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Acronis Cyber Protect vs Cohesity DataProtect comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.8
Acronis Cyber Protect improved morale, efficiency, and cost recovery, offering peace of mind and reliable data recovery benefits.
Sentiment score
6.9
Organizations report cost savings, reduced downtime, improved efficiency, and lower costs with Cohesity DataProtect, enhancing threat protection.
Using Cohesity DataProtect is easier to manage, and it simplifies various components into one architecture, reducing the need for extensive human resources to manage backups.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.4
Acronis Cyber Protect support has mixed reviews; technical support is praised for knowledge, but initial responses can be slow.
Sentiment score
8.0
Cohesity DataProtect customer service is praised for fast, knowledgeable support, though occasional time zone delays are noted.
Whenever I have a question, they respond very quickly each time.
The support takes too much time to respond to callbacks.
The support can depend on the region, and for larger customers, I advise having a Technical Account Manager for better assistance.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Acronis Cyber Protect offers scalable growth and flexibility, though some users report issues with specific databases and backup durations.
Sentiment score
7.6
Cohesity DataProtect offers seamless scalability for diverse workloads, excelling in capacity expansion across various data centers.
Acronis Cyber Protect is a scalable product.
Cohesity DataProtect is built on a scale-out architecture, which means it can effectively scale to meet various needs.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Acronis Cyber Protect is generally stable, with minor setup challenges and occasional performance issues during large backups.
Sentiment score
7.7
Cohesity DataProtect is stable and reliable, with strong support, efficient backups, and effective handling of power failures.
The stability of Acronis Cyber Protect is very high.
On the whole, any problems were more related to hardware limitations rather than issues with Cohesity DataProtect itself.
 

Room For Improvement

Acronis Cyber Protect needs UI improvements, better support, enhanced backups, compatibility, and cloud integration to address user concerns.
Cohesity DataProtect needs improvements in recovery, UI, integration, documentation, application support, pricing, security, and update processes.
The Protect environment should automatically secure the last backup screens to prevent any changes, even by an admin.
Acronis Cyber Protect could be more affordable, especially for us in South America.
While there are improvements to be made, such as providing support for older systems like IBM iSeries and tandem systems from HP, the solution overall shifts from older methods to modern practices.
 

Setup Cost

Acronis Cyber Protect offers reasonable pricing and good value, though complex pricing may challenge evaluators, especially for smaller environments.
Cohesity DataProtect provides competitive pricing with bundled services, offering cost-effectiveness despite potentially higher list prices.
I would rate the price as nine out of ten.
 

Valuable Features

Acronis Cyber Protect provides comprehensive backup, security features, and management tools, ensuring data protection across multiple platforms for businesses.
Cohesity DataProtect excels in fast recovery, seamless integration, easy setup, and offers strong data management and ransomware protection.
The NASDAQ level CFS level backup is the feature I find most beneficial for our data protection strategy.
This is beneficial because any backup package stored in the cloud is not free, and if it shrinks well, it allows users to pay less for cloud storage.
The platform is based on a scale-out architecture with each node having compute, RAM, SSD, and HDD.
 

Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
9th
Ranking in Cloud Backup
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
121
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Cohesity DataProtect
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
10th
Ranking in Cloud Backup
7th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 4.5%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cohesity DataProtect is 3.7%, down from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Stuart Grigor - PeerSpot reviewer
Good backup solution but challenges with the stability
It is recommended that people know what they are starting with. A part of our challenge was we bought and needed to implement it. So by the time we went to implement it, we were running into support issues. Also, make a market comparison to ensure that the product you choose is what you want to end up with. I would give it a six out of ten because restoring from a backup takes longer than usual. It should happen in a matter of hours, not a matter of days. We are yet to have an experience when trying to restore from Acronis that we haven't had to wait at least a couple of days for our server to be available for testing or working.
Giovanni Golinelli. - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support
The deployment depends on the environment. Deploying on VMs is relatively simple. But for most of our customers, we implement physical clusters with at least three configured hosts using the existing model. So, it depends on the setup. Implementing DataProtect itself wasn't particularly challenging. One key requirement for successful DataProtect deployment is proper network configuration. If the network setup isn't right, you won't achieve optimal performance. We have developed a service for some of our customers where they implement an appliance or physical cluster of Cohesity at the customer site. Then, we use cloud clustering to replicate, and even in production, a second copy of the protected data. And in some cases, we have developed some disaster recovery procedures using Cohesity.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Educational Organization
44%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Acronis Backup?
One of its most valuable aspects is its user-friendly interface.
What do you like most about Cohesity DataProtect?
Several features enable us to perform fast recovery, such as instant fast recovery. All our virtual machines protected with the product can be quickly restored to another healthy environment with m...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cohesity DataProtect?
Typically on-premises nodes/clusters are deployed for primary backup (to enable instant mass restore) so price will be dependent on chosen OEM and capacity required. MSPs like us utilise PPU licens...
What needs improvement with Cohesity DataProtect?
While there are improvements to be made, such as providing support for older systems like IBM iSeries and tandem systems from HP, the solution overall shifts from older methods to modern practices....
 

Also Known As

Acronis Backup, Acronis Backup 12.5 Standard, Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced
Cohesity
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Kings Academy, Rush Memorial, Pentagon Credit Union, Oxford School District, New York City Probation, Dolmen Insurance, New Bedford Community Health, Gerard Darel, Ready Honda
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