Druva Phoenix vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP comparison

Druva and NetApp are both solutions in the Cloud Backup category. Druva is ranked #23 with an average rating of 9.0, while NetApp is ranked #27 with an average rating of 9.5. Druva holds a 1.2% mindshare in CB, compared to NetApp’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Druva users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

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NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP and Druva Phoenix compete in the cloud data management category. Druva Phoenix seems to have an edge due to its comprehensive backup and disaster recovery features, though users report higher satisfaction with NetApp's pricing and customer support.

Features: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP provides advanced data tiering, flexible workload support, and seamless data migration. Druva Phoenix offers automated disaster recovery, scalable architecture, and centralized data protection, highlighting its focus on backup solutions and disaster recovery capabilities.

Room for Improvement: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP could enhance its disaster recovery options, streamline user management features, and expand its automation capabilities. Druva Phoenix may improve customer support responsiveness, reduce operational costs, and offer broader compatibility with additional platforms to extend its backup services.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is noted for its straightforward deployment and dedicated customer support, making integration with existing infrastructures easier. Druva Phoenix offers cloud-native deployment, simplifying processes but its customer support responsiveness could be improved compared to NetApp's.

Pricing and ROI: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is known for more cost-effective solutions with competitive pricing and ROI, especially in storage efficiency. Druva Phoenix, while having a higher upfront cost, provides significant value through disaster recovery features.

To learn more, read our detailed Druva Phoenix vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP Report (Updated: August 2026).

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Druva Phoenix vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

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Categories and Ranking

Druva Phoenix

Ranking in Cloud Backup

23rd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery as a Service (8th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (16th), SaaS Backup (13th)

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Ranking in Cloud Backup

27th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Migration (3rd), Cloud Storage (9th), Public Cloud Storage Services (11th), Cloud Software Defined Storage (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Druva Phoenix is 1.2%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Backup Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Druva Phoenix	1.2%
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP	1.1%
Other	97.7%

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ZubeenAhmad

Sales Support Associate at Murdoch Webster

Cloud backup has reduced storage costs and now delivers fast, reliable data recovery

My overall experience in this field is seven years. The deployment model I have chosen for Druva Phoenix is mostly cloud-based backup. Government authorities and government customers majorly opt for on-premises deployment, but we have a very limited customer segment from that area. Druva Phoenix primarily operates on a private cloud, with some customers utilizing hybrid cloud solutions. If I assess the effectiveness of backup features in Druva Phoenix, particularly in minimizing operational disruptions, I would rate it as a very strong 9 or 9.5 on a scale of 10. I am not using Druva Data Security Cloud. My overall review rating for Druva Phoenix is 9.

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reviewer5948293

Principal Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Offers performance control and cloud integration while supporting data management with granular flexibility

The scalability of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is interesting. We have thought about it, but we haven't used it. I think the scalability is something you scale up rather than respond to peak demand. It wouldn't help with outages either; the scaling is manual, and there are no processes we've used to automate that for unexpected scenarios. We like the scalability; it's enough for what we're planning to use, but we haven't used any advanced features. The standard platform is NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, which is their cloud service. In fact, that's probably the most experience I have with NetApp. I've experienced it on-premise, but kind of secondhand.

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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

"The initial setup was very straightforward."

"It's patch-based, so you don't have to bother about the backup server or the repository."

"Once you set it up and you tell it exactly what needs to be backed up, you literally forget about it. It sends you emails and notifications of the current status of the jobs."

"The best features of Druva Phoenix include comprehensive backup capabilities where you can back up your data with agent plus backup, deploy the proxy, and integrate your VMs to take your backup."

"I would definitively say that we have been able to make our people more productive by at least 30%."

"I found the cost-effectiveness of Druva Phoenix to be its most valuable feature, especially when compared to on-premises backup solutions."

"Druva Phoenix is easy to use and easy to start with."

"Druva Phoenix provides a return on investment and operational cost reductions after implementation."

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"There is unified storage, which provides flexibility. It is set up perfectly for performance and provisioning. We are able to monitor everything using a separate application. It provides error and critical warnings that allow us to take immediate action through ONTAP. We are able to manage everything, log a case, and follow up with the support team, who can fix it. That is how it is unified."

"The solution's high-availability features are cost-effective for us because we are able to use the cloud benefits to reduce the cost of DR."

"The support is its most valuable feature as they provide on-call support, respond to issues in a timely fashion, and also offer disaster recovery."

"CVO gives us the ability to access data as quickly as possible, which is critical because of the mission set we handle. Some things cannot wait. For example, we tried having the data in the cloud itself, but it took too long for us to retrieve it from cold or deep storage. If we have it ONTAP or on-prem, it's so much easier to pull it within minutes."

"ONTAP's snapshot copies and thin clones in terms of operational recovery are pretty useful in recovering your data from a time in a snapshot. That's pretty useful for when you have an event where a disaster struck and then you need to recover all your data. It's pretty helpful and pretty fast in those terms."

"The ability to see things going back and forth has been quite useful."

"The FlexClones make all the management easier for us."

"For us, the value comes from the solution's flexibility, speed, and hopefully cost savings in the long term."

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Cons

"Druva Phoenix should include a few reporting features that it doesn't provide currently."

"The price is always one of those things that you always look to just improve if you're a not-for-profit organization."

"Druva Phoenix is optimized to work with x86 platforms, making it unsuitable for backing up non-x86 architectures like AIX. The solution is primarily designed for physical Linux and Windows systems based on the x86 architecture, as well as virtualized Windows and Linux environments. However, if you have an AIX system, it cannot be deployed in the cloud, and therefore, backing it up in the cloud is not a concern."

"Although, sometimes there is a restriction with the number of OS platforms that this solution supports."

"They were able to give us a very reasonable price considering we were non-for-profit organizations, however, there is always room for improvement on that cost."

"The product's pricing needs to be improved."

"There is room for improvement in the reporting aspect of Druva Phoenix."

"Deploying it in a hybrid cloud model involves some minor complexities, though nothing represents a significant challenge."

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"They definitely need to stay more on top of security vulnerabilities. Our security team is constantly finding Java vulnerabilities and SQL vulnerabilities. Our security team always wants the latest security update, and it takes a while for NetApp to stay up to speed with that. That would be my biggest complaint."

"We want to be able to add more than six disks in aggregate, but there is a limit of the number of disks in aggregate. In GCP, they provide less by limiting the sixth disk in aggregate. In Azure, the same solution provides 12 disks in an aggregate versus GCP where it is just half that amount. They should bump up the disk in aggregate requirement so we don't have to migrate the aggregate from one to another when the capacities are full."

"When Azure does their maintenance, they do maintenance on one node at a time. With the two nodes of the CVO, it can automatically fail over from one node to the node that is staying up. And when the first node comes back online, it will fail back to the first node. We have had issues with everything failing back 100 percent correctly."

"The support is good in general but the initial, frontline support could be improved."

"The integration wizard requires a bit of streamlining. There are small things that misconfigure or repeat the deployment that will create errors, specifically in Azure."

"I would like some more performance matrices to know what it is doing."

"I would want more visibility and data analytics where we can see anomalies within the shares within the GUI."

"NetApp's support could improve"

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's very costly. Normal people wouldn't understand how their credits are calculated. It's pretty complex."

"Druva Phoenix's pricing is based on the service provided, and it's reasonable. The cost of the service will depend on the size of your data and the number of virtual machines being backed up. However, the pricing structure is straightforward and easy to understand."

"We’ve had experience with the data center for a while and we have had solutions that were able to support older versions of the operating systems that we needed. I would like for Druva to support it as well."

"I assume clients use Druva Phoenix because it is cheaper than other products."

"Our licensing costs are folded into the hardware purchases and I have never differentiated between the two."

"The pricing could be improved. It is a good product, but it is very expensive for me."

"The cost is quite high."

"The deal with the seller was acceptable; the pricing is reasonable."

"Our licensing is based on a yearly subscription. That is an additional cost, but because of the storage efficiencies that the NetApp gives, even with the additional cost of the NetApp license, you still end up saving money versus straight Azure native for storage. It's definitely worth it."

"Overall, the pricing of NetApp is aggressive and the pricing becomes more aggressive as the amount of data increases. The cost for a given volume of data that you are storing becomes lower. The greater the volume of data, the cheaper the license."

"It is not a cheap solution because we need to pay for the license and pay for Azure resources as well."

"Purchasing through the AWS Marketplace was good, but it was a test system, not a real purchase."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

11%

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

12%

Construction Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	2

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	53

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Druva Phoenix?

While Druva Phoenix is a good solution for a cloud-to-cloud environment, such as moving from AWS to another AWS, I see complexity when a customer wants to move from a physical environment or a phys...

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What is your primary use case for Druva Phoenix?

Druva Phoenix is for server backups on cloud, which is the deployment model chosen by my customers. While Druva Phoenix is a good solution for a cloud-to-cloud environment, such as moving from AWS ...

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What advice do you have for others considering Druva Phoenix?

Many customers use Druva Phoenix's continuous data protection feature, but not for Phoenix. Not for Phoenix because Phoenix is server backups, and you generally do not keep continuous backup for se...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is actually quite reasonable in price compared to other native cloud storage options. For example, a customer using 100 TB of AWS storage would not benefit from deduplica...

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What needs improvement with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

It would be nice to see technology supporting the Elastic Fabric Adapter on Amazon AWS, therefore getting RDMA technology for more low-latency connections.

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What is your primary use case for NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

I use NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP mostly in customer companies.

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Also Known As

CloudRanger

ONTAP Cloud, CVO, NetApp CVO

Overview

Druva Phoenix offers an easy-to-use, secure, and cost-effective cloud backup solution with simplified management and efficient data protection capabilities.

Druva Phoenix is designed for environments needing straightforward setup and automated off-site backups without on-premises requirements. It provides global deduplication, optimizing storage and costs while offering robust ransomware protection through air-gapped environments. Users value its easy integration with cloud providers like AWS, flexible retention options, and strong disaster recovery capabilities. However, it requires enhancements in reporting, support for diverse OS platforms, and more flexibility in backup locations. Concerns include its deployment in hybrid models and pricing for not-for-profits. Technical support responsiveness also needs improvement.

What are Druva Phoenix's key features?

Ease of Use: Quick setup with automated backups off-site.
Global Deduplication: Charges only for reduced data, optimizing costs.
Ransomware Protection: Air-gapped environments enhance security.
Cloud Integration: Seamless backup with AWS and cloud platforms.
Disaster Recovery: Strong capabilities within AWS infrastructure.

What benefits do users experience with Druva Phoenix?

Cost-Effectiveness: Reduced data charges decrease expenses.
Security: Enhanced ransomware protection and data security.
Efficiency: Simplified management without on-premises hardware.
Scalability: Facilitates data protection via cloud backup solutions.

Druva Phoenix is widely used for backing up virtual environments, physical servers, and SQL workloads. It supports Hyper-V, VMware, Nutanix, and Azure backups, particularly aiding clients in the pharmaceutical industry. By modernizing data backup, it eliminates hardware, secures data off-site, and integrates smoothly with AWS, addressing needs for local and AWS cloud backup. Despite some challenges in deployment from physical environments to cloud infrastructure, its use is prevalent among enterprises prioritizing data protection and management efficiency.

Druva

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is an efficient storage management solution for managing and storing data in the cloud. It offers seamless integration with cloud providers, advanced data replication capabilities, and high data protection. With reliable performance, it is ideal for industries like healthcare and finance.

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Sample Customers

TRC Companies, Family Health Network, GulfMark Offshore, Pall Corporation

1. Accenture 2. Acer 3. Adidas 4. Aetna 5. AIG 6. Apple 7. Bank of America 8. Barclays 9. Bayer 10. Berkshire Hathaway 11. BNP Paribas 12. Cisco 13. Coca-Cola 14. Comcast 15.ConocoPhillips 16. CVS Health 17. Dell 18. Deutsche Bank 19. eBay 20. Eli Lilly 21. FedEx 22. Ford 23. Freescale Semiconductor 24. General Electric 25. Google 26. Honeywell 27. IBM 28. Intel 29. Intuit 30. JPMorgan Chase 31. Kellogg's 32. KeyCorp 33. Liberty Mutual 34. L'Oréal 35. Mastercard

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