We performed a comparison between AWS Backup and Cohesity DataProtect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Backup solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution's most valuable features are its backup capability and tight integration with other AWS services."
"It is highly scalable for both SMEs and large enterprises."
"We can directly back up EC2 instances in AWS without using any third-party applications."
"When I was using an on-premises backup, there was an external hard drive or something like that. I had a backup server, but I had a few problems related to transfer when I had to restore something that I have deleted. I had to wait for after-office hours to do something like that, but now I just have to send a mail. Within one hour, I have my restored file."
"It also saves costs and is quick."
"The most valuable features we have found are the flexibility in the services offered."
"The solution has an effective overwrite feature."
"Reporting is one of the key elements that are valuable for C-suite executives. In terms of monitoring, the solution provides comprehensive details into ongoing processes, flagging issues and warnings as necessary."
"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 ability to essentially instantly recover a VM and have it run on the Cohesity Platform while all those bits are technically being recovered in the background is useful to us."
"Its most valuable feature is its ransomware protection, so it has immutable backups."
"The product is easy to put in place. All backups are done very quickly. It's easy to perform restores. What I prefer in the product is its simplicity. There are no useless settings to define, and everything is ready after the initial setup."
"We can run test scripts on production data."
"Cohesity customer service is the best that I have ever used. They are extremely fast in responding to cases, fixed all issues, and answered every question in a very timely manner."
"The customer service and support are fast and professional."
"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."
"For additional functionalities, it should be more intelligent, like more AI-capabilities."
"AWS Backup could improve because you cannot use Glacier or anything but EFS."
"There are some limitations to partial backup in AWS Backup."
"If AWS Backup were a hybrid solution that also supported on-premises backups then it would be very helpful, especially if you are doing a migration to the cloud."
"This backup tool does the full backup of the entire snapshot server. I would like to have the option to not do the full server backup."
"One improvement I would like to see in AWS Backup is the implementation of incremental backups."
"They should work on their visual capabilities."
"The initial setup of the solution is complex."
"The platform has certain limitations, mostly stemming from the restrictions imposed by the VMware API and some other factors. One area where there is room for improvement is the tracking of replicated copies, especially in the context of remote archive duplication."
"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."
"A little more documentation on standard faults would help, as new features are being released quite often."
"You need to put the full name instead of a few letters while searching for backup. It should also improve customization."
"Non-cloud services need improvement."
"Features I would like to see include a more visible data lifecycle monitoring tab, and an easier to read backup status dashboard."
"The solution's dashboard or UI can be enhanced and made more user-friendly than its competitors."
"If someone were to change an admin account password, I would like an alert raised for that, which is not available at the moment."
AWS Backup is ranked 12th in Cloud Backup with 23 reviews while Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 7th in Cloud Backup with 69 reviews. AWS Backup is rated 8.0, while Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of AWS Backup writes "Useful point-in-time recovery, highly scalable, and implementation straightforward". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". AWS Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, Rubrik Go and Rubrik, whereas Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup. See our AWS Backup vs. Cohesity DataProtect report.
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