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NetApp AltaVault vs StorSimple comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

NetApp AltaVault
Ranking in Cloud Storage Gateways
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (44th), Deduplication Software (10th), Disk Based Backup Systems (6th), Cloud Backup (41st)
StorSimple
Ranking in Cloud Storage Gateways
7th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Cloud Storage Gateways category, the mindshare of NetApp AltaVault is 4.3%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of StorSimple is 6.1%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Storage Gateways Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
NetApp AltaVault4.3%
StorSimple6.1%
Other89.6%
Cloud Storage Gateways
 

Featured Reviews

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Consultant at Tata Consultancy
Positive impacts seen with improved data security and reliable support
I have six months of experience with the product, and as a consultant, the use cases for NetApp AltaVault mainly stand out for me. Regarding the deduplication feature in the product, I am interested in whether clients are using it. There are different integrations available with NetApp AltaVault, such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and I want to understand how they impact data security policies in my case.
it_user687201 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT-Consultant Microsoft Solutions at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The deduplication technology saves time within a disaster recovery case.
The deduplication technology is the most valuable feature. It saves time within a disaster recovery case I hope that the virtual device in the cloud will get more functionality! I have used this solution for five years. The product is very stable. Due to the fact that it is combined with…

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 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."
"Considering the disaster recovery scenarios, I want to assess NetApp AltaVault's ability to minimize the recovery time objective (RTO) and what positive impact I have seen from the product so far."
"It's been very helpful for us in our environment and what we do."
"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."
"AltaVault is very economical; you don't need big expertise to manage this product."
"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, is great."
"Its initial setup is easy."
"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 deduplication technology is the most valuable feature."
"This device has made it possible for us to almost entirely do away with Tape backup."
"This product is easy to use and does all the work in the background for cloud replication and migration."
 

Cons

"More capacity with the basic model of the AltaVault would probably help out."
"It's a good product, but it's becoming outdated and moving to their other primary architecture."
"The initial installation is difficult for my clients who have it on both on-premises and on cloud."
"I would like to see more web support."
"I don't actually use the solution."
"It wasn't as easy as I thought it was going to be. It was actually a complete rebuild, and then migrate the database."
"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."
"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."
"I hope that the virtual device in the cloud will get more functionality!"
"Had a SSD drive go bad in one of our older units. This was replaced under our service plan, but during the rebuild process encountered a bad block in another SSD that it was reading from and downed the device hard."
"I would like more options besides iSCSI."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a rather expensive program."
"In one use case, and we have several, to run for a particular customer, the price is about $375,000 a year."
"It's quite cost-effective."
"The price is a bit high."
"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."
"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

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Manufacturing Company
13%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Performing Arts
8%
Retailer
6%
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Company Size

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Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise10
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Questions from the Community

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

Blach Construction, NASA, Riggs, Counselman, Michaels & Downes, Seminole County Public Schools and Spot Trading
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