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Nutanix Community Edition vs MicroCloud: catalog facts
Nutanix Community Edition	MicroCloud
Free Free to download after joining the Nutanix community.	Free Free and open source; Canonical sells support separately.
Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Full-featured Nutanix platform on your own hardware Includes the AHV hypervisor and Prism management	Sets up a cluster with a few snap commands Combines compute, storage and networking
Registration required to download Aimed at advanced users	Three or more nodes recommended for high availability Built around the snap packaging system
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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