NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP vs Oracle Cloud Object Storage comparison

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP vs. Oracle Cloud Object Storage

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Categories and Ranking

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services

5th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Migration (1st), Cloud Storage (1st), Cloud Backup (9th), Cloud Software Defined Storage (1st)

Oracle Cloud Object Storage

Ranking in Public Cloud Storage Services

10th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Public Cloud Storage Services category, the mindshare of NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is 6.9%, down from 7.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Cloud Object Storage is 4.0%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Public Cloud Storage Services

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Pramod-Talekar

Sr Service Engineer at Evolent Health

Allows customers to manage SAN and NAS data within a single storage solution

The tool's most valuable features are the SnapLock and SnapMirror features. If something goes wrong with the data, we can restore it. This isn't a mirror; we store data in different locations. If there's an issue on the primary site, we can retrieve data from the secondary site. Multiprotocol support in NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is beneficial because it allows customers to manage SAN and NAS data within a single storage solution. This feature eliminates the need to purchase different types of storage.

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PriyankShrivastava

Sr Quality Engineer at Accenture

A workhorse that enables high availability but support has room for improvement

There is always room for improvement. When a product is marketed, many claims are made, but in reality, it does not always perform as expected. The usability and real-time capabilities could be enhanced. The product can be difficult to use compared to how it is marketed. Technical support also lacks a timely response.

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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

"The Cloud Manager application that's on the NetApp cloud site is easy to use. You can set up and schedule replications from there, so you don't have to go into the ONTAP system. Another feature we've recently started using is the scheduled power off. We started with one client and have been slowly implementing it with others. We can cut costs by not having the VM run all the time. It's only on when it's doing replication, but it powers off after."

"ONTAP is great for helping you migrate on-premise workflows to cloud environments."

"The most valuable features are tiering to S3 and being able to turn it on and off, based on a schedule."

"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."

"Snapshots are one valuable feature within ONTAP, but CVO's appeal is that it acts just like the on-prem solution. It's the same OS, but in the cloud. We can continue to use ONTAP as we did on-premise."

"The most valuable features are that it's reliable, simple, and performs well."

"SnapMirror helps mirror metadata and data volumes between endpoints in a data fabric."

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

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"The most valuable features of the tool are scalability and security."

"One key feature is that you can make buckets private, requiring pre-authentication and using a specific URL for access. Additionally, the buckets are encrypted by default. The flexibility of public or private buckets and how you grant access are vital security features."

"The solution's most valuable features are its speed, unlimited space, and simplicity of use."

"The technical support for the solution was very nice."

"It is stable, requires high availability, and works with large datasets seamlessly."

"We use it mostly in the cloud. It is stable, requires high availability, and works with large datasets seamlessly."

"Oracle Cloud Object Storage is valuable for storing unstructured data, such as text documents and word documents."

Cons

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

"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."

"We have customers that are still using IBM mainframes and that very old SNA architecture from IBM. There are questions about how you interconnect the data on the mainframe side... But I don't know if it's worth it for NetApp to invest in developing products to include mainframes for a few customers."

"Some of the licensing is a little kludgy. We just created an HA environment in Azure and their licensing for SVMs per node is a little kludgy. They're working on it right now."

"In the next release, I would like to see more options on the dashboard."

"They definitely need to stay more on top of security vulnerabilities. Our security team is constantly finding Java vulnerabilities and SQL vulnerabilities. Our security team always wants the latest security update, and it takes a while for NetApp to stay up to speed with that. That would be my biggest complaint."

"The integration wizard requires a bit of streamlining. There are small things that misconfigure or repeat the deployment that will create errors, specifically in Azure."

"Their support and development teams can collaborate better to resolve an issue."

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"The product can be difficult to use compared to how it is marketed. Technical support also lacks a timely response."

"Cost-wise, it is not an affordable tool if you allocate space, and try to use it some other day."

"Oracle Cloud Object Storage needs to have an additional bucket for security."

"Sometimes, there are glitches with applying policies. Even when the policy is correct, it might not work consistently. We need to troubleshoot to see if it's a user error or if the policy itself needs adjustment. It usually works after refreshing, but that inconsistency is a minor complexity."

"The solution should provide more customization and the possibility of doing more manual tasks."

"The usability and real-time capabilities could be enhanced."

"I could not find a load balancer in OCI similar to the support provided by Microsoft Azure and AWS."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For NetApp it's about $20,000 for a single node and $30,000 for the HA."

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

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

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

"Our licensing is based on a yearly subscription. That is an additional cost, but because of the storage efficiencies that the NetApp gives, even with the additional cost of the NetApp license, you still end up saving money versus straight Azure native for storage. It's definitely worth it."

"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."

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

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

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"During the billing cycle, if I use the tool only for a day, I still need to pay you for a month."

"Disaster recovery (DR) can be expensive."

"Oracle Cloud Object Storage might not be that expensive compared to on-premises solutions."

"We have a yearly subscription for the product."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

54%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Retailer

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

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.

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

The solution's pricing is reasonable.

What needs improvement with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

NetApp's support could improve.

What do you like most about Oracle Cloud Object Storage?

The solution's most valuable features are its speed, unlimited space, and simplicity of use.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Cloud Object Storage?

It is an expensive product. We do not use a monthly plan; instead, we opt for a quarterly or semi-annual licensing model, which we negotiate.

What needs improvement with Oracle Cloud Object Storage?

Azure NetApp Files vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Comparisons

Compared 16% of the time

Amazon S3 vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Compared 14% of the time

Red Hat Ceph Storage vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Compared 12% of the time

Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Compared 11% of the time

IBM Spectrum Scale vs NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Compared 2% of the time

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Amazon S3 vs Oracle Cloud Object Storage

Compared 47% of the time

Microsoft Azure Object Storage vs Oracle Cloud Object Storage

Compared 17% of the time

Oracle Database Backup Service vs Oracle Cloud Object Storage

Compared 10% of the time

Google Cloud Storage vs Oracle Cloud Object Storage

Compared 9% of the time

Amazon EFS (Elastic File System) vs Oracle Cloud Object Storage

Compared 7% of the time

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Also Known As

ONTAP Cloud, CVO, NetApp CVO

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Overview

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

Scale with no new hardware - eliminates new capital expenditures, opens up data center space and reduces power and cooling requirements.

Elastic storage - shared infrastructure allows for infinite scalability. Eliminates forecasting and long procurement cycles.

Pay as you go and subscription models - purchase capacity with no commitment or reduce costs with longer-term agreements

Simple to manage industry standard OpenStack and RESTful APIs streamline management integration, freeing resources to accelerate other cloud projects.

Oracle

Sample Customers

1. Accenture 2. Acer 3. Adidas 4. Aetna 5. AIG 6. Apple 7. Bank of America 8. Barclays 9. Bayer 10. Berkshire Hathaway 11. BNP Paribas 12. Cisco 13. Coca-Cola 14. Comcast 15.ConocoPhillips 16. CVS Health 17. Dell 18. Deutsche Bank 19. eBay 20. Eli Lilly 21. FedEx 22. Ford 23. Freescale Semiconductor 24. General Electric 25. Google 26. Honeywell 27. IBM 28. Intel 29. Intuit 30. JPMorgan Chase 31. Kellogg's 32. KeyCorp 33. Liberty Mutual 34. L'Oréal 35. Mastercard

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NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP vs. Oracle Cloud Object Storage