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Attribute Ratings
- NetApp FAS series is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
- Ubuntu Linux is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend

7.7
NetApp FAS series
77%
15 Ratings
9.1
Ubuntu Linux
91%
42 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

NetApp FAS series
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
Ubuntu Linux
100%
1 Rating
Usability

8.0
NetApp FAS series
80%
1 Rating
Ubuntu Linux
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating

9.8
NetApp FAS series
98%
5 Ratings
8.8
Ubuntu Linux
88%
11 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
NetApp FAS series
It is very easy to use with NFS. Creating new volumes and mounting to servers such as ESXi or Linux is a breeze. It does also support CIFS but it is far less intuitive and requires much more effort. Replicated data is also very simple and robust in the form of SnapVaults or SnapMirrors. This data is either immediately or periodically replicated to a peer FAS in the cluster for retention.
Virtualization Administrator
University of Maine SystemEducation Management, 10,001+ employees
Ubuntu Linux
If somebody whishes to be an IT professional, learning the basics of Linux is amust. Ubuntu [Linux] is one of the most beginner-friendly, widely supported, easy-to-use-relative-to-the-fact-that-its-still-linux OS on the market. As somebody who learned the basics of UNIX/LINUX on Ubuntu, it was a very good experience. It is customizable, has a lot of improvements over the years, and live up to be a viable alternative to any modern OS in 2021 as well.
Software Developer
Webvalto Ltd.Banking, 51-200 employees
Pros
NetApp FAS series
- The selling point for NetApp FAS is the application and data protection integration capabilities they provide.
- We have been able to use NetApp FAS in a variety of use cases with a standard set of management tools.
- NetApp FAS has evolved over the years from just NAS to also include block protocols. At this time they support almost all industry standard protocols.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Company, 10,001+ employeesUbuntu Linux
- PACKAGE MANAGEMENT. You can update everything - OS installed software, you name it with either a few clicks in a GUI or a single command.
- No bloatware.
- No need for antivirus software.
- Certainly the price is right.
- My 83 year old grandmother has been using it - and because of this I rarely need to provide tech support. But I still visit my grandmother.
- You can choose from a variety of user interfaces or rock it in the terminal.
- Generally speaking, Ubuntu is as polished an OS as any you might pay for.
Support Engineer I
SynoptekInformation Technology & Services, 201-500 employees
Cons
NetApp FAS series
- Deduplication job runs at certain times and creates a large CPU overhead for the system
- Management of a volumes, disk groups, LUNs, etc. is a burden to manage and is not efficient with storage capacity
- Upgrades are complicated and not "non-disruptive"
Lead System Engineer
Azusa Pacific UniversityHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
Ubuntu Linux
- The repository system could be a little better, as some of the software needed is not easily available there.
- Ubuntu sometimes does not play nicely or easily with some modern firmwares.
- Some people report slow responses with newer versions of Ubuntu, although we have not experienced any.
Instructor
Plum Hill ProductionsE-Learning, 5001-10,000 employees
Pricing Details
NetApp FAS series
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Ubuntu Linux
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
NetApp FAS series
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Ubuntu Linux
Ubuntu Linux 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Experience with other Distributions.
Compute Service Support Engineer
Euronet WorldwideInformation Services, 5001-10,000 employees
Usability
NetApp FAS series
NetApp FAS series 8.0
Based on 1 answer
It does have a really nice and easy to use web interface to do pretty much anything you need with it. It was very simple to configure our volumes and luns and connect them to our VMWare environment using the interface. It has options to rename, shrink, grow, and other things with our luns and volumes. It was nice and easy to read graphs to see where you stand on your storage usage at a glance.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Restaurants Company, 10,001+ employeesUbuntu Linux
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
NetApp FAS series
NetApp FAS series 9.8
Based on 5 answers
NetApp support in Brazil is managed by its partners. We know in other countries, such as the US and NO, they have support directly from Netapp. We have a very good NetApp partner working with us since the beginning, on both the implementation and daily support. Very few cases needed to be escalated to NetApp support, most of the cases are handled and satisfyingly closed by the partner.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employeesUbuntu Linux
Ubuntu Linux 8.8
Based on 11 answers
We did not use the managed commercial support, but instead relied on community forums and official documentation. Ubuntu is very well documented across both instructional documentation from the developers themselves as well as informal support forums [ServerFault, YCombinator, Reddit]. It's easy enough to find an answer to any question you may have

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Engineering
Computer Software Company, 11-50 employeesAlternatives Considered
NetApp FAS series
Removing PureStorage, which I consider to be ahead of the rest, NetApp FAS series does its job very well and it is not necessary to pay a lifetime support.
Storage Admin
despegar.comTranslation & Localization, 1001-5000 employees
Ubuntu Linux
Windows 10: Expensive, with more security problems, more difficult to keep updated and less variety of free / open source applications. Its use encourages bad information security practices.OpenSuse Linux: A different distribution at source (Suse Linux), use of rpm packages (with fewer repositories and incompatible with Ubuntu Linux dpkg packages), and whose main objective is to be a "testing ground" for its paid version / professional, SUSE enterprise Linux.
CEO
GISMarxevComputer Software, 1-10 employees
Return on Investment
NetApp FAS series
- The speed of file recovery is the biggest positive impact. Recovering from a ransomware attack in minutes is something you can certainly brag about.
- Integration with products like Exchange and SQL can certainly speed up normal day to day processes. Not just in backup recovery situations either.
- Redundant paths make migrations and updates very easy with no downtime.

Verified User
Technician in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 201-500 employeesUbuntu Linux
- Systems administration with Ubuntu is easy with little deep knowledge about it. Docs and community publications are great resources for any task you need to perform on any Ubuntu server and the organization can save several salaries of specialized sys admins in favor of more active roles.
- Having been an Ubuntu user for many years personally, setting up new Ubuntu servers on my organization came with zero cost for me. I just deployed one instance from my hosting/cloud provider and started working right after it was running, no need to ask support or hire new staff for these tasks.
- Replacing paid options with Ubuntu have also saved thousands of dollars on Windows Server licenses. I've migrated Windows/SQL Server based systems to Ubuntu/MySQL/PostgreSQL several times during my career and saved about USD 5000/year in licenses to many of them.
Director of Technology
Global Brigades, Inc.Philanthropy, 51-200 employees