We compared Cohesity DataProtect and Rubrik based on user reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Cohesity DataProtect offers instant recovery and built-in integration with Office 365 and Active Directory. Rubrik is praised for its automated policy enforcement and efficient ransomware detection. Cohesity DataProtect users have suggested enhancements to its user interface, rollback methodology, and cloud data recovery. Other pain points include file server capacity and legacy platform support. Rubrik could expand compatibility with open-source databases, improve documentation, and strengthen its ability to back up remote sites.
Service and Support: The customer service experiences for Cohesity DataProtect have been mostly positive, but some say the quality of Cohesity's support may differ depending on the region. Rubrik customers appreciate the support team's expertise and fast response.
Ease of Deployment: Most users consider the setup process for Cohesity DataProtect to be easy, although a few found it more complex than other products. Rubrik's setup is simple, and users say the support team was available to assist as needed.
Pricing: Cohesity's pricing is higher than its competitors, although some customers consider it affordable. Some users find Rubrik's pricing expensive, but many say it’s justified by its encryption and security features. Rubrik's license includes both software and hardware without any additional costs.
ROI: Cohesity DataProtect provides security against ransomware and efficient file retrieval. Rubrik provides peace of mind and some cost savings, but users say that quantifying the ROI is difficult.
Comparison Results: Cohesity is regarded as an affordable solution that offers instant recovery and superior ransomware protection. However, users say its customer service is inconsistent across regions, and its rollback methodology has room for improvement. Users like Rubrik’s advanced ransomware features, excellent support, and automated policy enforcement. However, some had issues with its remote backup abilities and high price tag.
"The customer service and support are fast and professional."
"I have found that the speed of restores, especially files and folders, are extremely fast. This bodes well for us, and our end users are always amazed at how fast you can get them their files."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The dashboard is very rich and provides details needed for a moderator."
"It offers an easy, quick backup and restore of files and VMs. Also, the "Google-like " search for files is awesome."
"Cohesity is a cost-effective storage designed for secondary or archival data. It also integrates well with a number of other systems, like VMware, Pure Storage, or AWS with its large array of APIs available to the user."
"With instant DR failover using SiteContinuity, we are able to keep our files available no matter the situation."
"The recovery process is effective, especially when it comes to other types of data, such as VMs, and overall, the performance is commendable."
"When it comes to saving time managing our backups, Rubrik has saved us a lot of time compared to what we were using. It feels like it has saved us lifetimes of time because the process used to be difficult. It's not just the day to time savings. When something goes wrong, that's where the real time savings comes into play. We are able to get back to where we need to be more confidently and with much fewer steps."
"The system is able to determine when it is the best time to do backups. This is SLA-driven, and if it is not possible to maintain this SLA, the system will tell you too."
"CloudOut, because only blocks are pushed after compression and deduplication, not raw sizing."
"The web-based approach is the most valuable feature."
"The web interface is user-friendly, clean, and it provides a good summary of what you're protecting at a glance."
"It has a single pane of glass interface."
"The search functionality is second to none as the speed of the search is fast across the whole system and predictive."
"The solution is stable."
"This solution is only compatible with a limited number of storage arrays, including Pure and Cisco Hyperflex."
"The support team could do a better job. Sometimes finding the correct person is cumbersome and time consuming."
"Better support for legacy platforms would be nice, but we should be moving off those anyway."
"I think Cohesity could add more platform support. For example, they could improve integration with DB2 or make the integration S3 object storage a little tighter. Some of that stuff could use some work, but overall, it's a relatively comprehensive platform."
"Their UI requires a manual refresh. It doesn't seem like it updates itself sometimes when you're moving from screens or waiting for a change to take effect, so you have to manually refresh."
"We aren't missing any features. In terms of the solution overall, it's so far so good."
"We would love to see direct compatibility with HPE Simplivity, which we also leverage."
"The GUI is in need of improvement."
"A singular system is needed to manage all of the clusters."
"I would like for unmanaged backups to be able to be saved in a separate policy."
"Better integration for complex NAS structures having to mount at root adds time and workload to the process of NDMP."
"Two areas I would like to see improvement in Rubrik are pricing and localization."
"The only thing that can be improved is catering for open source databases because at the moment it doesn't cater for Mongo, MySQL, and Postgres."
"The dashboard and user interface could be improved to make them more user-friendly."
"Needs integration with video CD (coming in the next release) and a multi-tenant GUI."
"I have a personal want which might not necessarily make sense with Rubrik as a company or Rubrik as a software, but it'd be really nice if they could also handle things like item-level backups and restores of Active Directory objects and DNS and DCP objects."
Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 8th in Backup and Recovery with 67 reviews while Rubrik is ranked 4th in Backup and Recovery with 83 reviews. Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0, while Rubrik is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rubrik writes "Easy to use with minimal training required, innovative, good support". Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veritas NetBackup and Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, whereas Rubrik is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Zerto, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Azure Backup. See our Cohesity DataProtect vs. Rubrik report.
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