NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP vs Veeam Backup for Google Cloud comparison

NetApp and Veeam Software are both solutions in the Cloud Backup category. NetApp is ranked #13 with an average rating of 9.0, while Veeam Software is ranked #43 with an average rating of 7.8. NetApp holds a 0.7% mindshare in CB, compared to Veeam Software’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of NetApp users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Veeam Software users who would recommend it.

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

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NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP and Veeam Backup for Google Cloud are cloud data management and protection solutions. Veeam Backup for Google Cloud is perceived as superior due to its robust features, while NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP offers more favorable pricing and support experiences.

Features: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP provides automatic tiering, multi-protocol support, and integration with diverse cloud environments, enabling flexibility in storage management. Veeam Backup for Google Cloud focuses on comprehensive backup and restore capabilities, customized automated recovery plans, and diverse backup recovery options, prioritizing data protection.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP offers a straightforward deployment process with extensive support documentation and responsive customer service. Veeam Backup for Google Cloud includes detailed guidance and robust customer service channels, ensuring deployment success but with a slightly steeper learning curve.

Pricing and ROI: NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP features lower initial setup and ongoing costs, with flexible pricing models offering fast returns on investment. Veeam Backup for Google Cloud, while having higher setup costs, offers superior data protection features, leading to higher long-term ROI for businesses prioritizing data resilience.

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Categories and Ranking

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Ranking in Cloud Backup

13th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Migration (1st), Cloud Storage (2nd), Public Cloud Storage Services (7th), Cloud Software Defined Storage (1st)

Veeam Backup for Google Cloud

Ranking in Cloud Backup

43rd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is 0.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Backup for Google Cloud is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Thushara Bandara

Software Engineer at JKIT

Ensures data protection and supports SAP consistency while reducing costs

Veeam Backup for Google Cloud provides significant cost reduction with NETIO Cloud's offering. It serves as a reliable solution for backup and reporting capabilities about the health of the backups. Even though I am not utilizing all tools and options, it meets my comprehensive requirements and allows backup of emails as well, making it a versatile tool.

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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

"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."

"Replication to the cloud is the most valuable feature. Deduplication and compression are also very important to us. We are in the process of adopting to the cloud. We are going to AWS and we are trying to do a safety technician call out with integration to the cloud. NetApp allows us to move some of the volume to the cloud, at the same time that we continue providing the cloud services that we have on premises."

"We use the mirroring to mirror our volumes to our DR location. We also create snapshots for backups. Snapshots will create a specified snapshot to be able to do a DR test without disrupting our standard mirrors. That means we can create a point-in-time snapshot, then use the ability of FlexClones to make a writeable volume to test with, and then blow it away after the DR test."

"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 do a straight SnapMirror from our on-prem to the cloud with no other data transitions is excellent."

"In terms of administration, the portal which provides the dashboard view is an excellent tool for operations. It gives you volume divisions, usage rates, which division is using how much data, and more. The operations portal is fantastic for the support team."

"For us, the value comes from the solution's flexibility, speed, and hopefully cost savings in the long term."

"The initial setup was straightforward. We started with a small pilot and we then moved to production with no downtime at all."

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"The application backup is excellent, and using Veeam for backing up Kubernetes environments is a valuable tool."

"Veeam Backup for Google Cloud’s most valuable feature is data backup and replication."

"I recommend it to other companies due to its reliable solutions, significant cost reductions, and comprehensive functionality."

"Dealing with cloud solutions is simple and removes many headaches from troubleshooting and implementing the solution."

"Veeam Backup for Google Cloud provides significant cost reduction with NETIO Cloud's offering."

"I find Veeam to be a good tool for backing up Office 365 and virtual machine environments."

Cons

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

"I would like NetApp to come up with an easier setup for the solution."

"Some of the licensing is a little kludgy. We just created an HA environment in Azure and their licensing for SVMs per node is a little kludgy. They're working on it right now."

"I would like to see something from NetApp about backups. I know that NetApp offers some backup for Office 365, but I would like to see something from NetApp for more backup solutions."

"They definitely need to stay more on top of security vulnerabilities. Our security team is constantly finding Java vulnerabilities and SQL vulnerabilities. Our security team always wants the latest security update, and it takes a while for NetApp to stay up to speed with that. That would be my biggest complaint."

"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."

"I'm very happy with the solution, the only thing that needs improvement is the web services API. It could be a little bit more straightforward. That's my only issue with it. It can get pretty complex."

"We've just been dealing with general pre-requisite infrastructure configuration challenges. Once those are out of the way, it is easy."

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"There could be a feature to take a snapshot for version backup."

"The licensing could be improved, particularly by providing a 'pay-as-you-go' option through Azure, AWS, or GCP portal itself."

"I do not have notes for improvements."

"The licensing could be improved, particularly by providing a 'pay-as-you-go' option through Azure, AWS, or GCP portal itself."

"Some of the prerequisites for Veeam are challenging."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"Our licensing costs are folded into the hardware purchases and I have never differentiated between the two."

"For enterprise customers, it's a very cost effective. But in the SMB segment, yeah, pricing is a little bit challenge for your time."

"Once we deploy the pay as you go model, we cannot convert this product as a BYOL model. This is a concern that we have."

"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 deal with the seller was acceptable; the pricing is reasonable."

"If a customer is only using, say, less than 10 terabytes, I don't think CVO would be a good option. A customer using at least 100 or 200 terabytes should get a reasonable price from NetApp."

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

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"The solution is affordable."

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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company

17%

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

11%

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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.

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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?

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP does have a bit of initial complexity for users who are new to the system. Although it isn't overwhelmingly complex, first-time users may find it challenging until they b...

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What do you like most about Veeam Backup for Google Cloud?

Veeam Backup for Google Cloud’s most valuable feature is data backup and replication.

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What needs improvement with Veeam Backup for Google Cloud?

One area for improvement in Veeam Backup & Replication is the migration feature, particularly for cloud migrations, such as with Microsoft Azure. The Azure migration tool allows for replicating...

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What advice do you have for others considering Veeam Backup for Google Cloud?

I would recommend Veeam Backup for Google Cloud to others. It is one of the options we promote to our customers. I would rate this solution between seven and nine out of ten. Overall, I would rate ...

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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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Veeam® Backup for Google Cloud delivers native, policy-based protection for reliable recovery from accidental deletion, ransomware and other data loss scenarios. With an API-first approach, immutable backups and full- and file-level restores ensure resilient protection that’s easy and cost-optimized, freeing up time and resources for more strategic IT priorities.

Encrypted - Data integrity through WORM state and encryption

Logically Air-Gapped - Logical separation of backup data from production accounts

Secure Access - Least-privilege IAM and role-based access controls (RBAC)

Recover Anywhere - Cross-account, region and platform* restores

Full- and File-level - Full instance or granular recovery, in-place or as-new

Simplified Recovery - Wizard-driven, automated and self-service workflows

Policy-based - Automated detection and protection with native backups

Cost-optimized - Backup lifecycling to object storage with cost calculations

Hybrid Ready - Operationally consistent management across hybrid and multi cloud*

*When combined with Veeam Backup & Replication™

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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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