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NetApp Disaster Recovery
San Jose, California, United States
What it is
NetApp Disaster Recovery is a web-based disaster recovery service for VMware virtual machines and Kubernetes clusters. It coordinates replication, failover, failback, recovery runbooks, and scheduled backups between source and recovery sites. NetApp ONTAP SnapMirror creates application-consistent Snapshot copies that are usable after failover; asynchronous replication can support a recovery point objective as low as five minutes. Frequent nondisruptive failover tests use temporary virtual machines and FlexClone volumes. VMware recovery can target on-premises systems, Google Cloud VMware Engine, or Amazon Elastic VMware Service. Kubernetes recovery supports on-premises NFS, iSCSI, or Fibre Channel, plus on-premises-to-AWS recovery using NFS or iSCSI. Integrations include VMware Cloud on AWS with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP and Google Cloud VMware Engine with Google Cloud NetApp Volumes. The service runs in NetApp Console with a Console agent and secure HTTPS proxy connectivity. Licensing uses protected source-volume capacity.
For and against
For
- Supports VMware and Kubernetes workloads
- Application-consistent Snapshot copies
- Recovery point objective as low as five minutes
- Nondisruptive failover testing
- Secure proxy connectivity over HTTPS
Against
- No free plan
- Web platform only
- Licensing is based on used source capacity
The verdict
NetApp Disaster Recovery combines replication, orchestration, testing, and recovery features for VMware and Kubernetes environments. Its supported cloud targets and capacity-based licensing should be reviewed against your infrastructure.
Who it suits
It suits teams protecting VMware or Kubernetes workloads across on-premises and supported cloud environments. It is also aimed at organizations needing failover testing, runbooks, and application-consistent replication.
Plans and prices
30-day free trial
30 days · unlimited protected capacity
Read 21 Oct 2026 · docs.netapp.com
Free Trial
Unlimited capacity
Read 1 Oct 2026 · netapp.com
36 Month Subscription
36-month term · used capacity on source volume
Read 1 Oct 2026 · netapp.com
12 Month Subscription
12-month term · used capacity on source volume
Read 1 Oct 2026 · netapp.com
Pay-As-You-Go
Used capacity on source volume · actual billing is TiB per hour
Read 1 Oct 2026 · netapp.com
On the record
- API integration
- The documentation says the service uses ONTAP storage APIs to manage storage clusters; the pages reviewed do not identify a public product API or SDK.docs.netapp.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Capacity limit
- When a BYOL deployment exceeds its licensed capacity, service operations are limited until more capacity is licensed or the license is upgraded.docs.netapp.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Cloud integrations
- The service supports VMware Cloud on AWS with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP and Google Cloud VMware Engine using Google Cloud NetApp Volumes.docs.netapp.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Company founding
- NetApp’s LinkedIn profile gives 1992 as the company’s founding year.linkedin.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- NetApp’s LinkedIn profile lists San Jose, California as its headquarters.linkedin.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Company size
- NetApp’s LinkedIn profile lists the company size as 10,001+ employees.linkedin.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Company type
- NetApp’s LinkedIn profile classifies it as a public company.linkedin.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Deployment component
- A Console agent runs in a cloud network or on-premises VMware environment and connects the Console to ONTAP and vCenter resources.docs.netapp.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Deployment limitation
- For VMware Cloud on AWS, the documentation says the service supports single-availability-zone SDDC deployments only.docs.netapp.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Deployment model
- NetApp Disaster Recovery is hosted within the NetApp Console software as a service environment and uses a Console agent in a cloud or on-premises private network.docs.netapp.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Failover and failback
- The service supports on-demand failover to a recovery site and failback to the original site after the incident is resolved.docs.netapp.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Failover testing
- It can run a test recovery in an isolated environment using a FlexClone volume, without disrupting the source VMs.docs.netapp.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Independent listing
- G2 lists NetApp Disaster Recovery in its disaster recovery software category and describes it as a DR-as-a-service product for VMware workloads.g2.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Independent review availability
- G2’s category listing showed no product ratings for NetApp Disaster Recovery, so it provided no product-specific recurring praise or complaints to summarize.g2.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Kubernetes support
- Kubernetes scenarios include on-premises recovery using NFS, iSCSI, or Fibre Channel and recovery from on-premises environments to AWS using NFS or iSCSI.netapp.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- License options
- After its 30-day trial, customers can use marketplace pay-as-you-go subscriptions or a NetApp bring-your-own license.docs.netapp.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Licensing metric
- Disaster Recovery is licensed according to used capacity on protected source ONTAP volumes rather than the number of virtual machines or applications.docs.netapp.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- NetApp Console
- The service is accessed through NetApp Console, which is required for NetApp data services.docs.netapp.com · read 21 Oct 2026
