We performed a comparison between BDRSuite and Cohesity DataProtect 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."The main benefit is that it's inexpensive. We get a lot for a little bit of money. I'm very happy with the savings and with the features. It allows me to do everything I need."
"It backs up our virtual machines with the CBT, Changed Block Tracking."
"It suits our needs, is versatile, and the functionality is there."
"The most important features are the backup and the availability of the Universal Explorer. The in-transit compression is great."
"The most valuable features for me are that I can back up the entire virtual machine, but when restoring I can restore at the file level."
"If we do a backup of a machine at some point and the server crashes, then we can restore this machine to a different server with the same settings and setup. We will just have to tweak one or two things, like the IP. Then, it is ready to go."
"I get my backups done."
"The most useful feature is that you can back up the virtual machines in different ways. You can back up from a vhost, and you can also back up from a Windows server. It doesn't matter what type of infrastructure or hypervisor is there. It's very flexible, which is its most useful feature for us."
"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."
"It has a lightning fast restore."
"We like that we can use production data to run intensive reports that would otherwise bog down the production server."
"With instant DR failover using SiteContinuity, we are able to keep our files available no matter the situation."
"By using their Helios Cloud service, you have all your clusters, no matter where they are located, in one web portal."
"Cohesity is a cost-effective storage designed for secondary or archival data. It also integrates well with a number of other systems, like VMware, Pure Storage, or AWS with its large array of APIs available to the user."
"The restores are easy to do and have made it so that we can incorporate restores into our troubleshooting processes."
"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."
"We have not been able to move our backups from one drive to another one. We can only create a storage pool. However, if we want to change a drive, it is not possible to delete one drive as long there is data on it. For this, we have to call the support. While they can solve this, it is not out-of-the-box."
"The phone [support] system is a negative five on a scale from one to ten, where one is the worst. They wanted me to leave a message. When there is a problem with the product and you call in, you want to talk to somebody or wait to talk to somebody, not leave a message."
"BDRSuite could improve support for XenApp Citrix Backup."
"They can work on their cloud solution. In these days, the data becomes too much and you have to back up a lot of data to the site. They could offer cheaper storage to their clients with the cloud, making this a single source of truth solution. In our project, we are using two service providers: One who offers our storage and another who offers the software. If they work on their cloud solution and can offer their clients lower prices for this type of storage, this would be a really good improvement."
"They need to improve their marketing because not many people are aware of it. People ask me what is Vembu, and I have to explain to them it is a good tool for backup and other things."
"I have seen that the BDRSuite user interface can be less intuitive and more challenging to navigate compared to other similar products."
"I have had issues where it was working and then it stopped and I had to diagnose what had changed or gone wrong to get it back up."
"There are some limitation in Vembu that can be improved. When you take the backup from any server, the full incremental backup is limited. For example, if you run a weekly full backup and monthly backup, they cannot be run at the same time. I should not have to create a new job, but in this scenario, I am creating two jobs. The limitation is created because if I select monthly backup, then I cannot select weekly backup."
"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."
"Better documentation is needed because the lack of information has necessitated having our team depend more heavily on Cohesity support."
"Features I would like to see include a more visible data lifecycle monitoring tab, and an easier to read backup status dashboard."
"The rack mounting instructions did not appear to be correct, but we were able to overcome it."
"Quality testing of upgrades should be somewhat improved."
"I'd like to be able to pause a backup while it's running and have it resume when I tell it to resume."
"The error handling could be improved."
"We would love to see direct compatibility with HPE Simplivity, which we also leverage."
BDRSuite is ranked 12th in Backup and Recovery with 62 reviews while Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 67 reviews. BDRSuite is rated 8.2, while Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of BDRSuite writes "Can automatically pull the virtual machines that we have in an environment". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". BDRSuite is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, NAKIVO Backup & Replication, Vinchin Backup & Recovery and Acronis Cyber Protect, whereas Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Commvault Cloud and Veritas NetBackup. See our BDRSuite vs. Cohesity DataProtect report.
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