Dell VPLEX vs NetApp OnCommand comparison

Dell Technologies and NetApp are both solutions in the Storage Management category. Dell Technologies is ranked #1 with an average rating of 7.3, while NetApp is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.5. Dell Technologies holds a 6.7% mindshare in SM, compared to NetApp’s 9.0% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

Dell VPLEX

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88% willing to recommend

NetApp OnCommand

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80% willing to recommend

Dell VPLEX

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We performed a comparison between Dell VPLEX and NetApp OnCommand based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Dell VPLEX vs. NetApp OnCommand

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Categories and Ranking

Dell VPLEX

Ranking in Storage Management

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

NetApp OnCommand

Ranking in Storage Management

2nd

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Storage Management category, the mindshare of Dell VPLEX is 6.7%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp OnCommand is 9.0%, down from 11.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Storage Management

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Sayed Zuber

Sr. Storage And Backup Engineer at OMNIdata Trading, Lda.

It's an excellent solution for data mobility and disaster recovery, but the CLI can be difficult for beginners

Dell VPLEX currently requires Flash Player to access the GUI. It would be better to have a web-based HTML management interface. The encryption could also be improved. When the host writes data, it goes from VPLEX back to the physical storage. The physical storage device will do encryption or use an algorithm called Data Address Encryption. If there are vulnerabilities between the host and the storage device, you can lose your data. I suggest encrypting the data before it is sent from the host to the storage. I would also recommend using the NVM protocol in VPLEX. It still has Flash Player and a local SATA disk built into the Flash Player. You need to Flash the disk to SAS and then SATA. The NVM protocol is better.

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Henry Aragon

Storage Administrator at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees

Versatile data protocols improve efficiency while execution capabilities need enhancement

The ease of configuring NetApp FAS series is noteworthy, as they support multiple standards like iSCSI, NFS, Fibre Channel, and NVMe. NetApp's data efficiency protocols are unmatched in the industry. ActiveIQ offers significant improvements in data monitoring and error notification. It provides crucial data management features and has versatile support for various protocols and standards, making it a one-size-fits-all storage solution.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best feature of VPLEX storage is its ability to consolidate storage. It also provides the highest RPO and RTOs for replication technology. VPLEX enables application mobility."

"Dell's technical support is awesome. We received instant support from EMC as long as we had an active contract."

"Mobility enables us to carry out an internal migration of data."

"Storage virtualization and geographic resilience for Metro Sans, plus a great performance improvement."

"Its mirroring capabilities allow for data to be mirrored across two different data centers, so if one center were to crash or fail, the other center could take over and keep everything running smoothly."

"The most valuable feature is deduplication, as we have no duplication in the snapshots."

"The solution works well. It's very reliable."

"The capacity to migrate machines onto VPLEX is great — it's very clean. We can migrate machines and add arrays easily."

"Snapshot is a valuable feature."

"The ease of configuring NetApp FAS series is noteworthy, as they support multiple standards like iSCSI, NFS, Fibre Channel, and NVMe."

"In OnCommand Unified Manager, we can monitor the entire cluster as well as configure data protection through Unified Manager."

"I am impressed with the product's ability to warn us whenever something is wrong with the system. It is connected with Active Directory and Exchange. Whenever there is anything wrong with NetApp, the solution will alert you to an event error, post which you can start to troubleshoot."

"One of the main features is the ability to run the block and file storage from the same system."

Cons

"Today, it needs a huge effort that is not acceptable during disaster recovery."

"With Dell VPLEX, there are some bugs with Broadcom."

"The initial setup is complex."

"There can be delays in getting performance reports."

"VPLEX's engine-based architecture is complex, so the implementation is challenging and takes more time. It's also difficult to fix hardware issues. When an appliance fails, it takes Dell EMC a long time to fix it because spare parts are in short supply."

"The price is a problem with EMC due to the fact that it's more expensive than the other vendors."

"VPLEX hardware migration to spare equipment in case of major disruption."

"I would like to have site-to-site replication capability for applications."

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"There could be better performance in block storage and the GUI could be improved because not every operation is available. You need some operations in the CLI."

"The tool is not intuitive and the menus are confusing, especially the snapshot view."

"At present, OnCommand Unified Manager has just the monitoring and data protection features. It would be better to add some features for entire cluster management and storage management. Automation should also be included so that instead of separately accessing Unified Manager and OnCommand Workflow Automation, we can work in a single window. It is very much required."

"The solution lacks the ability to generate reports from Snapshot."

"ActiveIQ only provides read access and does not allow making changes directly."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"VPLEX is a little bit expensive in my personal opinion."

"We struck a great deal with Dell EMC, so for us, VPLEX was not very expensive."

"The tool is cheaper than EMC but more expensive than HP and Pure Storage. I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"When we compare with other similar kinds of products from Dell EMC and HP, the price of NetApp OnCommand is reasonable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Government

13%

Healthcare Company

Government

20%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell VPLEX?

Dell's technical support is awesome. We received instant support from EMC as long as we had an active contract.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell VPLEX?

This is an enterprise solution so licensing costs are generally on the higher side. There will be additional costs if you want to do a network cluster for business servers.

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What needs improvement with Dell VPLEX?

Dell VPLEX should improve its integration and user interface and be easier to configure. Any EMX product, be it PowerMax, VMAX, or DMAX, works based on the CLI. A person has to be very good at runn...

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What do you like most about NetApp OnCommand?

I am impressed with the product's ability to warn us whenever something is wrong with the system. It is connected with Active Directory and Exchange. Whenever there is anything wrong with NetApp, t...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp OnCommand?

NetApp collaborates with us to provide deals when possible, optimizing storage based on business requirements, allowing us to save on costs for unnecessary storage space.

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What needs improvement with NetApp OnCommand?

ActiveIQ only provides read access and does not allow making changes directly. Making it capable of executing changes to NetApp would be beneficial.

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Also Known As

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NetApp Operations Manager, NetApp SANscreen

Overview

Wth EMC VPLEX you can deploy next-generation virtualization architecture to enable simultaneous information access within, between, and across data centers, move applications, virtual machines, and data in and between data centers without impacting users and deliver application and data availability within the data center and over distance with full infrastructure utilization and zero downtime.

Dell Technologies

NetApp OnCommand data management software allows you to gain a new level of control over your shared storage infrastructure, and gives you the visibility you need to achieve common data management across resources in the Data Fabric.

This suite of industry-leading management products unleashes the power of the ONTAP software, to help maximize system utilization, meet storage SLAs, minimize risks, and boost performance. Use the OnCommand portfolio’s intuitive graphical user interfaces, automation, and integration to simplify data management of your on-premises and hybrid cloud environments.

NetApp

Sample Customers

Kindred Healthcare, Regis Aged Care, WeBank SpA, Panduit, Munson Healthcare

Norfolk County Council, Yahoo Japan, Sheridan College, Citrix Systems, Avanade, Quasar Data Center, DG Khan Cement Co. Ltd.

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