Elastifile vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP comparison

Elastifile and NetApp are both solutions in the Public Cloud Storage Services category. Elastifile is ranked #28, while NetApp is ranked #13 with an average rating of 9.3. Elastifile holds a 0.7% mindshare in PCSS, compared to NetApp’s 6.5% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of NetApp users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Categories and Ranking

Elastifile

Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services

28th

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

File System Software (12th), Software Defined Storage (SDS) (28th)

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services

13th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Migration (2nd), Cloud Storage (3rd), Cloud Backup (30th), Cloud Software Defined Storage (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Elastifile is 0.7%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is 6.5%, down from 6.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Public Cloud Storage Services Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP	6.5%
Elastifile	0.7%
Other	92.8%

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Punit Waghela

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Offers advanced features with notable emphasis on innovation

The best features of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP include deduplication, compaction, and autonomous ransomware technology that native cloud storage solutions in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud do not support. Moreover, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP allows the use of multiple protocols including NFS, CIFS, and iSCSI, whereas native options may only support NFS and iSCSI. Customers already using on-premises NetApp storage such as FAS, AFF, or ASA can experience the same functionality on the cloud with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, which adds significant value. For data protection, customers can take advantage of the Snapshot technology available with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP. This technology facilitates data recovery by allowing snapshots to be stored either on the same storage or on a disaster recovery (DR) storage. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP helps us to take snapshots and store them on the same storage, with options for migration or replication of those snapshots to different storage, including on-premises DR storage or other cloud storage, providing excellent disaster recovery capabilities.

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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company

16%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

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

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What do you like most about NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

So a lot of these licenses are at the rate that is required for capacity. So they're they're able to reduce the license consumption and also the consumption of the underlying cloud storage.

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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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ONTAP Cloud, CVO, NetApp CVO

Overview

Elastifile provides the first-ever hybrid cloud data infrastructure, enabling unprecedented consolidation and self-service workflows across private and public clouds. Your application, analytics, and infrastructure teams can manage data across complex workflows with the simplicity and control of a single global namespace. All this is enabled by the Elastifile Cloud File System–a breakthrough application-level distributed file/object system. This elastic, scale-out software-defined solution brings

Combining the availability and data services of enterprise storage with the agility, multi-tenancy and cost-efficiency of webscale architecture, Elastifile delivers flash performance to any and all consolidated workloads, dramatically reducing CAPEX and OPEX for enterprises and service providers.

Elastifile

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

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