NetApp BlueXP vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP comparison

The compared NetApp BlueXP and NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP solutions aren't in the same category. NetApp BlueXP is ranked #1 in SM , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 5.3% mindshare in the category. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is ranked #2 in CSDS , with an average rating of 9.3, and holds a 23.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of NetApp BlueXP users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP users who would recommend it.

NetApp BlueXP

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100% willing to recommend

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

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95% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

NetApp BlueXP

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Storage Management (1st)

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Migration (2nd), Cloud Storage (7th), Cloud Backup (29th), Public Cloud Storage Services (12th), Cloud Software Defined Storage (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Storage Management and Software solutions, they serve different purposes. NetApp BlueXP is designed for Storage Management and holds a mindshare of 5.3%, up 4.5% compared to last year.
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud Software Defined Storage, holds 23.4% mindshare, down 28.0% since last year.

Storage Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
NetApp BlueXP	5.3%
NetApp OnCommand Insight	7.9%
SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor	6.9%
Other	79.9%

Storage Management

Cloud Software Defined Storage Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP	23.4%
IBM Spectrum Scale	25.7%
Portworx Enterprise	17.9%
Other	33.0%

Cloud Software Defined Storage

Featured Reviews

Nagendra Nekkala.

Senior Manager Ict & Innovations at Bangalore International Airport Limited

Unified control plane has simplified hybrid data management and has automated workflow orchestration

In terms of areas where NetApp BlueXP can be improved, I focus on privacy and governance. What I mean by this is that personally sensitive information in the interface needs to be encrypted, which is called privacy. As per the governance policy, that is for data security governance policy, it also needs to have a specific policy on how this data has been categorized. If I had the opportunity to add a feature or function to NetApp BlueXP, I would ensure that privacy and governance are taken care of properly.

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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

"The most valuable feature is the ability to view all our different systems in one place. That's the most important feature for us."

"The software interface can extract the data from the backend effectively."

"It has improved our disaster recovery."

"When we compare it to classic infrastructure, we see money saving."

"NetApp BlueXP makes it easier to deliver products and manage inventory."

"If your use case involves backing up data from the cloud or transitioning data from on-prem to cloud or between multiple or hybrid clouds, NetApp BlueXP is a very good tool."

"All Pure products are very much compatible with cloud providers like AWS, Azure, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, maintaining a high level of compatibility-wise and security-wise, and are very much advanced and very useful."

"The primary benefit is that it simplifies data management. We face a lot of classification issues with our customers. They need to classify data, but they don't know how to do it. We can help them do it using BlueXP Datasense."

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"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."

"It's very easy to set up, and within 40 minutes, you can apply storage notes in Azure."

"Cloud Volumes ONTAP is NetApp; it's the same technology which is where the efficiency really is, and it's much more efficient than using a third-party solution."

"With NetApp, you can integrate malware scanning or malware protection. This is something valuable that is not offered in SaaS solutions typically."

"We're able to use the SnapMirror function and SnapMirror data from our on-prem environment into Azure. That is super-helpful. SnapMirror allows you to take data that exists on one NetApp, on a physical NetApp storage platform, and copy it over to another NetApp storage platform. It's a solid, proven technology, so we don't worry about whether data is getting lost or corrupted during the SnapMirror."

"Its functionality and technical support are adequate to help prevent failure due to errors."

"The good thing about NetApp is the features that are available on the cloud are also available on-premises."

"It manages our environments with a single purview of data management, especially as each variant of ONTAP uses identical metadata and file system formats."

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Cons

"Performance could be a little better. In my opinion, it's a bit slow. If you click on something, it takes a while for the data to load."

"It is not easy to integrate with Google because if we have some problems, we must talk with Google and NetApp support."

"The tool needs to make its licensing pages more user-friendly."

"In terms of areas where NetApp BlueXP can be improved, I focus on privacy and governance."

"NetApp BlueXP is powerful but can feel dense; what could be improved are more guided workflows, such as 'set up backup for this workload' or 'optimize storage cost in three steps.'"

"I chose eight out of ten because the UI is slow sometimes, and the initial configuration is a bit complex."

"It's a very expensive product."

"The dashboard management could be improved."

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"Their support and development teams can collaborate better to resolve an issue."

"The solution is not stable when using single nodes. This is a problem. NetApp should work on this solution to make it more stable with HA nodes and resolve this issue."

"When it comes to a critical or a read-write-intensive application, it doesn't provide the performance that some applications require, especially for SAP. The SAP HANA database has a write-latency of less than 2 milliseconds and the CVO solution does not fit there. It could be used for other databases, where the requirements are not so demanding, especially when it comes to write-latency."

"I would like some more performance matrices to know what it is doing. It has some matrices inherent to the Cloud Volumes ONTAP. But inside Cloud Manager, it would also be nice to see. You can have a little Snapshot, then drill down if you go a little deeper."

"The support is good in general but the initial, frontline support could be improved."

"Only AWS and Azure public clouds are currently available from China, and I would like to see support for Aliyun (Alibaba Cloud)."

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

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"It is not a cheap solution because we need to pay for the license and pay for Azure resources as well."

"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."

"Cost is a big factor, because a lot of companies can't afford enterprise grade equipment all the time. They skimp where they can. I would recommend that they improve the cost."

"They allow a special price if you are working closely with them. Since we have a lot of NetApp systems, we got some kind of discount. That's something they do for other customers, not just for us. The price was fair. In addition to the licensing fees, you're paying Amazon for your usage..."

"Overall, the pricing of NetApp is aggressive and the pricing becomes more aggressive as the amount of data increases. The cost for a given volume of data that you are storing becomes lower. The greater the volume of data, the cheaper the license."

"I know the licensing is a bit on the high-end. That's when we had to downsize our MetroCluster disks and just migrate to disks that were half used. We migrated into those just to reduce maintenance costs."

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

25%

Outsourcing Company

Real Estate/Law Firm

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

13%

Construction Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	7

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

Questions from the Community

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

Related to pricing, this is managed by the financial team, but I understand it is a bit high. Compared to competitors including Dell PowerStore, Dell APEX, and IBM Spectrum, these are slightly less...

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What needs improvement with NetApp BlueXP?

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What is your primary use case for NetApp BlueXP?

NetApp BlueXP allows me to store and share large amounts of my digital data across physical and hybrid cloud environments, which is the main purpose of utilizing this solution.

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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...

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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.

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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

NetApp Cloud Manager, NetApp OnCommand Cloud Manager

ONTAP Cloud, CVO, NetApp CVO

Overview

NetApp BlueXP offers a unified dashboard, enhancing cloud operations with improved visibility across multiple platforms. Its integration with NetApp storage and user-friendly interface makes it a preferred choice for managing data, ensuring compliance, and optimizing disaster recovery.

NetApp BlueXP simplifies cloud storage management, providing tools for efficient data migration and extraction. Organizations manage data centers and media storage while utilizing a single control panel for unified monitoring and configuration deployment. BlueXP supports a broad range of environments, including Kubernetes, OpenShift, Azure, AWS, and Google. Despite occasional interface slow speeds and complex initial setups, it delivers significant benefits in security management and disaster recovery.

What features does NetApp BlueXP offer?

Single Dashboard: Centralized operations management across clouds.
Enhanced Visibility: Clear insights into multiple cloud platforms.
Easy Integration: Seamless connection with NetApp storage systems.
Security Functions: Advanced tools for improved data protection.
Unified Control: Streamlined monitoring and configuration from one point.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Improved Data Management: Efficient data handling and transfer processes.
Disaster Recovery: Robust features enhancing recovery capabilities.
Compliance: Enhanced tools for meeting regulatory requirements.
Security Management: Comprehensive security for digital assets.

NetApp BlueXP's flexibility makes it valuable in industries like media and entertainment, where efficient data management and storage are critical. It supports extensive cloud-to-cloud and bare metal transfers, facilitating comprehensive solutions across diverse technological environments.

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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.

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Sample Customers

RapidScale, Bank of Cyrus, Societe Generale, Denver Broncos

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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