AWS Storage Gateway vs NetApp AltaVault comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Storage Gateway
Ranking in Cloud Storage Gateways
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NetApp AltaVault
Ranking in Cloud Storage Gateways
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (54th), Deduplication Software (12th), Disk Based Backup Systems (5th), Cloud Backup (39th)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Cloud Storage Gateways category, the market share of AWS Storage Gateway is 7.4% and it decreased by 57.1% compared to the previous year. The market share of NetApp AltaVault is 1.5% and it increased by 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Storage Gateways
Unique Categories:
No other categories found
Backup and Recovery
0.2%
Deduplication Software
0.3%
 

Featured Reviews

RV
May 10, 2022
Beneficial flexibility, secure, and little maintenance
We use a hybrid cloud strategy that we followed for AWS Storage Gateway. In some instances, we use it in the public cloud and others private cloud or mixed. We use AWS Storage Gateway for all kinds of large data which is in our data centers and we want to migrate it to the cloud. This includes a…
Naveen Radhwani - PeerSpot reviewer
May 31, 2024
Reliable, fulfils compliance requirements, and enables to manage data backups easily
I use the solution for backup and recovery Our systems have become more stable and scalable after using NetApp AltaVault. The dashboard is useful for managing data backups. The deduplication technology helps me take offline backups efficiently. The workload on the end team has been reduced. It…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We like the flexibility and easy-to-use storage. I'm happy about the response time."
"The solution has low latency."
"AWS Storage Gateway is used when there's a high requirement for storage and the company has their goal to move to the cloud and they are not comfortable having it in the data centers. They want the data to move to the cloud. We propose storage services that give them flexibility. They don't have to manage their data centers by themselves because it is being managed by Amazon or Microsoft. They do not have to worry about security and vulnerability issues. That is a strategy that companies can find value in and choose a cloud service."
"The solution gives us the ability to move large amounts of data to the cloud and it gives us on-premises connectivity. Additionally, the storage can be shared from the cloud to on-premise."
"AWS Storage Gateway's best feature is its secure storage."
"The most valuable feature is that it requires less utilization of space, compared to storing directly to the database of the system. It offers a unique way of doing things."
"Generally, I use AWS Storage Gateway to reduce the cost of the S3 and caching."
"The stability is probably the most valuable aspect of the product."
"Most importantly is having that island into that datacenter, and being able to address things in the same console. Thus, it is irrelevant where it's stored."
"You can store backups for a while."
"Its initial setup is easy."
"It's pretty simple. Once you set it, it goes; and then the idea of being able to get it to the cloud very quickly. It's kind of a set-it-forget-it."
"The most valuable feature is the portability of large archived data. You're able to put things on large on-prem, low-cost storage and then augment that with even lower cost storage in the cloud."
"The solution can be used for all Office 365 applications."
"The flexibility. Being able to virtualize it, port it wherever I like, test my backups, test my DR capabilities whenever I like without impacting anybody."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it is easy to use and integrate with whichever operating systems you use, providing you with a complete view, especially when you plan to migrate to some other operating system."
 

Cons

"We've had issues with bandwidth in the past, and we don't know where the bottlenecks are. We're not sure if it's on the AWS side or with the clients or the configuration in between. There's no visibility."
"It would be better for us if they improved their integration capability."
"A data pipeline tool would be more beneficial for data authentication and DataOps."
"AWS Storage Gateway could improve by having different kinds of storage. For example, allowing all kinds of data, whether it's images or structure, not structure data. This would be great."
"Initial setup could be simplified and that would make the user experience better."
"I cannot say it's perfect."
"AWS Storage Gateway's cost can be an issue."
"Its interface could be easier to use."
"More capacity with the basic model of the AltaVault would probably help out."
"The product must provide multi-gate connectivity."
"It's a good product, but it's becoming outdated and moving to their other primary architecture."
"I really want to partner it with the SnapCenter. We haven't implemented that yet. We're upgrading all of our stuff to the ONTAP 9, which you had to have."
"It would be nice if the solution was more complete. Many customers are looking for a single solution or silo that they can manage everything from. It would be nice, instead of having different products, if everything a client needed was in one solution."
"NetApp's own competing products complicate things."
"There are some bits it could do better. With tighter integration maybe with Veeam, or something like that, it'd be really good."
"More than a 500 volume limit. At the moment, it only supports up to 500 volumes for SnapMirror and that's a problem. We've got 750, so a larger limit for volume replicas for SnapMirror."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's price is reasonable."
"There is a monthly subscription for the use of this solution."
"We pay a monthly license."
"AWS Storage Gateway is reasonably priced. The price depends on how much you need. The whole synopse model comes into the picture for the cloud where it depends on how many instances per VM and the price will increase. It's a reasonable price because with all the competition around the price has to be competitive. It's not very costly."
"It's quite cost-effective."
"The pricing is not too bad, but could be a little better."
"There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution, which comes to around 3,000 USD."
"The price is a bit high."
"In one use case, and we have several, to run for a particular customer, the price is about $375,000 a year."
"It is a rather expensive program."
"You could compare it to a Dell EMC or ECS, and I think it's probably a little less costly than that. Within the marketplace, it's a medium cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
9%
Wholesaler/Distributor
8%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
10%
Real Estate/Law Firm
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Is AWS Storage Gateway only suitable for AWS?
No, I'm pretty sure you can't. This is a service of AWS and so you're probably only able to use it there. I haven't used any of the Amazon Web Services personally but from what I know, they usually...
Is AWS Storage Gateway easy to use?
Hi, yes, I think it is very easy to use. You can install it rather quickly, and then when you start using it, it's all explained to you on the native platform's website. I think the best thing abou...
Is AWS Storage Gateway free for users of AWS?
No, this service is not provided for free by AWS. If you visit the AWS website and you look for AWS Storage Gateway pricing, you'll be sent to a very helpful calculating page. There, based on what ...
Is NetApp AltaVault compatible with AWS?
Hello. Yes, it is compatible with AWS but the great thing about it is that it's actually working with so many cloud providers, it may be just for everyone. Besides the Amazon cloud services, NetApp...
Can AltaVault be used for data reduction?
Hello, you can definitely use NetApp AltaVault for reducing your data and giving yourself some more storage. This product offers you deduplication and compression, helping you achieve that. I'm su...
What kind of security does NetApp AltaVault give you?
My organization is very happy with the security that NetApp AltaVault gives us for our data on the cloud. First, it gives us the option for data recovery, which is very good, especially if someone...
 

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Sample Customers

King, NEWLOG Consulting, Southern Oregon University, Religare Enterprises Limited, TGIX CloudCover, Moderna Therapeutics, JustGiving, VeriStor
Blach Construction, NASA, Riggs, Counselman, Michaels & Downes, Seminole County Public Schools and Spot Trading
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