NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP vs Veeam Data Platform 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 #1 with an average rating of 8.3. NetApp holds a 0.7% mindshare in CB, compared to Veeam Software’s 15.1% 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 Dec 22, 2024

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP and Veeam Data Platform compete in the cloud storage and data management category. NetApp seems to have the upper hand in features, while Veeam leads in pricing flexibility.

Features: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP offers robust features such as SnapMirror for seamless data replication, Azure and AWS integration, and cost-efficient storage through data deduplication and compression. It supports both Linux and Windows environments and has significant data tiering capabilities. Veeam Data Platform is known for its flexibility and robust backup capabilities, offering efficient restore options and excellent integration with Microsoft applications. It supports granular data recovery, making it highly effective for VMware and Hyper-V backups.

Room for Improvement: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP could improve in scalability, cloud integration, and simplify its licensing models. Users have mentioned challenges with scaling up and complex upgrade processes. Veeam Data Platform could enhance its cloud integration and incorporate better reporting features. Simplifying its pricing model and offering more automation in disaster recovery are potential areas for improvement.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is praised for hybrid cloud capabilities but needs improvement in customer support, especially in initial troubleshooting and responsiveness. Veeam Data Platform is noted for its straightforward setup and reliable customer service, although some users experience complexities during initial deployment. Its support team is appreciated for dedicated assistance.

Pricing and ROI: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is characterized by a high-cost structure that requires a strong business case to justify the investment. It offers cost savings through data management efficiency. Veeam Data Platform offers competitive pricing with flexible licensing options. Despite some price increases, it remains a cost-effective choice for many, with notable savings in storage costs and scalability.

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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 Platform

Ranking in Cloud Backup

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

422

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (1st), Virtualization Management Tools (4th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (10th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is 0.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 15.1%, down from 20.2% 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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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

"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."

"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 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."

"If you have a larger amount of data than normal in cloud, it is easy to provision and maintain. Waiting for the delivery of the controller, the configuration of enclosures, etc., all this stuff is eliminated compared to using on-premise."

"Lastly, the API and web services are fairly good. That is an important feature too. We write some code to do different things. We have code that runs to make sure that everything is being backed up as we say it is and we try to also detect places where we may have missed a backup."

"The most valuable feature is its exceptional performance and storage efficiency."

"ONTAP has been very stable for us, specifically in the cloud environment. It allows us to have high availability as well as standalone systems if that's what we want within our specific workloads. Also, on-premise has been a very stable environment. We have very few outages and when we do, we work with support to get systems back online in a timely manner."

"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."

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"The solution is stable."

"Very user-friendly and easily recoverable."

"For me, the most important feature is alerting."

"It provides a much better user experience compared to other vendors. It works faster as well."

"Once you get it set up, everything is smooth, and the recovery is excellent."

"It is a stable product with useful snapshot and replication features."

"It's relatively easy to use and the ability to recover in a short period of time has been great."

"Sandbox feature is like a power tool for troubleshooting."

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Cons

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

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

"I would like to see better integration with Active IQ."

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

"I would like this solution to be brought to all the three major players. Right now it's supported only on AWS and Azure. They should bring it to Google as well, because we would like to have flexibility in choosing the underlying cloud storage provider."

"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."

"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."

"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."

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"think backing up from physical servers and ransomware security needs some improvements."

"Additional executive summary reports for the entire infrastructure would be a nice to have."

"I think Veeam ONE should be included in the base product instead of as an add-on because customers tend to look for simple solutions that are integrated."

"It would be ideal if users could know that their data is backed up and have some security functionality where you can actually use the backup to spin up a new cluster and take it from there."

"There is always some room for improvement, especially with some of the different technologies such as DB2. Commvault has a DB2 agent, but Veeam still doesn't have it. We have to use the universal one for it."

"When you have to renew the licenses you sometimes have some trouble getting rid of the old one and reassigning it to the new one. That's an aspect that could run smoother and could be better."

"The product is missing some commonsense features and tools for an enterprise backup recovery product,"

"They could include better automation features for migrating VMs without further configuration for the product."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"For enterprise customers, it's a very cost effective. But in the SMB segment, yeah, pricing is a little bit challenge for your time."

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

"They give us a good price for CVO licenses. It is one of the reasons that we went with the product."

"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."

"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."

"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."

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"I would say that the product is fairly priced."

"There is a license required for this solution and the price is a bit expensive but it depends on the environment that you have on how much it will cost."

"It's expensive and costs about 4000 a year."

"For now, I think the pricing of Veeam ONE is quite okay for any of the infrastructures, especially for those who want a backup system and a tool that provides monitoring services."

"It's the market price. It isn't expensive, nor is it cheap."

"We are fine with its pricing policy."

"If you tell Veeam that you're competing with, for example, NetBackup or Backup Exec, or Dell or Micro Focus then they may lower the price. They are very competitive."

"The pricing is good and affordable."

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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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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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