We compared Cohesity DataProtect and Veeam Backup for Office 365 across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: Cohesity DataProtect is highly regarded for its simple installation process, extensive capabilities, and user-friendly interface. It offers immediate recovery, a live VM environment, and effortless setup of SMB shares. However, it may have limitations when it comes to older platforms, and its pricing is considered to be on the higher side. Veeam Backup for Office 365 is praised for its uncomplicated setup, reliability, and user-friendliness. It provides reliable backup services for Microsoft 365 and offers scalability and affordability. Nevertheless, it lacks integration with solutions such as SharePoint and exhibits inconsistent performance.
"Cohesity DataProtect is more of a unified solution, which is also trying to expand for ransomware protection."
"It is also very easy to determine which VMs are being backed up and which ones aren't. This is helpful to make sure nothing is being missed."
"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."
"The recovery process is effective, especially when it comes to other types of data, such as VMs, and overall, the performance is commendable."
"The solution is stable."
"It works well with backup virtual machines and SQL services we have been using."
"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."
"With the ability to stage an entire lifecycle through versioning, integrated with AWS, it has made it possible to protect our corporation from end to end."
"The scalability is good."
"It’s amazing how the solution helps restore old data."
"The feature that I like the most is the system backup recovery from OneDrive."
"This covers the areas of backing up Office 365 that Microsoft does not include in its standard routine."
"Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is reliable and easy to use."
"Technical support in Veeam is good."
"The setup is very simple. It takes 15 minutes."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"The solution has a more complex setup than Veritas and Veeam."
"We are highly dissatisfied with the level of support and functionality provided for HANA within the Cohesity product."
"I would like to see Cohesity have the ability to do a file level restore from a Windows server, which is storing data on dynamic disk."
"Better documentation is needed because the lack of information has necessitated having our team depend more heavily on Cohesity support."
"Initial setup can be complex if you need to change IP addresses. Hopefully, they improve that in a future release."
"Microsoft Exchange online mailbox backups would be fantastic."
"In terms of what could be improved, it just needs some maturity."
"Since it is an evolving product, there are lot of frequent releases which require upgrades to be done every other weekend."
"It's a new product. It's not mature."
"The documentation for the installation is good. However, if you are new to the environment the installation could be difficult. The first time we did it it took approximately four days."
"The solution announced many features two years ago, and they still have not happened, so I would hope that the next release has these ready to go."
"When you are working in the Cloud security is very important."
"Veeam Backup for Office 365 can improve by reducing the time it takes for backups. I have mentioned this to Veeam and hopefully, in the next version, it will be a faster backup."
"When you add a new site for backup, it gives you a notice that there is a new site, but the way you select that and configure that could be slightly better. It works, but it is not always very clear. For example, for the URL, you need to hover over the title or the name of the site. You should see it immediately on the screen. It should have a better user interface for selecting what you want to back up so that you get a more clear overview of the sites that are there and the ones that you want to combine in a backup. Its user interface should be more user-friendly. It has a lot of scrolling and doesn't give you a complete overview when needed. That's the main thing why it is not very user-friendly. It should have a better user interface."
"The solution is costly."
"If clients are backing up onto tape, Veeam's newest versions don't really deal with that."
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Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 7th in Cloud Backup with 67 reviews while Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is ranked 6th in Cloud Backup with 57 reviews. Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0, while Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 writes "Safe storage, reliable, and easy to use". Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Azure Backup, whereas Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is most compared with AvePoint Cloud Backup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Cirrus Backup, Commvault Cloud and Rubrik. See our Cohesity DataProtect vs. Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 report.
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