What Nutanix does

Nutanix is a publicly traded (NASDAQ:NTNX) enterprise cloud software company founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Jose, California, that sells a unified hybrid multicloud platform for running applications, data, and AI workloads across on-premises, public cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud via Nutanix Cloud Clusters NC2), and edge environments. The Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP) bundles hyperconverged infrastructure (Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure with the AHV hypervisor and AOS distributed storage), Kubernetes management (NKP, including NKP Metal for bare-metal deployments), database-as-a-service (NDB), unified file/object/block storage (NUS), cloud management and governance (NCM, Prism, Nutanix Central), and an enterprise AI layer (Nutanix Enterprise AI, Nutanix Agentic AI, Nutanix Agent Gateway). It serves more than 30,000 customers globally across financial services, government, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, telecom, and service provider segments, with named logos including Home Depot, Caterpillar, Vodafone, HCA Healthcare, Western Union, Edward Jones, JPX Tokyo Stock Exchange, Mitsui Chemicals, and the UK Department for Work and Pensions.

Nutanix operates a subscription-based revenue model with average contract duration of 3.4 years, reaching $2.43 billion in Annual Recurring Revenue (+15% YoY) and $703.1 million in total Q3 FY2026 revenue (+10% YoY), with FY2026 guidance of $2.82–$2.84 billion and a 28% free cash flow margin. The company supplements direct enterprise field sales with deep OEM channels (Dell, Lenovo, Cisco, HPE), system integrators (NTT Data for Middle East and Africa), the Elevate Service Provider Program for MSPs, and a self-serve bottom-up funnel via Nutanix Test Drive and Community Edition. Strategic positioning centers on capturing VMware customer migrations following Broadcom's acquisition, evidenced by 700+ new customers added in Q3 FY2026 alone, alongside an expanding agentic AI infrastructure thesis backed by a $150 million strategic equity investment from AMD, NVIDIA certification, and the new Vancouver Agentic AI Center of Excellence.

The company's engineering leadership is structured around CEO Rajiv Ramaswami, CFO Rukmini Sivaraman, Chief AI Officer Debojyoti Dutta, and Chief Operating Officer David Sangster, with Rajiv Ramaswami publicly targeting approximately 165,000 of Broadcom's 300,000-customer installed base. Active capital return includes a $750 million convertible notes issuance (December 2024, 0.50% coupon, due 2029) and a total share repurchase authorization of approximately $779 million (April 2026 increase of $750 million).

Name

Nutanix

Legal name

Nutanix, Inc.

Website

https://nutanix.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Nutanix provides a unified hybrid multicloud platform integrating hyperconverged infrastructure, Kubernetes, databases, unified storage, and agentic AI capabilities, serving 30,000+ enterprise customers across financial services, government, healthcare, retail, and industrials globally via subscription software and OEM channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Computer Communications Equipment (3576)

akta.pro primary industry

Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Orchestration (Private-Cloud-Centric) (HDABABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud Networking Core Services (VPC/VNet, Load Balancing, DNS, NAT) (HDABAAAJ), Virtual & Cloud Routing (vRouters/CNF Routing) (HDAFABAF)

Keywords

• Hyperconverged infrastructure
• Hybrid multicloud platform
• Enterprise cloud software
• Unified data storage
• Enterprise AI infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) Subscriptions: Primary revenue stream based on subscription/term licenses for Nutanix Cloud Platform, NCI, NKP, NDB, NUS, and Cloud Manager; ARR reached $2.43 billion in Q3 FY2026 with 15% year-over-year growth and average contract durations of 3.4 years. Subscription model replaced historical perpetual license model.
2. Professional Services: Outcome-based consulting services across Day 0 (planning), Day 1 (implementation), and Day 2 (operations) engagements including Technical Account Manager (TAM) and Resident Consultant offerings delivered through Nutanix Professional Services; recognized by 2022 NorthFace ScoreBoard Service Awards.
3. OEM / Hardware-Embedded Software Licensing: Revenue generated through OEM partnerships with Dell Technologies, Lenovo, HPE, and Cisco where Nutanix software is bundled/sold with partner hardware platforms (PowerEdge, ThinkSystem, etc.) including the Dell Private Cloud bundle for VCF 9.1, Azure Local, and Nutanix AHV.
4. Capital Markets Activity (Convertible Notes): Priced $750 million aggregate principal amount of 0.50% convertible senior notes due 2029 in a private placement, with net proceeds earmarked for share repurchases, debt repayment, and general corporate purposes — supplementing operating cash flow used for the additional $750 million share repurchase authorization (total ~$779 million).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Nutanix sells a unified enterprise cloud software platform (Nutanix Cloud Platform / NCP) that combines hyperconverged infrastructure (NCI with AHV virtualization and AOS storage), unified storage (NUS), database services (NDB), Kubernetes management (NKP), enterprise AI orchestration (Enterprise AI, Agentic AI, Agent Gateway), and centralized management (Nutanix Central/Prism and Cloud Manager), running across on-premises, public clouds (AWS/Azure/GCP via NC2), and edge environments. The platform is sold via subscription licenses (multi-year term contracts averaging 3.4 years) supplemented by professional services, OEM partnerships with Dell/Lenovo/Cisco/HPE, and an Elevate Service Provider Program for MSPs.

Product overview

Nutanix offers a single unified enterprise cloud platform rather than a portfolio of disconnected products. The Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP) is the core, integrating hyperconverged infrastructure (Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure with AHV Virtualization, AOS Storage, Flow networking, and Disaster Recovery) with multicloud extension (Nutanix Cloud Clusters NC2 and Government Cloud Clusters GC2), unified storage (Nutanix Unified Storage with Files, Objects, Volumes, and Data Lens), database services (Nutanix Database Service NDB), Kubernetes management (Nutanix Kubernetes Platform NKP and NKP Metal), AI orchestration (Nutanix Enterprise AI, Nutanix Agentic AI, and Nutanix Agent Gateway), and centralized operations (Nutanix Central/Prism and Nutanix Cloud Manager with Intelligent Operations, Self-Service, Cost Governance, and Security Central). Supporting tools include Nutanix Move for migration, Community Edition for evaluation, Sizer, X-Ray, Life Cycle Manager, and Insights Support Automation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP): Unified hybrid multicloud platform powering apps, data, and AI workloads
• Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
• Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS)
• Nutanix Database Service (NDB)
• Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)
• Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM)
• Nutanix Enterprise AI
• Nutanix Central
• Nutanix AHV
• Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)
• Nutanix Move
• Nutanix Flow
• Nutanix Government Cloud Clusters (GC2)

Products and services

• Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP) Unified enterprise cloud platform combining compute, storage, virtualization, networking, Kubernetes, database services, and AI orchestration in a single software-defined stack for enterprise customers.
• Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) Hyperconverged infrastructure software combining AOS Storage, AHV Virtualization, networking (Flow), disaster recovery, and management into a unified platform for enterprise customers running business-critical workloads.
• Nutanix Central Centralized SaaS-based management plane for Nutanix infrastructure with Prism element for monitoring, capacity planning, and one-click operations across multiple clusters and locations.
• Nutanix Database Service (NDB) Database-as-a-Service platform supporting PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB, and SAP HANA with automated provisioning, point-in-time recovery (Time Machine), cloning, and patching.
• Nutanix Enterprise AI Enterprise AI orchestration layer supporting LLM inference, retrieval-augmented generation, and AI workload management across hybrid infrastructure with NVIDIA BlueField DPU and NIM microservice integration.
• Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) Enterprise Kubernetes platform with Nutanix Data Services for Kubernetes (NDK), Cloud Native AOS, and multicloud Kubernetes capabilities including NKP Metal for bare-metal deployments.
• Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) Cloud operations and governance platform with Intelligent Operations, Self-Service, Cost Governance, and Security Central modules for unified multicloud management.
• Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) Unified file, object, and block storage platform consolidating Nutanix Files, Objects, and Volumes with Data Lens for data analytics and governance; NVIDIA-Certified at enterprise level for AI workloads.
• Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) Extension of Nutanix Cloud Platform into public clouds (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) enabling consistent operations and workload portability between on-premises and cloud environments.
• Nutanix Government Cloud Clusters (GC2) Government-focused variant of Nutanix Cloud Clusters for sovereign and regulated workloads in public cloud environments.
• Nutanix Agent Gateway Unified AI gateway providing visibility, cost governance, security controls, and access management across model endpoints, built on Envoy AI Gateway v1.0 with native Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for enterprise agentic AI deployments.
• NKP Metal Bare-metal Kubernetes service eliminating the hypervisor layer for low-latency workloads in high-frequency trading, gaming, and real-time AI inference; general availability planned H2 2026.
• Nutanix Agentic AI Solution Full-stack Agentic AI platform combining Enterprise AI and NKP technologies with AHV hypervisor and NVIDIA BlueField DPU integration for AI workload optimization, designed as an AI factory operating model for enterprise customers.
• Nutanix Move Workload migration tool for moving VMs, databases, and applications from legacy infrastructure (including VMware) to Nutanix Cloud Platform with minimal downtime.
• Nutanix Community Edition Free downloadable version of Nutanix Cloud Platform for hands-on testing, evaluation, and learning on personal hardware.
• Nutanix Professional Services Outcome-based consulting services across Day 0 (planning), Day 1 (implementation), and Day 2 (operations) engagements including Technical Account Manager (TAM) and Resident Consultant offerings for enterprise customers.

Named customers39 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration18 records

AI capability12 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core technology integration, flagship regional partnership, minor go-to-market partner, flagship strategic partner and equity investor, flagship strategic alliance, flagship technology partner, flagship oem partner, core contributor, core technology partner, core hyperscaler partner and minor community partnership.

• Tetrate (Envoy AI Gateway)core technology integrationTechnology or Integration · 23 June 2026Tetrate announced v1.0 of Envoy AI Gateway — the first open-source AI gateway built on the CNCF Envoy Gateway project — after 16 months of collaboration with Bloomberg, Nutanix, and the community. Nutanix is integrating it into its Nutanix Agent Gateway and Enterprise AI offerings.
• NTT Dataflagship regional partnershipImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 11 June 2026Strategic partnership to accelerate hybrid multicloud, infrastructure modernization, and AI readiness across Middle East and Africa. NTT Data will integrate Nutanix's hyperconverged cloud software into its infrastructure modernization and cloud management services. Builds on NTT Data's earlier 2026 acquisition of cloud specialist Zero&One.
• Databricks (OpenSharing / Software-Defined Storage Ecosystem)core technology integrationTechnology or Integration · 10 June 2026Databricks launched its Software-Defined Storage (SDS) Ecosystem on June 10, 2026, with Nutanix among the partners committing to integrate via the open-source OpenSharing protocol (hosted by the Linux Foundation) for zero-copy connections between Nutanix hybrid/on-premises storage and the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform.
• IGEL Technologyminor go-to-market partnerGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 May 2026IGEL featured Nutanix as an ecosystem partner at its Now & Next Workspace & Endpoint Security Summit roadshow across five European cities (London, Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt, Bern) from May 28 to June 18, 2026. Partner Summit in Frankfurt on June 15.
• AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)flagship strategic partner and equity investorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 May 2026Multi-year strategic partnership to jointly build an open, full-stack AI infrastructure platform for agentic AI applications, plus AMD's $150 million equity investment in Nutanix (over 4.1 million shares issued). Partnership announced at COMPUTEX alongside AMD-France AI collaboration and Ryzen AI PRO 400 Series launch. Co-marketed with Dell, Cisco, Everpure.
• Palo Alto Networkscore technology integrationTechnology or Integration · 18 May 2026New AI security integration partnership announced alongside Nutanix's Vancouver agentic AI center. Aimed at securing enterprise AI deployments across the Nutanix platform.
• Red Hat OpenShiftcore technology integrationTechnology or Integration · 7 May 2026Nutanix Cloud Platform and NKP are part of Leostream's certified and validated HPC ecosystem that also includes Red Hat OpenShift for cloud and hybrid cloud HPC deployments with GPU performance and zero-trust security.
• Leostreamcore technology integrationTechnology or Integration · 5 May 2026Certified integration delivering unified remote access for high-performance computing environments combining Nutanix infrastructure with Leostream's Connection Broker and Gateways. Supports scalable GPU workloads across cloud and hybrid cloud deployments; Leostream is a Nutanix Ready validated member of the Elevate Technology Alliance Program.
• NetAppflagship strategic allianceStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2026Strategic alliance to integrate NetApp Intelligent Data Infrastructure (ONTAP) with the Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP) and AHV hypervisor — integration available later in 2026. Provides faster VM migration via NFS, simplified operations, VM-granular management, and Autonomous Ransomware Protection. Also planning AI integration between NetApp ONTAP and Nutanix Agentic AI solution.
• MongoDBcore technology integrationTechnology or Integration · 9 April 2026Certified integration between Nutanix Database Service (NDB) and MongoDB Ops Manager enables automated provisioning of MongoDB sharded clusters from multi-day manual processes to minutes. Includes point-in-time recovery via NDB Time Machine and coordinated backup/recovery workflows.
• Cohesitycore technology integrationTechnology or Integration · 9 April 2026Collaboration to develop cyber recovery clean rooms combining Cohesity's automated cyber-recovery capabilities with Nutanix infrastructure, addressing ransomware and cyber resilience for joint customers.
• NVIDIAflagship technology partnerTechnology or IntegrationDeep technology integration: Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) achieved NVIDIA-Certified status at the enterprise level for full-stack interoperability with NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet, Spectrum4 switches, BlueField-3 DPUs, and GPUDirect Storage. Linear scalability from 32 GPUs to 1,024 GPUs validated. Planned support for NVIDIA Vera BlueField-4 STX in H2 2026. Nutanix also integrates NVIDIA BlueField DPUs, topology-aware GPU allocation, and NVIDIA NIM microservices in its Agentic AI platform.
• Dell Technologiesflagship oem partnerOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerDell Private Cloud expanded to support Nutanix's Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) alongside VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 and Microsoft Azure Local, addressing 'one of its biggest customer requests' per Dell. Nutanix AHV support scheduled for July availability on Dell PowerEdge. Dell was named Nutanix's 2026 Global OEM Partner of the Year. Cost savings up to 65% vs traditional HCI claimed.
• Bloombergcore contributorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBloomberg initiated the Envoy AI Gateway project, has made hundreds of contributions, and runs the software in production. Co-development partner for the open-source AI gateway that Nutanix is incorporating into its Agent Gateway and Enterprise AI solutions.
• Ciscocore technology partnerTechnology or IntegrationCisco infrastructure powers the Nutanix AI factory operating model; Cisco is a named partner in the Agentic AI ecosystem alongside Dell, Lenovo, NetApp, and AMD. Nutanix-Cisco support program co-marketed.
• Lenovoflagship oem partnerOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerNew partnership integrating Nutanix Cloud Platform software with Lenovo ThinkSystem servers. Lenovo is expanding Nutanix's hardware ecosystem options for cost-conscious customers navigating component shortages; part of broader storage integration partnerships alongside Pure Storage, Dell, and NetApp.
• Pure Storagecore technology partnerTechnology or IntegrationNutanix expanding storage integration partnerships with Pure Storage (alongside Dell, NetApp, and Lenovo) to help cost-conscious customers navigate component shortages and external storage support for Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure.
• Omnissa (formerly VMware EUC)minor go-to-market partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured alongside Nutanix, Nvidia, and UltrArmor as ecosystem partners in IGEL's Now & Next European Summit roadshow on endpoint security.
• Google Cloudcore hyperscaler partnerTechnology or IntegrationNutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) runs natively on Google Cloud as one of three supported hyperscalers, enabling hybrid multicloud deployments. Google Cloud listed among expanding partnerships supporting hybrid and multi-cloud architecture adoption.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)core hyperscaler partnerTechnology or IntegrationNutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) and Nutanix sovereign cloud integrations extend into AWS; Nutanix is integrated into Leostream HPC ecosystem with AWS.
• Microsoft Azurecore hyperscaler partnerTechnology or IntegrationNutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) extends into Microsoft Azure; Dell Private Cloud now supports Nutanix AHV alongside Microsoft Azure Local. Microsoft is part of Leostream HPC ecosystem with Nutanix.
• San José Mineta International Airport (with Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose)minor community partnershipGTM or Marketing PartnerNutanix is sponsoring 'The Nest by Nutanix' — a $250,000 sensory-friendly room for children with autism and sensory sensitivities at San Jose airport — opening winter 2026 in collaboration with the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• VMware (Broadcom): Primary direct competitor in virtualization and hyperconverged infrastructure (vSphere/VCF). Nutanix is the leading VMware alternative benefiting from Broadcom's post-acquisition licensing changes, with 30,000+ VMware customers having migrated industry-wide since the acquisition and Nutanix capturing the dominant share.
• Dell Technologies (PowerStore / Dell APEX / Dell Private Cloud): Both a flagship OEM partner (Nutanix software bundled with PowerEdge servers) and a competitor via Dell APEX and Dell Private Cloud (which supports VCF 9.1, Azure Local, and now Nutanix AHV). Competes in HCI and hyperconverged storage while being Nutanix's largest distribution channel.
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE GreenLake / SimpliVity): Direct HCI competitor with HPE SimpliVity and HPE GreenLake hybrid cloud platform; also an OEM partner for Nutanix software on HPE servers. Named alongside Dell EMC and Nutanix as a leader in the HCI market by industry analysts.
• Red Hat (OpenShift): Direct competitor in enterprise Kubernetes (NKP vs. OpenShift) and broader hybrid cloud platform. Recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave Q3 2025 for Multicloud Container Platforms alongside Nutanix, targeting the same enterprise container orchestration workloads.
• Cisco Systems (HyperFlex / Intersight): Direct HCI competitor (Cisco HyperFlex) and a Nutanix technology partner (Cisco UCS powers the Nutanix AI factory operating model). Competes in converged infrastructure for enterprise data centers while jointly co-marketing with Nutanix for AI factory deployments.
• NetApp: Both a Nutanix strategic alliance partner (NetApp ONTAP integrated with Nutanix Cloud Platform / AHV) and a competitor in enterprise storage and hybrid cloud data infrastructure. Overlap in file/object/block storage, data protection, and AI-ready data services for enterprise customers.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft (Azure Stack HCI / Azure Local): Hyperscaler with Azure Stack HCI (now Azure Local) competing directly in hybrid HCI; co-listed with Nutanix AHV on Dell Private Cloud. Microsoft bundles Azure services with hybrid infrastructure, leveraging a much larger R&D budget and enterprise sales motion.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS Outposts): Hyperscaler offering hybrid cloud via AWS Outposts and native cloud services competing with Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) which runs on AWS. Competes for enterprise hybrid workloads while simultaneously hosting Nutanix's NC2 bring-your-own-license deployments.
• Google Cloud (Anthos / Distributed Cloud): Hyperscaler with Google Distributed Cloud and Anthos targeting the same hybrid multicloud workloads as Nutanix Cloud Platform; NC2 also runs natively on Google Cloud. Competes for enterprise AI/hybrid workloads with much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Scale Computing: Smaller, edge-focused HCI competitor targeting SMB and edge/ROBO use cases that overlap with Nutanix's mid-market and edge segments. Less feature breadth than Nutanix Cloud Platform but more affordable and easier to deploy for smaller IT teams.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nutanix
• Facebookfacebook.com/Nutanix
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nutanix

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds15 records

Investors21 records

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M&A7 records

Investments

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