We performed a comparison between NetApp AltaVault and NetApp FAS Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Deduplication Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Being able to move data seamlessly from one-premise to the cloud (Azure). It works great. The backup solution is perfect for us."
"The deduplication engine. Right now, we're at about 10.5 to 11 times deduplication of our backup data."
"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."
"It's so easy to work with."
"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."
"You can store backups for a while."
"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."
"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 most valuable feature of the NetApp FAS Series is the snapshot and the FlexClone for Oracle and Microsoft SQL environments. Additionally, the integration can be done with most all on-premise and cloud providers."
"A reliable and easily managed storage system is a key performance factor. The system also has more features than we require."
"You can use different protocols at the same time. Monitoring is also very easy in NetApp FAS Series. There is a free tool for monitoring."
"Has rock solid reliability and is easy to use."
"It is very easy to expand disks and manage CIFS."
"The tool's most valuable features are ease of use, ease of access, expandability, availability, and performance. NVMe drives have improved their performance."
"This solution provides us with easy management and great vendor support."
"Using the built-in Snapshots and SnapMirror technology, we were able to have better working data protection locally and off-site."
"I would like to see more web support."
"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."
"What could be helpful is different user base authentication so then maybe we could allow different customers to point to a single appliance and they only see the backups and things that they have."
"The solution needs faster indexing."
"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."
"There are some bits it could do better. With tighter integration maybe with Veeam, or something like that, it'd be really good."
"NetApp's own competing products complicate things."
"More capacity with the basic model of the AltaVault would probably help out."
"I would like to see NetApp add incident support."
"It's not a cheap system. It is very expensive. The pricing has been ridiculous every time that we had to renew the support."
"Cost is always a factor. Some people choose EMC or Dell because they perceive NetApp as being more expensive."
"For long term partnership in Myanmar, the local warehouse should be built in Myanmar that's something I'd like to see. We have some issues with supply so there is sometimes a delay in getting the hardware."
"I’ve found that I use command line more often than I thought needed. Some things should be done in the GUI, and command-line switches can be overwhelming and take up a lot of time."
"There is no NetApp infrastructure set up here in Greece."
"Replication should ideally be part of the ONTAP base bundle."
"Its operating system is very cumbersome. However, after you set it up, it runs pretty smoothly. Its file system is not very dynamic. It is very static."
NetApp AltaVault is ranked 12th in Deduplication Software with 17 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 5th in Deduplication Software with 97 reviews. NetApp AltaVault is rated 7.8, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of NetApp AltaVault writes "Though the solution's configuration phase can be difficult, the tool offers stability and scalability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". NetApp AltaVault is most compared with Commvault Cloud, Veritas NetBackup, Rubrik, AWS Storage Gateway and Veeam Backup & Replication, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem. See our NetApp AltaVault vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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