Google Cloud Storage Nearline vs NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud comparison

Google and NetApp are both solutions in the Public Cloud Storage Services category. Google is ranked #9 with an average rating of 7.5, while NetApp is ranked #20. Google holds a 9.6% mindshare in PCSS, compared to NetApp’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

Google Cloud Storage Nearline

Read 10 Google Cloud Storage Nearline reviews

1,627 Views
1,611 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

NetApp Cloud Volumes Servic...

Read 3 NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud reviews

404 Views
214 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

Google Cloud Storage Nearline

NetApp Cloud Volumes Servic...

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

Google Cloud Storage Nearline and NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud offer distinct advantages in the tech buyer category. While Google Cloud Storage Nearline stands out for its pricing and support, NetApp Cloud Volumes Service excels due to its superior performance and capabilities.

Features:Google Cloud Storage Nearline provides cost-effective storage for infrequently accessed data, quick data retrieval times, and straightforward deployment. NetApp Cloud Volumes Service offers high-performance file storage, automated data management, and seamless integration with other cloud services.

Room for Improvement:Google Cloud Storage Nearline users suggest better data consistency and improved integration with other tools. NetApp Cloud Volumes Service users recommend more intuitive configuration options, better documentation, and enhanced support responsiveness.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:Google Cloud Storage Nearline is praised for its straightforward deployment and responsive support. NetApp Cloud Volumes Service is recognized for its efficient setup process but receives mixed feedback on support responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI:Google Cloud Storage Nearline is considered affordable with a positive ROI due to its low-cost storage solution. NetApp Cloud Volumes Service is pricier but justified by its robust storage capabilities and quick return on investment due to its extensive feature set.

To learn more, read our detailed Google Cloud Storage Nearline vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud Report (Updated: July 2025).

Buyer's Guide

Google Cloud Storage Nearline vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud

July 2025

Download the complete report

Helped 865,384 peers since 2012

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud Storage Nearline

Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services

9th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

NetApp Cloud Volumes Servic...

Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services

20th

Average Rating

9.4

Reviews Sentiment

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Migration (19th), Cloud Storage (18th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of Google Cloud Storage Nearline is 9.6%, up from 6.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud is 0.8%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Public Cloud Storage Services

Featured Reviews

Victor Oladejo

Data Engineer at Electronics Collections Group

A reliable solution for long-term data storage with room for improvement regarding its cost efficiency

The suggestion for improvement primarily revolves around cost efficiency. Currently, Google Cloud Storage Nearline charges a minimum of thirty days for data access. I propose a more flexible approach. Instead of a fixed thirty-day minimum charge, there could be a programmatic adjustment based on data access patterns. For instance, if Google Cloud notices that certain data is no longer frequently accessed, they could automatically adjust the billing. When data isn't actively used, the charges for access to that data should decrease. This approach would ensure that users are billed fairly for the actual access they require, especially when data access patterns vary over time.

Read full review

Colin Constable

Co-Founder at Atsign

Enables us to fine-tune storage and capacity on the fly as our needs grow or shrink over time

NetApp delivers High Availability. It's critical to our work. That was the main driver for using NetApp. We have a highly resilient service and if you have a highly resilient service, you are only as resilient as the least resilient part of your infrastructure. That's what we were having trouble with our file system before. It was becoming troublesome, so we needed to find something that was much more highly resilient so that's why we moved to NetApp. The complexity of moving large numbers of files to the cloud depends on what you're trying to do. But for us, it was really simple. I imagine for large enterprise customers it is probably pretty tricky. They're probably on all different technologies inside a large corporation and they may or may not have very large pipes going to them. So if you're in a data center to the cloud then it's going to be easy, but if you have hundreds of branches like if you're a bank and have lots of branch banks, they might have very small pipes out to the internet. It might take forever. In our use case everything's brand new files, so it was pretty trivial. We didn't migrate to the cloud, we were already on the cloud, so it was a nonissue for us. NetApp enables us to share data across VMs. It actually reduced the amount of data storage we need. We were having to have storage attached to each VM. And now we can aggregate that storage across multiple VMs, so that actually gave us a net reduction, which was a good thing. We switched from using block storage to file storage to share data between our VMs. It made it easier, frankly but I worry about the scalability in the future. For the moment it made life easier. We were using block and then we moved back to file with NetApp.

Read full review

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It can isolate files and stop them from corrupting other files."

"It provides the necessary support and flexibility to manage data storage effectively, especially during times of variable data flow."

"Google is always introducing new features and tends to have a new release every month."

"The best part of Nearline storage is the ability to take backups at optimal costs and its availability across multiple regions."

"Nearline is highly stable."

"The most valuable aspect of Google Cloud Storage Nearline is its integration with the wider Google Cloud ecosystem."

"The capacity and space on offer are excellent."

"The most valuable feature of Nearline is the access. It's helpful to move data that is generated once a month, such as salary information, to Nearline."

More Google Cloud Storage Nearline pros

"Storage was taking up maybe 10 to 20% of my life at the startup, and now it takes up zero. I was personally running all the infrastructure for the company. Now that we've moved to NetApp, I don't have to worry about making sure it's up and running. It's made my life personally much better."

"In terms of its storage snapshot efficiencies, the service is highly efficient. We are only doing things in small batches right now because we have not converted all of the data, but we have tested them in the Google Cloud and they work efficiently."

"High availability is very important to us because we have a production environment. High availability is the highest priority for us to continue keeping our systems running."

Cons

"One area that needs improvement is the documentation, which I find to be disorganized and not user-friendly."

"The suggestion for improvement primarily revolves around cost efficiency."

"From a storage standpoint, it would be beneficial if the retrieval cost could be optimized, as it is comparatively higher than storage costs in Nearline."

"The interface for managing file storage in the buckets could be improved."

"They need a better, more visual, user interface for folders and files."

"Nearline security could be better. The solution could integrate better with SEIM tools."

"One area that needs improvement is the documentation, which I find to be disorganized and not user-friendly."

"The UI could be a little bit more effective."

More Google Cloud Storage Nearline cons

"I would like for the sales team to get in contact more often and let me know what I should be doing next, what we should be doing about new features. So it would be nice if I heard a little bit more from him. From a technology perspective, I have no complaints."

"It would help if they increased the area in which they employ artificial intelligence, by starting to do assessments on the environments, to project those. They're not using any AI tools, currently, on the administrative side."

"The user interface has room for improvement. We would like this service to be more integrated with Azure, which is very easy to manage and use. It was easy to create volumes and add capacity pools in Azure, but in Google Cloud, we can only create separate volumes. We need more management or configuration options in the user interface."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Google Cloud Storage Nearline is very inexpensive. It costs us less than $50 a month to store our files. We use approximately 10 terabytes. Overall, I would rate the product a five out of five for affordability."

"Right now, for the number of servers and the storage that I have, I would say I'm charged between $125 and $150 per month."

"We don't need so much space, and there is no option to pay as we go or use just what we need. Also, the only way to increase performance is by increasing the level of the service."

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Public Cloud Storage Services solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

865,384 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

University

Manufacturing Company

23%

Computer Software Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

20%

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google Cloud Storage Nearline?

The most valuable feature of Nearline is the access. It's helpful to move data that is generated once a month, such as salary information, to Nearline.

See all answers

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud Storage Nearline?

The storage and access cost of Nearline are considered optimal compared to other cloud storage solutions, although I lack a clear view of other cloud storage costs.

See all answers

What needs improvement with Google Cloud Storage Nearline?

From a storage standpoint, it would be beneficial if the retrieval cost could be optimized, as it is comparatively higher than storage costs in Nearline.

See all answers

Ask a question

Earn 20 points

Comparisons

Amazon S3 Glacier vs Google Cloud Storage Nearline

Compared 94% of the time

Amazon S3 vs Google Cloud Storage Nearline

Compared 6% of the time

More Google Cloud Storage Nearline Competitors

Google Cloud Storage vs NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud

Compared 38% of the time

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP vs NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud

Compared 34% of the time

Amazon FSx vs NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud

Compared 28% of the time

More NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud Competitors

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

Google Cloud Storage Nearline

August 2025

Download Google Cloud Storage Nearline product report

Buyer's Guide

NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud

August 2025

NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud report

Download NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud product report

Also Known As

No data available

CVS for Google Cloud, NetApp CVS for Google Cloud, Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud, Cloud Volumes Service for GCP, NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for GCP

Overview

A low-cost, highly-durable and highly available storage service for infrequently accessed data, data archiving, online backup and disaster recovery. Data is available instantly, not within hours or days. With sub-second average response times and 1 cent per GB/month pricing, Cloud Storage Nearline gives you terrific performance at a low cost.

Google

NetApp^® Cloud Volumes for Google Cloud is a fully managed or self-managed file service that is integrated into Google Cloud with the multiprotocol support, performance, and availability required to run business-critical applications. It is designed to provide massively parallel shared access to thousands of Google Compute Engine and Google Kubernetes Engine instances, enabling your applications to achieve high levels of aggregate throughput and IOPS with consistent low latencies.

Use cases. Customers can use the service to migrate existing enterprise applications to Google Cloud. Other use cases include hybrid deployments, multicloud mobility, big data analytics, web serving and content management, application development and testing, media and entertainment workflows, database backups, container storage, and more.

Features. Multiple performance tiers, standard file interfaces, advanced data management, metered service, fully managed service, native service experience, integrated support, and integrated billing.

For more information:

NetApp: https://cloud.netapp.com/cloud-volumes-service-for-gcp

Google: https://cloud.google.com/netapp

NetApp

Sample Customers

Information Not Available

Atos, Bandwidth, Wuxi NextCode

Buyer's Guide

Google Cloud Storage Nearline vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud

July 2025

Free Report: Google Cloud Storage Nearline vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud

Find out what your peers are saying about Google Cloud Storage Nearline vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud and other solutions. Updated: July 2025.

DOWNLOAD NOW

865,384 professionals have used our research since 2012.

See our Google Cloud Storage Nearline vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud report.

See our list of best Public Cloud Storage Services vendors.

We monitor all Public Cloud Storage Services reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.