Nasuni vs NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud comparison

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Nasuni and NetApp are both solutions in the Cloud Migration category. Nasuni is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.0, while NetApp is ranked #24. Nasuni holds a 5.3% mindshare in CM, compared to NetApp’s 2.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Nasuni users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 17, 2024

Nasuni and NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud are two competitive products in cloud storage. NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud stands out for its advanced features and high performance, making it a more compelling choice overall.

Features: Nasuni receives positive feedback for its data protection, scalability, and ease of use. NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud is praised for its efficient performance, seamless integration with Google Cloud services, and robust feature set.

Room for Improvement: Nasuni users suggest enhancements in performance optimization, more detailed documentation, and overall performance improvements. NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud users cite occasional challenges with customer support, seek more competitive pricing, and find it needs customer support improvements.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Nasuni is noted for its rapid deployment and responsive customer service. NetApp Cloud Volumes Service offers straightforward deployment but receives mixed reviews on customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Nasuni is valued for its cost-effectiveness and quick return on investment. NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud, although more expensive, is deemed worth the cost due to its advanced capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

Nasuni

Ranking in Cloud Migration

7th

Ranking in Cloud Storage

14th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

File System Software (3rd), NAS (12th), Cloud Backup (34th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (18th), Cloud Storage Gateways (4th)

NetApp Cloud Volumes Servic...

Ranking in Cloud Migration

24th

Ranking in Cloud Storage

19th

Average Rating

9.4

Reviews Sentiment

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Public Cloud Storage Services (17th)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Cloud Migration category, the mindshare of Nasuni is 5.3%, down from 9.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud is 2.7%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Migration Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Nasuni	5.3%
NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud	2.7%
Other	92.0%

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Featured Reviews

SwapnilDaga

Infrastructure Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

Cloud data management that achieves cost efficiency with advanced data protection features

I am currently using Nasuni for seismic data. We have a huge data size, and we want to reduce costs. Nasuni acts as a caching solution, so we put some data into the cache, and the rest goes to the blob, which helps us save on costs. We use it for applications like Petrol and Tech Log, where 3D…

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Colin Constable

Co-Founder at Atsign

Enables us to fine-tune storage and capacity on the fly as our needs grow or shrink over time

NetApp delivers High Availability. It's critical to our work. That was the main driver for using NetApp. We have a highly resilient service and if you have a highly resilient service, you are only as resilient as the least resilient part of your infrastructure. That's what we were having trouble with our file system before. It was becoming troublesome, so we needed to find something that was much more highly resilient so that's why we moved to NetApp. The complexity of moving large numbers of files to the cloud depends on what you're trying to do. But for us, it was really simple. I imagine for large enterprise customers it is probably pretty tricky. They're probably on all different technologies inside a large corporation and they may or may not have very large pipes going to them. So if you're in a data center to the cloud then it's going to be easy, but if you have hundreds of branches like if you're a bank and have lots of branch banks, they might have very small pipes out to the internet. It might take forever. In our use case everything's brand new files, so it was pretty trivial. We didn't migrate to the cloud, we were already on the cloud, so it was a nonissue for us. NetApp enables us to share data across VMs. It actually reduced the amount of data storage we need. We were having to have storage attached to each VM. And now we can aggregate that storage across multiple VMs, so that actually gave us a net reduction, which was a good thing. We switched from using block storage to file storage to share data between our VMs. It made it easier, frankly but I worry about the scalability in the future. For the moment it made life easier. We were using block and then we moved back to file with NetApp.

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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

"We like Nasuni's snapshot technology. The snapshot and recovery features are the things we use most frequently. Ideally, I would recommend NFS or CFS, which gives you more benefits for clients or anyone who wants to access FTP protocol, FTP utilities, SAN, and MSS."

"Nasuni has eased our job because we don't have to worry about the user requests for additional space anymore."

"The most valuable feature is that we have redundancy in our data. It's nice to know that it is cached both locally on the filters, as well as stored on that cloud."

"The biggest and most impressive thing for us is the operational recovery (OR) and disaster recovery (DR) capabilities that Nasuni has. If a filer goes down, or an ESX server goes down, then we can quickly recover."

"My advice for anybody who is considering this product is that it works great."

"Nasuni Management Console (NMC) is super valuable, and both physical and virtual filers are also valuable. NMC is the one-stop place for all our filers, both virtual and physical filers. They are definitely doing a great job in housing all our documents and surveillance videos."

"The OR and DR capabilities have been a very big help for us, reducing what used to take weeks to fix and bring back up and running for people down to a matter of minutes while keeping their experience seamless, no matter how much trouble the hardware is in at the site."

"We've used it to provide file source capacity for VDI environments. The security of it is important and the fact that it's object storage, it's immutable and that it can't be held for ransom. It's a lot smoother than our previous processes that weren't Nasuni-based. A lot of it is done automatically just by the system being in place."

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"In terms of its storage snapshot efficiencies, the service is highly efficient. We are only doing things in small batches right now because we have not converted all of the data, but we have tested them in the Google Cloud and they work efficiently."

"Overall, they have very impressive technologies."

"Storage was taking up maybe 10 to 20% of my life at the startup, and now it takes up zero."

"High availability is very important to us because we have a production environment. High availability is the highest priority for us to continue keeping our systems running."

"It is a good service for high availability that is very easy to configure."

"Storage was taking up maybe 10 to 20% of my life at the startup, and now it takes up zero. I was personally running all the infrastructure for the company. Now that we've moved to NetApp, I don't have to worry about making sure it's up and running. It's made my life personally much better."

Cons

"We can recover if data and a Filer are lost because of a possible ransomware event, but even that takes time to recover."

"The user-friendliness of its access needs improvement. When I log into the console, I see all the files that we handle globally. There are hundreds of Nasuni files that I can see on the console, but no way that I can filter them down. While this is a small thing, I need to scroll down and select the ones that I want. "Control F" doesn't work nor is there a dropdown menu that I can click on and select the ones that I want."

"We forecasted that the data at my client's organization would grow by about ten percent annually, but we are migrating more data because we are bringing in some servers that had not previously been within the scope of our license. We expected it would take us two years to reach a specific amount of data, but we hit that mark in one year. The licensing cost skyrocketed, so we need to renegotiate. It puts us in a bind because we are reliant on Nasuni for our service strategy. We can't deny our customers, but we also struggle to pay for that."

"Nasuni could improve cloud integration and documentation of various ways we can leverage the product. It integrates with Azure, but the native Azure File Sync solution lets you divide data into tiers like hot, cool, and archived. Nasuni doesn't allow you to break the data apart into those tiered categories."

"The Nasuni file storage platform doesn't work well when there are a high number of small files. This is the case when a directory structure contains more than 10,000 or 20,000 small files, e.g., 5 KB, 10 KB, or 15 KB. When the user is accessing these files from another geographical location, they might face a slow response or timeouts when connecting to the shares, and then to the files. This is because the file size is small. There is a scope of improvement with this solution when it comes to accessing a large number of small files."

"There are some issues with multiple users accessing the same file simultaneously. There would be times when the global file would lock when several people tried to access it, so that could be optimized more."

"It is difficult to configure Nasuni. Adding a filer is an easy task, but deciding where to add them, how many to add, and what size to add takes a lot of time. I have to analyze my existing storage to understand how many users are going to access which folders. I have to design the Nasuni architecture accordingly."

"The speed at which new files are created is something that could be improved. For example, if you create a new file in another country, I won't see it for between 10 and 15 minutes."

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"The user interface has room for improvement."

"I would like for the sales team to get in contact more often and let me know what I should be doing next, what we should be doing about new features. So it would be nice if I heard a little bit more from him. From a technology perspective, I have no complaints."

"The user interface has room for improvement. We would like this service to be more integrated with Azure, which is very easy to manage and use. It was easy to create volumes and add capacity pools in Azure, but in Google Cloud, we can only create separate volumes. We need more management or configuration options in the user interface."

"It would help if they increased the area in which they employ artificial intelligence, by starting to do assessments on the environments, to project those. They're not using any AI tools, currently, on the administrative side."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are annual costs that we pay for maintaining all of the snapshot history in the cloud. That is the primary cost that we pay. We occasionally buy newer Nasuni appliances or deploy them to new offices when the need occurs. That capital equipment expenses is less than the cost of buying new file storage systems. For the most part, you are trading a CapEx cost of storage equipment for an OpEx cost for management of all the snapshot data in the cloud."

"With this solution, the license renewal is pretty swift. With the virtual appliance, you just need to take care of the OS versions and patches. In a way, we don't have to struggle much with renewals because the only thing that we need to take care of are the licenses. We renew it every three years. This aspect goes with infrastructural costs because it doesn't cost us too much to maintain the solution."

"The pricing is on par with everybody else, and fair."

"Our agreement is set up such that we pay annually per terabyte, and we buy a chunk of it at a time. Then if we run out of space, we go back to them and buy another chunk."

"Nasuni should provide small-scale licenses, like a 20 TB license. Currently, the smallest is a 30 TB license."

"Nasuni pricing is average; it's not too high or too low."

"It has a license fee as well as hardware costs, which we would incur if we want to use Nasuni Cloud Storage Gateway for upgrades."

"The cost is based on the capacity, which is approximately $100 USD per terabyte."

More Nasuni pricing and cost advice

"We don't need so much space, and there is no option to pay as we go or use just what we need. Also, the only way to increase performance is by increasing the level of the service."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

21%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Comms Service Provider

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	24

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Questions from the Community

Does Nasuni have a good pricing model?

Based on the experience of my organization, Nasuni is definitely worth the money, since it gives you an all-in-one solution where you'd usually need several programs. About the cost, there isn't a ...

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Is it easy to restore files with Nasuni?

As someone who has used this feature of Nasuni I can tell you - yes, it's good for file recovery and you'll definitely benefit from very quick times. I can't tell you if it's the best one because I...

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What features and services does Nasuni offer?

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Overview

Nasuni provides a robust platform for seamless global file storage, offering unified file management, data protection, and cost-effective scalability.

Nasuni's approach integrates a unified file system with high-level security features, ensuring seamless data access and synchronization. Despite its strong capabilities in data replication and storage, Nasuni faces challenges in integration and small file performance. Users appreciate its scalability and cost reduction but call for enhancements in cloud mirroring, automated load balancing, and multi-factor authentication. Better content visibility, mobile access tools, and refined monitoring are desired to enhance user experience. Organizations utilize Nasuni for global file sharing, disaster recovery, and collaborative data management across distributed teams, effectively replacing older systems.

What are Nasuni's Key Features?

Seamless Data Transmission: Enables efficient data flow across locations.
Unified File System: Centralizes file management for ease of access.
Unlimited Storage Capacity: Offers scalable options with global access.
Data Protection: Continuous versioning and ransomware protection.
Single Management Console: Streamlines administrative tasks.

What Benefits Can Users Expect from Nasuni?

Cost Efficiency: Reduces infrastructure expenses by leveraging scalable architecture.
Data Accessibility: Enhances sync and access across multiple sites.
Improved Collaboration: Supports teamwork across dispersed teams.
Confidence in Data Security: Comprehensive encryption and private key management.

Nasuni is adeptly used in industries requiring robust data management such as finance, healthcare, and media, where file synchronization and disaster recovery are critical. Enterprises deploy it to replace outdated file-sharing systems, enhancing workflow efficiency and data reliability.

Nasuni

NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud provides a managed, high-performance storage solution designed for enterprise workloads and complex data environments, ensuring seamless integration with Google Cloud.

It offers enterprises an efficient way to manage storage needs in Google Cloud, with features focused on high performance, ease of use, and robust data management. This service facilitates quick deployment, reliability, and data protection, allowing organizations to focus on operational efficiency without the complexities of traditional infrastructure.

What are the most important features?

High Performance: Delivers consistent, scalable performance for demanding applications.
Ease of Use: Simplified management and deployment reduce administrative overhead.
Data Protection: Includes built-in snapshots and replication for data integrity and disaster recovery.
Flexible Integration: Seamlessly integrates with Google Cloud services for streamlined workflows.
Scalability: Easily scales with business growth, providing storage on demand.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Cost Efficiency: Optimizes storage costs with automated tiering and flexible pricing models.
Enhanced Productivity: Reduces time spent on storage management, allowing teams to focus on core tasks.
Reliability: Provides a dependable infrastructure with high uptime and data availability.
Agility: Enables rapid adaptation to changing business needs with quick scalability.

In industries like finance and healthcare, NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud is implemented to ensure secure data handling and regulatory compliance. Its capabilities in data protection and rapid scaling are particularly valuable in these sectors, where data integrity and fast access are priorities.

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American Standard, CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, E*TRADE, Ithaca Energy, McLaren Construction, Morton Salt, Movado, Urban Outfitters, Western Digital

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