NetApp overhauls tiering pricing with free on-prem and new cloud tiers
What happened
Between the Apr 20, 2026 and Apr 27, 2026 captures of NetApp's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Tiering service pricing completely restructured: old model (Free Trial 30 days, Pay-As-You-Go $0.05/GB/mo, 12M $0.04, 36M $0.033) replaced with Tier to NetApp (free for ONTAP S3/StorageGRID) and Tier to Cloud (Yearly $0.469/GB/year or Perpetual $1.152/GB). Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jun 29, 2026) lists Backup and Recovery - 36 Month Subscription at $0.03, Tiering - 36 Month Subscription at $0.03, Disaster Recovery - 12 Month Subscription at $0.03, Disaster Recovery - 36 Month Subscription at $0.03 and Backup and Recovery - 12 Month Subscription at $0.04.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for NetApp. NetApp has been tracked since 2026-02-20.
In the same window IBM, PDQ, Kinsta and Hostinger also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · PackagingPackage change
Tiering service pricing completely restructured: old model (Free Trial 30 days, Pay-As-You-Go $0.05/GB/mo, 12M $0.04, 36M $0.033) replaced with Tier to NetApp (free for ONTAP S3/StorageGRID) and Tier to Cloud (Yearly $0.469/GB/year or Perpetual $1.152/GB).
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Packaging | Tiering service pricing completely restructured: old model (Free Trial 30 days, Pay-As-You-Go $0.05/GB/mo, 12M $0.04, 36M $0.033) replaced with Tier to NetApp (free for ONTAP S3/StorageGRID) and Tier to Cloud (Yearly $0.469/GB/year or Perpetual $1.152/GB). | Package change | |
Values as written on NetApp's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of NetApp's pricing page (www.netapp.com) from Apr 20, 2026 and Apr 27, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page.
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NetApp, pricing history
Full history- Jul 3, 2026packagingNetApp: Tiering pricing restructured to yearly/perpetual license model
- Apr 27, 2026packagingNetApp overhauls tiering pricing with free on-prem and new cloud tiers · this change
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- IBMApr 22IBM Maas360 ends 30% promo, restores full device prices from $4.24 to $9.54
- IBMJul 3IBM Maas360: 30% first-year promotional discount removed
- PDQOct 26PDQ drops "Connect" from plan names; prices hold at $12/$18/$28
- KinstaOct 26Kinsta narrows Enterprise custom agreement terms to select plans
- HostingerOct 26Hostinger Black Friday cuts Premium to $2.49/mo, doubles AI credits
Questions about this change
Did NetApp raise prices in April 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 20, 2026 and Apr 27, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change.
What changed on NetApp's pricing page between Apr 20, 2026 and Apr 27, 2026?
Tiering service pricing completely restructured: old model (Free Trial 30 days, Pay-As-You-Go $0.05/GB/mo, 12M $0.04, 36M $0.033) replaced with Tier to NetApp (free for ONTAP S3/StorageGRID) and Tier to Cloud (Yearly $0.469/GB/year or Perpetual $1.152/GB). Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 20, 2026 and Apr 27, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does NetApp change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for NetApp in the 90 days before this one; NetApp has been tracked since 2026-02-20.