CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Jul. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2020
Revenue:
Total revenue		$ 1,580,796	$ 1,394,364	$ 1,307,682
Cost of revenue:
Total cost of revenue		321,156	291,906	286,689
Gross profit		1,259,640	1,102,458	1,020,993
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing		978,704	1,052,508	1,160,389
Research and development		571,962	556,950	553,978
General and administrative		166,418	153,782	135,547
Total operating expenses		1,717,084	1,763,240	1,849,914
Loss from operations		(457,444)	(660,782)	(828,921)
Other expense, net		(320,830)	(354,991)	(26,300)
Loss before provision for income taxes		(778,274)	(1,015,773)	(855,221)
Provision for income taxes		19,264	18,487	17,662
Net loss		$ (797,538)	$ (1,034,260)	$ (872,883)
Net loss per share attributable to Class A and Class B common stockholders-basic	[1]	$ (3.62)	$ (5.01)	$ (4.48)
Net loss per share attributable to Class A and Class B common stockholders-diluted	[1]	$ (3.62)	$ (5.01)	$ (4.48)
Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to Class A and Class B common stockholders-basic	[1]	220,529	206,475	194,719
Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to Class A and Class B common stockholders-diluted	[1]	220,529	206,475	194,719
Product
Revenue:
Total revenue		$ 757,623	$ 705,804	$ 765,822
Cost of revenue:
Total cost of revenue		55,602	55,287	71,312
Support, Entitlements and Other Services
Revenue:
Total revenue		823,173	688,560	541,860
Cost of revenue:
Total cost of revenue		$ 265,554	$ 236,619	$ 215,377

[1] Effective January 3, 2022, all of the then outstanding shares of Nutanix, Inc. Class B common stock were automatically converted into the same number of shares of Nutanix, Inc. Class A common stock. See Note 8 for further details.