NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP vs Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 comparison

NetApp and Veeam Software are both solutions in the Cloud Backup category. NetApp is ranked #10 with an average rating of 9.0, while Veeam Software is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.1. NetApp holds a 0.6% mindshare in CB, compared to Veeam Software’s 5.5% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of NetApp users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of Veeam Software users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 4, 2025

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 both compete in the cloud data management and backup solutions market. Based on the data comparisons, NetApp's feature set for multi-cloud environments gives it a slight edge.

Features: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP offers advanced features such as SnapMirror for data mirroring, reliable storage management, and excellent ease of use, providing flexibility for cloud environments with AWS and Azure support. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 includes data backup and replication functionality, delivering backup flexibility and item-level recovery options.

Room for Improvement: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP could improve by enhancing cloud integration, simplifying upgrades, offering a better licensing model, and improving reporting. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 could benefit from faster backup and restoration, enhanced integration with other email platforms, and a more adaptable pricing structure.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP supports versatile deployments across hybrid and public cloud environments, though its customer service needs some improvement at the initial support level. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is known for its straightforward deployment and is generally praised for prompt customer service, though more detailed integration support is desirable.

Pricing and ROI: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP offers flexible pricing models that some users find high, but the cost savings on hardware and maintenance justify the investment. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 offers competitive pricing but would benefit from a cohesive model. Despite lower initial costs, it lacks comprehensive deduplication.

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Categories and Ranking

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Ranking in Cloud Backup

10th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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

Veeam Data Cloud for Micros...

Ranking in Cloud Backup

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

SaaS Backup (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is 0.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is 5.5%, down from 7.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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MehmetAksoy

System Administrator at Gates Corporation

Reliable rollback features for smooth IT operations and an easy setup

We are using Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 to take backups of shop floor PCs. I use it for clients locally, particularly for critical machines. It is also used globally for server-side backups and includes scheduling features like taking ten backups every Sunday when the factory is closed. This…

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

Pros

"We're able to use the SnapMirror function and SnapMirror data from our on-prem environment into Azure. That is super-helpful. SnapMirror allows you to take data that exists on one NetApp, on a physical NetApp storage platform, and copy it over to another NetApp storage platform. It's a solid, proven technology, so we don't worry about whether data is getting lost or corrupted during the SnapMirror."

"ONTAP's snapshot copies and thin clones in terms of operational recovery are pretty useful in recovering your data from a time in a snapshot. That's pretty useful for when you have an event where a disaster struck and then you need to recover all your data. It's pretty helpful and pretty fast in those terms."

"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."

"It gives a solution for storage one place to go across everything. So, the customer is very familiar with NetApp on-prem. It allows them to gain access to the file piece. It helps them with the training aspect of it, so they don't have to relearn something new. They already know this product. They just have to learn some widgets or what it's like in the cloud to operate and deploy it in different ways."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it makes our data readily available and we don't have to go through a lot of trouble to access it."

"The ability to see things going back and forth has been quite useful."

"If you have a fair amount of experience with NetApp, you can work on it very easily."

"The most valuable feature is the ease of file storage."

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"One of the valuable features is the ability to restore a specific email. For example, if a user has deleted an email and they would like that particular email back we are able to restore it."

"It is a stable solution."

"We are able to store it on various cloud providers such as Amazon S3, Rocket, Azure, and IBM Cloud. It can also do on-premise integration, and we are able to use storage from on-premise. We are also able to recover data. It is a really good and intuitive solution. Veeam has developed a fantastic product. I've never seen anything that I don't like about Veeam. It looks like a very complete solution. It is really mature, simple to use, and quite interrogative. It also has APIs for writing scripts."

"The most valuable feature is that we don't need different agents to back up our files from different accounts."

"The solution is stable and reliable."

"The most critical feature of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is its ability to back up and protect data on cloud services."

"I believe the solution is very scalable. We can continuously add mailboxes and sites."

"I have used the technical support a few times and they've been reasonably helpful."

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Cons

"NetApp CVO needs to have more exposure and mature further before it will have greater acceptance."

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

"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."

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

"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."

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

"The only issue we had lately was that outside our VPC we could not reach the virtual IP, the floating IP. I heard that they have fixed that..."

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"If clients are backing up onto tape, Veeam's newest versions don't really deal with that."

"When you are working in the Cloud security is very important."

"One area that needs improvement is the pricing of Veeam Backup, as it can be expensive at twenty-eight dollars per user for one year."

"We have found that there is a limitation in this solution where it only takes the backup of users who are using Office 365 Enterprise email IDs. We have many users in management and approximately 50 other users who are using Office 365 of which Veeam is able to capture the backup. However, for the other users who are on the local email server at that time, the solution is not able to capture the backup."

"I would like Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 to increase the speed to reduce the backup time."

"While Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is a highly convenient product, there is room for improvement in its integration with Microsoft 365."

"The solution is costly."

"The solution could improve scalability, both in terms of more storage and users. These two attributes are quite important when you talk about good scalability."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The standard pricing is online. Pricing depends. If you're using the PayGo model, then it's just the normal costs on the Microsoft page. If you're using Bring Your Own License, which is what we're doing, then you get with your sales contact at NetApp and start figuring out what price is the best, in the end, for your company."

"For NetApp it's about $20,000 for a single node and $30,000 for the HA."

"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."

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

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

"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."

"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..."

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"It is strictly subscribed on a per-user basis."

"The pricing is expensive."

"Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is expensive, and I rate it an eight out of ten."

"The price of Veeam Backup for Office 365 is inexpensive. We have a license to use the solution."

"Veaam Backup is licensed per mailbox, which customers like because it's per user and so they don't have to pay for shared mailboxes."

"Veeam Backup for Office 365 is a subscription-based solution."

"The pricing is middle-of-the-road compared with competing products."

"We have 2000 users and pay about $10,000. It may be a little bit more per year. We have an education institute and may have fewer expenses."

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

56%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

20%

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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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The pricing for Veeam Backup is fair for our infrastructure when used solely for backup, yet transitioning to a cloud solution was not cost-effective for us.

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Also Known As

ONTAP Cloud, CVO, NetApp CVO

Veeam Backup for Office 365, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365

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 Cloud for Microsoft 365 offers powerful data protection and recovery for Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive for Business, and Teams, ensuring users maintain full control of their Microsoft 365 environment with simplified, policy-driven security.

With a cloud-native design, Veeam Data Cloud delivers seamless protection for Microsoft 365 and Azure data, along with secure architecture founded on a zero-trust principle. The platform combines all essential backup services into one cost-effective package, including software, infrastructure, and storage. Ease of use and granular restoration features allow item-level recovery for mailboxes, SharePoint, and OneDrive. Its intuitive management interface fosters quick setup and administration, while robust backup and replication capabilities secure data across leading platforms like Amazon, Azure, and IBM Cloud. Though praised for stability and scalability, areas for improvement include enhancing backup granularity, optimizing storage, and expanding integration.

What are the key features of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365?

Granular Item Recovery: Enables precise recovery of mailboxes, SharePoint, and OneDrive items.
Intuitive Management: Quick setup and efficient control via user-friendly GUI.
Cross-Platform Security: Secures data over Amazon, Azure, and IBM Cloud platforms.
Scalable Retention Policies: Flexible data retention for efficient protection.

What benefits should users expect from Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 reviews?

Cost Efficiency: Comprehensive services within a predictable pricing model.
Data Stability: Reliable protection with zero-trust security architecture.
Scalability: Easily adapts to growing data needs and varying user demands.
Independent Compliance: Achieves data compliance without relying solely on Microsoft security measures.

In industries relying on robust data security and compliance, Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 stands out by ensuring comprehensive protection of Office 365 assets like emails, SharePoint, and Teams data. Organizations manage shared responsibility effectively, addressing data loss concerns from cyberattacks and ensuring regulatory compliance while maintaining data accessibility independent of Microsoft's data protection frameworks.

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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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