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Cohesity DataProtect vs Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] comparison

 

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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

Cohesity DataProtect
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (8th), Cloud Backup (6th)
Veeam Agent for Microsoft W...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Salman Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Functional application availability
There are not many options available for AIX backup. They provide the agent for AIX, but it could be more mature, and they should improve that option. They also provide the AIX agent, which is similar to the Windows and Linux agents. Since we use AIX machines, we need to take backups of those machines. However, the options available in that agent are limited. Therefore, the new version should have improvements in that area.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"It's stable."
"Within the system, we have rule-based access control, single sign-on, multifactor authentication, and basic identity and access management features."
"We can run test scripts on production data."
"We are happy with the support provided by Cohesity for the issues we've come across."
"Cohesity has very simple reports to help you stay in the know of which servers are being backed up or not."
"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."
"Cohesity is extremely easy to use and intuitive."
"The most valuable features of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows are the backups, ease of use, and report manager."
"It is a stable solution."
"Solution provides good security."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It was very easy. Deployment only took about one hour with configuration and everything considered."
"The interface of this solution is quite good."
"The user interface is good. It provides a lot of information."
"It is good and easy to use for backing up physical servers. It is working fine, and it is stable and scalable."
"It is a stable solution."
 

Cons

"For Oracle DBs, we have observed a few bugs. This can be done better."
"The product is still young and is continually improving. There have been a couple of buggy releases in the software that have caused us minor issues, so possibly some better QA before releasing would prove to be useful. We have also been inquiring about new app and functionality via the Marketplace that was teased months back but has yet to come to fruition."
"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."
"Initial setup can be complex if you need to change IP addresses. Hopefully, they improve that in a future release."
"We are highly dissatisfied with the level of support and functionality provided for HANA within the Cohesity product."
"Cohesity cluster upgrades have not been as easy as a single button click. They are a manual process that requires upgrading each node into a cluster individually."
"Non-cloud services need improvement."
"The solution's dashboard or UI can be enhanced and made more user-friendly than its competitors."
"I've found a lot of difficulties on the initial setup and especially in terms of credentials. We really need a Window OS. It doesn't like the domain admin account. it's a primary permission issue."
"There isn't really anything I would like to improve. Maybe the solution could be more secure."
"The solution lacks instant recovery."
"While the Veeam agent is perfect, sometimes the agent doesn't install in Windows."
"Interface could possibly be improved."
"The compression ratio and application ratio could still be improved in this solution. Reporting could also be improved, for better monitoring."
"I am not very impressed by the technical support I received when I had an issue."
"I would like to have more flexibility in terms of reporting details about the backup."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"My advice is to always negotiate for better pricing."
"Sizing is important and it is easy to overestimate."
"Ensure that you understand the per TB licensing model. Also, Exchange backups are not native to Cohesity and require Kroll."
"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."
"The solution's pricing is in the mid-range, where it's neither costly nor cheap."
"The tool's pricing is average."
"We purchased support from Cohesity to ensure that should we face an issue, we don't have to deal with different service providers."
"The solution's pricing is quite high, more so than that of its competitors, Veeam, Veritas and Rubrik."
"We pay for a three-year subscription to use Veeam Agent."
"The solution is free of cost for end users but for enterprise use, a license per user is required."
"We have the Community Edition and I believe we bought a license for 200 instances. Veeam Agent is mainly used for our branch offices. Those only have one or two Hyper-V servers, so it's covered with the Community Edition. Basically, it's free. I remember Veeam 7.0 or 8.0 wasn't free, but the Community Edition is."
"Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis."
"For the licensing of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, the customer can choose to pay monthly or yearly. It's up to the customer."
"It is less expensive than one of its variants."
"We purchased a three-year license, and I think that the prices are ok."
"There are costs in addition to the standard licensing fees, and pricing can be a disadvantage or a weakness for this solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
44%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
5%
Computer Software Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Photography Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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....
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows?
The pricing is very good compared to Micro Focus. It is very affordable.
What needs improvement with Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows?
We don't have any issues with the solution. We do not need any other features. The integration with MS Storage and Dell Media needs to be simplified. Micro Focus may be better in this area as it of...
 

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