# NetApp ONTAP: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/netapp-ontap

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Enterprise storage systems](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/enterprise-storage-systems/index.md) | 2% | 14 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "For most mid-sized B2B companies, I'd recommend NetApp ONTAP as the primary storage platform for an on-prem + hybrid cloud strategy." (GPT-5.4 mini, Enterprise storage)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named NetApp ONTAP, from 12 of the 15 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- netapp.com: 5 (its own site)
- dell.com: 4
- everpuredata.com: 4
- i.dell.com: 4
- gane.ai/index: 3
- hpe.com: 3
- learn.microsoft.com: 3
- purestorage.com: 3
- research.oz.spotlightar.com: 3
- storagenewsletter.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/enterprise-storage-systems/enterprise: 3
- https://netapp.com/data-storage: 3
- https://purestorage.com/content/dam/pdf/en/buyers-guide/protected/bg-forresters-modern-storage.pdf: 3
- https://research.oz.spotlightar.com/reports/magic-quadrant-primary-storage-platforms-2024/leaders: 3
- https://c4cgroup.co.uk/guides/choosing-enterprise-storage: 2
- https://dcsglobal.com/enterprise-technology-learning-center/storage/buying-guide: 2
- https://dcsglobal.com/topics/storage/storage-buyer-guide: 2
- https://i.dell.com/sites/csdocuments/Shared-Content_data-Sheets_Documents/en/us/Dell_SD_Flash_Storage_Hits_Its_Stride_in_the_Data_Center.pdf: 2

## In its own words

What NetApp ONTAP's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The data storage OS that natively spans hybrid cloud. (https://netapp.com/)
- Certifications: CCPA, Common Criteria, Cyber Essentials, DORA, Cyber Resilience Act, EU Data Act, FIPS 140-3

## What it publishes

Every page netapp.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10000 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 556 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-03-01
- template or tool: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 43 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-03-28
- Recent: 2023-03-28 news or press: Pressing Resume button returns to upgrade initial screen without error https://kb.netapp.com/Legacy/NetApp_HCI/OS/Pressing_Resume_button_returns_to_upgrade_initial_screen_without_error
- Recent: 2022-03-01 comparison: No subject alternative names matching IP address when adding authentication server to AIQUM https://kb.netapp.com/data-mgmt/AIQUM/AIQUM_Kbs/No_subject_alternative_names_matching_IP_address_when_adding_authentication_server_to_AIQUM
- Recent: 2020-06-22 comparison: How to create an alternative user for na root  sp login https://kb.netapp.com/on-prem/ontap/Ontap_OS/OS-KBs/How_to_create_an_alternative_user_for_na_root__sp_login

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.