NetApp ONTAP Data Management Software
September 08, 2025

NetApp ONTAP Data Management Software

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with NetApp ONTAP Data Management Software

We use NetApp ONTAP Data Management Software to manage our VMware datastores, CIFS Servers, and iSCSI-connected LUNs on our SQL Servers. We also use OnTAP as a key component of our disaster recovery plan.

Pros

  • Consistent performance improvements with each release
  • Consistent storage efficiency improvements with each release
  • Easy to manage replication / disaster recovery solution

Cons

  • Ever since GUI updates made several years ago, there is reduced functionality in some areas
  • Automation could be made easier
  • The amount of storage we need for the same amount of content has decreased significantly over time due to enormous improvements in efficiency software.
  • The amount of CPU/memory required has decreased as well, which will allow us to replace with a less powerful system.
  • The physical footprint of NetApp equipment has shrunk significantly, using less resources in the datacenter. We've gone from 4 racks of equipment to 1/2 of one rack over the last 15 years.
Functionality is very impressive, practical, and useful. GUI could use several improvements.
I only briefly and minimally used EMC's management tools. I found them outdated and clunky by comparison to NetApp's.

Do you think NetApp ONTAP Data Management Software delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with NetApp ONTAP Data Management Software's feature set?

Yes

Did NetApp ONTAP Data Management Software live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of NetApp ONTAP Data Management Software go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy NetApp ONTAP Data Management Software again?

Yes

If you have a lot of VMs, NetApp ONTAP Data Management Software is amazing as far as both performance and the amount of efficiency savings. No one has complained about performance in over a decade. 5TB volumes frequently hold over 5TB of content. CIFS Server restore capabilities are integrated and fairly intuitive. SQL backups that use iSCSI connected LUNs is very effective.

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