We performed a comparison between AWS Snowball and NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Migration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The way the data is moved is very clever. Also, the interface is very simple and user-friendly."
"The most valuable features of AWS Snowball for me are its security measures and its flexibility."
"It's a nice way of shipping a lot of data without using a network."
"You are able to scale the solution vertically. It's very scalable."
"In terms of its storage snapshot efficiencies, the service is highly efficient. We are only doing things in small batches right now because we have not converted all of the data, but we have tested them in the Google Cloud and they work efficiently."
"High availability is very important to us because we have a production environment. High availability is the highest priority for us to continue keeping our systems running."
"Storage was taking up maybe 10 to 20% of my life at the startup, and now it takes up zero. I was personally running all the infrastructure for the company. Now that we've moved to NetApp, I don't have to worry about making sure it's up and running. It's made my life personally much better."
"I think AWS Snowball could improve by expanding its availability to more countries."
"The stability of the solution isn't ideal and should be improved."
"It would be helpful if Snowball provided more kinds of connectivity. That will make it easier to add and move data."
"It's not an easy product to start using for a beginner, but If you're a professional, it's easy to understand."
"The user interface has room for improvement. We would like this service to be more integrated with Azure, which is very easy to manage and use. It was easy to create volumes and add capacity pools in Azure, but in Google Cloud, we can only create separate volumes. We need more management or configuration options in the user interface."
"It would help if they increased the area in which they employ artificial intelligence, by starting to do assessments on the environments, to project those. They're not using any AI tools, currently, on the administrative side."
"I would like for the sales team to get in contact more often and let me know what I should be doing next, what we should be doing about new features. So it would be nice if I heard a little bit more from him. From a technology perspective, I have no complaints."
More NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud Pricing and Cost Advice →
Earn 20 points
AWS Snowball is ranked 12th in Cloud Migration with 5 reviews while NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud is ranked 13th in Cloud Migration. AWS Snowball is rated 9.0, while NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud is rated 9.4. The top reviewer of AWS Snowball writes "Excellent for handling large-scale data transfers". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud writes "Enables us to fine-tune storage and capacity on the fly as our needs grow or shrink over time". AWS Snowball is most compared with Microsoft Azure Data Box, Google Transfer Appliance, IBM Cloud Mass Data Migration, Palantir Foundry and AWS Snowball Edge, whereas NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud is most compared with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP and Amazon EFS (Elastic File System). See our AWS Snowball vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud report.
See our list of best Cloud Migration vendors.
We monitor all Cloud Migration reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.
