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NetApp OnCommand vs SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor vs VANTAGE Storage Intelligence comparison

 

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Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Storage Management category, the mindshare of NetApp OnCommand is 8.1%, down from 10.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor is 3.7%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VANTAGE Storage Intelligence is 2.1%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Henry Aragon - PeerSpot reviewer
Versatile data protocols improve efficiency while execution capabilities need enhancement
The ease of configuring NetApp FAS series is noteworthy, as they support multiple standards like iSCSI, NFS, Fibre Channel, and NVMe. NetApp's data efficiency protocols are unmatched in the industry. ActiveIQ offers significant improvements in data monitoring and error notification. It provides crucial data management features and has versatile support for various protocols and standards, making it a one-size-fits-all storage solution.
SK
Reliable with good storage capabilities but sometimes shows a misleading status
The solution is straightforward to set up. It is easy; it's not complicated at all. I'd rate the ease of setup five out of ten. It's in the middle in terms of the level of difficulty. However, I find it quite simple. It takes the usual amount of time to set up due to all the modules. When we install a product on SolarWinds or the RMM platform, they take a similar amount of time. There is no specific time for a single module. If you deploy a single module will take almost the same time. If you deploy ten models together, they will have similar timing since they all are on the same RMM platform.
RB
The alerts, trends and reporting have benefited my organization
Not writing a solution here, the SRM product is a mainframe product that CA's client user interface software, Vantage, can then interact with. They have three flavors for a client interface, desktop (but everything you do is yours alone, nobody else gets anything you build within it), and server…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
13%
Recruiting/Hr Firm
8%
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp OnCommand?
NetApp collaborates with us to provide deals when possible, optimizing storage based on business requirements, allowi...
What needs improvement with NetApp OnCommand?
ActiveIQ only provides read access and does not allow making changes directly. Making it capable of executing changes...
What advice do you have for others considering NetApp OnCommand?
My overall rating for NetApp OnCommand is seven out of ten. The solution offers unmatched data efficiency protocols. ...
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Comparisons

 

Also Known As

NetApp Operations Manager, NetApp SANscreen
SolarWinds SRM
CA Vantage Storage Resource Manager, BrightStor Storage Resource Manager
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Norfolk County Council, Yahoo Japan, Sheridan College, Citrix Systems, Avanade, Quasar Data Center, DG Khan Cement Co. Ltd.
NetSuite, Youngs Seafood, APS Bank, Sven Meinks
Sky, TravelPort, First Horizon, Hill International
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