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."Cohesity's web-scale architecture enables us to scale up as needed."
"We are very satisfied with the product as a whole—all the backup functions, the data protection functions. We are very satisfied with those, and the product is very simple to use."
"The spin-up of a VM within a test environment for backup testing along with quick restores."
"With instant DR failover using SiteContinuity, we are able to keep our files available no matter the situation."
"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."
"No longer does it take several hours to backup a VM or troubleshoot a backup issue."
"Instant volume mount and the SpanFS filesystem itself, which has great dedupe and compression across all of our backups."
"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."
"This solution has a feature called Domain Boost, which allows for source deduplication and compression."
"The most valuable features of this product are its guaranteed reliability and its duplication capability."
"The solution is very stable."
"The product, a disk backup solution, improves our data application tasks. We used tape libraries with Dev drives in legacy architectures, resulting in slow backups compared to modern drives like NVMe and SSDs. By transitioning to NVMe and SSDs, backups have become much faster. The tool's backup restoration is faster compared to other tools."
"It is very fast as compared to the other competitors. Its simplicity and bit rate are also valuable. It takes less time if we compare it with the old solution that we have."
"I like the different features. We work closely with Dell on different products and features, which is why we use them all."
"The most important feature is the level of data compression provided by Dell EMC. It's a leader in data compression and deduplication, and the level of compression isn't available with any other vendors in the market."
"The hardware can operate in high temperatures, in case of any disaster."
"You need to put the full name instead of a few letters while searching for backup. It should also improve customization."
"Cohesity DataProtect takes hours to restore a single file, even a small one."
"When a new release is launched, there may be some bugs that need to be addressed by the developers. However, they promptly resolve these issues, and the software runs smoothly once again."
"Reporting is quite limited and not customizable."
"The solution's dashboard or UI can be enhanced and made more user-friendly than its competitors."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"We have had deduplication and replication issues. When we used another backup software we noticed that it didn't have the same issues."
"Its management can be improved."
"I would like to see better integration and support for backing up to cloud providers such as Alibaba Cloud."
"The price of the product is high."
"DD doesn't have Intel's air gap technology."
"The pricing could be lower."
"The firmware upgrades could be simplified. I'm in the process of struggling to upgrade right now."
"The tool's DD Boost is expensive."
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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, Rubrik and Dell PowerVault.
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