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NetApp AltaVault vs QoreStor comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

NetApp AltaVault
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
40th
Ranking in Disk Based Backup Systems
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (9th), Cloud Backup (31st), Cloud Storage Gateways (5th)
QoreStor
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
47th
Ranking in Disk Based Backup Systems
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Data Replication (9th), Storage Software (4th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (24th), Software Defined Storage (SDS) (18th), Copy Data Management (6th), File and Object Storage (22nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of NetApp AltaVault is 0.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of QoreStor is 0.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
NetApp AltaVault0.7%
QoreStor0.8%
Other98.5%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

ST
Consultant at Tata Consultancy
Positive impacts seen with improved data security and reliable support
I have six months of experience with the product, and as a consultant, the use cases for NetApp AltaVault mainly stand out for me. Regarding the deduplication feature in the product, I am interested in whether clients are using it. There are different integrations available with NetApp AltaVault, such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and I want to understand how they impact data security policies in my case.
MW
Works at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
Backup storage has shrunk dramatically with deduplication but still needs stronger security options
The air gap feature is something I'd really like to see in QoreStor. There's no native air gap capability right now, and for security-conscious environments, that's a gap. The configuration export is also limited in QoreStor. If you want to document your setup or migrate configuration to a new instance, it requires more manual work than it should.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Most importantly is having that island into that datacenter, and being able to address things in the same console. Thus, it is irrelevant where it's stored."
"The flexibility, being able to virtualize it, port it wherever I like, test my backups, test my DR capabilities whenever I like without impacting anybody, is great."
"AltaVault is very economical; you don't need big expertise to manage this product."
"The dashboard is useful for managing data backups."
"The deduplication engine. Right now, we're at about 10.5 to 11 times deduplication of our backup data."
"Our restore window has been cut by 10 times, from having to pull back from tape - I'd definitely recommend it."
"The most valuable feature is the portability of large archived data, as you're able to put things on large on-prem, low-cost storage and then augment that with even lower cost storage in the cloud."
"It took an entire silo of complexity and simplified it to a device in the cloud."
"QoreStor has helped to reduce our backup storage requirements on-premise by at least 90%."
"Quest QoreStor is very stable compared to our previous solution."
"We need revisions and safe backup so that it could be held up in court, but deduplication and compression are the main features why we have Quest QoreStor. That's where it really shines. I use ZFS and XFS at home, and Quest QoreStor is even better."
"Data deduplication and replication would be the top two features. The encryption and cloud tiering are also attractive for the future."
"It integrates with various backup software solutions, which makes it compatible with existing backup workflows and processes."
"This software solution can be installed on many different types of hardware, which makes it very flexible. We can run it on virtual machines or virtual servers, providing convenience for solutions of varying sizes, from small to large."
"Quest QoreStor definitely saved us money."
"Since we started to resell QoreStor, we have been using it internally; it's better than other backup solutions we have used or evaluated."
 

Cons

"The solution needs faster indexing."
"We've had a lot of issues, crashed the service console a lot, service crashes."
"The initial installation is difficult for my clients who have it on both on-premises and on cloud."
"My advice is to stick with ONTAP and ownCloud because NetApp AltaVault is going to die."
"I would like to see more web support."
"It wasn't as easy as I thought it was going to be. It was actually a complete rebuild, and then migrate the database."
"The initial setup phase of the tool was difficult."
"NetApp's own competing products complicate things."
"The setup of the software is definitely not the easiest thing in the world."
"Support is one point of improvement for Quest QoreStor. Support is sometimes not adequate."
"The setup of the software is definitely not the easiest thing. I worked a lot with Quest engineers, especially in the early days when we were first testing it and trying it out. I actually had some of the developers working with us at one point because they were going through these point releases, and I was having trouble getting it to work in this S3-compatible situation. We got it all working eventually, but setup is definitely not the easiest thing in the world."
"The ransomware protection of QoreStor could use improvement."
"They need to increase their maximum capacity. Other than that, they're doing a pretty good job."
"Overall, I am happy with this solution, but a way to export configuration settings would be beneficial."
"They could improve on support a little bit. We have not had to engage their support much, but when we do have issues, it can take longer to get things resolved."
"The air gap feature is something I'd really like to see in QoreStor."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution, which comes to around 3,000 USD."
"It's quite cost-effective."
"You could compare it to a Dell EMC or ECS, and I think it's probably a little less costly than that. Within the marketplace, it's a medium cost."
"It is a rather expensive program."
"In one use case, and we have several, to run for a particular customer, the price is about $375,000 a year."
"The pricing is not too bad, but could be a little better."
"The price is a bit high."
"The cost is per terabyte, and overall, the cost was reasonable when compared to some competitors."
"Quest QoreStor's pricing is affordable. We evaluated Veeam, a well-known company for backup solutions, but found their pricing to be quite high. Veeam's price was almost double. For us, Quest QoreStor is very affordable."
"Its pricing model is very attractive. You have one price, and you get everything from QoreStor."
"The pricing is good. It is competitive for a managed services provider. I like the ability to pay by the terabyte, allowing for an incremental cost that we and our customers can afford, so the solution grows with the customer."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

Is NetApp AltaVault compatible with AWS?
Hello. Yes, it is compatible with AWS but the great thing about it is that it's actually working with so many cloud providers, it may be just for everyone. Besides the Amazon cloud services, NetApp...
Can AltaVault be used for data reduction?
Hello, you can definitely use NetApp AltaVault for reducing your data and giving yourself some more storage. This product offers you deduplication and compression, helping you achieve that. I'm su...
What kind of security does NetApp AltaVault give you?
My organization is very happy with the security that NetApp AltaVault gives us for our data on the cloud. First, it gives us the option for data recovery, which is very good, especially if someone...
What else besides data replication does QoreStor offer?
Quest QoreStor can be used for multiple things besides data replication. For example, it can be trusted to make a backup of your data. You know that replication and backups are different, right? Re...
How does Quest QoreStore protect your data?
One of our favorite features of Quest QoreStore for data protection isn't the backup, actually, though we're using it actively (maybe just as much as data replication, to be honest). We absolutely ...
How does Quest QoreStore solve repetitive data replicas?
When I first found out about data replication and the many benefits it had, I couldn't help but wonder - what about the copies you don't need? Like it's unavoidable for some of the copies to get da...
 

Also Known As

AltaVault
QoreStor
 

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Sample Customers

Blach Construction, NASA, Riggs, Counselman, Michaels & Downes, Seminole County Public Schools and Spot Trading
American Airlines, at&t, Bank of America. Barclays, ebay, Ford
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