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NetApp Snapshot vs Syniti Data Replication comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

NetApp Snapshot
Ranking in Data Replication
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Syniti Data Replication
Ranking in Data Replication
13th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Data Replication category, the mindshare of NetApp Snapshot is 19.2%, down from 24.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Syniti Data Replication is 1.8%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

AjayKumar13 - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficiently complete large database snapshots quickly for reliable backup
The most valuable feature of NetApp Snapshot ( /products/netapp-snapshot-reviews ) is its ability to complete a sixty-terabyte database snapshot in less than three minutes. This efficiency means we do not have to manage tape backups, which are time-consuming, and it uses less storage as snapshots are compressed. NetApp Snapshot is also easy to restore or copy to another location for disaster recovery. Overall, it has helped us meet our service level agreements due to its performance.
reviewer1489908 - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use and deploy, user-friendly, and minimally intrusive
We are in the Philippines, and the support that we are getting is from France or Italy. We are in a different time zone, and sometimes, it can take five hours or more than five hours to get a response from them, but overall, their support is good. Most of our problems were solved.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has a user-friendly interface."
"The consistency of Snapshot is very significant."
"Compared to the traditional way we did backups, with Snapshot it takes us less time. It has improved my organization by saving us time."
"The solution is fast and it doesn't use any disc space at all. You can also take as many snapshots as you like. These are the solution's most valuable features."
"SnapMirror and Snapshot are both very reliable products."
"From a functional standpoint, it's been, pretty much bulletproof. I have never gone to a snapshot and not been able to do what I needed to do."
"You never have to worry about protecting your virtual machines."
"The replication and SV protocol features are valuable."
"Syniti Data Replication is very easy to use. It is user-friendly and easy to set up. You can provide or create connections with just a simple click. It is minimally intrusive."
 

Cons

"The initial setup of NetApp Snapshot is not straightforward. It's not something that you can do just by clicking on the next step button. It has to be designed and it has to be implemented according to your network capabilities and the use case scenario."
"The initial setup process of NetApp Snapshot is not easy and needs improvement."
"I think the automation needs some improvement."
"The solution should have a snapshot mode using AI to decide when to create the snapshot, depending on the workload."
"Although support is good, the global support is lacking depending on location."
"I would like some sort of notification that lets me know when a snapshot is done or not done."
"The UI is probably their biggest weakness. There are always glitches in the HTML UI."
"NetApp needs to take a look at their pricing in comparison to the competition and make the appropriate change to attract more customers and gain in market share."
"There should be an option to easily create tables from its graphical user interface. Its price should also be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is reasonable but could improve. However, if you are in a country that has a poor currency then the price will be considered expensive."
"If there is a way to save more on the number of snapshots, it should be included in the next release."
"The price of this solution is fair."
"Snapshot is free and comes with the NetApp storage software. It's purely free of cost."
"The price of NetApp Snapshot depends on the use case. They charge by how much data you need, the capability, and for snap licenses."
"NetApp Snapshot is expensive since you need to buy an additional premium license for it which is an extra cost over the payments made for NetApp...The license works during the entire life cycle of NetApp Snapshot."
"As far as their licensing costs, the licensing is paid on a yearly basis. The organization pays for the licensing based on the software and the capacity that they choose."
"It's not too expensive."
"I don't have any visibility on the price because I am on the technical side, but based on what our client said, it is more expensive than other products. Its licensing is on a yearly basis."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
24%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
7%
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Questions from the Community

What method of data replication does NetApp Snapshot use?
Here's a breakdown of how the data replication by NetApp Snapshot works: it's through the snapshot replication method. What does that mean? Well, in simple words, the software creates copies of dat...
What is the storage scale of NetApp Snapshot?
Last time I checked, the NetApp Snapshot data replication software could go up to 255 snapshot copies. I'm not sure how familiar you are with similar software, but that's a pretty good number. It g...
Will NetApp Snapshot recover data in an emergency?
Well yes, the snapshots that NetApp Snapshot creates are your backup. But then there's also their feature for advanced backup. This allows you to copy backups to offline locations and also make arc...
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