We performed a comparison between Cohesity DataProtect and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."The ease of use and the GUI have really been most valuable to us. Configuring the system to do what we need is simple and straight forward and a lot of guesswork has been removed. One of my favorite features with Cohesity is Kroll for Exchange item-level recovery. The software is simple to use and fast."
"We are saving valuable datacenter rack space, which is critical as we evaluate co-location options."
"One of the most valuable features is the restore functionality that they offer."
"No longer does it take several hours to backup a VM or troubleshoot a backup issue."
"The SQL Backup and Restore is very easy."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Backups are quick and painless to set up."
"Converged system. It makes much more sense to have the backup server running on the same hardware as the storage for backup and recovery."
"Our clients like the wide range of features that are available within this single solution."
"We are very satisfied with this solution. It's easy to use and efficient."
"It's very easy to use the domain once it's been set up. The interface is also user-friendly."
"It is stable. I would rate the stability of the solution a nine out of ten."
"As our organization functions, we have a total of 2500+ primary sites and 6300+ secondary sites. All of our entire backup systems are totally dependent on this product. EMC Data Domain is very reliable and there are no issues using it since 2015."
"Most cases are related to databases, such as Oracle and MySQL."
"I like the different features. We work closely with Dell on different products and features, which is why we use them all."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are ease of use and deduplication."
"We have had our share of minor bugs over the past two years and a few bigger ones."
"If someone were to change an admin account password, I would like an alert raised for that, which is not available at the moment."
"I would like to see Cohesity have the ability to do a file level restore from a Windows server, which is storing data on dynamic disk."
"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."
"This solution is only compatible with a limited number of storage arrays, including Pure and Cisco Hyperflex."
"Cohesity DataProtect takes hours to restore a single file, even a small one."
"We would love to see direct compatibility with HPE Simplivity, which we also leverage."
"The support team sometimes takes a long time to resolve issues, although, in our experience, these have been specific things like SQL blobs."
"Dell PowerProtect DD should come out with its own system so we do not have to use Data Domain. For example, something similar to what Symantec has done."
"EMC is very expensive for small customers."
"The Dell PowerProtect DD architecture offers several significant features. One is DD Boost, which is utilized at both the source and destination sites for application processing."
"I would like to see integration with public cloud."
"The price of the product is high."
"The pricing could be better, but it's still not too expensive."
"Technical support needs improvement."
"The firmware upgrades could be simplified. I'm in the process of struggling to upgrade right now."
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Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 8th in Backup and Recovery with 67 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 63 reviews. Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0, while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Veritas NetBackup and Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, whereas Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication and Dell PowerVault.
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