Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) vs SUSE Virtualization

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)9.0Visit SUSE Virtualization8.5Visit

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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SUSE Virtualization #5 in Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions 8.5/10 Open source ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit SUSE

• Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) fits best

  Nutanix users extending clusters to public clouds

• SUSE Virtualization fits best

  Teams adopting open, Kubernetes-based virtualization

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Side by side

Feature	Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) 9.0/10 Visit ↗	SUSE Virtualization 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.5
Ranking	#3 in Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions	#5 in Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions
Best for	Nutanix users extending clusters to public clouds	Teams adopting open, Kubernetes-based virtualization
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	$2.50/device usage-based	Open source
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) 1/3 · SUSE Virtualization 0/3
Kubernetes support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Integrated backup	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Stretch clusters	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	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	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 KVM virtual machines and containers on Kubernetes Includes live migration, backup, snapshots, restore, and high availability Supports distributed replicated storage and Rancher multi-cluster management
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	Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure operated by your team Enterprise support and pricing require a reseller conversation Focused on KVM virtualization rather than multiple hypervisors
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 →	SUSE Virtualization brings virtual machines and containers together on Kubernetes, using KubeVirt and KVM on bare-metal servers. It is aimed at mid-market and enterprise teams adopting open, Kubernetes-based virtualization, including… 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

• SUSE Virtualization — where it wins

  • Combines KVM virtual machines and containers on Kubernetes
  • Includes live migration, backup, snapshots, restore, and high availability
  • Supports distributed replicated storage and Rancher multi-cluster management

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure operated by your team
  • Enterprise support and pricing require a reseller conversation
  • Focused on KVM virtualization rather than multiple hypervisors

• 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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• SUSE Virtualization8.5/10 · Open source

  A Kubernetes-based KVM platform with distributed storage, VM lifecycle tools, and Rancher management.

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