Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs NetApp AltaVault comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.3
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery offers cost-effective integration and protection, reducing downtime and expenses without needing additional hardware.
Sentiment score
7.8
NetApp AltaVault boosts efficiency and cost savings by optimizing data storage, reducing hardware needs, and enhancing data protection.
However, with AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery Service being a native service, integration is seamless, highlighting the return on investment.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.0
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery receives praise for excellent customer service, effective issue resolution, and timely enterprise-level support.
Sentiment score
6.9
NetApp AltaVault's technical support is highly rated for effectiveness, responsiveness, and reliability, especially during critical issues.
In case of any issue, they are ready to provide support within the defined SLA timeline.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is praised for adaptability and scalability, with positive feedback on data replication and performance consistency.
Sentiment score
7.4
NetApp AltaVault is scalable and user-friendly, ideal for dynamic data and favored by SMBs despite slower Middle Eastern adoption.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is stable and reliable, despite occasional server issues and concerns over high data replication costs.
Sentiment score
7.8
NetApp AltaVault is highly stable with no major issues reported and consistently high stability ratings from users.
It is very good and very reliable.
AWS is not difficult, but the cost associated with replicating data to another region can be significant.
 

Room For Improvement

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery needs enhanced UI, automation, issue logging, and affordability, with desired AI-driven features and streamlined processes.
NetApp AltaVault requires better web support, faster indexing, and enhanced integration; some users consider it outdated and uncompetitive.
This would detail user activity directly in the ACL console for easier debugging and auditing.
In AWS Disaster Recovery Service, these details are not available, making it difficult to check my replication status.
 

Setup Cost

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery provides flexible tiered pricing, but cumulative costs and inflexible contracts can be drawbacks for some users.
NetApp AltaVault is considered costly by some users, with licensing averaging $3,000 yearly and notable use cases at $375,000 annually.
 

Valuable Features

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery offers seamless, reliable, and cost-effective cloud replication, ensuring protection, scalability, and security for critical workloads.
NetApp AltaVault offers easy setup, great support, flexible integration, cost-effective storage, and excels in usability and data management.
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery Service is a native service, integration is seamless.
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
26th
Ranking in Cloud Backup
19th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (14th)
NetApp AltaVault
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
57th
Ranking in Cloud Backup
46th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (12th), Disk Based Backup Systems (6th), Cloud Storage Gateways (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is 1.3%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp AltaVault is 0.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Backup
 

Featured Reviews

Vijay Londhe - PeerSpot reviewer
Managed services with seamless integration and good reliability
Since I have to view everything on the console, the previous application solutions like IBM and Sanavi showed the RPO and RTO status directly. In AWS Disaster Recovery Service, these details are not available, making it difficult to check my replication status. I have to calculate whether my data is replicated to the Adarabad region or not. These features, if available in AWS, would be beneficial.
Naveen Radhwani - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable, fulfils compliance requirements, and enables to manage data backups easily
I use the solution for backup and recovery Our systems have become more stable and scalable after using NetApp AltaVault. The dashboard is useful for managing data backups. The deduplication technology helps me take offline backups efficiently. The workload on the end team has been reduced. It…
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Cloud Backup solutions are best for your needs.
847,625 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
12%
Healthcare Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Real Estate/Law Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?
CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is a fairly stable solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?
The setup is actually managed by our partner. I have taken a rate of per user. Licensing is completely managed by the partner. I am paying per user and per GB storage cost, while the infrastructure...
What needs improvement with CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?
In its current state, ECL integrates with CloudWatch for basic logging and monitoring, yet improvements could include more detailed logs for specific actions, like when I perform actions such as pu...
Is NetApp AltaVault compatible with AWS?
Hello. Yes, it is compatible with AWS but the great thing about it is that it's actually working with so many cloud providers, it may be just for everyone. Besides the Amazon cloud services, NetApp...
Can AltaVault be used for data reduction?
Hello, you can definitely use NetApp AltaVault for reducing your data and giving yourself some more storage. This product offers you deduplication and compression, helping you achieve that. I'm su...
What kind of security does NetApp AltaVault give you?
My organization is very happy with the security that NetApp AltaVault gives us for our data on the cloud. First, it gives us the option for data recovery, which is very good, especially if someone...
 

Also Known As

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery
AltaVault
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Agio, Cloud Nation, Limelight Networks
Blach Construction, NASA, Riggs, Counselman, Michaels & Downes, Seminole County Public Schools and Spot Trading
Find out what your peers are saying about AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs. NetApp AltaVault and other solutions. Updated: April 2025.
847,625 professionals have used our research since 2012.