Google Cloud Storage vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP comparison

Google Cloud Storage vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

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Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud Storage

Ranking in Cloud Storage

2nd

Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services

3rd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Ranking in Cloud Storage

1st

Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services

5th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Migration (1st), Cloud Backup (10th), Cloud Software Defined Storage (1st)

Featured Reviews

Naresh Kumar

Founder & Director at Hiindsight Group

Offers great reliability to users

Protection is an area in the product where improvements are required. If big companies want to use the tool for protection purposes, like security, which is a big thing people are looking for nowadays. Sometimes, the tool's user interface automatically puts all the files in a different place, making it a bit difficult to go deep and figure out in which folder a file is present. I need to search for a file and drill down to be able to find it. There are a few bugs in the tool, as with all content management tools, since the solution is usually used to deal with huge amounts of content. If the flow of the documents is huge, the tool might get slow for the end users, or when the data is being migrated or imported into the tools.

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Pramod-Talekar

Sr Service Engineer at Evolent Health

Allows customers to manage SAN and NAS data within a single storage solution

The tool's most valuable features are the SnapLock and SnapMirror features. If something goes wrong with the data, we can restore it. This isn't a mirror; we store data in different locations. If there's an issue on the primary site, we can retrieve data from the secondary site. Multiprotocol support in NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is beneficial because it allows customers to manage SAN and NAS data within a single storage solution. This feature eliminates the need to purchase different types of storage.

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

Pros

"Google Cloud is handy and easy to use."

"Google Cloud Storage includes Docs, calendar, Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Meet."

"Google Cloud Storage performs well and it's easy to use."

"The solution is easy to use and easy to manage."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is reliability."

"The solution offers versioning, which lets us work together efficiently on a single document. What I like most about Google Cloud Storage is its ease of use and the integration of all Google services. It's very efficient for work."

"Access your files from anywhere, no installation necessary"

"The feature we've found most valuable is the ability to access our data anywhere, anytime."

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"The solution’s Snapshot copies and thin clones in terms of operational recovery are the best thing since sliced bread. Rollback is super easy. It's just simple, and it works. It's very efficient."

"The solution’s Snapshot copies and thin clones in terms of operational recovery are good. Snapshot copies are pretty much the write-in time data backups. Obviously, critical data is snapshotted a lot more frequently, and even clients and end users find it easier to restore whatever they need if it's file-based, statical, etc."

"SnapMirror helps mirror metadata and data volumes between endpoints in a data fabric."

"The ease of use in terms of how the product works is valuable. We are able to work with it and deploy the storage that we need."

"If anything happens, their technical support will come onsite and fix it."

"Multiprotocol is the most valuable because Amazon was not able to provide us with access to the same data from Linux and from Windows clients. That was our value proposition for CVO, Cloud Volumes ONTAP."

"I like how you can easily pair on-prem with the cloud and the cloud backup feature. I like the whole integration with on-prem and the cloud for SnapMirror relationships."

"The storage tiering is definitely the most valuable feature... With respect to tiering, the inactive data is pushed to a lower tier where the storage cost is cheap, but the access cost is high."

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Cons

"The security of this solution and its performance could still be improved."

"The problem I face right now is that my data warehouse is being hosted on Google Cloud, however, integration between Google Cloud to Microsoft Azure is a big problem."

"Google Cloud Storage could improve by increasing the storage from 15 GB. If I want to have more storage I need to pay extra money."

"The solution only allows so much space for free."

"I would prefer more support for alternative operating systems like DSD. The performance could be better because sometimes there are glitches. The price could be better."

"Additional cost for more storage"

"It would be helpful to offer more packages to increase the storage."

"It's actually quite complete and we don't have any issues with the solution."

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"I would like to see them improve the perspective of start and search in the panels. This would allow for better visualization of the contents that are captured in the tool."

"The automated deployment was a bit complex using the public APIs. When we had to deploy Cloud Volumes ONTAP on a regular basis using automation, It could be a bit of a challenge."

"Only AWS and Azure public clouds are currently available from China, and I would like to see support for Aliyun (Alibaba Cloud)."

"In terms of improvement, I would like to see the Azure NetApp Files have the capability of doing SnapMirrors. Azure NetApp Files is, as we know, is an AFF system and it's not used in any of the Microsoft resources. It's basically NetApp hardware, so the best performance you can achieve, but the only reason we can't use that right now is because of the region that it's available in. The second was the SnapMirror capability that we didn't have that we heavily rely on right now."

"It would be fantastic if NetApp could offer a solution that's as user-friendly as Google Drive for seamless cloud storage integration."

"I would like to have more management tools. They are difficult to work with, so I would like them to be a bit more user-friendly."

"Their support and development teams can collaborate better to resolve an issue."

"We've just been dealing with general pre-requisite infrastructure configuration challenges. Once those are out of the way, it is easy."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I use the free version and have never paid for any extra storage. I have been able to manage in whatever free spaces are given."

"In general, it's fairly priced."

"The solution comes with a cost once a person has exceeded a certain limit."

"I pay for a monthly subscription."

"It's about nearly $10,000 USD to use the services on GCP, however, Google gave us a good deal which is why we originally went with them."

"There is no license to use Google Cloud Storage."

"The solution is free."

"It's an inexpensive product."

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"Cloud is cloud. It's still expensive. Any good solution comes with a price tag. That's where we are looking to see how well we can manage our data in the cloud by trying to optimize the costs."

"The deal with the seller was acceptable; the pricing is reasonable."

"It is expensive. There are no costs in addition to their standard licensing fees."

"If a customer is only using, say, less than 10 terabytes, I don't think CVO would be a good option. A customer using at least 100 or 200 terabytes should get a reasonable price from NetApp."

"Our licensing costs are folded into the hardware purchases and I have never differentiated between the two."

"Some flexibility around the licensing model would help. The product is licensed based on capacity. Basically, the largest capacity license that you can buy is 368 terabytes. At this point, NetApp is addressing some people's concerns around this."

"Our licensing is based on a yearly subscription. That is an additional cost, but because of the storage efficiencies that the NetApp gives, even with the additional cost of the NetApp license, you still end up saving money versus straight Azure native for storage. It's definitely worth it."

"They give us a good price for CVO licenses. It is one of the reasons that we went with the product."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

74%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Educational Organization

55%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google Cloud Storage?

It is flexible and simple to use.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud Storage?

Depending on your setup, Google Cloud Storage is economical, especially if you do not need high stability and scalability. We use it for backup, so the storage that is not used often is affordable.

What needs improvement with Google Cloud Storage?

So far, when it comes to security, it meets our needs and requirements, so I have nothing to say about improvements to their services. I do not find any areas needing improvement currently.

What do you like most about NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

So a lot of these licenses are at the rate that is required for capacity. So they're they're able to reduce the license consumption and also the consumption of the underlying cloud storage.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

The solution's pricing is reasonable.

What needs improvement with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

NetApp's support could improve.

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Overview

Google Cloud Storage is praised for its fast performance, seamless integration, high security, and scalability. Users store and access large amounts of data easily, backup files, host websites, and collaborate on projects. The platform's reliability and cost-effectiveness make it a top choice for data storage and management.

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is an efficient storage management solution for managing and storing data in the cloud. It offers seamless integration with cloud providers, advanced data replication capabilities, and high data protection. With reliable performance, it is ideal for industries like healthcare and finance.

Sample Customers

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Google Cloud Storage vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP