We compared Azure Backup and Cohesity DataProtect based on user reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Azure Backup is commended for its scalability, comprehensive security options, and non-disruptive backup process. Users also like its seamless integration with various Azure services. Cohesity DataProtect offers instant recovery and built-in integration with Office 365 and Active Directory. Azure Backup needs to improve its backup and file-level restoration procedure. 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.
Service and Support: Azure's customer service is generally considered helpful and proactive, but a few users have reported longer wait times and slow issue resolution. 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.
Ease of Deployment: Azure Backup's setup is easy, quick, and can be completed with minimal user involvement. Most users consider the setup process for Cohesity DataProtect to be easy, although a few found it more complex than other products.
Pricing: Azure Backup is a cloud-based solution, so its pricing depends on factors like storage and data consumption. Azure offers competitive pricing and is considered more cost effective than many competing solutions. Cohesity's pricing is higher than its competitors, although some customers consider it affordable.
ROI: Azure Backup offers a solid return on investment with its affordable pricing and low initial costs, particularly when upgrading solutions. Cohesity DataProtect provides security against ransomware and efficient file retrieval.
Comparison Results: Azure Backup is an affordable, scalable solution that features an effortless deployment and native integration with Azure services. While reviews of Azure Backup’s features were generally positive, some users reported unsatisfactory experiences with Azure support. Cohesity DataProtect 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.
"The product is very reliable and easy to use."
"It is a stable solution...It is a highly scalable solution."
"With a couple of buttons, we can configure a VM for a backup and use the wall service, the storage wall service, pretty seamlessly."
"The best aspect of the solution is its backup functionality."
"First of all, you can schedule a backup for the client. You can schedule it as you like. You can also control the bandwidth, so the backup will not utilize. The internet will depend on the bandwidth."
"I have no issues with the stability at all. So I don't necessarily care about the stability of the product. I look more at whether or not can I recover. And I haven't had a failed recovery yet. I've got no failed recoveries of all my years."
"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 most valuable feature of Azure Backup is its ease of use and good integration with other Azure services."
"The system automatically takes down the nodes one at a time and performs the upgrade and brings the node back up before proceeding to the next. Upgrades can now be done at any time with a high level of confidence."
"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."
"The solution is stable."
"After linking a cloud subscription, like Azure for example (AWS and Google are also supported), you can "spin" a VM onto the cloud from any backup snapshot."
"The most valuable aspect for me is that I don't have to deal with media in terms of tapes like our existing system does."
"The most valuable features of Cohesity DataProtect are SpanFS and the handling of hybrid workloads."
"Cohesity has simplified backups and has cut our costs tremendously."
"Cohesity DataProtect is more of a unified solution, which is also trying to expand for ransomware protection."
"The support for Office365 backup is atrocious and is something that has to be improved."
"Azure Backup is limited to certain workloads. It would be helpful if Microsoft focused on enabling backups for Oracle and other unsupported databases."
"Azure Backup's licensing model is very challenging because it doesn't give a clear picture."
"The solution is still in its infancy; it's not a mature product yet."
"Azure Backup could improve the backup data copies because they are not immutable."
"While Azure Backup allows ingress data, the egress data is chargeable, which should be excluded."
"I can’t use the solution to restore another native cloud solution. Azure must add this new feature."
"To make it a ten, it should have the ability to extend the retention and to perform a copy of the data outside of the subscription - with no additional costs."
"Better documentation is needed because the lack of information has necessitated having our team depend more heavily on Cohesity support."
"Cohesity DataProtect takes hours to restore a single file, even a small one."
"Many of the reports are basic, at most, and at times we had to open a support ticket to help find or develop a report for our needs."
"The error handling could be improved."
"Since it is an evolving product, there are lot of frequent releases which require upgrades to be done every other weekend."
"There is limited support for legacy systems, which is something that could be improved."
"I'd like to be able to pause a backup while it's running and have it resume when I tell it to resume."
"A little more documentation on standard faults would help, as new features are being released quite often."
Azure Backup is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 51 reviews while Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 8th in Backup and Recovery with 67 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Microsoft DPM, whereas Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM Spectrum Protect. See our Azure Backup vs. Cohesity DataProtect report.
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