IBM Cloud Block Storage vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

IBM Cloud Block Storage

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
IBM Cloud Block Storage	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	IBM offers their Block Storage service via IBM Cloud, allowing users to deploy and customize flash-backed iSCSI block storage from 25 GB to 12,000 GB capacity with up to 48,000 IOPS.	N/A
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP	Score 9.1 out of 10	Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)	NetApp's Cloud Volumes ONTAP combines data control with enterprise-class storage features for various use cases, including file shares and block-level storage serving NAS and SAN protocols (NFS, SMB / CIFS, and iSCSI), Disaster Recovery (DR), Backup and Archive, DevOps, Databases (SQL, Oracle, NoSQL), or any other enterprise workload.	$0.64 Hourly

Pricing

IBM Cloud Block Storage

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Editions & Modules

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Explore: $0.64
Hourly
Standard: $1.68
Hourly
Premium: $2.71
Hourly
Bring Your Own License (BYOL): Purchased from NetApp

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
IBM Cloud Block Storage	NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

Optional

No setup fee

Additional Details

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User Ratings
	IBM Cloud Block Storage	NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP
Likelihood to Recommend	9.1 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	IBM Cloud Block Storage	NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP
Likelihood to Recommend	The service in general is great because on the backend. IBM offers experience and knowledge in the use of data center technologies undeniably. I recommend it for almost any situation but particularly for databases and especially large ones. That possibility of adjusting IOPS dynamically to levels that other data centers do not offer makes it unique. I don't recommend using the service if you don't have an infrastructure expert who knows about servers, Linux, and storage because a lot of the configuration and settings require an expert hand. Incentivized Alfonso de la Guarda Reyes CTO (Chief Technical Officer) Read full review	It is well suited to store lower-tier data in the cloud to free up space on primary storage. For our use, it is really only currently viable for things like snapshots and backups. Other organizations may find it useful for secondary-tier archival storage as well. At this point, I don't really trust any cloud solution as primary storage for anything. This may change in the future, but for backups and such, it is a nice option. Incentivized Randy Carpenter Vice President Read full review
Pros	Proficient scaling and system customization, which allows editing. Wide range of system storage, ranging from 25GB to 12000GB. Finally, IBM Cloud Block Storage deploys the most technical and efficient security measures. Incentivized Rita Joy Information Specialist Read full review	Integrates into major Cloud vendors. Integrates with NetApp infrastructure. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	The documentation must be clearer and updated, thinking about each distribution that they offer in the cloud Downtime when IOPS are raised can be less The configuration can be more automated from the same control panel and not have to take it so much to the CLI Incentivized Alfonso de la Guarda Reyes CTO (Chief Technical Officer) Read full review	Tighter integration with third-party (non-storage) monitoring tools CMDB classifications break down when integrating with ServiceNow Migrating storage workloads from one cloud service provider to another Incentivized Gary Slebrch Director of Enterprise IT Read full review
Support Rating	No answers on this topic	Haven't had to use it. Incentivized Randy Carpenter Vice President Read full review
Alternatives Considered	IBM Cloud Block Storage is extensively affordable when compared with the competing applications. Further, IBM Cloud Block Storage works in different operating systems, hence, it is never discriminatory. Again, IBM Cloud Block Storage creates a proper way of integrating with other applications, more so for database control and management. IBM Cloud Block Storage is clear, through its operational charter. Incentivized Jude Nickson ICT Manager Read full review	ScienceLogic SL1 and SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM) were the closest competitors to meeting our business objectives. Tivoli Storage Manager was not able to meet the initial requirements. There was a significant overlap of capabilities between ScienceLogic SL1, SolarWinds SRM, and NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP. The latter provided a more positive and cohesive experience for our administrators and executives. Incentivized Gary Slebrch Director of Enterprise IT Read full review
Return on Investment	Cloud data access and easy Cloud data analytics creation platform. Visualization and Cloud data storage solution. Secure and smooth Cloud data transfer. Incentivized Diana Dumpsey PPC Manager Read full review	Increased costs at lower data volumes but better pricing by 20% over 10Tb Easier to manage storage volumes with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP Better performance with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP Incentivized Bill Floyd CIO/CTO Read full review
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