Nutanix

Nutanix is built for companies that want cloud-style infrastructure without handing everything over to a public cloud giant. By our assessment, its real strength is hyperconverged infrastructure software, the stack that lets storage and compute be managed together through a cleaner interface. The downside is that this is still enterprise infrastructure, so it asks for planning, admin work, and a fairly technical buyer. In practice, Nutanix sits in datacenters and private-cloud setups, not in anything a casual user would ever see. Compared with old-school server and storage setups, it tries to simplify operations; compared with hyperscalers, it offers more control on the customer side. That makes it a good fit for IT teams and a poor fit for anyone expecting a consumer product. It is based in the United States.