AvePoint Cloud Backup vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP comparison

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AvePoint and NetApp are both solutions in the Cloud Backup category. AvePoint is ranked #21 with an average rating of 8.0, while NetApp is ranked #28 with an average rating of 9.5. AvePoint holds a 1.5% mindshare in CB, compared to NetApp’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of AvePoint users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP and AvePoint Cloud Backup compete in the cloud data management and protection category. NetApp seems to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive cloud integration and data protection features, although AvePoint's focused backup functions meet specific business needs.

Features: NetApp is noted for its data management capabilities, high availability, and data protection features such as SnapMirror and SnapVault. It provides versatility in a unified storage solution that supports both Linux and Windows and boasts efficient data compression and cloning capabilities. AvePoint Cloud Backup excels with granular restore capabilities, particularly with Office 365 and SharePoint, and offers features like Unlimited Storage and Immutable Storage tailored for SaaS environments.

Room for Improvement: NetApp users see a need for better cloud integration, improved data tiering support, and enhanced high-availability capabilities. There are also comments on its complex licensing and deployment process. AvePoint, while innovative, could improve its user interface, backup speed, and customer support. Additionally, some requests for more cost-effective industry solutions and better documentation exist.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetApp's deployment across diverse cloud environments is versatile, but technical support receives mixed reviews, with suggestions for improvement in initial support levels. AvePoint offers straightforward deployment with efficient customer support, although some users find initial support interactions challenging.

Pricing and ROI: NetApp is considered high-cost, justified by its comprehensive cloud integration. While its flexible pricing model can be complex due to additional cloud service fees, users recognize cost savings from efficient storage management. AvePoint’s subscription model is seen as expensive, but its user-friendly experience and storage options provide clear ROI, despite price considerations for smaller businesses.

To learn more, read our detailed AvePoint Cloud Backup vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP Report (Updated: September 2026).

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Categories and Ranking

AvePoint Cloud Backup

Ranking in Cloud Backup

21st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

SaaS Backup (7th)

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Ranking in Cloud Backup

28th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Migration (3rd), Cloud Storage (8th), Public Cloud Storage Services (11th), Cloud Software Defined Storage (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of AvePoint Cloud Backup is 1.5%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Backup Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
AvePoint Cloud Backup	1.5%
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP	1.1%
Other	97.4%

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Axel Peter Brox

Hospitality Specialist at Bechtle

Backup has become straightforward for our clients but deployment insights are still limited

Azure is quite a broad topic, so it is really difficult to give a straightforward answer to that question. Easy deployment for easy configurations is straightforward, but you can make it as difficult and complex as you can within Azure.It also depends on the actual environment. In most cases that we are involved in, it is between two and five people.I am overall satisfied with the pricing and licensing policy of AvePoint, as pricing compared to other products is competitive. I would rate this review as a seven.

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reviewer5948293

Principal Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Offers performance control and cloud integration while supporting data management with granular flexibility

The scalability of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is interesting. We have thought about it, but we haven't used it. I think the scalability is something you scale up rather than respond to peak demand. It wouldn't help with outages either; the scaling is manual, and there are no processes we've used to automate that for unexpected scenarios. We like the scalability; it's enough for what we're planning to use, but we haven't used any advanced features. The standard platform is NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, which is their cloud service. In fact, that's probably the most experience I have with NetApp. I've experienced it on-premise, but kind of secondhand.

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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

"It is a very good and stable solution...With AvePoint's support, our experience has been exceptional"

"I rate the overall solution a 9 out of 10."

"The backup and recovery functionalities of the product are very useful."

"The recovery options in Microsoft 365 are not adequate and it does not help to recover data from the recycle bin that is older than 90 days. The solution has made us more efficient and helps to recover data that is older than 90 days."

"It is the only product in the market that offers platform backup."

"The initial setup is super easy."

"The product's initial setup phase was super easy."

"The most valuable features are the email backup and the SharePoint backup."

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"The fast recovery time objective with the ability to bring the environment back to production in case something happens."

"We're able to use the SnapMirror function and SnapMirror data from our on-prem environment into Azure. That is super-helpful. SnapMirror allows you to take data that exists on one NetApp, on a physical NetApp storage platform, and copy it over to another NetApp storage platform. It's a solid, proven technology, so we don't worry about whether data is getting lost or corrupted during the SnapMirror."

"It gives a solution for storage one place to go across everything. So, the customer is very familiar with NetApp on-prem. It allows them to gain access to the file piece. It helps them with the training aspect of it, so they don't have to relearn something new. They already know this product. They just have to learn some widgets or what it's like in the cloud to operate and deploy it in different ways."

"We use the mirroring to mirror our volumes to our DR location. We also create snapshots for backups. Snapshots will create a specified snapshot to be able to do a DR test without disrupting our standard mirrors. That means we can create a point-in-time snapshot, then use the ability of FlexClones to make a writeable volume to test with, and then blow it away after the DR test."

"Cloud Volumes ONTAP is NetApp; it's the same technology which is where the efficiency really is, and it's much more efficient than using a third-party solution."

"The solution’s Snapshot copies and thin clones in terms of operational recovery are the best thing since sliced bread. Rollback is super easy. It's just simple, and it works. It's very efficient."

"They have very good support team who is very helpful. They will help you with every aspect of getting the deployment done."

"If you have a fair amount of experience with NetApp, you can work on it very easily."

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Cons

"It is challenging for small or medium-sized businesses to purchase it."

"I would like to see improvements in the tool's initial seed. The initial seed of around 10 TB of SharePoint data took 45 days to complete."

"The configuration could be made easier."

"Some customers choose other backup solutions because AvePoint is Office 365 and CRM backup system, but they have other backup needs for Azure and so on. Such customers often choose another backup solution instead of AvePoint."

"The restoration could be faster."

"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"AvePoint Cloud Backup's pricing could be lower and more flexible. Particularly, when dealing with smaller customers or more minor businesses, obtaining competitive pricing for bundles rather than on a one-by-one basis remains challenging."

"The component in the product that can be improved revolves around the area where the tool should focus on providing more of a custom touch to the policies."

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"Me gustaría verlos mejorar la perspectiva de inicio y búsqueda en los paneles. Esto permitiría una mejor visualización de los contenidos que se capturan en la herramienta."

"I would like to have more management tools. They are difficult to work with, so I would like them to be a bit more user-friendly."

"The encryption and deduplication features still have a lot of room for improvement."

"In terms of improvement, I would like to see the Azure NetApp Files have the capability of doing SnapMirrors."

"Not a perfect ten because it's not very efficient with upgrades and management."

"Only AWS and Azure public clouds are currently available from China, and I would like to see support for Aliyun (Alibaba Cloud)."

"Scale-up and scale-out could be improved. It would be interesting to have multiple HA pairs on one cluster, for example, or to increase the single instances more, from a performance perspective. It would be good to get more performance out of a single HA pair."

"I would like some more performance matrices to know what it is doing."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would say that the pricing policy of the product is flexible and good."

"It costs a little bit more than other competitors in the market."

"I rate the product's price a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."

"I am not sure, but I believe that the cost is $7 USD per user."

"The platform is more expensive than other vendors."

"It is very good for many of my customers in the banking and finance segments. The price isn't a problem there, but in some other industries, people ask for a cheaper solution. When the price is an issue for the customer, we recommend Veeam, Metallic."

"The pricing part of the solution is based on a subscription model, which is based on the number of users or storage capacity."

"Once we deploy the pay as you go model, we cannot convert this product as a BYOL model. This is a concern that we have."

"Purchasing through the AWS Marketplace was good, but it was a test system, not a real purchase."

"If a customer is only using, say, less than 10 terabytes, I don't think CVO would be a good option. A customer using at least 100 or 200 terabytes should get a reasonable price from NetApp."

"Our licensing costs are folded into the hardware purchases and I have never differentiated between the two."

"The cost is quite high."

"We find the pricing to be favorable due to the educational sector we belong to."

"The deal with the seller was acceptable; the pricing is reasonable."

"They give us a good price for CVO licenses. It is one of the reasons that we went with the product."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

11%

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	53

Questions from the Community

How does AvePoint Cloud Backup compare with Veeam Backup for Office 365?

AvePoint Cloud Backup for MS Office 365 is a SaaS backup whose features include secure storage and unlimited and automated backups. The storage is saved in AvePoint’s Azure storage or it can also b...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AvePoint Cloud Backup?

When I deal with enterprises, good pricing is achieved. However, pricing becomes less favorable for smaller companies. Offering a package plan for multiple small clients would be beneficial.

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What needs improvement with AvePoint Cloud Backup?

For me, it is very difficult to say how AvePoint Cloud Backup can be improved because I am not working on those implementation projects. I work more within the sales process and not that much into ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is actually quite reasonable in price compared to other native cloud storage options. For example, a customer using 100 TB of AWS storage would not benefit from deduplica...

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What needs improvement with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

It would be nice to see technology supporting the Elastic Fabric Adapter on Amazon AWS, therefore getting RDMA technology for more low-latency connections.

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What is your primary use case for NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

I use NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP mostly in customer companies.

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Also Known As

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ONTAP Cloud, CVO, NetApp CVO

Overview

AvePoint Cloud Backup provides secure and effective backup solutions for Office 365, supporting platforms like SharePoint and Teams. It offers comprehensive data protection with easy management and seamless integration.

AvePoint Cloud Backup stands out for its ability to backup and restore data across Office 365 environments, including SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange, and Teams. Users benefit from automated daily backups, high security standards, and immutability features. Designed to support seamless data migration from on-premises systems to cloud solutions, it also aids in internal IT operations for Microsoft 365, Dynamics, Salesforce, Google Workspace, and Azure workloads. The platform supports granular restoration objectives with Immutable Storage, offering versatile and secure data recovery.

What are the key features of AvePoint Cloud Backup?

Email and SharePoint backup: Comprehensive backup options for crucial data.
Secure data policies: Ensures data remains protected and compliant.
Granular restore capabilities: Precise restoration options per user needs.
Immutable Storage: Protects data from alteration and deletion.
SaaS integration: Seamless use with cloud-based applications.

What are the benefits and ROI provided by AvePoint Cloud Backup?

Strong backup and recovery: Reliable data safeguarding and retrieval.
Easy restore options: Simplified process for data recovery.
Compliance assurance: Aligns with industry standards for data integrity.
Deployment simplicity: Facilitates easy setup and management.

In industries like finance and healthcare, AvePoint Cloud Backup enables secure and compliant handling of sensitive data, crucial for meeting regulatory requirements. Manufacturing and retail sectors use it for ensuring seamless data transitions, enhancing efficiency in managing Office 365 environments.

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NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is an efficient storage management solution for managing and storing data in the cloud. It offers seamless integration with cloud providers, advanced data replication capabilities, and high data protection. With reliable performance, it is ideal for industries like healthcare and finance.

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Sample Customers

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