NetApp Disaster Recovery review
A focused DR service for NetApp storage estates protecting VMware and Kubernetes workloads.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
NetApp Disaster Recovery is a SaaS service in the NetApp Console for replicating and recovering workloads between on-premises and cloud environments. It is designed for teams managing NetApp ONTAP storage estates that need disaster recovery for VMware virtual machines or Kubernetes clusters. The service uses ONTAP SnapMirror and organizes protection through replication plans and resource groups. Recovery capabilities include failover to a DR site, failback to the original site, migration, ordered VM startup, and scheduled replication and snapshot retention.
The published plans offer a 30-day Free Trial, followed by Pay-As-You-Go billing through a marketplace, metered on used capacity on the source volume. A 12 Month Subscription and a 36 Month Subscription are available BYOL or through a marketplace. The listed starting price is 0.034, while actual billing is measured in TiB per hour. The paid tiers provide the commercial access model rather than separate feature lists, so buyers should evaluate expected protected capacity and contract preference when choosing between metered usage and subscription terms.
Platform fit is the main decision point. Recovery targets include VMware Cloud on AWS, Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, other on-premises VMware environments, and additional VMware cloud targets. FlexClone-based test failovers allow recovery procedures to be exercised without disrupting production, while application-consistent snapshots support specified Oracle and SQL Server configurations. Documentation also describes Kubernetes replication plans. NetApp Disaster Recovery suits organizations already aligned with ONTAP and VMware recovery workflows; teams seeking broad workload coverage beyond VMware and Kubernetes should consider a different product.
NetApp Disaster Recovery pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Failover, failback, migration, and boot-order-based VM recovery
- Non-disruptive test failover with FlexClone volumes
- Application-consistent snapshots for supported Oracle and SQL Server configurations
- Where it doesn't
- Workload support centers on VMware VMs and Kubernetes clusters
- Paid service with no free plan after the 30-day trial
- Pricing is metered by used source-volume capacity
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