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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

"Cohesity's web-scale architecture enables us to scale up as needed."
"We can run test scripts on production data."
"Cohesity DataProtect is user-friendly and straightforward. The setup process was effortless, and both the backup and restore operations are speedy."
"The dashboard is very rich and provides details needed for a moderator."
"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."
"Instant volume mount and the SpanFS filesystem itself, which has great dedupe and compression across all of our backups."
"Cohesity DataProtect is a converged solution that simplifies backup and allows use of the backed-up data."
"Setup was extremely easy from racking to backing up was about one hour."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It was very easy. Deployment only took about one hour with configuration and everything considered."
"The product is free to use. We don't have to pay for a license."
"The interface of this solution is quite good."
"If you have windows machine at home and you'd like a backup, you can always download their free edition and plug in an external hard disk, and do a full backup of your laptop."
"The solution is very affordable for small businesses."
"It is a stable solution."
"The Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is easy to use and performing a recovery is easy to do."
"The solution is useful for taking backups for end-user laptops and end-user workstations where data is involved."
 

Cons

"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."
"Since it is an evolving product, there are lot of frequent releases which require upgrades to be done every other weekend."
"The rack mounting instructions did not appear to be correct, but we were able to overcome it."
"The support from Cohesity is good, but it is not as exceptional as Nutanix."
"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."
"There is room for improvement in terms of price."
"The solution's dashboard or UI can be enhanced and made more user-friendly than its competitors."
"Cohesity DataProtect can improve in the area of databases. We have had some challenges with both Cohesity and Rubrik being able to effectively back up in a timely manner the SQL Oracle workloads."
"If you are doing an AIX backup then you have to use the CLI because it doesn't appear on the console, the way that Windows and Linux jobs do."
"There are not many options available for AIX backup. They provide the agent for AIX, but it could be more mature."
"I would like to see the ability for incremental backups and reverse backups."
"In the next release, I would like to see it easier to implement."
"I am not very impressed by the technical support I received when I had an issue."
"They should improve the solution's automation features."
"It fulfills our needs in terms of features. In terms of improvements, they can maybe improve its documentation."
"The support could be improved a lot, as it is currently non-existent."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It has reasonable pricing, and we know they can give discounts. If you look at the primary pricing or the list pricing, it conforms to the market pricing, but you have to have a discount on it. Otherwise, it is way too expensive."
"With respect to pricing, make sure that you look at both Rubrik and Cohesity as they are very similar and are quite competitive."
"The solution's pricing is in the mid-range, where it's neither costly nor cheap."
"My advice is to always negotiate for better pricing."
"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."
"Licensing is per node and per protected terabyte. You will also pay 10-15% annually for support."
"I expect the system to probably pay off within the first two years."
"The tool's pricing is average."
"We pay for a three-year subscription to use Veeam Agent."
"The pricing is good."
"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."
"The solution is free of cost for end users but for enterprise use, a license per user is required."
"We have an annual license."
"We have a license package."
"The solution is inexpensive, more so than other products."
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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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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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ContinuitySA, Landmark Information Group
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