Huawei FusionStorage vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP comparison

Huawei FusionStorage vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

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Categories and Ranking

Huawei FusionStorage

Ranking in Cloud Storage

16th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

File and Object Storage (20th)

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Ranking in Cloud Storage

9th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Migration (2nd), Cloud Backup (28th), Public Cloud Storage Services (12th), Cloud Software Defined Storage (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Cloud Storage category, the mindshare of Huawei FusionStorage is 2.7%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is 5.2%, down from 12.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Storage Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP	5.2%
Huawei FusionStorage	2.7%
Other	92.1%

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Featured Reviews

Wondwossen Abebe Kebede

Program and performance manager at Ethio Telecom

Reliable platform that integrates well with different IT infrastructures and systems

The product integrates well with different IT infrastructures and systems in the telecom sector. Our partners manage services, including detailed integration and migration-related operations. The platform upholds the uptime and reliability of our business applications. We classify our systems into different tiers, ranging from machine-critical to business-critical, and FusionStorage helps us run all the services. It delivers a remarkable uptime of 99.9%. With our expectations for continuous service availability, we are operating 24/7. In cases where system interruptions occur, it enables rapid restoration, ensuring a prompt return to normal service levels. I rate it an eight out of ten.

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Punit Waghela

Technical Specialist at Softcell Technologies Limited

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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Provides easy access to our data."

"The product has a very simple GUI-based management platform and it is very simple to use. There is a very easy step-by-step configuration procedure that guides you through, and you can configure it very easily."

"In cases where system interruptions occur, it enables rapid restoration, ensuring a prompt return to normal service levels."

"Huawei FusionStorage does well in its basic functions and offers broad utility."

"This is a good solution and we haven't had any issues with it."

"The solution’s most valuable feature is its performance."

"It is a stable solution."

"The fast recovery time objective with the ability to bring the environment back to production in case something happens."

"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 provides us unified storage, no matter what kind of data we have."

"The stability has been really good."

"The ability for our users to restore data from the Snapshots is very valuable."

"By implementing Cloud Volumes ONTAP in the Azure portal, we eliminated the cost of additional hardware and everything you have to maintain on-prem in a physical environment and put it up to the cloud."

"The ease of use in terms of how the product works is valuable. We are able to work with it and deploy the storage that we need."

"NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is easy to use and gets the job done, and the granular ability to divide up the performance and the amount of storage you want is really fantastic."

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Cons

"I hope for improvements in the product's processing ability and performance."

"The initial setup and installation is not that straightforward. It should be made easier and the time to install should be reduced."

"The product needs improvement in terms of affordability."

"The solution’s support could be improved."

"I'd like to see better product maturity including their branding on the cloud environment. Their cloud services are not up to that of AWS, Azure or Oracle cloud platforms."

"Their cloud services could be improved."

"The problem with Huawei is that it generally oversells. As a principle, Huawei does not educate the partner or the end user enough to scale up their solution correctly."

"The only thing I really know about the initial setup is that currently the installation is not that straightforward."

"There is room for improvement in tier one support, especially with potential language barriers and communication challenges."

"In the next release, I would like to see more options on the dashboard."

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

"The solution could be better when we're connecting to our S3 side of the house. Right now, it doesn't see it, and I'm not sure why."

"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."

"The product is more restricted with underlying cloud."

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

"It would be fantastic if NetApp could offer a solution that's as user-friendly as Google Drive for seamless cloud storage integration."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is expensive but might be optimal based on the partnership."

"If one is a cheap solution and ten means it is a very expensive product, I would rate the price as two or three."

"For enterprise customers, it's a very cost effective. But in the SMB segment, yeah, pricing is a little bit challenge for your time."

"It is expensive. There are no costs in addition to their standard licensing fees."

"For NetApp it's about $20,000 for a single node and $30,000 for the HA."

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

"The AWS consumer-based pricing model makes it easy for developers to use their credit cards to spin up virtual servers immediately."

"Cloud is cloud. It's still expensive. Any good solution comes with a price tag. That's where we are looking to see how well we can manage our data in the cloud by trying to optimize the costs."

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

"Some flexibility around the licensing model would help. The product is licensed based on capacity. Basically, the largest capacity license that you can buy is 368 terabytes. At this point, NetApp is addressing some people's concerns around this."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

13%

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	2
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	3

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

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Huawei FusionStorage?

The solution’s support could be improved.

What is your primary use case for Huawei FusionStorage?

Huawei FusionStorage provides a scalable, high-performance, and highly available distributed storage solution designed to support critical enterprise applications and big data workloads. We deploye...

What advice do you have for others considering Huawei FusionStorage?

Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

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...

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.

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

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ONTAP Cloud, CVO, NetApp CVO

Overview

Huawei FusionStorage offers advanced data management with features like replication, deduplication, and data analytics, combined with strong management capabilities. Its pricing is competitive, complementing its GUI-based management and storage features.

Huawei FusionStorage serves as a multifunctional storage solution with comprehensive features suitable for diverse sectors. It stands out in the market, comparable to NetApp and Dell EMC, providing efficient data management capabilities. Known for its easy configuration, FusionStorage supports block, file, and object storage, offering a high-performance experience. However, there's a call for improved processing, performance, and the simplification of deployment and implementation, addressing concerns over affordability and cloud integration. Communication is needed around scaling and brand maturity on platforms like AWS and Azure.

What are the key features of Huawei FusionStorage?

Replication: Simplifies data backup and enhances data availability.
Deduplication: Reduces storage space requirements and optimizes resource usage.
Data Analytics: Provides insights into data usage and performance metrics.
Data Management: Offers comprehensive tools for data organization and security.

What benefits should users consider when evaluating Huawei FusionStorage?

Performance: High I/O performance caters to demanding applications.
Ease of Management: Intuitive GUI simplifies management tasks.
Cost Efficiency: Competitive pricing delivers cost savings.
Scalability: Allows easy expansion to accommodate growing data needs.

Organizations in the financial sector use Huawei FusionStorage for data management, supporting financial applications with high performance and cost savings. IT teams deploy it for customer data processing, integrating with OceanStor hardware or other servers like Huawei, HP, or Dell. It's used in strategic planning for storing customer and traffic information, highlighting its high availability and protocol support.

Huawei

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.

NetApp

Sample Customers

China Merchants Bank, Liaoning, Zhejiang

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Huawei FusionStorage vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP