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 #9 with an average rating of 9.0, while Veeam Software is ranked #7 with an average rating of 7.9. NetApp holds a 0.6% mindshare in CB, compared to Veeam Software’s 5.4% 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

9th

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

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

SaaS Backup (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 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 5.4%, down from 7.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."

"We are definitely in the process of reducing our footprint on our secondary data center and all those snapshots technically reduce tape backup. That's from the protection perspective, but as far as files, it's much easier to use and manage and it's faster, too."

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

"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."

"It offers ease of use and a comprehensive suite of applications, including features like SnapMirror, SnapVault, and unified snapshot management, all bundled into a single product."

"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."

"The most valuable features of this solution are SnapShot, FlexClone, and deduplication."

"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."

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"The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup for Office 365 is its performance. Additionally, the user interface and documentation are easy to use and navigate."

"This is an easy-to-install easy-to-use solution for backing up Office 365 email."

"It works well for our backup needs, and I would recommend it for Microsoft 365 due to its reliability."

"The solution is stable."

"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."

"Veaam technical support, from my perspective, is one of the best technical support I've ever engaged with."

"The product is easy-to-use."

"The tool is easy to use and straightforward regarding restoration and creating backups. It's user-friendly, providing results and sending alerts when something goes wrong."

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Cons

"In terms of improvement, I would like to see the Azure NetApp Files have the capability of doing SnapMirrors. Azure NetApp Files is, as we know, is an AFF system and it's not used in any of the Microsoft resources. It's basically NetApp hardware, so the best performance you can achieve, but the only reason we can't use that right now is because of the region that it's available in. The second was the SnapMirror capability that we didn't have that we heavily rely on right now."

"One difficulty is that it has no SAP HANA certification. The asset performance restrictions create challenges with the infrastructure underneath: The disks and stuff like that often have lower latencies than SAP HANA itself has to have."

"We want to be able to add more than six disks in aggregate, but there is a limit of the number of disks in aggregate. In GCP, they provide less by limiting the sixth disk in aggregate. In Azure, the same solution provides 12 disks in an aggregate versus GCP where it is just half that amount. They should bump up the disk in aggregate requirement so we don't have to migrate the aggregate from one to another when the capacities are full."

"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."

"The data tiering needs improvement. E.g., moving hard data to faster disks."

"Multipathing for iSCSI LUNs is difficult to deal with from the client-side and I'd love to see a single entry point that can be moved around within the cluster to simplify the client configuration."

"NetApp's support could improve"

"I would like NetApp to come up with an easier setup for the solution."

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"While I don't have a use case in mind, it would be great if they could integrate more automation capabilities into the solution."

"If it could rebuild the data without pulling down the entire chunk, it would be an improvement."

"I'm very satisfied with Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 and would continue using it if it were up to me. However, my management is considering alternative solutions due to issues with our storage solutions."

"It needs to be able to integrate with other emailing systems, like Linux."

"It would be a great improvement to be able to recover cover a VM straight to on-prem."

"The solution could offer better reporting."

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

"We use a yearly subscription. However, I believe the price could be lower."

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

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

"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."

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

"The pricing of this solution is definitely higher than what the typical Azure Files and AWS solutions charge, but given the features and the stability NetApp has provided, we are okay with it. We are not complaining about the pricing."

"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."

"We purchased the product directly from NetApp."

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"For the number of users and amount of storage you receive, it is not expensive."

"This is not a stand-alone product and requires a standard Veeam license for your organization in addition to the cost of the solution."

"The licensing price is quite high. It's expensive."

"There is an annual license required and a per-user fee for this solution."

"I'm not sure about the price, but I think it could be lower."

"The cost of Veeam Backup is $28 per user for one year."

"It is not the cheapest solution in the market."

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

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

53%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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Financial Services Firm

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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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Compared 11% of the time

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Also Known As

ONTAP Cloud, CVO, NetApp CVO

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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

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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