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Cycle vs. Nutanix

Cycle lets you build your own private cloud by bringing the scale and capabilities of the public cloud to any infrastructure. All with the flexibility and data sovereignty enterprises demand.
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One Unified Cloud Platform, Running Anywhere

Cycle brings containers, VMs, storage, and networking together in a single platform—no patchwork of Kubernetes, Terraform, or plugins required. With Virtual Providers you can boot any server, integrate colo or EU providers, and maintain sovereignty without lock-in.
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Simplicity
(More opinionated)
Customizability
(More complex)

One Unified Platform

Cycle brings compute, networking, storage, and rollout tooling into a single, consistent experience.

VMs and Containers Together

Keep critical workloads on VMs and move new services to containers without parallel platforms.

Expert Support Included

White glove support is included in every tier. Partner with a team that has operated at scale across private and hybrid environments.

Virtual Providers Anywhere

Bootstrap any server with iPXE and fold in colo racks or regional providers in minutes. Expand capacity without waiting on vendor certified nodes.

Sovereignty by Design

Keep data and compute within the EU or your chosen region. Operate on your hardware and providers while preserving the option to move in the future.

Lower Ops Overhead

Cut platform sprawl and the maintenance that comes with it. Cycle’s opinionated control plane removes glue code, brittle plugins, and version drift.

Hands-Free Upgrades

Rolling updates and security patches ship automatically. Skip complex lifecycle runs and keep teams focused on delivery.

Predictable Pricing, No Per-Core Tax

Nutanix costs climb as you add cores, VMs, and capacity. Cycle uses simple tiers on seats and servers, so budgets stay clear as you grow.

Features

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Nutanix

Architecture and Deployment
Model
Hybrid SaaS & PaaS
Self-Hosted / HCI Platform
Management
hybrid(Self + Fully-Managed)
hybrid(Self + Semi-Managed)
Scope
On-prem / Colo / Cloud
On-prem / Colo / Cloud(via AHV + Clusters)
Pricing
Tiered(Seats & Servers)
Licensed Tiers(per node/core)
Bring Your Own Infrastructure
Bare Metal
Multi‑Cloud
(clusters can span providers)
Edge Support
Upgrade Automation
automatic
Semi-automatic(1-click upgrades)
Core Infrastructure
Containers
add-on(Karbon / Kubernetes)
VMs
(AHV / ESXi / Hyper-V support)
Functions
BETA
Service Mesh
(Discovery)
Add-on(via Kubernetes)
Load Balancing
External or add-on
DNS
External or add-on
Networking
Automatic(managed overlay)
Automatic(AHV / Prism SDN)
Storage
Automatic(managed volumes)
Automatic(Acropolis / Files / Volumes)
DevOps & Automation
CI/CD
Integrations
External
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Stacks(JSON / YAML)
Terraform / Calm
API
REST & Webhooks
REST & SDKs
Monitoring
Prism Central / Add-on
Operations & Governance
ACL / RBAC
Multi‑Tenancy
Strong(Environments + Clusters + Namespaces)
Projects / Clusters / Namespaces
Support Model
Included & Community
Paid & Community
Cycle on any infrastructure
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Build a Private Cloud on Your Terms

With Cycle you do not have to choose between agility and control. Run VMs and containers side by side, scale with Virtual Providers, and manage it all from a single platform.

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True Multi-Cloud Flexibility

Run workloads across multiple providers and data centers without re-platforming. Cycle unifies operations so you can scale.

Networking Built In

Private L2 networking, service discovery, and routing are part of Cycle. No extra plugins or bespoke load balancer configs.

First-Class Bare Metal Support

Provision and manage bare metal servers with the same ease as cloud instances. Cycle handles bootstrapping, networking, and lifecycle management end to end.

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