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Azure Backup 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:
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Backup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
8th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Cohesity DataProtect
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
10th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
71
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Azure Backup is 3.4%, down from 4.9% 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

Terry Tull - PeerSpot reviewer
Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place
I would rate the easiness of the initial setup as an eight out of ten. Setting up Azure Backup was pretty straightforward, especially if you follow the steps in the right order. It might seem a bit complex at first, but with experience, subsequent setups become easier. Planning is key to optimizing its effectiveness. Deploying Azure Backup typically takes around half an hour to an hour to set up one VM, involving creating a recovery services vault, defining a backup policy, and configuring storage options. For a more comprehensive setup including proper recovery planning, it might take a few hours. The key steps involve creating a resource group, and a recovery services vault, selecting a storage type, and defining backup policies. I deployed the solution myself.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is easy to schedule backups."
"The feature that I have found the most valuable is that it is easy to create a backup by using Azure Backup. It also has a good user interface and nice features for sending notifications when any backup fails or there is a change in the status of virtual machines."
"The scalability has been good."
"We use the normal features for Azure Backup, specifically to make backups of the VMs."
"I like the product's restoration cases."
"This solution is easy to configure and restore. It is a Microsoft product so is easily compatible with other solutions."
"The MARS agent makes it easy to use."
"It's very simple to configure which is very useful. It's not complex to configure it."
"I love the ability to clone a virtual server in only minutes."
"We are happy with the support provided by Cohesity for the issues we've come across."
"No longer does it take several hours to backup a VM or troubleshoot a backup issue."
"With the ability to stage an entire lifecycle through versioning, integrated with AWS, it has made it possible to protect our corporation from end to end."
"Within the system, we have rule-based access control, single sign-on, multifactor authentication, and basic identity and access management features."
"Cohesity has very simple reports to help you stay in the know of which servers are being backed up or not."
"Cohesity customer service is the best that I have ever used. They are extremely fast in responding to cases, fixed all issues, and answered every question in a very timely manner."
"Cohesity is extremely easy to use and intuitive."
 

Cons

"They need to improve the frequency of the backup. You can only backup one to three times a day. It would be better to back up continuously throughout the day."
"Ransomware protection is missing in Azure Backup."
"I would like to have the option to increase the frequency of the backups. Azure Backup does backups on an hourly basis, but I would prefer it to take backups more often."
"I would like to see better integration with more products, and more services."
"I can’t use the solution to restore another native cloud solution. Azure must add this new feature."
"For companies frequently accessing data or not using Microsoft Azure, the solution may not be very helpful."
"The Azure Backup support for on-premises service is limited."
"While Azure Backup allows ingress data, the egress data is chargeable, which should be excluded."
"We would like it to have more capabilities for different kinds of PaaS or SaaS services in the Azure cloud, such as Azure SQL or Azure Cosmos DB."
"Reporting is quite limited and not customizable."
"When a new release is launched, there may be some bugs that need to be addressed by the developers. However, they promptly resolve these issues, and the software runs smoothly once again."
"For Oracle DBs, we have observed a few bugs. This can be done better."
"Since it is an evolving product, there are lot of frequent releases which require upgrades to be done every other weekend."
"Microsoft Exchange online mailbox backups would be fantastic."
"It would be great to add SQL ​Object Level restore, so user objects, tables, etc. can be restored without having to restore the entire DB."
"The tool could benefit from further improvements in AI features, particularly in areas such as a generative AI chat interface. This feature could help answer queries about the data being protected. One feature that would greatly improve our experience with the product is the ability to identify data redundancies through a central console. This feature would help us reduce storage costs by managing redundant data."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a cost per terabyte for using this solution."
"This is an expensive solution in the Bangladesh marketplace."
"The pricing of this solution is good, and it is one of the easiest things that you can sell Azure with."
"The product is not expensive."
"Pay as you go is the pricing model."
"The product's pricing is a three or four out of ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is costly."
"Customers prefer Azure Backup because it has a pay-as-you-go model, and they won't have to pay an upfront amount at the initial level."
"It is incredibly cost-effective and offers fixed pricing, with no additional fees for the licensing."
"Cohesity came in at the best price. Setup was included and done in half a day."
"From my last assessment, the pricing for Cohesity DataProtect was reasonable. Compared to its closest competitor, Rubrik, I found Rubrik's pricing to be somewhat high-end. While Rubrik may have more advanced security features than Cohesity DataProtect currently, Cohesity DataProtect is releasing a new solution in the near future that will compete directly with Rubrik."
"We purchased support from Cohesity to ensure that should we face an issue, we don't have to deal with different service providers."
"The tool's pricing is average."
"Cohesity came in at the best price."
"My advice is to always negotiate for better pricing."
"The pricing model is impressive and very effective."
"The ROI is huge. Not really measurable at this point, but the price of the unit was a fraction of what a couple hours of downtime could result in."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
Educational Organization
44%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Azure Backup differ from Veeam Backup & Replication?
Veeam has a version for Azure but there are organizations, like ours, that are considering moving to an Azure environment and wonder if Azure Backup is better than Veeam Backup and Replication (Vee...
What do you like most about Azure Backup?
Azure Backup is easy to configure and restore.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Backup?
Azure Backup is expensive relative to the value we get from it. I do not have specific details about the licensing cost as it falls under another department.
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?
Cohesity DataProtect needs to improve its reporting capabilities.
 

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Sample Customers

Russell Reynolds Associates, Somerset County Council, Kardem, PCL Construction
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