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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ANetApp SnapCenter software is presented by the vendor as a simple, unified platform for application-consistent data protection and clone management. They state the software simplifies backup, restore, and clone lifecycle management with application-integrated workflows. Leveraging storage-based data management, SnapCenter is offered to enable increased performance and availability and reduced testing and development times.N/A

    SolarWinds Task Factory

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AAccording to the vendor, SolarWinds Task Factory saves time managing tedious ELT/ETL tasks with high-performing SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) components that can be used within the Visual Studio environment to connect to nearly any data source. Task Factory’s components and tasks have been optimized to ensure fast performance of data-centric applications, and the user can run Task Factory…N/A
    Pricing
    NetApp SnapCenter Backup ManagementSolarWinds Task Factory
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Task Factory
    1,245 (annual subscription license)
    per server
    Task Factory Azure Data Factory
    1,495 (annual subscription license)
    per ADF node
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NetApp SnapCenter Backup ManagementSolarWinds Task Factory
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    NetApp SnapCenter Backup ManagementSolarWinds Task Factory
    Database Development
    Comparison of Database Development features of NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management and SolarWinds Task Factory
    Feature
    NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    16% above category average
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    -
    Ratings
    Version control tools10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Test data generation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance optimization tools10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Schema maintenance10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database change management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database Administration
    Comparison of Database Administration features of NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management and SolarWinds Task Factory
    Feature
    NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    -
    Ratings
    User management7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database security9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database status reporting9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management and SolarWinds Task Factory
    Feature
    NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    -
    Ratings
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    9.4
    40 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Connect to traditional data sources00 Ratings9.440 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management and SolarWinds Task Factory
    Feature
    NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    -
    Ratings
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    9.2
    39 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Simple transformations00 Ratings8.739 Ratings
    Complex transformations00 Ratings9.635 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management and SolarWinds Task Factory
    Feature
    NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    -
    Ratings
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    9.4
    3 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Integration with data quality tools00 Ratings9.22 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools00 Ratings9.63 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    NetApp SnapCenter Backup ManagementSolarWinds Task Factory
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.1
    (40 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NetApp SnapCenter Backup ManagementSolarWinds Task Factory
    Likelihood to Recommend
    NetApp
    It's great to test and develop new applications. Terrific to identify new and discover networks. Excellent with cost tracking and asset management. Intuitive user interface.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    Since I started working with this great tool all data analysis programs have been running effectively. Implementation of projects and tasks have been effective and reliable. Data collected from each department gives us working plan on better management of various programs. The Dimension Merge SCD Transform helps us to load large volumes of data within a short period of time.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    NetApp
    • VM backup via volume NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management
    • It can be used in DB aware backup
    • Provide quick data restoration
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    SolarWinds
    • The single most beneficial component to Task Factory is the Upsert component. If you're familiar with writing MERGE statements in T-SQL, you'll appreciate the Upsert component. Drag the component into your Data Flow and a few clicks later you have a MERGE without the code complexities.
    • Where some native SSIS components leave you wanting more, Task Factory extends on many of these components as well as support for data sources not native to SSIS components.
    • The number of extra components that come in the Task Factory tool kit will expand your tool belt to do just about anything you need or want to accomplish in SSIS.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    NetApp
    • integration with other backup solutions
    • ease of management
    • The interface needs to be improved
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    • It was built by Pragmatic Works who sold it to SentryOne and now Solar Winds, concerned about future support. SolarWinds is discontinuing support for related products such as BiXpress.
    • Had issues with connecting to certain versions of SQL Server - would fail when deploying one package - had to deploy the entire solutions.
    • Occasional random failures observed with the Filter tranform.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    NetApp
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    Task Factory has become a key product for our use of doing ETL work in SSIS. Their custom SSIS components allow us to work simply on the data engineering side of things. We can ignore the lower level work needed to connect to disparate data sources. This allows us to work faster and provide more value to the business
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    NetApp
    It's faster and more secure with data with high-level security layers.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    Compared to some of the other transformations I have worked with, it really is pretty simple for the type of functionality you get
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    NetApp
    For its efficiency with database backup and recovery.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    Overall, the best vendor we currently have on the data side of the house. No issues, issues are resolved very quickly and upgrades go without any issues.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    NetApp
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    Overall it went smoothly. Had a couple of gotchas with licensing and upgrading but nothing that really stopped us.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    NetApp
    If the size of the VM is somewhere 10TB, the Commvault will take more than 24 hours to take a full file-level backup. At the same time, NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management will take a few seconds
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    ZappySys is an alternative provider that we tested. However, we found the ease of use, set up and installation to be much simplier and quicker using Task Factory. ZappySys has a number of the same connectors but are more difficult to setup and the GUI is not as intuitive and simple to use.
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    NetApp
    It's done a magnificent job with failover and repair of the database.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    NetApp
    • Not calculated anything yet
    • Saves of engineer effort
    • The solution saves our time
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    • We were able to support our developers with Task Factory features and reduce the development time by 40%.
    • Recently Task Factory has changed their pricing module and it seems to be pretty costly for our process. Our business team has started to evaluate whether this is worth it going forward.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds Task Factory Screenshots

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