NetApp ONTAP Select

6.6easy start · #15 of 29
in Software-Defined Storage Software

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Free trialyes
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Runs on api, self-hosted.

NetApp ONTAP Select is ranked #15 of 29 in software-defined storage software on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Self-hosted. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered.

NetApp ONTAP Select plans and pricing

All plans

Capacity Tier — Standard, Premium, or Premium XL Not published Production license required · capacity sold per node · minimum 1 TB · perpetual capacity docs.netapp.com · 5 Oct 2026

Capacity Pool — Standard, Premium, or Premium XL Not published Production license required · capacity sold per shared pool · minimum 2 TB · term-based capacity requiring renewal docs.netapp.com · 5 Oct 2026

Compared on software-defined storage software

Free plan: No
Deployment model: on-premises
Storage protocols: NFS, SMB/CIFS, iSCSI, NVMe over TCP, S3
Maximum nodes: 12
Replication: Yes
Kubernetes support: Yes
S3-compatible access: Yes

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The record

Product: ONTAP Select is a software-only version of ONTAP deployed as virtual machines on hypervisor hosts.
Use cases: NetApp positions it for remote and branch offices, edge environments, mobile data centers, and tactical deployments.
Hypervisors: ONTAP Select can run on VMware ESXi or KVM on supported commodity hardware.
Cluster sizing: Clusters can contain 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12 nodes, with up to 400 TB raw capacity per node.
Data protection: Included ONTAP capabilities include Snapshot copies, SnapMirror, SnapRestore, SnapVault, and Storage VM disaster recovery.
Efficiency: Deduplication and compression are supported and licensed by default.
Management and integrations: ONTAP Select uses a separate Linux virtual machine running the Deploy administration utility, and the license page lists Active IQ Unified Manager and optional SnapCenter as management software.
REST API: NetApp provides documentation for using the ONTAP Select REST API.
Encryption: NetApp Volume Encryption is supported in non-restricted countries; the product documentation says hardware-specific ONTAP features are generally unsupported.
Compliance limitation: SnapLock Select includes SnapLock Enterprise, but SnapLock Compliance is not supported for ONTAP Select.
Other licensing limits: FabricPool, MetroCluster SDS, and SnapMirror Cloud require separate licenses.
Trial: An evaluation license is included with Deploy, lasts up to 90 days, and is restricted to evaluation use rather than production.
Downloads and support: Downloading the Deploy utility requires a registered NetApp Support Site account, and NetApp directs users to contact Technical Support for recovery of a lost node.
Founded: 1992

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Software-Defined Storage Software in 2026#15 of 29

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Sources

docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap-select/concept_ots_overview· checked 5 Oct 2026
netapp.com/ontap-data-management-software/select/· checked 5 Oct 2026
docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap-select/· checked 5 Oct 2026
docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap-select/concept_lic_platform· checked 5 Oct 2026
docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap-select/reference_lic_ontap_· checked 5 Oct 2026
docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap-select/concept_lic_evaluati· checked 5 Oct 2026
netapp.com/data-storage/ontap-select/· checked 28 Sept 2026
docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap-select/concept_lic_tiers.ht· checked 5 Oct 2026
docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap-select/concept_lic_pools.ht· checked 5 Oct 2026