NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP vs NetApp OnCommand comparison

The compared NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP and NetApp OnCommand solutions aren't in the same category. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is ranked #1 in CSDS , with an average rating of 9.0, and holds a 31.6% mindshare in the category. NetApp OnCommand is ranked #3 in SM , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 8.5% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of NetApp OnCommand users who would recommend it.

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

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95% willing to recommend

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75% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Migration (1st), Cloud Storage (1st), Cloud Backup (10th), Public Cloud Storage Services (5th), Cloud Software Defined Storage (1st)

NetApp OnCommand

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Storage Management (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Storage Management and Software solutions, they serve different purposes. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is designed for Cloud Software Defined Storage and holds a mindshare of 31.6%, up 30.0% compared to last year.
NetApp OnCommand, on the other hand, focuses on Storage Management, holds 8.5% mindshare, down 10.5% since last year.

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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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Kenneth Etsula

General Manager at Dataposit Ltd

Snapshot is a great feature; simple to deploy and stable

The primary use case of this solution is for centralized storage. We are silver partners of NetApp and I'm a technical manager Snapshot is the most valuable feature. The solution lacks the ability to generate reports from Snapshot. The latest version is not quite as user-friendly as the older…

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

Pros

"In terms of administration, the portal which provides the dashboard view is an excellent tool for operations. It gives you volume divisions, usage rates, which division is using how much data, and more. The operations portal is fantastic for the support team."

"It is much easier to control data since we can run queries across all our platforms with just one solution. Not only that, we can also monitor all the platforms with Active IQ, where we can see all the alerts, messages, and space consumption through a single application. This is regardless if the data is on-prem or AWS. It is much more efficient."

"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."

"For us, the value comes from the solution's flexibility, speed, and hopefully cost savings in the long term."

"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 Cloud Manager application that's on the NetApp cloud site is easy to use. You can set up and schedule replications from there, so you don't have to go into the ONTAP system. Another feature we've recently started using is the scheduled power off. We started with one client and have been slowly implementing it with others. We can cut costs by not having the VM run all the time. It's only on when it's doing replication, but it powers off after."

"It's very easy to set up, and within 40 minutes, you can apply storage notes in Azure."

"The main benefit we get from this product is the ability to deploy it anywhere we want, whether that's on-prem, a remote physical location, or in the cloud. It doesn't matter from an operational perspective where it is. The command line and operating system are the same."

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

"Snapshot is a valuable feature."

"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."

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

Cons

"I would like to see more information about Cloud Volumes ONTAP using Google Cloud Platform on NetApp's website."

"The key feature, that we'd like to see in that is the ability to sync between regions within the AWS and Azure regions. We could use the cloud sync service, but we'd really like that native functionality within the cloud volume service."

"NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP should improve its support."

"The cost needs improvement."

"There is room for improvement in tier one support, especially with potential language barriers and communication challenges."

"I would like to see something from NetApp about backups. I know that NetApp offers some backup for Office 365, but I would like to see something from NetApp for more backup solutions."

"The solution is not stable when using single nodes. This is a problem. NetApp should work on this solution to make it more stable with HA nodes and resolve this issue."

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

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

"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."

"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."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"The AWS consumer-based pricing model makes it easy for developers to use their credit cards to spin up virtual servers immediately."

"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."

"We purchased the product directly from NetApp."

"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."

"Make sure you investigate what your requirements are going to cost you using the native cloud solutions versus what NetApp is going to cost you, to make sure you have a business case to go with NetApp."

"Overall, the pricing of NetApp is aggressive and the pricing becomes more aggressive as the amount of data increases. The cost for a given volume of data that you are storing becomes lower. The greater the volume of data, the cheaper the license."

"The pricing could be improved. It is a good product, but it is very expensive for me."

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"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

Educational Organization

55%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Government

20%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

11%

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Questions from the Community

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.

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

The solution's pricing is reasonable.

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What needs improvement with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

NetApp's support could improve.

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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?

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.

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What needs improvement with NetApp OnCommand?

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

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Also Known As

ONTAP Cloud, CVO, NetApp CVO

NetApp Operations Manager, NetApp SANscreen

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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 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.

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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