We performed a comparison between Cohesity DataProtect and Veritas Backup Exec based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features of Cohesity DataProtect are SpanFS and the handling of hybrid workloads."
"Its flexibility is the most valuable. Being a cloud version, it has more flexibility, and it allows me to incorporate different workloads and consolidate all the data in one place. It has good high availability, and it is also easy to maintain."
"It works well with backup virtual machines and SQL services we have been using."
"After linking a cloud subscription, like Azure for example (AWS and Google are also supported), you can "spin" a VM onto the cloud from any backup snapshot."
"The most valuable features are the rapid VM restores and the ability to quickly find files and download them directly to my desktop so that I can put them where I need them to be."
"We can run test scripts on production data."
"Cohesity is extremely easy to use and intuitive."
"We are very satisfied with the product as a whole—all the backup functions, the data protection functions. We are very satisfied with those, and the product is very simple to use."
"The product's most valuable feature is scalability."
"The one thing for the last 12 months which has been very good for Veritas was the instance-based license. This means that you're able to license per instance, not only per physical server."
"One of the valuable features is the instant recovery for VMs. It reduces the RTO (Recovery Time Objective) drastically."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It is a good overall suite of products."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use."
"Veritas Backup Exec is fully compatible with different tape libraries."
"Recovery via Active Directory is painless and much easier than the complicated setup procedures of other products."
"A little more documentation on standard faults would help, as new features are being released quite often."
"The one area where we would like to see additional improvements is with reporting. There are very granular reports from each grid. There are also some built-in reports within Helios (SAS Management Console) that offers basic reporting. However, for complex, large-enterprise environments, a more robust reporting engine that supports detailed audit reporting and enhanced ad hoc reports would be welcome."
"There is limited support for legacy systems, which is something that could be improved."
"I like that Cohesity offers the chance to have data on-premises and on the cloud. All the data is automatically sent to the cloud."
"For Oracle DBs, we have observed a few bugs. This can be done better."
"Their UI requires a manual refresh. It doesn't seem like it updates itself sometimes when you're moving from screens or waiting for a change to take effect, so you have to manually refresh."
"Initial setup can be complex if you need to change IP addresses. Hopefully, they improve that in a future release."
"Reporting is one area that isn't as robust as it could be."
"It would be nice to improve the backup acceleration and the fast restoration required."
"A web console would be great because nowadays a lot of products are web-based and you can access the console from various environments. So I would recommend bringing this feature in the next solution."
"Something within the software itself isn't quite right. There may be a bug or glitch. It will work fine for weeks and then all of a sudden it just tanks."
"Veritas Backup Exec could improve the analytics. If there were some more detail in our scan reports it would be beneficial."
"Veritas Backup Exec should improve by having a user portal that customers can use."
"The integration with SaaS applications like Office 365 needs to be improved."
"Veritas Backup Exec's support services could be faster."
"The scalability could be improved even though the solution is targeted to small customers."
Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 8th in Backup and Recovery with 67 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Veritas System Recovery. See our Cohesity DataProtect vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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