NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP vs VMware Live Recovery comparison

The compared NetApp and VMware solutions aren't in the same category. NetApp is ranked #1 in CSDS , with an average rating of 9.0, and holds a 28.6% mindshare in the category. VMware is ranked #5 in DRS , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 9.0% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of NetApp users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of VMware users who would recommend it.

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

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88% 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 (9th), Public Cloud Storage Services (5th), Cloud Software Defined Storage (1st)

VMware Live Recovery

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery as a Service (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (5th)

Mindshare comparison

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP and VMware Live Recovery aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is designed for Cloud Software Defined Storage and holds a mindshare of 28.6%, down 29.5% compared to last year.
VMware Live Recovery, on the other hand, focuses on Disaster Recovery (DR) Software, holds 9.0% mindshare, down 11.6% since last year.

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Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

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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ErmiasGirma

System and Cloud Deployment Engineer at Safaricom Ethiopia plc

Ensures data availability and enables efficient migration between data centers

In our organization, we have deployed VMware Live Recovery for disaster recovery purposes. We have two data centers, and VMware Live Recovery is used for data replication between these centers. It is used to ensure data availability and for migration purposes when the primary data center is down…

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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

"They have very good support team who is very helpful. They will help you with every aspect of getting the deployment done."

"If anything happens, their technical support will come onsite and fix it."

"Its functionality and technical support are adequate to help prevent failure due to errors."

"There is unified storage, which provides flexibility. It is set up perfectly for performance and provisioning. We are able to monitor everything using a separate application. It provides error and critical warnings that allow us to take immediate action through ONTAP. We are able to manage everything, log a case, and follow up with the support team, who can fix it. That is how it is unified."

"Its features help us to have a backup of our volumes using the native technology of NetApp ONTAP. That way, we don't have to invest in other solutions for our backup requirement. Also, it helps us to replicate the data to another geographic location so that helps us to save on the costs of backup products."

"The good thing about NetApp is the features that are available on the cloud are also available on-premises."

"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."

"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."

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"In terms of resiliency, the most valuable aspect of SRM has been its effectiveness."

"The replication is the solution's most valuable feature. If we have some issues on the VM in the main site we can migrate it to another site automatically."

"The solution is strong when it comes to protection and analytics, with the latter being added later on."

"I would rate the ease of setting up and configuring my recovery plan in VMware SRM, a ten out of ten, with ten being the easiest."

"Every feature is quite good, and we haven't faced any issues or complaints."

"It's very reliable. The solution is stable."

"The most valuable feature of VMware SRM is its integration with the VMware platform."

"It is a very stable solution...I was involved in VMware SRM's deployment phase two years ago, and it was an easy process."

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Cons

"We are getting a warning alert about not being able to connect to Cloud Manager when we log into it. The support has provided links, but this particular issue is not fixed yet."

"In the next release, I would like to see more options on the dashboard."

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

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

"I would like to see more aggressive management of the aggregate space. On the Cloud Volumes ONTAP that we use for offsite backup copies, most of the data sits in S3. There are also the EBS volumes on the Cloud Volumes ONTAP itself. Sometimes what happens is that the aggregate size just stays the same. If it allocates 8 terabytes initially, it just stays at 8 terabytes for a long time, even though we're only using 20 percent of that 8 terabytes. NetApp could undersize that more aggressively."

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

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

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"When starting up the replication and converting it to the virtual machine I had some problems. I had to start the process again and that is inconvenient."

"The pricing structure is pretty expensive, especially after the recent changes, and it's important for the cost to be justified based on the features used in production."

"What I think can be improved is the data replication aspect."

"Flexibility to choose different PITs would be nice."

"VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery could improve by enhancing the network bandwidth from the storage."

"VMware SRM lacks certain functions that other platforms have, such as better prioritization of allocation of resources and Boot profiles."

"There is room for improvement in the automation and orchestration aspects of this solution."

"If you have a failover case, you need to work on it manually. It would be helpful if this could be automated. It would simplify things."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The deal with the seller was acceptable; the pricing is reasonable."

"Compared to other storage vendors, NetApp, is not always able to compete with their pricing. Yet, we acknowledge the ease of use ONTAP brings with the AWS integration."

"Our licensing costs are folded into the hardware purchases and I have never differentiated between the two."

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

"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."

"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."

"We purchased the product directly from NetApp."

"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."

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"The cost of SRM is on par with market rates."

"The cost of SRM is a little bit high, especially for smaller companies."

"I rate the tool's pricing an eight to nine out of ten."

"VMware sells in bundles of 50 VMs, so if we want to expand, we have to buy the whole bundle."

"After Broadcom acquired the solution, the licensing cost increased drastically"

"The licensing costs for the product are perpetual in nature. A person needs to buy the license only once there is a need to buy support on a yearly basis. The licensing cost for VMware SRM is expensive."

"The software is expensive. There is a one-time cost involved in purchasing the license."

"We have a standard enterprise license for the solution."

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Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Nov 9, 2014

VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto

Disaster recovery planning is something that seems challenging for all businesses. Virtualization in addition to its operational flexibility, and cost reduction benefits, has helped companies improve their DR posture. Virtualization has made it easier to move machines from production to…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

49%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Government

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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 VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?

Setting up VMs can be done quickly. It is easy to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?

We use a three-year license, and the cost for VMware Live Recovery can be high. Previously, when acquiring a license for Ethiopian drug supply chains, the price was significantly high, especially a...

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What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?

The licensing area needs improvement as the cost per virtual machine is high. If they offered discounts or minimized their prices, it would be more beneficial.

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Comparisons

Azure NetApp Files vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Compared 16% of the time

Amazon S3 vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Compared 13% of the time

Red Hat Ceph Storage vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Compared 11% of the time

Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Compared 10% of the time

Portworx Enterprise vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 26% of the time

Zerto vs VMware Live Recovery

Compared 22% of the time

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Compared 18% of the time

Azure Site Recovery vs VMware Live Recovery

Compared 7% of the time

Vision Solutions Double-Take vs VMware Live Recovery

Compared 1% of the time

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Also Known As

ONTAP Cloud, CVO, NetApp CVO

VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, Datrium DRaaS , VMware SRM

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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VMware Live Recovery is a disaster recovery solution that protects and recovers virtual machines (VMs) across on-premise and public clouds. Key features include rapid ransomware recovery, an on-demand recovery environment for testing procedures without affecting production, live behavioral analysis to detect threats, push-button VM network isolation to contain threats, guided restore point selection, and immutable, air-gapped recovery points to prevent tampering. VMware Live Recovery provides a comprehensive solution to safeguard critical data and applications from cyberattacks and other disasters.

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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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