2018-09-25T09:23:00Z

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp AFF (All Flash FAS)?

Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
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Naveen Radhwani - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2023-12-22T09:32:00Z
Dec 22, 2023

Its price is quite competitive, but there is still scope for better pricing.

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AH
Real User
2023-11-02T15:28:00Z
Nov 2, 2023

I am comfortable with the pricing, which is fair compared to others.

RN
Real User
Top 20
2023-11-02T14:27:00Z
Nov 2, 2023

NetApp AFF seems to be fairly priced compared to other solutions like Oracle.

AS
Real User
Top 20
2023-09-25T13:03:52Z
Sep 25, 2023

NetApp AFF's pricing is competitive. It is not expensive or cheap. The tool's pricing is based on configurations and can cost around 150-160 dollars for 70 TB of storage.

VinceVitro - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2023-04-29T10:23:05Z
Apr 29, 2023

NetApp AFF is an expensive solution.

MV
Real User
Top 20
2023-04-25T12:18:00Z
Apr 25, 2023

The additional license for the solution costs 45k. It is relatively cheap compared to other vendors.

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RaffaeleBrescia - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2023-04-24T13:14:00Z
Apr 24, 2023

The customers need to pay for the license.

EO
Real User
Top 5
2023-03-28T11:55:11Z
Mar 28, 2023

The solution is expensive. It is a perpetual license. You do not have to pay for it monthly or yearly.

KD
Real User
Top 20
2022-11-30T15:51:00Z
Nov 30, 2022

The pricing is palatable; we can swallow it. We're a longtime customer and we view our relationship as a partnership, not just a one-time deal. They have taken good care of us.

JM
Vendor
Top 20
2022-04-27T08:19:00Z
Apr 27, 2022

NetApp AFF is somewhat pricey. If they weren't as pricey, that would be a big deal for us. It's worth it but if you could get a really nice car for less, you'd go for the "less."

Chuck Custard - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 20
2022-03-17T20:15:00Z
Mar 17, 2022

The only area where the product has room for improvement is the cost.

GR
Real User
2022-02-16T13:04:00Z
Feb 16, 2022

There is room for improvement when it comes to the cost. The cost is very high compared to other devices. The HPE storage we used before was less expensive. NetApp is also more expensive than Dell EMC.

RA
Real User
2022-01-19T16:16:00Z
Jan 19, 2022

I looked at other vendors for other potential projects and thought NetApp's pricing was very competitive. We are in the process of procuring the necessary license to do SnapMirror and back that data up to the cloud via AWS. Hopefully, we will be using that shortly.

NK
Real User
2021-12-20T13:06:00Z
Dec 20, 2021

The pricing is pretty reasonable for what we get. But if you have to buy any more disk space, it can be quite expensive. We had some internal discussions with people who wanted to store a lot of graphical data and we gave them the pricing for that and they were really horrified about the pricing of a single shelf.

HM
Consultant
2021-11-25T18:03:00Z
Nov 25, 2021

NetApp AFF is an expensive product, although not compared to other vendors.

MR
Real User
2021-11-23T14:52:00Z
Nov 23, 2021

In addition to simplifying the management across a mix of solutions, AFF simplifies the cost. That was one of the main reasons we purchased AFF.

MD
Real User
2021-11-22T23:29:00Z
Nov 22, 2021

The upgrade costs were huge.

DR
Real User
2021-10-05T07:50:00Z
Oct 5, 2021

The licensing and pricing are fine. As a reseller for the product, we need to make the differentiation in the minds of the customer. They are not just buying some tool that does only one thing, e.g., showing a LAN for a customer. The pricing is fair for what it is. If you need more options, then there will be more costs involved with the license, but that is not irregular.

BS
Real User
2021-08-12T18:08:44Z
Aug 12, 2021

I'm not impressed with their pricing.

LR
Real User
2021-08-03T15:02:43Z
Aug 3, 2021

Not so good, it's expensive and got a delayed response.

BM
Real User
2020-12-18T14:50:17Z
Dec 18, 2020

The price of NetApp is very expensive, but we don't know how much Pure is, so we can't compare.

AB
Reseller
2020-12-06T19:29:39Z
Dec 6, 2020

All features are included in the license, whereas with an EMC solution, you have to pay separately for extra terabytes.

MO
Real User
2020-11-04T15:16:35Z
Nov 4, 2020

It depends on how you look at things, but they are in a higher price range. They have different license models. You can get a license model where everything is included, but you can also purchase more licensing and buy what you need. It really depends on what you buy.

CO
Real User
2019-11-18T10:14:00Z
Nov 18, 2019

We don't like the cost. We would like to buy more.

BT
Real User
2019-11-18T10:14:00Z
Nov 18, 2019

We would like it to be free.

BC
Real User
2019-11-18T10:14:00Z
Nov 18, 2019

We have used the solution’s thin provisioning to add new applications without having to purchase additional storage. We use thin provisioning on all of our flash arrays at this point. It gives us the choice to be able to overprovision and take advantage of compression, compaction, and thin provisioning all at the same time. We can get more out of the purchases that we make. I would like it to be a lot less expensive, but it's been a very good solution for us.

JC
Real User
2019-11-05T05:28:00Z
Nov 5, 2019

At the time when we purchased the NetApp AFF, it was bundled into the hardware price. That made the pricing okay. If we were to add more shelves now, the licensing cost increases exponentially. It is probably cheaper to buy brand new hardware in the new model. It will be faster and bundled in with software for a promotion where they throw in all the licenses. It works out well.

VK
Real User
2019-11-05T05:27:00Z
Nov 5, 2019

The price to performance ratio with NetApp is unmatched by any other vendor right now.

KN
Real User
2019-11-05T05:27:00Z
Nov 5, 2019

You have to pay a little bit more for the storage but you gain with the speed provided.

DC
Real User
2019-11-05T05:27:00Z
Nov 5, 2019

The pricing is good.

LR
Real User
2019-11-05T05:27:00Z
Nov 5, 2019

It's expensive. It's in the hundreds of thousands. It's beneficial, but at times, I feel compared to other vendors, we are paying a premium for the licensing that other vendors include. You're locked in with NetApp, and you already have everything setup.

MB
Real User
2019-11-05T05:27:00Z
Nov 5, 2019

Comparing this solution to others it may seem expensive, but the price to performance for NetApp is greater. You get a lot more for the money.

PY
Real User
2019-11-05T05:27:00Z
Nov 5, 2019

One of the reasons we like this solution is that all of the features are included with the one license. For example, we can use NFS, CIFS, SnapMirror, SnapRestore, etc. It's all included in the package and we don't have to pick and choose. We purchased the license for a five-year term.

MS
Real User
2019-11-05T05:27:00Z
Nov 5, 2019

The price of the upgrading of the solution is high. I could buy a whole unit of All Flash FAS 300 with a shelf for around $285,000. Yet if I want to add one additional shelf, it'll cost me $275,000. So they want you to upgrade by replacing it. It's cheaper to buy a whole new unit than to just scale-out. The upside is they last. AFF lasts us three or four years. So that's a good investment. I don't think it's cost-efficient for a lot of people. Their pricing structure is not competitive at this point with other companies. Support is a fortune on it. Every three years you need to do a rip and replace for an upgrade. It's not an in-place upgrade.

it_user1013601 - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2019-02-15T15:29:00Z
Feb 15, 2019

full bundle too expensive I.e. full licenses to implement native replicas and backups

RR
Real User
2018-12-24T07:46:00Z
Dec 24, 2018

With other options, you need to buy a couple of different products to achieve the same outcome.

MA
Real User
2018-12-19T07:16:00Z
Dec 19, 2018

The total cost of ownership has increased a little. When I look at building very strong, good strategies that get presented to the board of directors and the additional executive teams, I look at two things: I look at ROI and I look at total cost of ownership. At times, my overall goal is that I want to get out of the data center business. I know that TCO really does increase because you have that on-prem solution, but I think moving forward into the cloud-based initiatives that we have, we're going to definitely start seeing a decrease within that TCO because now we don't have all of this inventory to take care of. We're being a lot more efficient and a lot more agile as well too.

MV
Real User
2018-10-28T07:37:00Z
Oct 28, 2018

Using NetApp, our total cost of ownership decreased by 17%.

CM
Real User
2018-10-28T07:36:00Z
Oct 28, 2018

The total cost, the pricing of it, has gone up quite a bit.

DS
Real User
2018-10-24T13:31:00Z
Oct 24, 2018

Our total cost of ownership has increased. SSDs are expensive.

MW
Real User
2018-10-24T09:09:00Z
Oct 24, 2018

I would like the pricing to be cheaper.

it_user577449 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vendor
2018-10-24T09:09:00Z
Oct 24, 2018

Look at the different options that NetApp offers. Look for a model and option which fits your needs correctly. Don't buy a low-end product for a high-end job. NetApps offers a lot of different options. Just take your time and work with the consulting teams. Lay out what your needs are to ensure you are purchasing what will help you be successful.

EC
Real User
Top 20
2018-09-25T09:23:00Z
Sep 25, 2018

Always consider whether you can afford the solution.

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