NetApp SnapCenter vs Oracle Data Guard comparison

NetApp SnapCenter

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Oracle Data Guard

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between NetApp SnapCenter and Oracle Data Guard based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed NetApp SnapCenter vs. Oracle Data Guard Report (Updated: May 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

NetApp SnapCenter

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

42nd

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Oracle Data Guard

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

10th

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Backup and Recovery category, the market share of NetApp SnapCenter is 0.4% and it decreased by 37.9% compared to the previous year. The market share of Oracle Data Guard is 1.0% and it decreased by 6.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Babawale Awojinrin

IT Operations Manager at Healthplus limited

Aug 17, 2023

A stable solution that is mostly used by banks and financial institutions

Our partner firm, an IT firm, was using NetApp SnapCenter for training and educational purposes. They were partnering with an organization to train staff NetApp SnapCenter is complex, and I know about some training materials for the solution. Most banks and financial institutions use the…

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Federico Bonifazi

CEO & Technical DBA Oracle at Geko s.r.l.

Jan 31, 2024

Enables robust data protection while ensuring high availability, disaster recovery and data integrity

For Italian medium-sized companies, the main challenge lies in the cost associated with licenses. In certain situations, we cannot utilize Data Guard swiftly for executing specific queries or statements that require temporary data manipulation. This is because opening the Data Guard system involves serving the changes and rolling back, even though snapshot features are available. In such scenarios, when customers need to test new application features or in the event of system vulnerabilities, it might be preferable to operate Data Guard without resorting to snapshot or flashback functionalities, thereby avoiding the need to recreate the system or start from a backup. These challenges were encountered within a high-traffic environment.

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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

"The most valuable feature is the RBAC, the Role-Based Access Control. In our managed service, we can have different layers of security."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"The backup process finishes very quickly."

"The Exchange plugin is the most valuable because we have a lot of customers that use SnapManager Exchange and have to migrate to SnapCenter."

"We have been very satisfied with the technical support's help. Their knowledge level is great. For a noncritical question, they will get back to us within a day."

"What is very handy for our clients is the consolidated view. They have a dashboard with everything, through a single pane of glass. This is what they really need because, within seconds, they can have a good overview and see if there are any errors or any issues."

"It allows us to easily take a Snapshot and use it with any backup tools. We can also take Snapshots on the application side. We can also take Snapshots on the application side. If we want to restore an SAP or an Oracle machine, a normal Snapshot won't do it, but we can do so with SnapCenter."

"It's very helpful because SnapCenter is already integrated with VMware Snapshot, so it's very easy to use."

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"Snapshot and Data Guard Manager are awesome features."

"It's a very good solution if you want to protect your data across two data centers, or you have a middle man or many administrators who use these solutions for protecting their data. It's very reliable compared to other solutions that are most often not storage-based."

"Technical support is very good. If at any time we write a ticket, we get the appropriate answer on time."

"The solution is really very stable. One good thing about it, compared to other products, is that you can just run it and forget about it. Unless you come across some interruptions in the network, it works like a charm."

"We have found the replication feature the most useful. We use this feature the most. The ability to recover a database with less effort and the use of Oracle Data Guard Broker to administer the complete environment are also very useful features."

"The most important feature is that if I want to test the database at the disaster recovery site, I can take a snapshot, test it, and then revert it back to the original state without needing to restore the complete database from the primary data center to the disaster recovery."

"The most valuable aspect for me is undoubtedly the failover capability and the assurance of data safety provided by Oracle Data Guard."

"The most valuable features are the backup and restore. With this in place along with the clustering, the database is safe from hacking, hardware failure, power failures, and system crashes."

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Cons

"Some of the minor functionalities from SnapManager did not transfer over to SnapCenter. These should be added in future releases."

"Reporting of the jobs could be better."

"My major issue is when I upgrade. I have to touch every last client that I have in SnapCenter, and right now I have 60... They said that in another release that will get better, but right now it's not better and I've had to do this three times."

"The documentation could be a little bit better so that we could handle more of the troubleshooting ourselves, rather than having to go through support."

"Plugins should be developed in shorter times. Performance generally could be a little bit faster."

"I would like to see replication support between systems. Right now, it's kind of limited. We manage them separately from the storage system interface, not from SnapCenter. It would be nice if it was integrated into SnapCenter."

"The Dashboard view needs to be more compressed with better ease of access and drill-down features. They should also reinstate Linux filesystem backups of storage volumes (which existed in the prior version)."

"I feel a little bit that during the whole process of putting this software into production we were like a beta program. It was full of bugs... For example, we had a problem with truncating our Exchange log files... It has improved over time."

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"It is a rather complex solution, so it could be more user-friendly."

"The initial setup is complex."

"For Italian medium-sized companies, the main challenge lies in the cost associated with licenses."

"The IP implementation and maintenance are a little bit hard to manage across Oracle solutions, including Oracle Data Guard."

"When the data replicates into the standby database there is a possibility of having a microsecond amount of data loss. The data loss occurs when there is a network disconnection between the primary and secondary standby database located in the data centers or if there is a crash in the primary database."

"The product could improve its pricing."

"Overall, there are some operational issues that need to be dealt with."

"A significant improvement for Oracle Data Guard would be enabling the disaster recovery site to handle read and write operations, not just data storage."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have a site license, so it comes with the product."

"The license for SnapCenter was included with the storage array."

"It's free. The license is included with other NetApp products."

"It comes free with the amount of equipment we purchase from NetApp. In terms of pricing, zero is my favorite number."

"We see a financial value with SnapCenter because we don't have to license Commvault, which is pretty expensive."

"Pricing is very good because if you already have NepApp controllers, then it's included."

"The product is inexpensive."

"The licensing is well-designed because it's already included in some packages with NetApp storage. Therefore, for most customers, it's okay as the SnapCenter license is already included in some NetApp bundles."

"The pricing is on the higher side."

"It is not a cheap product, but if you look at the price, features, availability, scalability, and maturity, it is a very good product."

"It's a cost-effective solution."

"This is the best solution if you want something similar that's less expensive than Oracle Grid."

"Oracle Data Guard is a feature available only in Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, and is available for extra cost."

"The cost of the Oracle license will depend on the negotiations with Oracle."

"The cost is expensive."

"The licensing cost is significantly high."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

18%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about NetApp SnapCenter?

Most banks and financial institutions use the solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp SnapCenter?

The product is inexpensive.

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What needs improvement with NetApp SnapCenter?

Since the solution's initial setup is complex, it should make training documents available in the public space.

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?

Ik fluister:VM Host Oracle en DataGuard hebben we per toeval vervangen door Zerto :-) tijdens de Zerto implementatie en VPG werden de Host Data in write-ack Block-Level gerepliceerd. Qua licentie 1...

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?

It is a very useful administrative IT tool. It saves on costs. I strongly recommend Data Guard. I've been using it for eight years and I would strongly recommend it. I'd rate Oracle Data Guard a se...

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?

We're Oracle partners. We've worked with databases 11G and 12C. If a company is planning to implement Oracle solutions, I would suggest they also implement Data Guard. I'd rate the solution nine ou...

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Compared 10% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Also Known As

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Active Data Guard

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Overview

Unified, scalable platform for application-consistent data protection and clone management. This software simplifies backup, restore, and clone lifecycle management with application-integrated workflows.

Oracle Data Guard ensures high availability, data protection, and disaster recovery for enterprise data. Data Guard provides a comprehensive set of services that create, maintain, manage, and monitor one or more standby databases to enable production Oracle databases to survive disasters and data corruptions. Data Guard can be used with traditional backup, restoration, and cluster techniques to provide a high level of data protection and data availability.

Sample Customers

All for One Steeb AG, Accenture

Athenahealth, Discover Financial Services

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