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NetApp BlueXP vs NetApp OnCommand [EOL] comparison

 

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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

NetApp BlueXP
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Storage Management (1st)
NetApp OnCommand [EOL]
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Rajeshk Kumar Nayak - PeerSpot reviewer
Open Shift Engineer at Dhanyaayai enterprise private limited
Centralized dashboard has simplified cloud backups and now streamlines multi-cloud data migrations
The best features NetApp BlueXP offers, in my experience, include a single dashboard for every operation, which helps reduce manual work. It has a great dashboard with better visibility and works across multiple clouds, whether in a hybrid or multiple cloud environments. The dashboard helps my team day-to-day by providing a very easy-to-use UI that is not too complex. We can easily add cloud details, create buckets, and manage all the information for backup. The operations are GUI-based, making it very helpful for configuring these tasks without using complex CLI commands. NetApp BlueXP positively impacts my organization by providing good integration with NetApp storage including ONTAP and Trident, along with built-in monitoring and alerts. It saves a lot of time and reduces the in-field engineers' costs.
Henry Aragon - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Administrator at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees
Versatile data protocols improve efficiency while execution capabilities need enhancement
The ease of configuring NetApp FAS series is noteworthy, as they support multiple standards like iSCSI, NFS, Fibre Channel, and NVMe. NetApp's data efficiency protocols are unmatched in the industry. ActiveIQ offers significant improvements in data monitoring and error notification. It provides crucial data management features and has versatile support for various protocols and standards, making it a one-size-fits-all storage solution.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"When we compare it to classic infrastructure, we see money saving."
"NetApp BlueXP makes it easier to deliver products and manage inventory."
"NetApp BlueXP has positively impacted my organization by reducing storage management effort by thirty to sixty percent, with less time spent on day-to-day storage operations, resulting in faster provisioning of storage, where storage provisioning time drops from hours to minutes."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"One of the main features is the ability to run the block and file storage from the same system."
"NetApp is competitive in terms of licensing costs."
"Their technical support is very strong."
"One of the main features is the ability to run the block and file storage from the same system."
"I am impressed with the product's ability to warn us whenever something is wrong with the system. It is connected with Active Directory and Exchange. Whenever there is anything wrong with NetApp, the solution will alert you to an event error, post which you can start to troubleshoot."
"In OnCommand Unified Manager, we can monitor the entire cluster as well as configure data protection through Unified Manager."
"NetApp's data efficiency protocols are unmatched in the industry."
"Snapshot is a valuable feature."
 

Cons

"The tool needs to make its licensing pages more user-friendly."
"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."
"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.'"
"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 dashboard management could be improved."
"The VMware capabilities can be improved."
"My advice to those wanting to implement this solution is that the file storage is good, but the block storage is not good."
"The technical support is not very good and could be significantly improved."
"ActiveIQ only provides read access and does not allow making changes directly."
"The tool is not intuitive and the menus are confusing, especially the snapshot view."
"ActiveIQ only provides read access and does not allow making changes directly."
"There are always areas for improvement, but they need intuitive browser-based GUI, wizard-driven configuration to get up and running quickly, automated non-disruptive (Data ONTAP) upgrade, storage provisioning and disk aggregate management, CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, FC, and FCoE configuration, Snapshot and SnapMirror management, SnapVault support, storage virtual machine management, monitoring of HA pairs, support for SVMs with Infinite Volume, user interface enhancements, support for storage Quality of Service (QoS), support for all NetApp FAS systems and FlexArray software, support for NetApp All Flash FAS, and built-in reports and dashboard summarizing data around inventory, capacity, and efficiency at the enterprise level."
"There could be better performance in block storage and the GUI could be improved because not every operation is available. You need some operations in the CLI."
"At present, OnCommand Unified Manager has just the monitoring and data protection features. It would be better to add some features for entire cluster management and storage management."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The tool is cheaper than EMC but more expensive than HP and Pure Storage. I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
"When we compare with other similar kinds of products from Dell EMC and HP, the price of NetApp OnCommand is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
26%
Real Estate/Law Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Recruiting/Hr Firm
11%
Insurance Company
10%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
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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...
What needs improvement with NetApp BlueXP?
I chose eight out of ten because the UI is slow sometimes, and the initial configuration is a bit complex. The license cost is also high compared to other products.
What is your primary use case for NetApp BlueXP?
My main use case for NetApp BlueXP is cloud storage management, backup, and disaster recovery, and it is very easy to manage the persistent storage that runs on Kubernetes or OpenShift. Data migrat...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp OnCommand?
NetApp collaborates with us to provide deals when possible, optimizing storage based on business requirements, allowing us to save on costs for unnecessary storage space.
What needs improvement with NetApp OnCommand?
ActiveIQ only provides read access and does not allow making changes directly. Making it capable of executing changes to NetApp would be beneficial.
What advice do you have for others considering NetApp OnCommand?
My overall rating for NetApp OnCommand is seven out of ten. The solution offers unmatched data efficiency protocols. Improving ActiveIQ by allowing it to execute changes to NetApp would make it eve...
 

Also Known As

NetApp Cloud Manager, NetApp OnCommand Cloud Manager
NetApp Operations Manager, NetApp SANscreen
 

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Sample Customers

RapidScale, Bank of Cyrus, Societe Generale, Denver Broncos
Norfolk County Council, Yahoo Japan, Sheridan College, Citrix Systems, Avanade, Quasar Data Center, DG Khan Cement Co. Ltd.
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