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Why MSPs and CSPs choose Acronis as their Nutanix alternative
For MSPs and CSPs, choosing a Nutanix alternative is not only an HCI decision. The right platform must help providers launch IaaS faster, provide protection for every client VM, simplify tenant operations and turn infrastructure into a profitable recurring service. HCI alone doesn't make IaaS profitable — providers assemble workload protection, tenant management, billing and service operations around the platform before infrastructure becomes recurring revenue.
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Business economics | Build a more profitable IaaS business with protected VMs by default, fewer separate service-layer tools and two monetization paths: resell Acronis-hosted IaaS through Cyber Frame Cloud or operate your own public cloud with Cyber Frame Local. | Nutanix can be effective for HCI and private cloud modernization, but provider economics depends on how the full service is built around the Nutanix stack, including protection, service operations, billing, support and utilization. |
Acronis-hosted IaaS resale path | Use Cyber Frame Cloud as an Acronis-hosted IaaS platform for MSPs that want a hyperscaler-like service model with better margin potential, more service control and built-in protection. | Nutanix Cloud Clusters extends Nutanix into public clouds, but providers still operate Nutanix clusters on cloud resources. It is not a vendor-hosted IaaS that partners can utilize without managing the underlying cloud stack. |
Provider-owned public cloud | Use Cyber Frame Local to build a multitenant public cloud on provider-owned or colocated infrastructure with tenant controls, partner branding and integrated cyber protection. | Nutanix can support provider-operated clouds, but the provider still must package the service model, tenant experience, protection stack and managed operations around the platform. |
All-in-one protected IaaS | Combine compute, storage, networking, multitenancy, self-service, backup, DR, security and RMM in one service-provider-ready offer. | Nutanix Cloud Platform combines HCI, virtualization, management, storage and networking, but full managed-service packaging often requires additional products, integrations and provider process design. |
Built-in cyber protection | Package every Cyber Frame VM with built-in backup, disaster recovery, anti-malware, anti-ransomware, EDR / XDR and RMM capabilities. | Nutanix includes strong infrastructure resilience, DR and security capabilities, but backup, endpoint security, recovery operations and RMM are not delivered as one default VM service layer. |
Cloud or Local deployment model | Start with Cloud when speed and no hardware investment matter, use Local when infrastructure ownership or sovereignty is strategic or run both under one Acronis service motion. | Nutanix supports on-premises, edge and public cloud scenarios, but providers typically design the resale, delivery and managed-service model around their chosen Nutanix deployment. |
Native multitenancy and multitier management | Cyber Frame is multitenant by default and supports a multitier service-provider hierarchy for partners, clients and groups. Providers can assign quotas, delegate access, meter usage and isolate tenants without adding a separate multitenancy product. | Nutanix supports multitenant service-provider scenarios through SP Central and related architecture. For IaaS delivery, providers still need to validate how tenant hierarchy, billing boundaries, self-service and governance map to their service model. |
Service-provider workflows | Connect IaaS delivery to Acronis Cyber Platform (formerly Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud), PSA-aligned billing workflows, RMM operations, usage visibility and provider-branded delivery. | Nutanix has partner and service-provider programs, but PSA / RMM alignment, service-desk process and recurring managed-service packaging are provider design responsibilities. |
OpenStack-compatible automation | Use OpenStack-compatible APIs and tools such as Terraform to automate VM, network and storage lifecycle management without proprietary stack dependency. | Nutanix offers APIs, automation and a KVM-based AHV option, but automation is built around the Nutanix management model rather than OpenStack-compatible IaaS delivery. |
How Acronis Cyber Frame compares with Nutanix product options
Service providers evaluating Nutanix competitors can compare several Nutanix options, including Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure with AHV, Nutanix Cloud Platform, Nutanix Cloud Clusters, Nutanix Cloud Manager and Nutanix Unified Storage. Below is a practical overview of each option and how Acronis Cyber Frame compares.
HCI and virtualization for private cloud infrastructure
Option explained:
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure combines hyperconverged compute, storage, virtualization and networking. AHV is Nutanix's built-in hypervisor. It is a strong option for organizations that want to standardize on Nutanix private cloud or HCI.
How Cyber Frame is better:
Cyber Frame starts from service-provider IaaS monetization, not HCI modernization. It gives MSPs and CSPs Cloud or Local deployment, built-in Acronis protection, tenant controls, self-service, PSA-aligned workflows and partner branding around the VM service.
Broad hybrid cloud platform for apps and data
Option explained:
Nutanix Cloud Platform is the broader portfolio for running apps and data across on-premises, edge and public cloud environments. It combines infrastructure, management, automation and data services for hybrid multicloud operations.
How Cyber Frame is better:
Cyber Frame is narrower by design and more directly packaged for IaaS revenue. It gives providers the core services they sell every day — VMs, storage and networking — with built-in backup, security, RMM, multitenancy and Cloud or Local delivery.
Nutanix clusters in public clouds
Option explained:
Nutanix Cloud Clusters runs Nutanix software on bare-metal resources in supported public clouds. It helps organizations extend Nutanix operations, migrate applications and support hybrid cloud or DR use cases.
How Cyber Frame is better:
Cyber Frame Cloud gives MSPs an Acronis-hosted IaaS resale path without building or operating a Nutanix cluster in a hyperscaler account. Providers can package protected IaaS under their own commercial model, then add Cyber Frame Local when infrastructure ownership becomes strategic.
Operations, automation and self-service for Nutanix estates
Option explained:
Nutanix Cloud Manager provides operations, self-service, automation, cost governance and security capabilities across Nutanix and hybrid environments. It helps teams manage infrastructure and application deployment around a broader Nutanix estate.
How Cyber Frame is better:
Cyber Frame puts service-provider operations directly into the IaaS offer. Tenant controls, usage visibility, customer self-service, integrated protection and PSA-aligned workflows support managed infrastructure delivery without asking the provider to assemble the service layer from scratch.
Storage and resilience for Nutanix environments
Option explained:
Nutanix Unified Storage consolidates file, object and block storage with data security and ransomware protection. Nutanix DR capabilities support failover and recovery scenarios across Nutanix environments.
How Cyber Frame is better:
Cyber Frame covers cloud storage and cloud DR use cases while giving service providers more deployment flexibility. Partners can use Cyber Frame Local to deliver partner-hosted cloud storage and a partner-hosted DR site, or use Acronis-hosted backup storage and Acronis Disaster Recovery services through the Acronis platform.
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Useful resources
EBookBuild a profitable IaaS business with Acronis Cyber Frame
A practical business guide for service providers that want to grow, optimize or launch infrastructure services.
DatasheetAcronis Cyber Frame Cloud – Overview
Modernize your infrastructure with less complexity and greater control.
VideoAcronis Cyber Frame – Demo video
See how to create a tenant in Acronis Cyber Platform (formerly Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud), provision Cyber Frame and set up a basic customer environment step by step.
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