💾 NetApp AFF A30 vs A70 vs A1K

AI-powered analysis across 3 matched specifications

AFF A30

NetApp

Overall Score

Strong fit for environments that have an existing investment in or skills bench for this vendor's ecosystem.

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AFF A70

NetApp

Overall Score

Strong fit for environments that have an existing investment in or skills bench for this vendor's ecosystem.

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AFF A1K

NetApp

Overall Score

Strong fit for environments that have an existing investment in or skills bench for this vendor's ecosystem.

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Performance Overview

Scores based on quantifiable specification values (1-10 scale)

AFF A30

AFF A70

AFF A1K

Performance

AFF A30

7.5

AFF A70

7.5

AFF A1K

7.5

Capacity

AFF A30

7.5

AFF A70

7.5

AFF A1K

7.5

Data Services

AFF A30

7.5

AFF A70

7.5

AFF A1K

7.5

Data Reduction

AFF A30

7.5

AFF A70

7.5

AFF A1K

7.5

Ecosystem

AFF A30

7.5

AFF A70

7.5

AFF A1K

7.5

Detailed Specifications

Specification	AFF A30 NetApp	AFF A70 NetApp	AFF A1K NetApp
At a Glance
Brand & Model	NetApp AFF A30	NetApp AFF A70	NetApp AFF A1K
Tagline	Entry all-flash unified storage — NVMe performance, ONTAP intelligence, at accessible scale	Midrange all-flash power — 330 PB effective scale, NVMe/RDMA, and NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD ready	NetApp\
Highlights
Key Features	2U chassis, 24 internal NVMe SSD slots, 2-controller HA pair · Up to 4.0 PB raw capacity per HA pair; 18.8 PB effective (5:1 NAS) · Up to 6-node scale-out cluster; 128 GB controller memory · NVMe/FC and NVMe/TCP, FC, iSCSI, NFS v3/v4, SMB/CIFS, S3	4U chassis, 48 internal NVMe SSD slots, 256 GB controller memory · Up to 6.6 PB raw per HA pair; 330 PB effective at 24-node scale · 24-node scale-out cluster for NAS; 6-node for SAN workloads · NVMe/FC, NVMe/TCP, NFSv3/RDMA, NFSv4/RDMA — lowest latency protocols	Dual 2U chassis HA pair — 2048 GB controller memory (highest in A-Series) · Up to 14.7 PB raw per HA pair; 176.3 PB NAS scale across 24 nodes · 24× 200Gbps Ethernet, 56× 64Gbps NVMe/FC per system · NVMe/FC, NVMe/TCP, NFSv3/RDMA, NFSv4/RDMA — all high-performance protocols

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Expert Analysis

AI-generated based on published specifications

NetApp AFF A30 vs A70 vs A1K — these platforms target similar requirements at this tier. Detailed selection depends on existing vendor estate, support / SLA preferences, and total cost of ownership over the platform lifecycle. Servnet provides vendor-neutral guidance — request a side-by-side scoped quote and we'll model your specific workloads against each option.

AFF A30

Strong fit for environments that have an existing investment in or skills bench for this vendor's ecosystem.

AFF A70

Strong fit for environments that have an existing investment in or skills bench for this vendor's ecosystem.

AFF A1K

Strong fit for environments that have an existing investment in or skills bench for this vendor's ecosystem.

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