Equalum vs NetApp SnapMirror comparison

Google and NetApp are both solutions in the Data Replication category. Google is ranked #19, while NetApp is ranked #1 with an average rating of 9.1. Google holds a 1.2% mindshare in DR, compared to NetApp’s 17.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 2025

NetApp SnapMirror and Equalum compete in the data replication and management category. Equalum appears to have the upper hand due to its real-time data integration and no-code platform, offering flexibility and ease of use for rapid deployment.

Features: NetApp SnapMirror emphasizes data transfer integrity with low bandwidth usage and strong compatibility with VMware and other major applications. Its reliability in data replication is highly regarded. Equalum offers CDC replication, streaming ETL, and batch ETL, with a significant focus on real-time integration. The platform's no-code interface simplifies user interaction, making it accessible for users with varying levels of technical expertise.

Room for Improvement: NetApp SnapMirror could enhance performance for large volume synchronizations and improve support across diverse storage environments. Users suggest a need for better data compression and licensing consolidation. Equalum could expand its connectivity options and improve its documentation. Challenges are noted in integrating with various databases, and users desire more refined deployment strategies for complex environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetApp SnapMirror supports on-premises and hybrid cloud deployments, boasting reliable performance with positive feedback for its technical support. Equalum is recognized for flexibility across on-premises, public cloud, and hybrid setups. While both have commendable support, NetApp is noted for being highly responsive, whereas Equalum's support may occasionally fall short in handling complex issues but is praised for its adaptability.

Pricing and ROI: SnapMirror's pricing justifies its comprehensive storage integration and lower operational costs, though the initial investment is seen as steep. Users appreciate its data availability and recovery advantages. Equalum features a component-based pricing model, considered expensive but justified by its efficiency and time-saving attributes. Its ROI is notable for expediting development cycles, though users express caution regarding potential future price increases.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Equalum

Ranking in Data Replication

19th

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (59th), Cloud Data Integration (27th)

NetApp SnapMirror

Ranking in Data Replication

1st

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Data Replication category, the mindshare of Equalum is 1.2%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp SnapMirror is 17.3%, down from 21.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Replication

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Joel Buck

Director of Enterprise Architecture at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees

There is no better product for CDC and streaming on Kafka

The Equalum user interface is extremely easy to use. I would rank it really highly on user-friendliness. The only issue with the user interface is it doesn't supply everything that you need for somebody who has to work with Equalum. For example, when you get deep into development, there are many areas where you have to go to the command line to do things and the Equalum user interface does not have that functionality. The deployment of their flows needs improvement. It doesn't work with a typical Git branching and CI/CD deployment strategy. If you have multiple projects, all working in one Equalum environment, separating out their work is something that you have to design into your implementation, as opposed to baked into the product.

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Christopher Cagayan

IT Server and Storage Engineer at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

Protects our data during any emergency or disaster

If they can make the application free like other vendors or include it in all the packages, it would be great. Once we bought a license for NetApp AFF A250, but the company didn’t include SnapMirror, which lead to issues while transferring data. We had to reach out to the vendor again which lead to logistical issues. It was quite frustrating as we had already incorporated the product cost into the budget, and it is quite difficult to include it again. That was a bad experience.

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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

"It's got it all, from end-to-end. It's the glue. There are a lot of other products out there, good products, but there's always a little bit of something missing from the other products. Equalum did its research well and understood the requirements of large enterprise and governments in terms of one tool to rule them all, from a data migration integration perspective."

"All our architectural use cases are on a single platform, not multiple platforms. You don't have to dump into different modules because it is the same module everywhere."

"I found two features in Equalum that I consider the most valuable. One is that Equalum is a no-code tool. You can do your activities on its graphical interface, which doesn't require complex knowledge of extracting, changing, or loading data. Another feature of Equalum that I like the most is that it monitors the data transfers and tells you if there's any issue so that you can quickly check and correct it. Equalum also tells you where the problem lies, for example, if it's a hardware or communication issue."

"It's a really powerful platform in terms of the combination of technologies they've developed and integrated together, out-of-the-box. The combination of Kafka and Spark is, we believe, quite unique, combined with CDC capabilities. And then, of course, there are the performance aspects. As an overall package, it's a very powerful data integration, migration, and replication tool."

"Equalum is real-time. If you are moving from an overnight process to a real-time process, there is always a difference in what reports and analytics show compared to what our operational system shows. Some of our organizations, especially finance, don't want those differences to be shown. Therefore, going to a real-time environment makes the data in one place match the data in another place. Data accuracy is almost instantaneous with this tool."

"Equalum provides a single platform for core architectural use cases, including CDC replication, streaming ETL, and batch ETL. That is important to our clients because there is no other single-focus product that covers these areas in that much detail, and with this many features on the platform. The fact that they are single-minded and focused on CDC and ETL makes this such a rich solution. Other solutions cover these things a little bit in their multi-function products, but they don't go as deep."

"Equalum has resulted in system performance improvements in our organization. Now, I am ingressing data off of multiple S3 sources, doing data processing, and formatting a schema. This would usually take me a couple of days, but now it takes me hours."

"The main impact for Oracle LogMiner is the performance. Performance is drastically reduced if you use the solution’s Oracle Binary Log Parser. So, if we have 60 million records, initially it used to take a minute. Now, it takes a second to do synchronization from the source and target tables."

"The user interface is very easy to manage. The replication is also very easy to set up."

"The technical support is quite good."

"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."

"The tool seamlessly moves data over the network without putting pressure on the network."

"They have a very effective dashboard and good reports."

"The most valuable feature is the data replication tool. There is also a lot of ability for data migration."

"NetApp SnapMirror's ease of use and reliability are valuable features."

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Cons

"They need to expand their capabilities in some of the targets, as well as source connectors, and native connectors for a number of large data sources and databases. That's a huge challenge for every company in this area, not just Equalum."

"If you need to use the basic features of Equalum, for example, you don't even need data integration, then many competitors in the market can give you basic features. For instance, if you need batch ETL, you can pick among solutions in the market that have been around longer than Equalum. What needs improvement in Equalum is replication, as it could be faster. Equalum also needs better integration with specific databases such as Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server."

"Their UI could use some work. Also, they could make it just a little faster to get around their user interface. It could be a bit more intuitive with things like keyboard shortcuts."

"There is not enough proven integration with other vendors. That is what needs to be worked on. Equalum hasn't tested anything between vendors, which worries our clients. We need more proven vendor integration. It is an expensive product and it needs to support a multi-vendor approach."

"I should be able to see only my project versus somebody else's garbage. That is something that would be good in future. Right now, the security is by tenants, but I would like to have it by project, e.g., this project has this source and flows in these streams, and I have access to this on this site."

"Right now, they have a good notification system, but it is in bulk. For example, if I have five projects running and I put a notification, the notification comes back to me for all five projects. I would like the notification to come back only for one project."

"The deployment of their flows needs improvement. It doesn't work with a typical Git branching and CI/CD deployment strategy."

"The solution's dashboard and reporting could be improved."

"If they can make the application free like other vendors or include it in all the packages, it would be great."

"The GUI can be improved to perform complex tasks"

"In the next release, I would like to see Data reduction included and WAN optimization."

"It's necessary to install NetApp simulator to avoid complications."

"The price needs to be improved."

"It is not as efficient as it needs to be. It doesn't compress the data really well when it is forwarded to a secondary site. The download performance could be better."

"The tool should also work on third-party solutions."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Equalum was reasonably priced. It is not like those million dollar tools, such as Informatica."

"Equalum is rather expensive compared to its competitors. So, you have to make up that cost in time savings, and we usually do that. If we are saving money, it is because we are reducing our development time."

"Equalum licensing costs vary, but I won't be able to give information on its fees."

"As soon as you have more than six users, Equalum is lower in cost [than Talend] and if the group gets bigger, it's quite a big delta. If more users want to use it, you don't end up with an increase in licensing costs, so that makes it very easy. And if you need more licenses or more sources, it's a very simple upgrade methodology."

"They have a very simple approach to licensing. They don't get tied up with different types of connectivity to different databases. If you need more connectors or if you need more CPU, you just add on. It's component-based pricing."

"It's part of the NetApp Firewall, so it's free."

"The solution has monthly and yearly licensing options."

"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."

"It's a highly cost-effective solution"

"The cost is low compared to different vendors."

"The pricing could be improved."

"The product price is reasonable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

14%

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

19%

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

Why should I use Equalum instead of LogMiner?

You'd want to use the Equalium Oracle Binary Log Parser because it's just better than the LogMiner. Sure, LogMiner is made by Oracle and probably the team knows some insight to make it efficient th...

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Is Equalum compatible with all databases?

I'm using Equalum's data replication software for Oracle because that's the one database it's designed for. While it may sound limiting, when you find out how many solutions it can provide for you ...

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Can I use Equalum for free?

No, it's not free but you can benefit from a free trial, though. There's an option to try their platform for a limited amount of time, so that may be useful to help you decide if you want to contin...

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What do you like most about NetApp SnapMirror?

The performance and stability are valuable features. It seems to fulfill all the requirements.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp SnapMirror?

The product price is reasonable.

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What needs improvement with NetApp SnapMirror?

They could make continued enhancements in integration with diverse platforms for the product.

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Overview

Equalum is a fully-managed, end-to-end data integration and real-time data streaming platform, powered by industry-leading change data capture (CDC) tech and modern data transformation capabilities (streaming ETL and ELT). Equalum's enterprise-grade platform features intuitive UI allowing you to build robust, real-time data pipelines in minutes.

Google

NetApp SnapMirror technology provides fast, efficient data replication and disaster recovery (DR) for your critical data. Use a single solution across all NetApp storage arrays and protocols. SnapMirror technology works with any application, in both virtual and traditional environments, and in multiple configurations, including hybrid cloud.

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