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NetApp OnCommand vs NetApp OnCommand Insight comparison

NetApp OnCommand and NetApp OnCommand Insight are both solutions in the Storage Management category. NetApp OnCommand is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.0, while NetApp OnCommand Insight is ranked #9. NetApp OnCommand holds a 8.5% mindshare in SM, compared to NetApp OnCommand Insight’s 6.2% mindshare. Additionally, 75% of NetApp OnCommand users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of NetApp OnCommand Insight users who would recommend it.
NetApp OnCommand
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75% willing to recommend
NetApp OnCommand Insight
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92% willing to recommend
 

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We performed a comparison between NetApp OnCommand and NetApp OnCommand Insight based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

NetApp OnCommand
Ranking in Storage Management
3rd
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
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NetApp OnCommand Insight
Ranking in Storage Management
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
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Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Storage Management category, the mindshare of NetApp OnCommand is 8.5%, down from 10.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp OnCommand Insight is 6.2%, down from 6.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Kenneth Etsula - PeerSpot reviewer
Snapshot is a great feature; simple to deploy and stable
The primary use case of this solution is for centralized storage. We are silver partners of NetApp and I'm a technical manager Snapshot is the most valuable feature. The solution lacks the ability to generate reports from Snapshot. The latest version is not quite as user-friendly as the older…
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Anuj_Jain - PeerSpot reviewer
Gives an end-to-end view of your environment and has a very good interface for report creation and customization
NetApp OnCommand Insight is a pretty good tool, and the only concern I have with it is the price. Its price is quite high and could be improved because the licensing feature of this particular tool is on a per GB basis instead of the price being for the complete tool itself. The more you discover, the more you need to pay, and this makes NetApp OnCommand Insight more costly when compared to other tools which are available in the market. My company doesn't have a cloud environment, so all storage is on-premises. I'm not aware of the integration of NetApp OnCommand Insight with the cloud environment, but the tool fits all the marks in terms of what I require and need. It checks all columns for me, so at the moment, nothing comes to mind in terms of additional features I'd like to see from the tool in the future.
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Snapshot is a valuable feature."
"One of the main features is the ability to run the block and file storage from the same system."
"I am impressed with the product's ability to warn us whenever something is wrong with the system. It is connected with Active Directory and Exchange. Whenever there is anything wrong with NetApp, the solution will alert you to an event error, post which you can start to troubleshoot."
"In OnCommand Unified Manager, we can monitor the entire cluster as well as configure data protection through Unified Manager."
"OnCommand Insight's most valuable feature is the ability to see figure applications."
"Once we gathered and saw what we were doing with everything, we saved close to a petabyte worth of data by being able to delete old data and move stuff around. Thus, we became more efficient."
"It has helped us optimize our storage."
"This gives me better performance numbers and gives me more information about where my loopholes are, where I need to target my customers, where I need to go back and retain storage."
"The Performance Manager: Where we get performance statistics."
"What I found most valuable in NetApp OnCommand Insight is that it gives me a complete view of the environment, particularly an end-to-end view. I can locate my searches and view my storage devices. I can also find my recent servers and other host devices. I can then map all those into a single view, so that I can learn about the performance of my devices, or if there's a bottleneck at a particular place. I like that I can view all those information in NetApp OnCommand Insight. I like that very much. I also like that NetApp OnCommand Insight has a very good interface that allows you to create and customize reports, and it also offers a bundle of reports as well."
"We haven't gone to the extent where we are using the anomaly detection, but from a reporting perspective and single-pane-of-glass perspective, to look at our heterogeneous infrastructure, it is doing a great job."
"The most valuable feature is definitely the reports, the complete analysis of the data. We also like the scalability, since it can work with Hitachi, Isilon, etc."
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Cons

"The tool is not intuitive and the menus are confusing, especially the snapshot view."
"There could be better performance in block storage and the GUI could be improved because not every operation is available. You need some operations in the CLI."
"The solution lacks the ability to generate reports from Snapshot."
"At present, OnCommand Unified Manager has just the monitoring and data protection features. It would be better to add some features for entire cluster management and storage management. Automation should also be included so that instead of separately accessing Unified Manager and OnCommand Workflow Automation, we can work in a single window. It is very much required."
"NetApp OnCommand Insight is a pretty good tool, and the only concern I have with it is the price. Its price is quite high and could be improved because the licensing feature of this particular tool is on a per GB basis instead of the price being for the complete tool itself. The more you discover, the more you need to pay, and this makes NetApp OnCommand Insight more costly when compared to other tools which are available in the market."
"The UI: They have been growing and changing. There's been some growing pains with that, but they are moving into the new HTML5 interface, which is fantastic."
"I'd like it to be more stable, simpler, and get Java out of it."
"I would like them to develop voice commands so that I can say to the product, "Create a volume.""
"I would like to see better graphics. We have seen regular graphs and pie graphs. I am sure that there are better ways to show this information."
"You can build those out, but initially when you bring up the dashboard, that was one thing they couldn't take away. They couldn't change that. It just looks kind of kludgy. I'd like it to look a lot more clean when I first login."
"Enhance SNMP monitoring in order to broaden the number of storages that can be discovered."
"The initial setup is complex. There is a lot of stuff to set up. I had to teach my guys a lot of things, so there was a lot of learning."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"When we compare with other similar kinds of products from Dell EMC and HP, the price of NetApp OnCommand is reasonable."
"The tool is cheaper than EMC but more expensive than HP and Pure Storage. I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
"Pricing by terabytes, not the end of the world, and that's okay. Stop if I want this, I have to buy that. Just release it as a single product."
"We like that it is one license and everything is bundled in together."
"The company has saved money by narrowing down issues faster using servers and performance."
"For me, it is always too much. Licensing is on TBs, and I think, nowadays that is outmoded."
"We just made a major investment back in May of this year, so we'll have it for another four and a half or five years easily. Thus, we have a five year bumper to bumper agreement."
"The cost: It is expensive as a solution. You need to be an expert to get anything out of it and we don't have that kind of expertise."
"Pricing for NetApp OnCommand Insight could be cheaper. On a scale of one to five, I would rate its price a four."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
20%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
15%
Government
15%
Manufacturing Company
13%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about NetApp OnCommand?
I am impressed with the product's ability to warn us whenever something is wrong with the system. It is connected with Active Directory and Exchange. Whenever there is anything wrong with NetApp, t...
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp OnCommand?
The tool is cheaper than EMC but more expensive than HP and Pure Storage. I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten.
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What needs improvement with NetApp OnCommand?
The tool is not intuitive and the menus are confusing, especially the snapshot view.
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Also Known As

NetApp Operations Manager, NetApp SANscreen
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Overview

NetApp OnCommand data management software allows you to gain a new level of control over your shared storage infrastructure, and gives you the visibility you need to achieve common data management across resources in the Data Fabric.

This suite of industry-leading management products unleashes the power of the ONTAP software, to help maximize system utilization, meet storage SLAs, minimize risks, and boost performance. Use the OnCommand portfolio’s intuitive graphical user interfaces, automation, and integration to simplify data management of your on-premises and hybrid cloud environments.

NetApp OnCommand Insight management software delivers consistent insight across your data center so you can monitor and manage your hybrid IT multivendor storage, compute, and switching infrastructures.

 

Sample Customers

Norfolk County Council, Yahoo Japan, Sheridan College, Citrix Systems, Avanade, Quasar Data Center, DG Khan Cement Co. Ltd.
Société Générale, TechnologyOne
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