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.
"There is only one feature, and that is the backup."
"One of the most valuable features is security and connectivity to the data."
"The solution helped us use R2 RBO to back up frequently."
"It offers seamless integration."
"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."
"The MARS agent makes it easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is the native backup capabilities."
"The most valuable feature is the ease in which it backs up our data."
"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."
"Cohesity DataProtect is a reliable solution for performing backups within a suitable timeframe, and its forever incremental model is particularly effective for the customer's needs. Additionally, the solution handles instant recovery and file-level recovery from a VMware image backup seamlessly."
"Instant volume mount and the SpanFS filesystem itself, which has great dedupe and compression across all of our backups."
"The dashboard is very easy to use."
"The most valuable features of Cohesity DataProtect are SpanFS and the handling of hybrid workloads."
"Cohesity DataProtect is easy to deploy and operate."
"The solution's SQL cloning is great, and its Instant Mount restoration of virtual machines is brilliant."
"The restores are easy to do and have made it so that we can incorporate restores into our troubleshooting processes."
"There is a limitation of 99 files restores per day which means that we can't complete a huge file restore. We would like Azure to increase the number of the possible file restorations."
"The tool's backup should be faster. Azure Backup's support should be faster."
"My company faces a lot of difficulties in restoring any encrypted VM backup."
"I believe more options could be available to understand better what's happening in the system. Additionally, automating the client updates and connector updates would be beneficial. Updating the connector from time to time can be challenging, and it could be made more transparent and straightforward for users. Moreover, another drawback lies in the time it takes to test full data backup recovery. Deploying a full recovery takes longer. We need to allocate a longer period for complete data recovery to establish the environment again."
"Azure Backup must include features similar to enterprise solutions."
"The Azure Backup support for on-premises service is limited."
"In the next release, I would like to see the ability to back up to different cloud providers."
"It doesn't have the option to have a backup from the database. It has backup for the files, folders, and backup only the whole virtual machine. But if I need to do a backup from the Oracle database, from an Exchange server or from SharePoint, this ability isn't there. There is no application backup."
"We are waiting on the AIX agent to be released."
"Since it is an evolving product, there are lot of frequent releases which require upgrades to be done every other weekend."
"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."
"Add the ability to delete View Boxes and External Targets in the GUI."
"Their documentation could be refined."
"The product is still young and is continually improving. There have been a couple of buggy releases in the software that have caused us minor issues, so possibly some better QA before releasing would prove to be useful. We have also been inquiring about new app and functionality via the Marketplace that was teased months back but has yet to come to fruition."
"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."
"The rack mounting instructions did not appear to be correct, but we were able to overcome it."
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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