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NAKIVO Backup & Replication vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Average Rating
9.4
Number of Reviews
87
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (6th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (6th)
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
61
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Migration (1st), Cloud Storage (1st), Cloud Backup (10th), Public Cloud Storage Services (5th), Cloud Software Defined Storage (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

NAKIVO Backup & Replication and NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. NAKIVO Backup & Replication is designed for Backup and Recovery and holds a mindshare of 2.1%, up 2.1% compared to last year.
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud Software Defined Storage, holds 31.1% mindshare, down 31.9% since last year.
Backup and Recovery
Cloud Software Defined Storage
 

Featured Reviews

EP
Aug 7, 2024
Good backup and recovery capabilities with an easy setup
We use Nakivo to back up our VPS servers and NAS devices. The UI and features are quite satisfactory, and there are several expansion possibilities. We liked the new MSP feature, which gives users specific access to specific machines.  NAKIVO runs on a Linux server that requires low resources, so…
TP
Nov 2, 2023
Saves costs and it is simple to move, delete, or archive data
We have a lot of challenges with ONTAP. We are an eDiscovery company. With ONTAP, sometimes we have issues where we are over the capacity of how many volumes we can have on a cluster. That is one of our biggest issues. The other bigger issue right now is keys. We do not have enough. NetApp itself does not give out as many volumes as keys. I do not understand that, so we have to shift and drive and do things like that to get our new data and make sure it is encrypted. Their support and development teams can collaborate better to resolve an issue.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product is good for protecting very low-budget offices, whereas other solutions fail in terms of cost and footprint of the VMs involved."
"This is a user-friendly solution that has a lot of certifications and documentation for the Microsoft Hyper-V infrastructure."
"The product is easy to manage for any IT person who is new to backup, recovery, and replication."
"With Nakivo, I have the peace of mind that all of my production environment is safely backed up and can be restored safely, easily, and quickly with a few clicks."
"We have found all the features of Nakivo to be useful and the solution is easier to use compared to Proxmox. It is user-friendly, we are very satisfied."
"The solution offers reliable copying and fast recovery."
"NAKIVO Backup & Replication is very easy to use."
"The product is very scalable, robust, has an easy setup with a short-duration deployment and good technical support."
"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."
"Unified Manager, System Manager, and Cloud Manager are all GUI-based. It's easy for somebody who has not been exposed to this for years to pick it up and work with it."
"The stability has been really good."
"The most valuable features are that it's reliable, simple, and performs well."
"It's very easy to set up, and within 40 minutes, you can apply storage notes in Azure."
"It is much easier to control data since we can run queries across all our platforms with just one solution. Not only that, we can also monitor all the platforms with Active IQ, where we can see all the alerts, messages, and space consumption through a single application. This is regardless if the data is on-prem or AWS. It is much more efficient."
"For us, the value comes from the solution's flexibility, speed, and hopefully cost savings in the long term."
"NetApp's XCP Migration Tool... was pretty awesome. It replicated the data faster than any other tool that I've seen. That was a big help."
 

Cons

"Compression and data deduplication are okay, but they could be improved."
"The first implementation is a bit difficult but once is up and running is rock solid and extremely easy to manage."
"Space is always an issue."
"We would like to back up File Shares to Amazon S3/Wasabi."
"I would like to see some additional models in the next release to make backups more functional."
"I need no more valuable features for backs-up. I have not yet tried the latest release, however, I have all the features that I need."
"I would like to have the option of creating a subfolder per job in the backup repository because we had an issue where some files were corrupted and we lost the backup of the majority of the VMs."
"At the moment I am pleased with what Nakivo does but I would like more reporting functions and if possible, integration with my RMM system."
"The key feature, that we'd like to see in that is the ability to sync between regions within the AWS and Azure regions. We could use the cloud sync service, but we'd really like that native functionality within the cloud volume service."
"I would like to have more management tools. They are difficult to work with, so I would like them to be a bit more user-friendly."
"In terms of improvement, I would like to see the Azure NetApp Files have the capability of doing SnapMirrors. Azure NetApp Files is, as we know, is an AFF system and it's not used in any of the Microsoft resources. It's basically NetApp hardware, so the best performance you can achieve, but the only reason we can't use that right now is because of the region that it's available in. The second was the SnapMirror capability that we didn't have that we heavily rely on right now."
"There is room for improvement in tier one support, especially with potential language barriers and communication challenges."
"I would like to see better integration with Active IQ."
"The product is more restricted with underlying cloud."
"When it comes to support provided by NetApp, they have room for improvement. Every time we go through their support, we end up answering the same routine questions."
"I would like to see more information about Cloud Volumes ONTAP using Google Cloud Platform on NetApp's website."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Cost is very appropriate for SMEs."
"It has a very good price in the market."
"The price could be lower."
"Nakivo has a good price-performance ratio."
"Nakivo is cheaper per machine and per backup."
"It has a much higher bang for the buck than other products we evaluated."
"From the perspective of Indian users, the cost is a little bit high."
"You have a lot of different options when it comes to pricing and the pricing models are pretty flexible and affordable."
"The pricing of this solution is definitely higher than what the typical Azure Files and AWS solutions charge, but given the features and the stability NetApp has provided, we are okay with it. We are not complaining about the pricing."
"Compared to other storage vendors, NetApp, is not always able to compete with their pricing. Yet, we acknowledge the ease of use ONTAP brings with the AWS integration."
"In addition to the standard licensing fees, there are fees for Azure, the VMs themselves and for data transfer."
"If we wanted to use the AWS solution, we would have to manage two or three different platforms and pay more money than what we should have to pay, as some of the features don't even exist. If we wanted to, we could use AWS cloning, but it is useless because it uses more space, is more expensive, and takes more time."
"The pricing could be improved. It is a good product, but it is very expensive for me."
"Make sure you investigate what your requirements are going to cost you using the native cloud solutions versus what NetApp is going to cost you, to make sure you have a business case to go with NetApp."
"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."
"The standard pricing is online. Pricing depends. If you're using the PayGo model, then it's just the normal costs on the Microsoft page. If you're using Bring Your Own License, which is what we're doing, then you get with your sales contact at NetApp and start figuring out what price is the best, in the end, for your company."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Educational Organization
7%
Retailer
7%
Educational Organization
50%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Nakivo compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?
Nakivo is my favorite backup software. Below are the main benefits of Nakivo compared to Veeam 1. Low cost. 2. Backup storage with global deduplication (this is the main requirement of a backup sol...
What do you like most about Nakivo?
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is very easy to use.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nakivo?
Thoroughly assess your needs before purchasing the solution. Depending on how your data center operates, you will need to determine whether the licensing should be based on workload or socket. It’s...
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.
What needs improvement with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP should improve its support.
 

Also Known As

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ONTAP Cloud, CVO, NetApp CVO
 

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Sample Customers

Coca Cola, Honda, 3M, University of Arizona, University of Maryland, University of Arkansas, Johns Hopkins University, Marriott, Radisson Hotels and Resorts, Fujifilm, Eiffage
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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