NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

NetApp and Veeam Software are both solutions in the Cloud Backup category. NetApp is ranked #14 with an average rating of 9.0, while Veeam Software is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.4. NetApp holds a 0.7% mindshare in CB, compared to Veeam Software’s 13.9% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of NetApp users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Veeam Software users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP and Veeam Data Platform are both prominent in the data management and backup solutions market. Based on the features and ease of deployment, Veeam Data Platform seems to have the upper hand due to its user-friendly approach and efficient recovery capabilities.

Features: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is recognized for strong data management, notably through SnapMirror and SnapVault, offering excellent disaster recovery and efficient backup processes that integrate seamlessly with cloud environments. It provides high availability and offers robust compressive data efficiency. Veeam Data Platform excels in backup and instant recovery features, integrating seamlessly with VM environments. It provides a simple interface with user-friendly wizards that aid effortless recovery operations. Veeam’s advanced monitoring and flexible recovery options stand out, facilitating quick restores while maintaining efficient VM management.

Room for Improvement: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP needs to enhance cost management and provide more specific performance metrics. Users desire improved support across more regions. While Veeam Data Platform could improve backup speeds for large workloads, better support for physical servers and expanded reports are requested. Integration with a more comprehensive range of hypervisors and cloud-native scenarios remains a notable area for improvement.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP offers straightforward integration with AWS and Azure, but its complexity can vary based on specific user needs. Customer support experiences vary, with some encountering challenges initially. Veeam Data Platform is praised for simple installation and setup across varied environments. Its robust customer service is renowned for efficiency, consistently meeting user needs in public, hybrid, and private clouds.

Pricing and ROI: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP’s competitive pricing is beneficial for larger enterprises due to volume-based discounts. Users see savings in storage and maintenance costs due to cloud management efficiencies. Veeam Data Platform offers cost-effective solutions for small to midsize businesses, with flexible licensing, including subscriptions. It provides robust features at a competitive price, delivering strong ROI by reducing downtime and enhancing operational efficiency.

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Categories and Ranking

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Ranking in Cloud Backup

14th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Migration (1st), Cloud Storage (2nd), Public Cloud Storage Services (7th), Cloud Software Defined Storage (1st)

Veeam Data Platform

Ranking in Cloud Backup

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

425

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (1st), Virtualization Management Tools (3rd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (9th)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is 0.7%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 13.9%, down from 18.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Pramod-Talekar

Sr Service Engineer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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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Edward Hore

L3 Infrastructure Engineer at Specsavers

Reliable with good support but needs a better navigation menu

We use Veeam Data to back up our VMware infrastructure Veeam Data Platform is valuable for its stability and the ability to easily contact support for assistance. The support team provides answers whenever we need them. It is also one of the most scalable backup solutions I've worked with. The…

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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 fast recovery time objective with the ability to bring the environment back to production in case something happens."

"NetApp's Cloud Manager automation capabilities are very good because it's REST-API-driven, so we can completely automate everything. It has a good overview if you want to just have a look into your environment as well."

"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."

"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."

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

"One of the most valuable features is its similarity to the physical app, which makes it familiar. It's almost identical to a real NetApp, which means you can run all of the associated NetApp processes and services with it. Otherwise, we would definitely have to deploy some hardware on a site somewhere, which could be a challenge in terms of CapEx."

"Its scalability is very good."

"We use the mirroring to mirror our volumes to our DR location. We also create snapshots for backups. Snapshots will create a specified snapshot to be able to do a DR test without disrupting our standard mirrors. That means we can create a point-in-time snapshot, then use the ability of FlexClones to make a writeable volume to test with, and then blow it away after the DR test."

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"It is a good solution for backups and reporting."

"From my experience, Veeam is very good. Its interface is user-friendly. We can restore it whenever. It's not complicated. It's very easy to manage and administration is very easy."

"The main feature for Veeam is that it's built primarily for virtualization, such as VMware or Hyper-V."

"The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup & Replication is the ease of use."

"WAN Accelerator helps tremendously with replicating our data because we have a large chunk of data that gets replicated between our two facilities."

"The solution is very user-friendly."

"Veeam Backup & Replication is definitely very useful and simple to learn, and the restoring processes are very straightforward, making it a very solid product."

"The features that I have found most valuable are its ease of management, it is not complicated, it is very reliable, has good support and a lot of knowledge on the market for integrators."

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Cons

"When it comes to support provided by NetApp, they have room for improvement. Every time we go through their support, we end up answering the same routine questions."

"If they could include clustering together multiple physical Cloud Volumes ONTAP devices as an option, that could be helpful."

"They definitely need to stay more on top of security vulnerabilities. Our security team is constantly finding Java vulnerabilities and SQL vulnerabilities. Our security team always wants the latest security update, and it takes a while for NetApp to stay up to speed with that. That would be my biggest complaint."

"Cloud Volumes ONTAP's interface could use an overhaul. Sometimes you have to dig around in Cloud Manager a little bit to find certain things. The layout could be more intuitive."

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

"The integration wizard requires a bit of streamlining. There are small things that misconfigure or repeat the deployment that will create errors, specifically in Azure."

"I think the challenge now is more in terms of keeping an air gap. The notion that it is in the cloud, easy to break, etc. The challenge now is mostly about the air gap and how we can protect that in the cloud."

"I would want more visibility and data analytics where we can see anomalies within the shares within the GUI."

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"The improvement we would like to see is the option to scale Veeam Data up in smaller sections rather than large sections, which requires paying much more."

"Since the solution has many options, it is not easier to give tasks to schedule it."

"The user interface needs to be improved. It could be simpler to use."

"I would like to have the capability of backing up a physical machine, as opposed to just a VM."

"I am highly dissatisfied with their customer support approach."

"Backup speed should be increased, and there should be more functionality."

"Its licensing needs to be improved. Its licensing has become complex since last December. They have changed the way the product is licensed, and there is a lot of confusion. Sometimes, when a new version comes, it seems that it has not been tested enough because I usually find some bugs in it. It could also have more integration with other virtualization products, such as desktop virtualization products and open-source virtualization products."

"It would be great if Veeam ONE had a business hour reporting feature because sometimes a client would want to know what workers do during business hours and outside of business hours. This type of report will give you the added benefit when you're scaling up and scaling down in the cloud, for example, if I wanted to swap hot and cold storage during specific hours to save on cost. Business hour reporting in Veeam ONE will give you a lot of benefits and added value. Scalability needs to be improved in the solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"If we wanted to use the AWS solution, we would have to manage two or three different platforms and pay more money than what we should have to pay, as some of the features don't even exist. If we wanted to, we could use AWS cloning, but it is useless because it uses more space, is more expensive, and takes more time."

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

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

"We purchased the product directly from NetApp."

"They allow a special price if you are working closely with them. Since we have a lot of NetApp systems, we got some kind of discount. That's something they do for other customers, not just for us. The price was fair. In addition to the licensing fees, you're paying Amazon for your usage..."

"Cost is a big factor, because a lot of companies can't afford enterprise grade equipment all the time. They skimp where they can. I would recommend that they improve the cost."

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

"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."

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"Veeam ONE is offered at a good price."

"The license subscription could be more straightforward."

"The licenses are code-based or server-based for Veeam ONE. The last version is 12, and it is host-based, I don't like to move to a code-based solution."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the price a five."

"The pricing of the solution could be reduced."

"On a one to ten scale, where one is very cheap and ten is very expensive, I rate the price as a five out of ten."

"The product is expensive for small businesses."

"The price of the solution is high."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

18%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

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Company Size

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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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Compared 3% of the time

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Also Known As

ONTAP Cloud, CVO, NetApp CVO

Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE

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.

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Veeam Data Platform ensures comprehensive data resilience by offering secure backups and intelligent data insights, catering to the complexities of modern data management.

Veeam Data Platform empowers businesses with reliable data protection, orchestrated recovery, and streamlined management. Providing peace of mind, it guarantees data is secure, available, and effortlessly recoverable. Organizations benefit from features such as instant recovery, simplified management, and compatibility with virtual environments. While it shines in backup and restore capabilities, it calls for improvements in integration with physical servers and enhanced cyber security features.

What are the key features of Veeam Data Platform?

Instant Recovery: Allows immediate data restoration with minimal downtime.
Simplified Management: Intuitive interfaces for managing data with ease.
Efficient Replication: Supports reliable duplication for high availability.
Seamless VM Backups: Integrates well with virtual environments like VMware and Hyper-V.
Comprehensive Monitoring: Offers robust alerting for proactive data management.

What are the notable benefits of using Veeam Data Platform?

Reliability: Trustworthy backup and restore functionalities.
Scalability: Supports cloud integration for expanding data needs.
Time Efficiency: Fast recovery processes minimizing business impact.
Flexibility: Adapts to diverse data management requirements.
Peace of Mind: Assures persistent data availability and protection.

Organizations in industries like finance, healthcare, and manufacturing utilize Veeam Data Platform for critical data management, ensuring business continuity and disaster recovery. Employed in securing both virtual and physical workloads, Veeam integrates cloud storage for enhanced scalability and efficiency.

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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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