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NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP vs. OpenText Migrate

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Categories and Ranking

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Ranking in Cloud Migration

1st

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Storage (2nd), Cloud Backup (14th), Public Cloud Storage Services (6th), Cloud Software Defined Storage (1st)

OpenText Migrate

Ranking in Cloud Migration

11th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Migration Tools (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Cloud Migration category, the mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is 15.3%, down from 18.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Migrate is 4.7%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Migration

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Pramod-Talekar

Sr Service Engineer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Allows customers to manage SAN and NAS data within a single storage solution

The tool's most valuable features are the SnapLock and SnapMirror features. If something goes wrong with the data, we can restore it. This isn't a mirror; we store data in different locations. If there's an issue on the primary site, we can retrieve data from the secondary site. Multiprotocol support in NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is beneficial because it allows customers to manage SAN and NAS data within a single storage solution. This feature eliminates the need to purchase different types of storage.

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Rajesh Mehta

Enterprise Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

A third-party migration tool that works well in Windows environments but needs improvement in Linux environments

Migration in RHEL and Linux environments can be improved. During RHEL migration with multiple data areas, you have to create a similar source environment at the destination. This can be challenging because you have to install it, create the VM, install over it, and mount it at the mount point. Only then can you do the migration. As a prerequisite in the case of a Windows platform, the .NET framework may cause some challenges as well. This can be done only in the latest version and is not possible in the earlier versions. We could do the migration for a customer with the older version but only after upgrading to the newer version of the .NET servers. This requires application downtime, and if the customer does not want any downtime during the migration, it can be very challenging. I would also like to see improvement in the data analytical loopholes in terms of Linux migration.

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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

"One of the most valuable features is its similarity to the physical app, which makes it familiar. It's almost identical to a real NetApp, which means you can run all of the associated NetApp processes and services with it. Otherwise, we would definitely have to deploy some hardware on a site somewhere, which could be a challenge in terms of CapEx."

"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."

"SnapMirror helps mirror metadata and data volumes between endpoints in a data fabric."

"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's Cloud Manager automation capabilities are very good because it's REST-API-driven, so we can completely automate everything. It has a good overview if you want to just have a look into your environment as well."

"They have very good support team who is very helpful. They will help you with every aspect of getting the deployment done."

"It gives a solution for storage one place to go across everything. So, the customer is very familiar with NetApp on-prem. It allows them to gain access to the file piece. It helps them with the training aspect of it, so they don't have to relearn something new. They already know this product. They just have to learn some widgets or what it's like in the cloud to operate and deploy it in different ways."

"The ability to see things going back and forth has been quite useful."

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"The solution is user-friendly."

"Carbonite Migrate works well in Windows platform migrations and in the case of a VML platform. The migration is smooth in Windows environments."

"Carbonite Migrate is helpful on an infrastructure level."

Cons

"NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP needs to have customizable pricing options such as 10 TB increments. They seem to have only two options: 10 TB or 250 TB."

"The encryption and deduplication features still have a lot of room for improvement."

"NetApp CVO needs to have more exposure and mature further before it will have greater acceptance."

"How it handles erasure coding. I feel it the improvement should be there. Basically, it should be seamless. You don't want to have an underlying hardware issue or something, then suddenly there's no reads or writes. Luckily, it's at a replication site, so our main production site is still working and writing to it. But, the replication site has stopped right now while we try to bring that node back. Since we implemented in bare-metal, not in appliance, we had to go back to the original vendor. They didn't send it in time, and we had a hardware memory issue. Then, we had a hard disk issue, which brought the node down physically."

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

"It definitely needs improvement with respect to clustering and with respect to more collaborative integrations with Azure. Right now, we have very limited functionalities with Azure, except for storage. If CVO could be integrated with Azure that would help. When there is any sort of maintenance happening in the cloud, it disrupts the service in Cloud Volumes ONTAP."

"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."

"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."

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"Carbonite failed when moving GIS data."

"Migration in RHEL and Linux environments can be improved. During RHEL migration with multiple data areas, you have to create a similar source environment at the destination. This can be challenging because you have to install it, create the VM, install over it, and mount it at the mount point. Only then can you do the migration."

"We find it very difficult to use these tools in a multi-cloud environment"

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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."

"We purchased the product directly from NetApp."

"The solution's pricing is reasonable."

"They give us a good price for CVO licenses. It is one of the reasons that we went with the product."

"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."

"We find the pricing to be favorable due to the educational sector we belong to."

"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."

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"The licensing costs are really high."

"In terms of pricing, I think it's an expensive tool."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

31%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

21%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

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Questions from the Community

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

The solution's pricing is reasonable.

What needs improvement with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

NetApp's support could improve.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Carbonite Migrate?

Carbonite was not cheap.

What needs improvement with Carbonite Migrate?

Carbonite failed when moving GIS data. Therefore, scalability is an issue as it struggles with migrating heavy data, specifically GIS data.

What is your primary use case for Carbonite Migrate?

We initially used Carbonite for cloud migration, specifically for moving data from one cloud to another. We moved from a RACS-based environment to VMware.

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Also Known As

ONTAP Cloud, CVO, NetApp CVO

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Overview

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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OpenText Migrate provides a robust and efficient way to transition workloads and applications across different environments, ensuring business continuity and seamless operation in complex IT infrastructures.

OpenText Migrate simplifies the process of moving servers and applications, offering an adaptable and efficient platform that minimizes downtime and maintains data integrity during transfers. It caters to varied migrations, whether on-premise, between data centers, or to cloud environments, supporting the rapid pacing of digital transformation.

What are the key features of OpenText Migrate?

Automated Workflows: Streamline migrations with automated processes, reducing manual intervention.
Scalability: Handle large-scale migrations with the ability to scale operations to meet demand.
Data Security: Maintain security protocols to ensure data integrity throughout the migration.
Cross-Platform Compatibility: Facilitate migration across different OS and hardware configurations.
Monitoring and Reporting: Gain real-time insights and detailed reports to track migration progress.

What benefits and ROI should users consider?

Reduced Downtime: Achieve minimal service interruption, ensuring business continuity.
Cost Efficiency: Decrease expenses associated with manual migration efforts and errors.
Improved Performance: Benefit from optimized workloads that enhance operational efficiencies.
Enhanced Security: Protect sensitive data during the migration process, maintaining compliance.

OpenText Migrate implementations are versatile, adept at supporting industries like finance, healthcare, and manufacturing where IT resilience is critical. Its ability to accommodate diverse migration needs allows sectors to maintain productivity and enhance performance with minimal disruption.

OpenText

Sample Customers

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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