Sr Systems Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
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Sep 19, 2025
As an administrator, I was not involved in the pricing of NetApp StorageGRID. From what I understood, it was cheaper than EMC ECS, though this was over seven years ago. We were a NetApp shop, so we definitely appreciated NetApp's solutions.
The pricing is on the expensive side. I'd rate the pricing a six out of ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is expenisve. Our licensing is in INR it was around 25 lakhs, which is roughly two million.
Chief Administrative Officer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
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Mar 1, 2024
The pricing of StorageGRID falls within the typical range for enterprise-grade solutions and is comparable to other vendors such as Dell, NetApp, and Pure Storage. There's no significant difference in price point among these vendors, as they all offer solutions at similar levels.
The pricing is quite flexible and depends on the specific customer requirements. The initial cost is primarily based on the desired capacity, so it's not a fixed price. It's important to consider the customer's role. Are they a service provider or a telecom company needing large storage to serve their customers? In such cases, they might require 10TB or even more, not just 1TB. However, if the customer is a central authority or organization looking for an archiving solution for massive data storage (e.g., government institutions), then scaling with StorageGRID might not be ideal. So, StorageGRID is best suited for customers who need a large-scale, cloud-enabled, and S3 protocol-enabled storage system, possibly for public or private cloud storage. They'll likely require a dedicated namespace, meaning they need a large object storage such as StorageGRID.
Senior IT-Ingenieur at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
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Jan 23, 2022
NetApp is not known for being the cheapest storage option on the market. Almost all of the other storage options we looked at were less expensive than StorageGRID. The price is one thing to criticize, which is what we hear internally and from customers as well. They find the cost of the terabytes in this class of storage a little bit higher than expected.
Lead Infrastructure Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Oct 23, 2018
We are planning to go to the cloud. Due to the expenses of the cloud, especially when you are downloading your data off the cloud from AWS or Microsoft Azure, that is where they get you. Creating your own data stores, backups, or storage grids, helps eliminate all these costs of downloading all the data back after you upload to the cloud. Buying the solution is expensive, but it saves you money down the line when you factor in the logistics of not having to buy tapes.
Store and manage unstructured data at scale using NetApp StorageGRID for secure, durable object storage. Place content in the right location, at the right time, and on the right storage tier, optimizing workflows and reducing overall costs for globally distributed rich media.
As an administrator, I was not involved in the pricing of NetApp StorageGRID. From what I understood, it was cheaper than EMC ECS, though this was over seven years ago. We were a NetApp shop, so we definitely appreciated NetApp's solutions.
It would definitely be more on the expensive side, especially if you compare it with open source solutions like Ceph.
It is very cost-effective.
I rate the product pricing around five out of ten—it's negotiable, depending on the circumstances.
The pricing is on the expensive side. I'd rate the pricing a six out of ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is expenisve. Our licensing is in INR it was around 25 lakhs, which is roughly two million.
The pricing of StorageGRID falls within the typical range for enterprise-grade solutions and is comparable to other vendors such as Dell, NetApp, and Pure Storage. There's no significant difference in price point among these vendors, as they all offer solutions at similar levels.
The pricing is quite flexible and depends on the specific customer requirements. The initial cost is primarily based on the desired capacity, so it's not a fixed price. It's important to consider the customer's role. Are they a service provider or a telecom company needing large storage to serve their customers? In such cases, they might require 10TB or even more, not just 1TB. However, if the customer is a central authority or organization looking for an archiving solution for massive data storage (e.g., government institutions), then scaling with StorageGRID might not be ideal. So, StorageGRID is best suited for customers who need a large-scale, cloud-enabled, and S3 protocol-enabled storage system, possibly for public or private cloud storage. They'll likely require a dedicated namespace, meaning they need a large object storage such as StorageGRID.
We pay for a license annually.
With respect to pricing, it is okay. This product is mid-range. We buy our licensing according to our needs.
NetApp is not known for being the cheapest storage option on the market. Almost all of the other storage options we looked at were less expensive than StorageGRID. The price is one thing to criticize, which is what we hear internally and from customers as well. They find the cost of the terabytes in this class of storage a little bit higher than expected.
We are planning to go to the cloud. Due to the expenses of the cloud, especially when you are downloading your data off the cloud from AWS or Microsoft Azure, that is where they get you. Creating your own data stores, backups, or storage grids, helps eliminate all these costs of downloading all the data back after you upload to the cloud. Buying the solution is expensive, but it saves you money down the line when you factor in the logistics of not having to buy tapes.