RDS services
  • AWS manages installation, maintenance, patches, and upgrades
  • Supports encrypted Regional connectivity and local network access

  Where it doesn't

  • Single-cloud scope limits multicloud deployment choices
  • Pricing depends on configuration and location
  • Original 1U and 2U server sales are discontinued

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

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

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• AWS Outposts8.7/10 · Paid

  Managed on-premises AWS services for low-latency, local-data, and residency needs.

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