AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs NetApp SnapCenter comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NetApp are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #30 with an average rating of 7.3, while NetApp is ranked #50 with an average rating of 7.5. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 0.5% mindshare in BRS, compared to NetApp’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery and NetApp SnapCenter are two prominent products in the disaster recovery market. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery seems to have the upper hand in handling large-scale deployments efficiently, while NetApp SnapCenter excels in integration capabilities.

Features: AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery provides comprehensive recovery options, high scalability, and flexibility. It can handle large-scale deployments efficiently. NetApp SnapCenter offers robust integration with various storage solutions, ease of managing backup and recovery tasks, and detailed documentation.

Room for Improvement: AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery could benefit from more intuitive configuration processes, enhanced reporting features, and better user guidance. NetApp SnapCenter needs improved speed and performance, performance optimization in large deployments, and better user experience for large-scale use.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is relatively straightforward to deploy but demands a steep learning curve. Customer service receives high marks for responsiveness. NetApp SnapCenter has a more complex deployment process requiring specialized knowledge, but users appreciate the detailed documentation and support quality.

Pricing and ROI: AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery offers competitive pricing with a clear cost structure, delivering substantial ROI, especially for large enterprises. NetApp SnapCenter has higher initial setup costs but provides value through its extensive feature set and reliable performance.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

30th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (19th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (16th)

NetApp SnapCenter

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

50th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp SnapCenter is 0.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Vijay Londhe

Assistant Programmer at Mahadis

Managed services with seamless integration and good reliability

Since I have to view everything on the console, the previous application solutions like IBM and Sanavi showed the RPO and RTO status directly. In AWS Disaster Recovery Service, these details are not available, making it difficult to check my replication status. I have to calculate whether my data is replicated to the Adarabad region or not. These features, if available in AWS, would be beneficial.

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Mir Gulzar Ahmed

IT Manager at Synergy Computers

Integrates well with various applications , provides a cloning feature for creating snapshots or clones of volume and a centralized command

It is basically centralized command control software. When the users visualize the workflow of the backup, the management and the customer storage administrator know the ins and outs of the backup and recovery. They can make the strategy for their backup and recovery and the certainty of their backups and restore. Strategic planning: Also, it is easy to make a strategy when you have visualized the inflow and outflow of the backup and recovery. With the CLI or native way, without any UI or management tool, you might not be able to create any strategy at all. This is especially important when you have multiple storage systems inside your data center or organization. You need a tool that connects and visualizes the workflow of the backup and recovery from all the storage systems and NetApp storage systems installed within the organization. It is very important when you have multiple storage systems, and you need to manage your backup and recovery workflow. Ease of Management: Unlike other storage vendors, NetApp has its own product called SnapCenter. Other vendors need to acquire third-party software or integrate with other software to manage storage systems. NetApp has its own solution, which is SnapCenter. NetApp's SnapCenter gels well with their storage systems and products. Ease of management is already there. It's a fine software with easy installation, management, and understanding. It's not a complicated software to understand.

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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

"Technical support has been very good. They usually respond quickly to our requests."

"We have never had any issues with scalability."

"The solution is dependent on the network bandwidth. For example, if they have a bandwidth of 10Mbps the solution will run a little heavier. If the bandwidth is good the solution runs well."

"It's on the cheaper side and not too expensive for users."

"AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is a robust and reliable solution for disaster recovery needs."

"The initial setup is really straightforward."

"For regular backup and restore solutions, this product is fine."

"The initial setup is pretty straightforward, it's not complex."

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"Most banks and financial institutions use the solution."

"The support from NetApp is very good, and I would rate it as ten points."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"Being able to add everything in as resource groups is a valuable feature... Having all the SQL servers put into specific buckets, based on their year of release - 2008, 2012, 2014 - allows us to get almost immediate backups that are easily seen and reported on."

"Technical support has been very helpful when we have issues."

"The backup features are the most valuable because they allow the DBAs to replace SnapManager for Oracle (SMO), which is going away, and to do cloning as well. We can also clone to different servers and have the actual backup clone mounted on different servers. And we can split easily too."

"Restoring and cloning are easy to do."

"It has greatly improved our DR activity."

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Cons

"Definitely there should be better logging. From a customer perspective I would like to see more logs on what is happening. If there is an issue, I would like to know what the problem is. Right now, we have to depend on the support of the vendor to check and let us know, because we don't have access to a lot of logging information."

"In its current state, ECL integrates with CloudWatch for basic logging and monitoring, yet improvements could include more detailed logs for specific actions, like when I perform actions such as push or pull."

"I would like to see better support for creating and working with archives."

"The bandwidth is a constant upload communication to the AWS DR environment, so if you do not have the proper bandwidth, it will definitely eat up your internet line."

"An improved AWS pricing model is needed."

"The cost of AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is seen as expensive."

"The product could be improved by incorporating more AI-driven automation for deployment and additional security features. These enhancements would make the solution even more user-friendly and secure."

"I have not seen any areas that need improvement at this time."

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"When you have role-based access, for example, it's a bit of a problem that the person who creates the backup job is the owner of it. We are struggling a bit with this, that everyone has the same view and the same permissions in there."

"I want to see a few more features add that will help our team in managing solution better."

"Since the solution's initial setup is complex, it should make training documents available in the public space."

"The Microsoft environment is its biggest disadvantage due to the central management of all the actions. Because the SnapCenter server is where we deploy everything, it also affects the Microsoft environment, which can cause many difficulties when resolving issues like Windows update problems."

"I feel a little bit that during the whole process of putting this software into production we were like a beta program. It was full of bugs... For example, we had a problem with truncating our Exchange log files... It has improved over time."

"The GUI is still so-so. I' don't use the GUI that often anymore because it's really slow, refreshing disks, refreshing hosts, and you have to click a lot."

"If it was possible to create backups on non-NetApp storage, that would be helpful."

"The replication feature needs improvement in future releases."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We were happy with the pricing that they gave us."

"The pricing is better now that they had come out with the Tier 2 which replicates a little less often. In comparison to what I would have been spending with any other type of solution, the pricing is fair."

"It has saved us money from having to buy hardware for disaster recovery."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"I rate the price of CloudEndure Disaster Recovery a six out of ten."

"They license us on a per machine basis. We have a set number of machines, which we have licensed."

"Where the price adds up, there are CloudEndure licenses, then there is the AWS environment, and finally, there is the AWS storage, so cumulatively, it adds up."

"CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is charging clients $20 to do the DR backups. It is an expensive solution."

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"We see a financial value with SnapCenter because we don't have to license Commvault, which is pretty expensive."

"Pricing is very good because if you already have NepApp controllers, then it's included."

"It's free. The license is included with other NetApp products."

"We have a site license, so it comes with the product."

"The licensing is well-designed because it's already included in some packages with NetApp storage. Therefore, for most customers, it's okay as the SnapCenter license is already included in some NetApp bundles."

"The license for SnapCenter was included with the storage array."

"It comes free with the amount of equipment we purchase from NetApp. In terms of pricing, zero is my favorite number."

"The product is inexpensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

12%

Healthcare Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

20%

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is a fairly stable solution.

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

The setup is actually managed by our partner. I have taken a rate of per user. Licensing is completely managed by the partner. I am paying per user and per GB storage cost, while the infrastructure...

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What needs improvement with CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?

In its current state, ECL integrates with CloudWatch for basic logging and monitoring, yet improvements could include more detailed logs for specific actions, like when I perform actions such as pu...

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What do you like most about NetApp SnapCenter?

Most banks and financial institutions use the solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp SnapCenter?

The product should be free because it is just software to administrate systems purchased from NetApp, which are already expensive.

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What needs improvement with NetApp SnapCenter?

The interface usability needs improvement. It should be more user-friendly and easier for customers to use.

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Also Known As

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery

SnapCenter

Overview

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery enables real-time replication and rapid recovery to enhance organizational resilience. Key features include block-level data replication, ease of use, cost-effectiveness, and automated recovery orchestration. Users benefit from increased efficiency, improved workflows, and enhanced data management, significantly improving organizational performance and business continuity.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Unified, scalable platform for application-consistent data protection and clone management. This software simplifies backup, restore, and clone lifecycle management with application-integrated workflows.

NetApp

Sample Customers

Agio, Cloud Nation, Limelight Networks

All for One Steeb AG, Accenture

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