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Dell AppSync vs NetApp SnapMirror comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Dell AppSync
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Copy Data Management (4th)
NetApp SnapMirror
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
Data Replication (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

Dell AppSync and NetApp SnapMirror aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Dell AppSync is designed for Copy Data Management and holds a mindshare of 14.3%, down 18.2% compared to last year.
NetApp SnapMirror, on the other hand, focuses on Data Replication, holds 7.3% mindshare, down 11.1% since last year.
Copy Data Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell AppSync14.3%
Perforce Delphix15.0%
IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management14.5%
Other56.2%
Copy Data Management
Data Replication Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
NetApp SnapMirror7.3%
Vision Solutions Double-Take6.2%
Dell RecoverPoint5.8%
Other80.7%
Data Replication
 

Featured Reviews

Rhett Waldock - PeerSpot reviewer
Programmer Analyst at Mankato Clinic, Ltd.
Simple to install, reliable, and has good technical support
There were some limitations in the product that prompted us to shift away from it. You could only have one AppSync profile per server to target where the data could be replicated to. There were a few specific feature limitations in terms of flexibility that required the development of an alternative. However, that was the only flaw. In relation to, the replication destinations. We wanted to collect data from multiple systems and then replicate it on a single system. AppSync was based on a one-to-one replication footprint, which was the limitation that we had encountered. We needed to combine several systems into one. That was one of the scenarios provided by the solution. I would like to have the ability to bit the same system with multiple AppSync replications would definitely be beneficial to us. And general flexibility enhancements.
LeeLee2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Infrastructure Engineer at Gigabit Technologies Pvt Ltd
Reliable replication has transformed disaster recovery and supports realistic dev-test environments
The best feature NetApp SnapMirror offers is block-level incremental replication, which is the foundation of everything. After the initial baseline transfer, only the changed blocks move across the wire, not entire files or volumes. In a busy storage environment, that is the difference between replication that fits in your backup window and replication that hammers your network all day. NetApp SnapMirror has positively impacted our organization by taking us from a theoretical DR capability, meaning we had a secondary site but had never fully tested a failover, to a validated, tested, documented DR process that we run quarterly, which is a fundamental change in our risk posture. Management can now say with confidence that if the primary site goes down, we recover within two hours with zero data loss on critical systems.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"However if you wanted a reliable product to work with new or existing EMC products then I would recommend taking a look at Replication Manager."
"It gave us enough time to do the backup for big databases and mount them in a certain location, from there on tapes."
"Simple to use and great product to provide application consistent replica."
"In few steps you can configure your replicas without using auxiliary scripts."
"I believe one of the advantages we saw was that the configuration was manageable."
"It's integration with SQL and Exchange for VSS-based backup works perfectly, the agent is easy to install, the GUI is easy to navigate and debugging is easy to enable or disable."
"We have application consistent snaps of SQL mounted to development VM’s daily."
"It has excellent performance and reliability, and with a little more flexibility, it could be nearly perfect."
"With SnapMirror, the solution is the feature itself that is most valuable. It just replicates the data. It's very difficult to speak about, in the sense that it's similar to the features of a wheel. It is round and it's a part of an automobile."
"There are a lot of features that are excellent. The data compression during the transfer, for example, is good. The replication is great. The durability of the solution and the speed of the data moving from one site to another is impressive."
"Overall, the product is very good. It's an easy to use tool."
"Having real-time replication gives us the capability to recover from any data loss as quickly as possible."
"NetApp SnapMirror's compatibility with NetApp products has helped my storage management efforts immensely, as it is part of ONTAP and all architectures based on ONTAP, including ONTAP 8 and 9."
"The tool seamlessly moves data over the network without putting pressure on the network."
"Previously, we were using a Windows-based file server and didn't have the high availability, replication to a secondary site, or snapshot capability, which is what we were looking for."
"NetApp is one of the best products in this field of storage solutions."
 

Cons

"When I deployed the Replication Manager and detected issues, I found that the technical support was not really helpful because they spent a lot of time to found a hotfix which resolved my problem."
"Simplify implementation."
"Yes. Periodically I needed to restart the agent on the client side and sometimes on the server side."
"Each replication manager installation can only handle so many records. If you have over a certain number of bookmarks or snaps, the GUI becomes un-usable."
"Mount replica function through EMC RM needs to be faster because when you are using Veritas volumes with mirrors the mount routine is too late (the mount process time is directly proportional the volume size when you are using Veritas Volume Manager (vxvm))."
"There were some limitations in the product that prompted us to shift away from it."
"The product needs to be less complex (compatibility, solution enabler etc.)."
"I would like to have the ability to bit the same system with multiple AppSync replications would definitely be beneficial to us. And general flexibility enhancements."
"This process can get out of control sometimes and cause excessive disk utilization."
"Technical support is only available if there is a problem."
"We have different families of storage, such as the E-Series and Flash systems, but NetApp cannot be set up between them."
"They could make continued enhancements in integration with diverse platforms for the product."
"The price could be cheaper."
"If they can make the application free like other vendors or include it in all the packages, it would be great."
"It's necessary to install NetApp simulator to avoid complications."
"Multiple tasks in the solution are made by the command line and the GUI can be improved to perform complex tasks."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I believe we paid them on a yearly basis."
"The pricing could be improved."
"SnapMirror is extremely expensive. We had a hard time adjusting to our budget. If rated on a scale of one to ten, with ten being the most expensive, I would definitely rate it ten out of ten."
"The pricing can be improved."
"The cost is low compared to different vendors."
"It's part of the NetApp Firewall, so it's free."
"The solution has monthly and yearly licensing options."
"The product price is reasonable."
"It's a highly cost-effective solution"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Construction Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp SnapMirror?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing shows that NetApp SnapMirror is licensed as part of the ONTAP Data Protection bundle, which covers both NetApp SnapMirror and SnapVault. For or...
What needs improvement with NetApp SnapMirror?
NetApp SnapMirror can be improved as the initial configuration is not simple; if you are new to NetApp and ONTAP, NetApp SnapMirror concepts take time to get right. Peering clusters, peering SVMs, ...
What is your primary use case for NetApp SnapMirror?
My main use case for NetApp SnapMirror is disaster recovery replication, primarily, as we have two data centers and NetApp SnapMirror keeps our critical data synchronized between them continuously....
 

Also Known As

AppSync, Replication Manager
SnapMirror
 

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