Lead Software Automation DevOps Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 10
May 15, 2025
The pricing is high. That said, we received favorable pricing at Intel due to the company's large NetApp ONTAP deployment across different organizations. While we're not in the IT department (we're in a shadow IT team), we benefit from the bulk pricing deals. Despite this, it remains expensive. A significant advantage is that hardware purchases include support for multiple years, eliminating the need for annual support agreement renewals. When considering the included support, technology upgrades, and extensive platform testing, the enterprise-level pricing provides considerable peace of mind.
Senior Visiting Research Specialist | Cloud Engineer at a non-tech company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 10
May 12, 2025
I'm not really familiar with the pricing of NetApp ONTAP. It depends on what the use case is when it comes to maintenance. A lot of times, I have to manage my resources for NetApp ONTAP. It's the use case that determines how much management I have to do.
Support Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 10
Apr 25, 2025
The price could be a little bit cheaper, but you get what you pay for. I would rate it an eight out of ten for pricing because it reflects the quality of the service offered.
Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
Top 10
Apr 24, 2025
At first, it's expensive. Once you start using it, it's not that expensive. When you see all the benefits, it's acceptable. It could always be better, but you get what you pay for.
Regarding pricing, if I am an enterprise, there's something called a license agreement that happens between platinum customers and NetApp ONTAP, where they offer the best pricing. However, as a new enterprise wanting to start with NetApp ONTAP, I might not get all the benefits, and NetApp ONTAP might be losing out on those types of customers.
Programmer Analyst at a university with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Sep 11, 2023
Our pricing with discounts is reasonable, but it may vary for others. If you're paying rack rate, it might be a different situation. But I think with our discount level, the pricing is reasonable.
Regional Sales Manager at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Reseller
Nov 24, 2022
The pricing is okay. I'd rate it three out of five in terms of affordability. It is not a cheap solution. However, it is quite stable and offers good value.
The price is relative. Once the value is appreciated, price is a much simpler issue. In terms of licensing, I feel NetApp ONTAP is a bit pricey compared to other solutions, but it has value, and the total cost of ownership of the NetApp ONTAP system is cheaper than the others. The initial cost might be a bit high, but over a period of time, it's cheaper. I rate the price a six out of ten, with one being expensive and ten being cheap.
Manager - Data Center Services at TTi Power Equipment
Real User
Top 20
May 31, 2022
Netapp is a suite of top-quality enterprise data management solutions, so nothing is inexpensive, but the value they deliver is unparalleled.  ONTAP is the UI for Netapp's storage management operating system, so it shouldn't be viewed as a separate cost item.  It's a bit like asking about the cost of Mac OSX: that's not really the part you're paying for.
Virtual Private Cloud Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Dec 11, 2020
The cost is quite high. They need to work on making it a bit more affordable. We buy the equipment as a one-time purchase and then also purchase five years of support. It's a CapEx model.
The cost of licensing for our company is really not that much. We are a big company but we only use Fibre Channel SAN (Storage Area Network) storage. We don't use the others. So actually we did not need to use all of the licenses. So, the cost is really average for us.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Consultant
Jan 14, 2019
There are two consumption methods: pay as you go and subscription. Pay as you go is purchased directly from your AWS account and is charged either on an hourly basis or annually. It is a little expensive but worth it. Purchasing this solution through AWS Marketplace was secure. We purchased it there because we are AWS customers.
* * We receive the best support for a lower price point. * The price point is very competitive and inexpensive compared to what you receive from other vendors in the market.
With other vendors, we need to buy a separate license for a third-party storage, but with NetApp, you don't need to buy a license, as it will come up with the storage.
Our cost per IOP is three to four dollars, but we have a hybrid solution. Therefore, we have SSD and spinning disk running together. In the past, you didn't have to buy separate products. They were mostly included with the purchase. In the end, it's more expensive to buy it separate than together. If you are going to need it, one package at the beginning is cheaper. I don't like this nickel-and-diming. I like an all in one solution.
It pays to get the Cadillac. That's what we call ours. Don't undersize it. We undersized our first one and ended up having to get rid of it, then buying a new one. We lost money in the process. We should have paid for more than what we needed at the beginning.
System Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Oct 24, 2018
If you start narrowing down NetApp versus price point, then comparing it to the feature set and take away all the bloat that other companies will try to add on, there is no other option. It comes down to just NetApp.
Systems Architect at a aerospace/defense firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Oct 24, 2018
The solution has helped us reduce the overall cost of storage by doing an OPEX agreement with NetApp, we are paying based on utilization. Instead of fronting 30 petabytes worth of storage, we are paying for what we're using.
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The pricing is high. That said, we received favorable pricing at Intel due to the company's large NetApp ONTAP deployment across different organizations. While we're not in the IT department (we're in a shadow IT team), we benefit from the bulk pricing deals. Despite this, it remains expensive. A significant advantage is that hardware purchases include support for multiple years, eliminating the need for annual support agreement renewals. When considering the included support, technology upgrades, and extensive platform testing, the enterprise-level pricing provides considerable peace of mind.
I'm not really familiar with the pricing of NetApp ONTAP. It depends on what the use case is when it comes to maintenance. A lot of times, I have to manage my resources for NetApp ONTAP. It's the use case that determines how much management I have to do.
It is cost-effective for the benefits you get.
The price could be a little bit cheaper, but you get what you pay for. I would rate it an eight out of ten for pricing because it reflects the quality of the service offered.
At first, it's expensive. Once you start using it, it's not that expensive. When you see all the benefits, it's acceptable. It could always be better, but you get what you pay for.
Its pricing is handled by a different department. We buy at the enterprise level, and then the cost is equally distributed.
Regarding pricing, if I am an enterprise, there's something called a license agreement that happens between platinum customers and NetApp ONTAP, where they offer the best pricing. However, as a new enterprise wanting to start with NetApp ONTAP, I might not get all the benefits, and NetApp ONTAP might be losing out on those types of customers.
Pricing is confidential and handled by management, not users.
NetApp provided the features required within our cost limit.
NetApp ONTAP is moderately priced. The tag price is more competitive for the value we get.
The product is a bit expensive. I rate the pricing a five out of ten.
Our pricing with discounts is reasonable, but it may vary for others. If you're paying rack rate, it might be a different situation. But I think with our discount level, the pricing is reasonable.
I rate NetApp ONTAP's pricing a seven out of ten.
NetApp ONTAP is a pricey product, but you pay for what you get. I rate NetApp ONTAP a five out of ten for its pricing.
It's very expensive.
The pricing is okay. I'd rate it three out of five in terms of affordability. It is not a cheap solution. However, it is quite stable and offers good value.
The price is relative. Once the value is appreciated, price is a much simpler issue. In terms of licensing, I feel NetApp ONTAP is a bit pricey compared to other solutions, but it has value, and the total cost of ownership of the NetApp ONTAP system is cheaper than the others. The initial cost might be a bit high, but over a period of time, it's cheaper. I rate the price a six out of ten, with one being expensive and ten being cheap.
Netapp is a suite of top-quality enterprise data management solutions, so nothing is inexpensive, but the value they deliver is unparalleled.  ONTAP is the UI for Netapp's storage management operating system, so it shouldn't be viewed as a separate cost item.  It's a bit like asking about the cost of Mac OSX: that's not really the part you're paying for.
ONTAP is expensive, but most storage systems are now-a-days and everything is included with the license - there are no additional fees.
I feel the licensing prices to be very much on the high side. I do not know how frequently these licenses must be renewed.
The cost is quite high. They need to work on making it a bit more affordable. We buy the equipment as a one-time purchase and then also purchase five years of support. It's a CapEx model.
In order to scale, you do need to purchase add-ons.
The cost of licensing for our company is really not that much. We are a big company but we only use Fibre Channel SAN (Storage Area Network) storage. We don't use the others. So actually we did not need to use all of the licenses. So, the cost is really average for us.
There are two consumption methods: pay as you go and subscription. Pay as you go is purchased directly from your AWS account and is charged either on an hourly basis or annually. It is a little expensive but worth it. Purchasing this solution through AWS Marketplace was secure. We purchased it there because we are AWS customers.
Our FAS9000's do, 150,000 IOPS per head which is less than around one dollar per IOP.
* * We receive the best support for a lower price point. * The price point is very competitive and inexpensive compared to what you receive from other vendors in the market.
We went through a reseller to buy the solution.
We received a super deal for our new machine, so we were happy with the price.
Just buy ONTAP and go for it.
With other vendors, we need to buy a separate license for a third-party storage, but with NetApp, you don't need to buy a license, as it will come up with the storage.
Our cost per IOP is three to four dollars, but we have a hybrid solution. Therefore, we have SSD and spinning disk running together. In the past, you didn't have to buy separate products. They were mostly included with the purchase. In the end, it's more expensive to buy it separate than together. If you are going to need it, one package at the beginning is cheaper. I don't like this nickel-and-diming. I like an all in one solution.
There are specific workloads where some vendors provide better value, but in general, NetApp has done a far better on price than other vendors.
It pays to get the Cadillac. That's what we call ours. Don't undersize it. We undersized our first one and ended up having to get rid of it, then buying a new one. We lost money in the process. We should have paid for more than what we needed at the beginning.
The product costs an arm and leg; it's expensive.
If you start narrowing down NetApp versus price point, then comparing it to the feature set and take away all the bloat that other companies will try to add on, there is no other option. It comes down to just NetApp.
They could reduce the price.
While it is going to cost a lot of money, their technologies is worth it.
The solution has helped us reduce the overall cost of storage by doing an OPEX agreement with NetApp, we are paying based on utilization. Instead of fronting 30 petabytes worth of storage, we are paying for what we're using.