# Why Customers Switch from NetApp to Cloudian

## **Five Ways Cloudian Beats NetApp StorageGRID**

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[Open in a new window](https://data.cloudian.com/l/677273/2019-01-23/4v6)### **Cloudian object storage offers features and interoperability you don’t get with NetApp StorageGRID.**

|  | **Cloudian** | **NetApp StorageGRID** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **1. CONFIGURATIONS** Appliance or software? | Your choice of pre-configured appliances or software-defined-storage. Pick the deployment model that meets your needs. | Limited storage density per chassis on the hardware side and difficult to configure software node requirements. |
| **2. COST OF ENTRY** How much to get started? | Start with just three low-cost nodes and grow without disruption. | NetApp StorageGRID requires more and larger configurations. |
| **3. S3 COMPATIBILITY** Cloud-ready? | Cloudian offers the highest interoperability. with a 100% native S3 API architecture that is guaranteed to work with your S3-enabled applications. | NetApp StorageGRID is based on obsolete SNIA standards with limited S3 compatibility. |
| **4. ENTERPRISE-READINESS** Multi-tenancy and QoS? | Cloudian makes shared storage easy. Multi-tenancy lets you create unique namespaces for specific users. QoS controls let you guarantee bandwidth to specific users and applications. | NetApp StorageGRID does not support the true global namespace nor true multi-tenant capabilities. |
| **5. SECURITY** Data protection? | Cloudian lets you configure different data protection levels for different data types, within a single cluster. Set the level that each type of user needs. Security includes key federal and regulatory certifications. | NetApp StorageGRID does not support AWS S3 ObjectLock APIs for WORM nor key government level certifications. |