AWS Application Migration Service vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP comparison

AWS Application Migration Service vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Application Migration S...

Ranking in Cloud Migration

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Ranking in Cloud Migration

3rd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Storage (8th), Cloud Backup (28th), Public Cloud Storage Services (11th), Cloud Software Defined Storage (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Cloud Migration category, the mindshare of AWS Application Migration Service is 3.9%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is 5.9%, down from 12.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Migration Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP	5.9%
AWS Application Migration Service	3.9%
Other	90.2%

Cloud Migration

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Terence Dube

AWS Cloud Engineer at Standard Telephones and Cables

Automation has simplified migrations and now needs to address complex legacy compatibility

The features I like the most about AWS Application Migration Service is its ease of use. That's the main thing. It's ease of use, and they have a detailed walkthrough, especially depending on different operating systems. The automation capabilities of AWS actually eliminate the long time and input that I have to put into migration. These days, I just run the agent, and then the agent does the job. All I have to do is actually look at the current migration status on the AWS dashboard. When it's done, I then do a quick switch over to the cloud. The key thing I really love is the simple moving of files from on-prem to the cloud.

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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

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Pros

"The features I like the most about AWS Application Migration Service is its ease of use, and they have a detailed walkthrough, especially depending on different operating systems, while the automation capabilities eliminate the long time and input that I have to put into migration."

"The product is reasonably priced."

"CloudEndure is a product that I recommend to my customers because it's very easy to implement, configure, and use."

"The installation process and configuration processes are very straightforward, and in terms of maintenance, it's pretty easy as one person can handle it."

"The most valuable feature is the live, block-to-block replication."

"The CloudEndure feature is most valuable because it is user friendly and very simple."

"AWS Application Migration Service allows us to perform migrations with minimal downtime, which is crucial for our operations."

"Live Migration's best feature is that it's free."

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"The solution’s Snapshot copies and thin clones in terms of operational recovery are good. Snapshot copies are pretty much the write-in time data backups. Obviously, critical data is snapshotted a lot more frequently, and even clients and end users find it easier to restore whatever they need if it's file-based, statical, etc."

"NetApp's Cloud Manager automation capabilities are very good because it's REST-API-driven, so we can completely automate everything. It has a good overview if you want to just have a look into your environment as well."

"CVO provides all the functionality any customer would need on cloud; it's a single solution that covers everything."

"The good thing about NetApp is the features that are available on the cloud are also available on-premises."

"So a lot of these licenses are at the rate that is required for capacity. So they're they're able to reduce the license consumption and also the consumption of the underlying cloud storage."

"CVO gives us the ability to access data as quickly as possible, which is critical because of the mission set we handle. Some things cannot wait. For example, we tried having the data in the cloud itself, but it took too long for us to retrieve it from cold or deep storage. If we have it ONTAP or on-prem, it's so much easier to pull it within minutes."

"My advice would be to go for it; it is a great product and a great piece of software, and NetApp is cutting edge when it comes to software in the cloud."

"In terms of administration, the portal which provides the dashboard view is an excellent tool for operations. It gives you volume divisions, usage rates, which division is using how much data, and more. The operations portal is fantastic for the support team."

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Cons

"One drawback to using CloudEndure is that the default is to give one small, lightweight server, which is created in the cloud."

"There are some features in the Migration Factory that could be integrated directly into AWS Application Migration Service."

"I think it is important to have more logs, and more details would be great because we have just logged on the client's side, but there weren't many details on the cloud."

"However, I give it a six mainly due to the compatibility issues with legacy systems, which is an individual problem I am currently facing."

"I do not see any improvements required for the CloudEndure."

"The schema conversion is not included in the document management services itself. Complex formations require additional steps."

"Live Migration has some issues with target setups."

"We would like to have a disaster recovery feature included in this solution."

"From what I've seen with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, the delivered performance doesn't match the performance that I select; it's about half."

"The solution could be better when we're connecting to our S3 side of the house. Right now, it doesn't see it, and I'm not sure why."

"The support is good in general but the initial, frontline support could be improved."

"The automated deployment was a bit complex using the public APIs. When we had to deploy Cloud Volumes ONTAP on a regular basis using automation, It could be a bit of a challenge."

"The solution is not stable when using single nodes. This is a problem. NetApp should work on this solution to make it more stable with HA nodes and resolve this issue."

"I'm very happy with the solution, the only thing that needs improvement is the web services API. It could be a little bit more straightforward. That's my only issue with it. It can get pretty complex."

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

"It's limited. We're trying to figure out better methods as we need to scale out more."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Live Migration's price is good."

"For me, the price of the tool is cheap and very good. It is flexible pricing since you pay just for what you use."

"It is expensive. There are no costs in addition to their standard licensing fees."

"The standard pricing is online. Pricing depends. If you're using the PayGo model, then it's just the normal costs on the Microsoft page. If you're using Bring Your Own License, which is what we're doing, then you get with your sales contact at NetApp and start figuring out what price is the best, in the end, for your company."

"They allow a special price if you are working closely with them. Since we have a lot of NetApp systems, we got some kind of discount. That's something they do for other customers, not just for us. The price was fair. In addition to the licensing fees, you're paying Amazon for your usage..."

"The cost is quite high."

"The AWS consumer-based pricing model makes it easy for developers to use their credit cards to spin up virtual servers immediately."

"I know the licensing is a bit on the high-end. That's when we had to downsize our MetroCluster disks and just migrate to disks that were half used. We migrated into those just to reduce maintenance costs."

"They have a very good price which keeps our customers happy."

"It is not a cheap solution because we need to pay for the license and pay for Azure resources as well."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

Marketing Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Healthcare 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	2
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	4

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

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with CloudEndure Live Migration?

I've never really looked at AWS Application Migration Service in a way of improving. There's always room for improvement, but I think we can improve the automation. It's already automated, but some...

What is your primary use case for CloudEndure Live Migration?

I use AWS Application Migration Service to install application servers.

What advice do you have for others considering CloudEndure Live Migration?

The main challenge I faced during migration was actually doing the migration itself. At first, I had to find a way to move or replicate the information to the cloud, which was way too manual. I thi...

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...

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.

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

CloudEndure Live Migration

ONTAP Cloud, CVO, NetApp CVO

Overview

AWS Application Migration Service offers a streamlined approach for moving workloads to the cloud by providing live migration capabilities with minimal downtime. Its user-friendly design and seamless integration with AWS services enable efficient transitions while supporting diverse workloads and database migrations.

AWS Application Migration Service is valued for its simplicity and cost-effectiveness, offering live block-to-block replication to ensure data reliability. It assists in converting schemas to support database migrations and allows phased migrations with ease. Users benefit from its scalability and the ability to handle large-scale server transfers and application migrations, such as SAP and Salesforce, alongside supporting multi-region replication for distributed architectures and analytics. The service integrates well with AWS tools, simplifying cloud transitions and providing robust support for disaster recovery and cloud-to-cloud migrations.

What are the most important features of AWS Application Migration Service?

Live Migration: Enables continuous data replication with minimal downtime.
Database Migration Support: Converts schemas for smooth database transitions.
Scalability: Handles a wide range of applications and large-scale transfers.
Integration with AWS: Seamless connection with AWS services for streamlined operations.

What benefits do reviews highlight?

User-Friendliness: Simplified processes helpful for all users.
Cost-Effectiveness: Reasonable pricing structure with optimized usage cases.
Data Reliability: Block-to-block replication ensures high data integrity.
Scalability: Supports diverse workloads and large-scale migrations.

Industries utilizing AWS Application Migration Service benefit from its ability to migrate data from on-premises setups to the cloud, facilitating the movement of heavy-duty applications like SAP and Salesforce. Its support for multi-region replication aids businesses in setting up distributed architectures, while its compatibility with analytics platforms like Redshift and S3 ensures efficient data handling and integration for broader business intelligence needs.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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.

NetApp

Sample Customers

Agio, Cloud Nation, Limelight Networks

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AWS Application Migration Service vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP