We performed a comparison between Cohesity DataProtect and Microsoft DPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."No longer does it take several hours to backup a VM or troubleshoot a backup issue."
"The most valuable feature is ease of use."
"Cohesity DataProtect is easily manageable, and you can see every option from the user interface."
"The solution's SQL cloning is great, and its Instant Mount restoration of virtual machines is brilliant."
"We are happy with the support provided by Cohesity for the issues we've come across."
"It offers an easy, quick backup and restore of files and VMs. Also, the "Google-like " search for files is awesome."
"By using their Helios Cloud service, you have all your clusters, no matter where they are located, in one web portal."
"Instant recovery options are a big benefit for urgent restores, as we don't need to wait for hours or days for a restore to complete before being able to access the files."
"The user interface is very good. The reporting and monitoring features are also good."
"I like the core backup feature. I also like the file server backup feature. I find Microsoft DPM interesting because it has fantastic integration with Microsoft products. For example, in Exchange and SharePoint, DPM is excellent when it comes to backing up data. It also does a decent job with open-source products."
"Its capability to give a BMR for all the workstations that I want to connect to."
"This solution helps us to manage all of the operations across servers and different workstations."
"It has an application backup, a file backup, a system backup and a hypervisor."
"The solution backs up Microsoft workloads as well as anything on the market."
"The initial setup is quite straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is that DPM has an index so individual files can be searched."
"Cohesity cluster upgrades have not been as easy as a single button click. They are a manual process that requires upgrading each node into a cluster individually."
"We would like it to have more capabilities for different kinds of PaaS or SaaS services in the Azure cloud, such as Azure SQL or Azure Cosmos DB."
"The support is pretty bad."
"We are waiting on the AIX agent to be released."
"We aren't missing any features. In terms of the solution overall, it's so far so good."
"Better support for legacy platforms would be nice, but we should be moving off those anyway."
"There is limited support for legacy systems, which is something that could be improved."
"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."
"We can't take a snapshot and take it outside, which is a problem."
"The user interface can be improved quite a bit."
"The problem lies with the 2019 version, it's the file system they’re using."
"To evaluate the solution's abilities and its performance under demanding conditions, it is recommended to carry out a stress test."
"You have only a few settings and if you change them for some special configurations, it's very difficult."
"The user friendliness could be improved."
"There is a very poor online user community in terms of people blogging about their experiences with DPM."
"The data tagging feature needs improvement. The solution could be a bit more intuitive in certain aspects."
Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 67 reviews while Microsoft DPM is ranked 27th in Backup and Recovery with 17 reviews. Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0, while Microsoft DPM is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft DPM writes "Good for backing up, but the 2019 version lags". Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup, whereas Microsoft DPM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Azure Backup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veritas Backup Exec and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. See our Cohesity DataProtect vs. Microsoft DPM report.
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