NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP vs NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for AWS comparison

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP and NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for AWS are both solutions in the Cloud Migration category. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is ranked #2 with an average rating of 9.3, while NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for AWS is ranked #41. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP holds a 6.5% mindshare in CM, compared to NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for AWS’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for AWS users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP and NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for AWS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Ranking in Cloud Migration

2nd

Ranking in Cloud Storage

3rd

Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services

13th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (30th), Cloud Software Defined Storage (2nd)

NetApp Cloud Volumes Servic...

Ranking in Cloud Migration

41st

Ranking in Cloud Storage

33rd

Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services

26th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Cloud Migration category, the mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is 6.5%, down from 15.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for AWS is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Migration Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP	6.5%
NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for AWS	0.7%
Other	92.8%

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Punit Waghela

Technical Specialist at Softcell Technologies Limited

Offers advanced features with notable emphasis on innovation

The best features of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP include deduplication, compaction, and autonomous ransomware technology that native cloud storage solutions in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud do not support. Moreover, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP allows the use of multiple protocols including NFS, CIFS, and iSCSI, whereas native options may only support NFS and iSCSI. Customers already using on-premises NetApp storage such as FAS, AFF, or ASA can experience the same functionality on the cloud with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, which adds significant value. For data protection, customers can take advantage of the Snapshot technology available with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP. This technology facilitates data recovery by allowing snapshots to be stored either on the same storage or on a disaster recovery (DR) storage. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP helps us to take snapshots and store them on the same storage, with options for migration or replication of those snapshots to different storage, including on-premises DR storage or other cloud storage, providing excellent disaster recovery capabilities.

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reviewer2039379

Solution Architect at a university with 10,001+ employees

Great migrations, useful integrations, and offers good data replication

The local libraries from NetApp to NetApp are good. This way, we don't have to put the middleman in between to do the transition or conversion. The NetApp Cloud Volume Services for AWS has been helping migrate workloads onto the cloud. We did migrate a couple of native applications into AWS using this, and it was helpful. In terms of the integration with AWS native services, I did not configure it by myself. There was another team who did it. That said, I presume they didn't run into any issues, which is why we are using it. While the solution did not help us reduce the amount of storage, it allowed us to have data replicated across on-premises and in the cloud, so that we have a backup in DR. While it did not reduce the footprint, it helped DR expansion. It increased redundancy. Since deploying the product, we have not been affected by ransomware or other external threats.

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

Pros

"Another feature which gets a lot of attention in our environment is the File Services Solutions in the cloud, because it's a completely, fully-managed service. We don't have to take care of any updates, upgrades, or configurations."

"Snapshot copies and thin clones have made our recovery time a lot faster."

"The solution provides us unified storage, no matter what kind of data we have."

"First and foremost, test the use cases where you need availability and performance as the key drivers for a solution; in those scenarios, NetApp is way ahead compared to what the competitors offer."

"We previously used HPE 3PAR and we switched because of the complexity we had with HPE, as it was easier with NetApp."

"NetApp is a user-friendly solution, and I would recommend it to colleagues because of its user-friendliness for implementation and running your operations."

"Replication to the cloud is the most valuable feature. Deduplication and compression are also very important to us. We are in the process of adopting to the cloud. We are going to AWS and we are trying to do a safety technician call out with integration to the cloud. NetApp allows us to move some of the volume to the cloud, at the same time that we continue providing the cloud services that we have on premises."

"NetApp CVO allows us to continue to provide service customers with access to their data, even if a physical site is going to be down for a long period of time."

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"The NetApp Cloud Volume Services for AWS has been helping migrate workloads onto the cloud. We did migrate a couple of native applications into AWS using this, and it was helpful."

Cons

"The encryption and deduplication features still have a lot of room for improvement."

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

"I would like to see more aggressive management of the aggregate space. On the Cloud Volumes ONTAP that we use for offsite backup copies, most of the data sits in S3. There are also the EBS volumes on the Cloud Volumes ONTAP itself. Sometimes what happens is that the aggregate size just stays the same. If it allocates 8 terabytes initially, it just stays at 8 terabytes for a long time, even though we're only using 20 percent of that 8 terabytes. NetApp could undersize that more aggressively."

"The cost needs improvement."

"I'm very happy with the solution, the only thing that needs improvement is the web services API. It could be a little bit more straightforward."

"It does not have tutorials in languages such as French, German, Spanish."

"NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP needs to have customizable pricing options such as 10 TB increments. They seem to have only two options: 10 TB or 250 TB."

"There is room for improvement with the capacity. There's a very hard limit to how many disks you can have and how much space you can have. That is something they should work to fix, because it's limiting. Right now, the limit is about 360 terabytes or 36 disks."

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"We'd like the solution to be less expensive and offer lower latency."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In addition to the standard licensing fees, there are fees for Azure, the VMs themselves and for data transfer."

"They have a very good price which keeps our customers happy."

"I know the licensing is a bit on the high-end. That's when we had to downsize our MetroCluster disks and just migrate to disks that were half used. We migrated into those just to reduce maintenance costs."

"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."

"The solution's pricing is reasonable."

"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."

"It is not a cheap solution because we need to pay for the license and pay for Azure resources as well."

"We find the pricing to be favorable due to the educational sector we belong to."

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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Construction Company

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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	53

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Questions from the Community

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

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is actually quite reasonable in price compared to other native cloud storage options. For example, a customer using 100 TB of AWS storage would not benefit from deduplica...

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What needs improvement with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

It would be nice to see technology supporting the Elastic Fabric Adapter on Amazon AWS, therefore getting RDMA technology for more low-latency connections.

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I use NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP mostly in customer companies.

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Comparisons

Amazon S3 vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Compared 9% of the time

Amazon FSx vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Compared 6% of the time

Azure NetApp Files vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Compared 6% of the time

Red Hat Ceph Storage vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Compared 5% of the time

Microsoft Azure File Storage vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Compared 2% of the time

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Also Known As

ONTAP Cloud, CVO, NetApp CVO

Cloud Volumes Service for AWS, NetApp CVS for AWS, CVS for AWS

Overview

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.

NetApp

NetApp Cloud Volume Service for AWS is available in a monthly or annual subscription, and is a fast, secure, simple to consume file service that delivers advanced, enterprise-class management to your cloud applications. Move your applications without re-architecting.

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Sample Customers

1. Accenture 2. Acer 3. Adidas 4. Aetna 5. AIG 6. Apple 7. Bank of America 8. Barclays 9. Bayer 10. Berkshire Hathaway 11. BNP Paribas 12. Cisco 13. Coca-Cola 14. Comcast 15.ConocoPhillips 16. CVS Health 17. Dell 18. Deutsche Bank 19. eBay 20. Eli Lilly 21. FedEx 22. Ford 23. Freescale Semiconductor 24. General Electric 25. Google 26. Honeywell 27. IBM 28. Intel 29. Intuit 30. JPMorgan Chase 31. Kellogg's 32. KeyCorp 33. Liberty Mutual 34. L'Oréal 35. Mastercard

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