NetApp Backup and Recovery Reviews & Product Details

The NetApp Console simplifies the implementation of any backup strategy, including the spectrum of 3-2-1 backup variants, without needing multiple resource managers or specialized personnel. Users can easily define local snapshots and replication schemes or back up to any object store in the cloud or on-premises using an intuitive interface. NetApp's block-level, incremental-forever technology preserves all storage efficiencies, significantly reducing the amount of data that’s replicated and stored. This approach optimizes bandwidth consumption, minimizes the performance impact on production, and makes it easy to meet the SLAs of even the most demanding workloads. Data copies are independent and can’t be modified. Backups are locked and monitored. Alerts are raised if someone attempts to corrupt the data. Backup and Recovery gives users more control over how backups are created without adding overhead and complexity. Users can restore entire volumes, directories, or even single files by using a searchable indexed catalog. Customers pay only for what’s protected, using the lowest-cost storage tiers available.

Seller

NetApp

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NetApp Backup and Recovery Community

Solution Type

All-in-One

Overview by

Ashley Maurier

Value at a Glance

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

23 months

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Average based on 33 real user reviews.

Implementation Time

3 months

Perceived Cost

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NetApp Backup and Recovery Reviews FAQs

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Last updated: Nov 01, 2026

What is NetApp Backup and Recovery, and what problem is it built to solve?

It provides snapshot- and replication-based data protection, helping teams back up and restore data and support disaster recovery. Users also describe using it to retain and recover data without relying as heavily on tape.

What company sizes and industries is NetApp Backup and Recovery the best fit for?

The strongest fit in positive user experience is among enterprise and mid-market organizations, with IT services and financial services among the industries represented most often. These segments point to use in larger, data-intensive environments as well as mid-sized teams.

How long does it take to implement NetApp Backup and Recovery across a team?

The most common reported time to go live is 3–6 months, though implementations also range from under a month to more than a year.

Time to go live	Relative frequency
3–6 months	Most common
Under 1 month	Also frequently reported
1–3 months	Also reported
6–12 months	Less frequently reported
More than 12 months	Occasionally reported

What customer support options does NetApp Backup and Recovery provide, and how do users find the overall support experience?

Support is described as excellent in some experiences, including help from initial engagement through ongoing use. The overall picture is not uniformly positive, so support quality may vary.

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Jignesh S.

Senior Premier Technical Support Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

Originally submitted 5/19/2015

"Reliable, cost effective, easy to administer"

4.5/5

What do you like best about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

Low significant infrastructure and management costs

Meets Security & Compliance Requirements

Reduced backup time & Simplified backup

Minimizes network traffic Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

Online data protection consumes resources, such as disk space, that can otherwise be used for everyday activities.

Online data protection is physically vulnerable. Storage systems and disk shelves are vulnerable to physical catastrophes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mui Chun L.

Sr Infrastructure Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/21/2015

"Reliable storage but speed need to improve"

3.5/5

What do you like best about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

Reliable production. I have been using Netapp for more than 18 years and I have never experience any data corruption. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

Netapp Performance is getting slower compare to competitor. Need to have larger NVRAM to boost performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jimit G.

Sr. Database Administrator

Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

6/11/2015

"Excellent tool. Eases my VLDB backups to seconds"

5/5

What do you like best about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

Snapshot backup can replace the traditional ones. Excellent for VLDBs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

Cannot run multiple threads at a time. Need to compare the backup time of all instances on a node to avoid job failures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/20/2015

"NetApp B/R review"

1.5/5

What do you like best about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

Small sites where NAS appliance is present would utilize it as Backup eliminating the need to deploy another Backup solution. Also uses Volumes snapshot and can snapmirror to Remote sites for DR. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

Very limited and complex process to restore entire Windows Server if the server to crash and need to restore using Backups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

Originally submitted 5/24/2015

"Expert DBA"

3.5/5

What do you like best about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

The snap backup and creating clones on the fly to test the databases is the best thing like about netapp backups Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

SQL snap restore when many we have many mount points and databases is very slow. The GUI is very slow that sometimes the whole system gets struck. We cannot restore a DB backup on a different system unless the original storage is connected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Hardware

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/27/2015

"Netapp Backup and Recovery"

4/5

What do you like best about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

Snapshot technology for backups and its support for other backup products. Specifically plugin for DBs / VMWare etc Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

You need to make sure that space reservation and snapshot cleanup policies for volume are set carefully. Improper setting can take down the volume. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering NetApp Backup and Recovery:

Use these when you are falling short of backup window and very aggressive RPOs and RTOs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetApp Backup and Recovery solving and how is that benefiting you?

Mostly we use Netapp backup technology to meet backup window. These are really useful when you have lots to backup in short time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kevin C.

Strategic Software Account Manager

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/26/2015

"Net App"

2/5

What do you like best about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

The solution has the capability to store a ton of information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

Very difficult to access, sort and/or filter the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Andrew S.

Sr. Storage Administrator

Biotechnology

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

6/8/2015

"Review"

4.5/5

What do you like best about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

Snap mirror and snap vault are two of the more mature and reliable recovery solutions in the storage market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

MetroCluster is still a ways off, but improving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

6/4/2015

"NetApp"

3.5/5

What do you like best about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

Integrated tools. block-level incremental replication. Being SQL Server aware Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

Not enough integration with SQL Server tools. Resources intensive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/8/2015

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Certified NetApp Implementation Engineer"

4/5

What do you like best about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

Perfect for NetApp shelves and recovery is very quick and complete Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetApp Backup and Recovery?

Would like to see more integration with other Storage vendors products Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

23 months

Average Discount

33%

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