Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP vs Alibaba Cloud File Storage NAS

Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP9.4Visit Alibaba Cloud File Storage NAS9.3Visit

Higher score Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP #1 in Cloud File Storage Services 9.4/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit AWS

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Alibaba Cloud File Storage NAS #2 in Cloud File Storage Services 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Alibaba Cloud

• Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP fits best

  AWS multiprotocol enterprise storage

• Alibaba Cloud File Storage NAS fits best

  Broad Alibaba Cloud file storage needs

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Side by side

Feature	Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Alibaba Cloud File Storage NAS 9.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.3
Ranking	#1 in Cloud File Storage Services	#2 in Cloud File Storage Services
Best for	AWS multiprotocol enterprise storage	Broad Alibaba Cloud file storage needs
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not checked yet	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux, Windows
Support	Community, Docs	Docs
Integrations	8 integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP 2/2 · Alibaba Cloud File Storage NAS 2/2
Snapshots	✓	✓
Managed backups	✓	✓
Specs
Supported protocols	NFS, SMB, iSCSI, NVMe-over-TCP	NFSv3, NFSv4.0, SMB 2.1, SMB 3.0
Maximum capacity	Not checked yet	10 TB
Availability zones	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Scaling model	Auto_scaling	Elastic
Our review
Pros	Supports NFS, SMB, iSCSI, and NVMe-over-TCP access Combines snapshots, backups, replication, and file restoration Adds tiering, deduplication, compaction, and FlexClone cloning	NFSv3, NFSv4.0, SMB 2.1, and SMB 3.0 access Elastic capacity with quotas, ACLs, recycle bin, and backups Integrates with ECS, Kubernetes, HPC, Terraform, and APIs
Cons	Usage-based pricing requires separate cost considerations Deployment choices vary between Single-AZ and Multi-AZ Best suited to workloads that need broad protocol support	No free plan is available IA and Archive tiers add separate read and write traffic fees Extreme NAS uses fixed capacity with hourly charging after purchase
Our verdict	Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP is a fully managed cloud storage service for shared file and block storage. It is designed for AWS and on-premises workloads that need access through NFS, SMB, iSCSI, or NVMe-over-TCP. Single-AZ and Multi-AZ… Read the review →	Alibaba Cloud File Storage NAS is a managed distributed file-storage service for Alibaba Cloud compute nodes, containers, high-performance computing workloads, and on-premises applications. It provides shared access through NFS and SMB,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP — where it wins

  • Supports NFS, SMB, iSCSI, and NVMe-over-TCP access
  • Combines snapshots, backups, replication, and file restoration
  • Adds tiering, deduplication, compaction, and FlexClone cloning

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based pricing requires separate cost considerations
  • Deployment choices vary between Single-AZ and Multi-AZ
  • Best suited to workloads that need broad protocol support

• Alibaba Cloud File Storage NAS — where it wins

  • NFSv3, NFSv4.0, SMB 2.1, and SMB 3.0 access
  • Elastic capacity with quotas, ACLs, recycle bin, and backups
  • Integrates with ECS, Kubernetes, HPC, Terraform, and APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • IA and Archive tiers add separate read and write traffic fees
  • Extreme NAS uses fixed capacity with hourly charging after purchase

• Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP9.4/10 · Paid

  A broad AWS storage service for enterprise file and block workloads.

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• Alibaba Cloud File Storage NAS9.3/10 · Paid

  Flexible NFS and SMB file storage for Alibaba Cloud workloads, with usage-based tiers.

  Visit Alibaba CloudFull verdict →