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NetApp E-Series pros and cons

Vendor: NetApp
4.3 out of 5

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PROS

Customers choose E-Series for cost-effective backup storage.
Customers are satisfied with performance.
E-Series offers easy usability.
Overall experience has been positive.
Snapshot feature is unique to E-Series and highly regarded.

CONS

NetApp should add more production lines to the E series to enable more flexible solutions.
NetApp must enhance business continuity to remain competitive with other vendors.
More training courses should be provided by NetApp.
Failures in active-active NAS4 have resulted in critical system losses, occurring at least twice yearly.
Transitioning from first to second-level support in NetApp takes a minimum of two hours.
 

NetApp E-Series Pros review quotes

Mir Gulzar Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Synergy Computers
Nov 6, 2023
Customers go for the E Series if they need backup storage because it is cheap.
Arnaud Salmon - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Engineer at SFR
Oct 18, 2023
My customers are satisfied with the performance.
Atilla Celiloglu - PeerSpot reviewer
Broadcast Technology Director at tv8
Feb 13, 2024
The product is easy to use.
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RV
Data Systems Principal & Advisor at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Aug 13, 2025
The overall experience has been positive.
MB
IT-Techniker at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Sep 23, 2025
The Snapshot feature is actually widely used; it is a feature that only NetApp E-Series has and it is quite good.
Mir Gulzar Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Synergy Computers
Dec 4, 2025
If we select the best use case for NetApp E-Series based on its intended purpose, I would rate it a ten.
 

NetApp E-Series Cons review quotes

Mir Gulzar Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Synergy Computers
Nov 6, 2023
NetApp should add more production lines to the E series so we can make flexible solutions more easily.
Arnaud Salmon - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Engineer at SFR
Oct 18, 2023
Though the performance is there, if NetApp wants to be competitive with the others, it must improve their business continuity.
Atilla Celiloglu - PeerSpot reviewer
Broadcast Technology Director at tv8
Feb 13, 2024
The solution must provide more training courses.
Learn what your peers think about NetApp E-Series. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: January 2026.
881,082 professionals have used our research since 2012.
RV
Data Systems Principal & Advisor at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Aug 13, 2025
With NetApp E-Series, when we are running active-active NAS4, sometimes due to either an issue or a bug, we experience failures. At least twice yearly, we have seen this issue. When it occurs, we lose critical systems such as MQ.
MB
IT-Techniker at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Sep 23, 2025
Getting through first level to second level takes two hours minimum.
Mir Gulzar Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Synergy Computers
Dec 4, 2025
Regarding error handling in NetApp E-Series, because it is a cost-effective but not an intelligent storage solution, the error handling is not sufficient.