Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) vs Sangfor HCI

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)9.0Visit SHSangfor HCI8.6Visit

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

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SH Sangfor HCI #4 in Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Contact Sangfor

• Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) fits best

  Nutanix users extending clusters to public clouds

• Sangfor HCI fits best

  Mid-market and enterprise hybrid infrastructure teams

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Side by side

Feature	Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) 9.0/10 Visit ↗	SHSangfor HCI 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions	#4 in Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions
Best for	Nutanix users extending clusters to public clouds	Mid-market and enterprise hybrid infrastructure teams
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$2.50/device usage-based	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Support	Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) 1/3 · Sangfor HCI 3/3
Kubernetes support	✓	✓
Integrated backup	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Stretch clusters	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Hybrid
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	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	Combines compute, distributed storage, networking and security Includes high availability, backup, continuous data protection and disaster recovery Supports stretched clusters and Kubernetes Engine integration
Cons	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	Pricing requires contacting Sangfor Self-hosted deployment may not suit teams seeking a hosted service Support channels listed are limited to documentation
Our verdict	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 →	Sangfor HCI brings compute, distributed storage, networking and security into one software-defined infrastructure platform for organizations running business-critical applications. Mid-market and enterprise teams can deploy it on Sangfor… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Sangfor HCI — where it wins

  • Combines compute, distributed storage, networking and security
  • Includes high availability, backup, continuous data protection and disaster recovery
  • Supports stretched clusters and Kubernetes Engine integration

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting Sangfor
  • Self-hosted deployment may not suit teams seeking a hosted service
  • Support channels listed are limited to documentation

• Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)9.0/10 · Paid

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

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• SHSangfor HCI8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad HCI stack for organizations prioritizing integrated resilience and Kubernetes support.

  Contact SangforFull verdict →