AWS DataSync vs NetApp XCP
AWS DataSync
aws.amazon.comNetApp XCP
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| Figure | AWS DataSync | NetApp XCP |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Storage Migration Software | 7.9 (#6) | 7.6 (#13) |
| Security | DataSync encrypts data in transit and validates transfer integrity; VPC endpoints can keep agent traffic off the public internet. | The XCP binary is code signed, and its Linux security feature allows migrations as a non-root user. |
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In their own words
AWS DataSync
AWS DataSync has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
NetApp XCP
NetApp XCP is client-based software for file migration to NetApp systems and file analytics. It supports NFS and SMB migration and analytics workflows; File Analytics scans shares and presents a dashboard for NFS and SMB file systems, including third-party systems. Migration operations include scan, copy, sync, verify, and resume. By default, verification compares target files and directories, including attributes, access-control lists, and data bytes. Parallel I/O can distribute supported copy operations across multiple Linux hosts. The software is intended for large datasets and high file counts. NFS add-ons include POSIX and HDFS connectors; HDFS connectors are qualified for MapR and Cloudera and support baseline copy only. XCP does not support IPv6 or NFS-to-S3 migration, and baseline copy requires a clean destination. Licenses are available online or offline; online licensing requires internet access. NetApp describes a free one-year license that can be renewed for another year, listed at free. XCP runs on Linux and Windows and is available as self-hosted software.