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    Cohesity

    Score9.1 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Cohesity offers AI-powered data security and management. Cohesity protects critical data workloads across on-prem, cloud-native, and SaaS with backup and recovery, threat intelligence, cyber vaulting, files and objects, and recovery orchestration.N/A

    Veeam Data Platform

    Score8.6 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Veeam’s® premier product, Veeam Backup & Replication™, delivers availability for all cloud, virtual, Kubernetes and physical workloads. Through a management console, the software provides backup, archival, recovery and replication capabilities.

    $428

    per year per 5 instances

    Pricing
    CohesityVeeam Data Platform
    Editions & Modules
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    Veeam Data Platform Essentials
    $428
    per year per 5 instances
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    Pricing Offerings
    CohesityVeeam Data Platform
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    CohesityVeeam Data Platform
    Considered Both Products
    Cohesity
    Chose Cohesity
    Easy to manage and faster to implement and we have the total control of our backup deployment, and we can fine tune as per our business needs and Cohesity gives all the option for implementing the same. Cluster based storage and backup solution and option to manage multiple …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cohesity
    Cost, Ease of management, Ease of implementation, and Global deduplication are why I chose Cohesity DataProtect.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cohesity
    Cohesity simplifies the environment by having data protect along with clustered storage and configurable in a multi-site environment for easy off-site requirements, including cloud integration. The HTML5 interface outshines Veeam and NetBackup, which look like dinosaurs …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cohesity
    IBM is good but it´s old and really big and not easy to manage. And the License fees and so are worth it. Veeam I have a look on and 4 years ago I selected Cohesity because it was easier to manage, dedup was better and it is one hyperconverged infrastructure. Rubrik is or was …
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    Veeam Software
    Chose Veeam Data Platform
    Commvault is a standard backup platform for Enterprise backups, but we have no need for its extensive client abilities or the staff for the vast infrastructure that is required to use it. Cohesity is a truly fantastic system, but it is too far for larger companies than the one …
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Platform
    Cohesity has more functionality, more flexibility, and a much larger price tag. Veeam Data Platform is a great product for small to medium businesses who need a backup and recovery solution with a small business price tag. Veeam Data Platform takes some time to setup, but can …
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Platform
    1. More nimble to manage 2. Cost effective 3. Cloud & on prem suport
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Platform
    We have always gotten the use and features promised by Veeam Data Platform where other providers either couldn't deliver or didn't have the feature set. Veeam Data Platform tends to under promise and over deliver.
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Platform
    Firstly, we choose Veeam long time ago. At that time, there were not many cloud-based systems, so we had no intention of cloud backups. We did POC of all the above-mentioned systems and all of our engineers liked Veeam over all others due to super easy to use and restoring was …
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Platform
    VEEAM is easier to configure and view moderate. The updates are quick and reports and analysis is easy to configure and view. No purpose made hardware from the vendor is required. Support is quick to reply and always helpful.
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Platform
    Veeam was far more feature-rich and affordable than any of the other options we evaluated.
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Platform
    We selected Veeam as we did not need the large enterprise features that many of the other products provided. These features all came with a price tag to match and they were in excess of our requirements for a backup product. Veeam allowed us to gain the benefits of backup and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Platform
    Veeam Data Platform offers the greatest level of flexibility and feature set compared to any of the other platforms we compared it to. The ability to choose our own storage in a proven platform makes it the most cost-effective platform for meeting all of our needs. Veeam Data …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    98%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    CohesityVeeam Data Platform
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Cohesity and Veeam Data Platform
    Feature
    Cohesity
    8.6
    59 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Veeam Data Platform
    9.2
    212 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Universal recovery8.050 Ratings9.2177 Ratings
    Instant recovery8.152 Ratings9.4188 Ratings
    Recovery verification8.148 Ratings9.3186 Ratings
    Business application protection8.148 Ratings9.2170 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations8.151 Ratings9.6201 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification8.153 Ratings9.7206 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud9.142 Ratings9.2132 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression8.154 Ratings8.9192 Ratings
    Snapshots9.151 Ratings9.4178 Ratings
    Flexible deployment8.356 Ratings9.2169 Ratings
    Management dashboard9.754 Ratings7.522 Ratings
    Platform support9.155 Ratings9.2176 Ratings
    Retention options10.055 Ratings8.9179 Ratings
    Encryption8.151 Ratings9.7157 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Cohesity and Veeam Data Platform
    Feature
    Cohesity
    8.5
    7 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Veeam Data Platform
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    Ratings
    Continuous data protection8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Replication8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics8.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Malware protection8.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score6.4 out of 10
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    Druva Security Cloud
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score9.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CohesityVeeam Data Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (69 ratings)
    9.1
    (661 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    7.8
    (37 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.9
    (29 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.8
    (27 ratings)
    10.0
    (33 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (21 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (6 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (6 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    4.0
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CohesityVeeam Data Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cohesity
    Cohesity has been awesome. The performance (speed) that it has been able to provide has actually given me back time every month. I have to test my backups monthly, and the Cloning process that Cohesity has available from it's backup has given me days back each month. It just a few minutes I can have VMs restored for testing and documentation. This took a couple days with the previous vendor.
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    Veeam Software
    I have been a Sysadmin for 3 decades and have used all manner of backup software and systems. I'm now at a place where our needs are not all that great, but my experience with other platforms has allowed the company greater flexibility in restores and, more importantly, in testing and quality assurance of our in-house software. As a small company, we have relatively simple needs, and Veeam has met all of our requirements, so I cannot say that they are deficient in any way.
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    Pros
    Cohesity
    • Easy to use and setup new backup and restore jobs.
    • Extremely fast recovery time, can spin a VMware backup VM up in well under a minute.
    • Granular recovery search options, easy to find specific files or systems to recover (or SQL DB).
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    Veeam Software
    • Veeam stands out among backup solutions because of its ability to work with almost any storage type. For example, only a small portion of backup solutions will support catalyst stores, Veeam does.
    • Veeam is extremely flexible when it comes to setting it up. I had a network recently that limited ethernet connectivity between the Veeam VM and the backup repository and Veeam handled it easily.
    • Day-to-day use of Veeam is very simple. It is easy to train our technicians to use it proficiently in a very short amount of time.
    • Our Veeam VMs don't have issues very often, but the one or two times I have called for support, they answered right away, and the technicians assisting us were knowledgeable about their products.
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    Cons
    Cohesity
    • Reporting could always be better- executive-style reports have to be generated from data at multiple points.
    • Some tasks that could be brought to the UI that today we have to call support on (for example when an NFS mount is still active but we cannot see it from the UI)
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    Veeam Software
    • It should recommend the most secure method of backup methods to ensure immutability.
    • It should maximize SnapMirror technology when using a NetApp as a backup target to replicate backups to CVO targets.
    • It should provide a centralized dashboard for backing up all PaaS services in Azure.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cohesity
    We have been very pleased with this backup solution. It is fast and reliable, and supports our VMware infrastructure. The company's support has been great, including proactively replacing our nodes when the flash memory was reporting high wear. Support is offered on-shore as well. We plan on continuing to use this product for the foreseeable future.
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    Veeam Software
    I have used many other data backup products that are on the market. I trust the configuration options within Veeam to do as they are labeled, without any specific back end software changes that may cause backups to fail if you don't use a systems integrator.
    I trust the product for my own home environment as well due to relationship I have with the product at work.
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    Usability
    Cohesity
    Cohesity Helios is very easy to use and the web up is simple to navigate and the main dashboard presents a very good and clear overview summary of protection status, capacity and other vital metrics. If you have multiple clusters you can get a single pane view of overall status which is awesome.
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    Veeam Software
    Veeam is fairly simple in terms of how it is set up; its not an overly-complicated dashboard that can be intimidating to less technically-inclined users. Veeam also offers good instructional videos to help users work through how to do specific functions. I appreciate that they have specific video tutorials rather than having users scroll through a cumbersome manual.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cohesity
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    Veeam Software
    I give Veeam Data Platform a rating of 9 for availability because it consistently performs reliably in critical data protection and recovery tasks. The platform is designed to minimize downtime, ensuring that backup and recovery processes are accessible when needed.While there may be rare instances of maintenance or minor application errors, these do not significantly affect the overall reliability of the system. Veeam’s strong architecture and features like high availability configurations further enhance its performance, allowing us to trust it in crucial situations. Overall, it has proven to be a dependable solution that meets our organization's needs effectively.
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    Performance
    Cohesity
    No answers on this topic
    Veeam Software
    To identify a bottleneck in the data path, Veeam Backup & Replication
    detects the component with the maximum workload, the component
    that works for the most time of the job. For example, you use a
    low-speed storage device as the backup repository. Even if VM data is
    retrieved from the SAN storage on the source side and transported over a
    high-speed link, VM data flow will still be impaired at the backup
    repository.
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    Support Rating
    Cohesity
    Support is quick to respond but lacks that ongoing responsiveness if the issue is not simple. There will be large gaps in replies if they need to resort to escalation and when there are timezone differences between yourself and the person who picked up the ticket.
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    Veeam Software
    The support team has never asked me to jump through silly hoops or waste time on pointless exercises. They seem to truly have a handle on what may be wrong. In fact, when we were having trouble getting our license renewal setup (because of yet another license migration at Veeam) a support incident got us connected to the right people to get our renewal done in time.
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    In-Person Training
    Cohesity
    No answers on this topic
    Veeam Software
    I rated the in-person training an 8 because it was generally effective and provided a solid foundation for understanding the Veeam Data Platform. The instructors were knowledgeable and engaged, making the sessions interactive. However, I felt that some topics could have been covered in more depth, and additional hands-on exercises would have further reinforced the learning experience. Overall, it was a positive training session that adequately prepared attendees for using the product, but there's room for improvement.
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    Online Training
    Cohesity
    content was good and hands on lab to get the live feel of the application
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    Veeam Software
    I gave it a rating of 7 because, although the online training offered valuable content and covered the essential aspects of the Veeam Data Platform, it lacked interactivity and opportunities for direct engagement with instructors. This made it challenging to ask questions or delve deeper into specific topics. Additionally, some sections felt a bit rushed, which could hinder a comprehensive understanding of more complex features. Overall, while the training was useful, improvements in interactivity and pacing could elevate the experience significantly.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cohesity
    No answers on this topic
    Veeam Software
    Plan the process and then work through your plan, i know this should go without saying but its easy to get sidetracked. You tend to want to just get up and running so you can have that sigh of relief, spend the time to talk to your business stakeholder to see what goals they are trying to accomplish and how that may impact your plans first.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cohesity
    We looked at Veeam and although it's a great product when we priced out the licensing of both primary and disaster datacenters it became much too expensive. Rubrik is a great product and very similar to Cohesity. In the end, Cohesity had a secondary storage play as well as a better UI and better compatibility with lower tier cloud storage. We also like the way Cohesity did protection jobs vs Rubrik's virtual machine centric backup. CommVault is a product we still use today due to its massive features and the ability for bare metal backups. Cohesity does a much better job in the area of UI simplicity, virtual backup ease, and ease of management.
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    Veeam Software
    Historically, it's been the lowest cost per feature. Easiest to use, lowest cost to maintain, and vast in the things it keeps adding in its feature set. It was just a vmware only backup utility, but now it does baremetal, cloud, NAS (like qnap/synology). Veeam Data Platform which is the monitoring side of it also gives great insights.
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    Scalability
    Cohesity
    No answers on this topic
    Veeam Software
    In terms of scalability for our company, Veeam was able to cover our backup needs with ease. They have options for even more individualized backup if we were to need them; i.e. if a specific workstation needs its own independent backup. We have not used these resources yet, but I am confident they will be beneficial to our company in the near future.
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    Professional Services
    Cohesity
    Overall Cohesity professional services like the rest of Cohesity are brilliant. We had some poor advice around how to carve up our Netapp protection jobs which has set us back but it has been acknowledged that a mistake was made by Cohesity and they promise for future engagements with new customers the lessons learnt with us will be integrated into their planning workshop for NAS onboarding.
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    Veeam Software
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Cohesity
    • We've a few occasions where Outlook items have been permanently deleted. Cohesity Backup had mulitple backups allowing us to restore the lost items.
    • Can be managed by O365 Security Groups meaning offboarding is easier and ensuring licences aren't take unneccesarily
    • Backup of Sharepoint and Teams has been very helpful.
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    Veeam Software
    • When Veeam is running well, I don't need to babysit it at all; I just read the email reports and am done.
    • When it doesn't work, Veeam consumes entire days getting everything working again.
    • Veeam has significantly improved how we test new software by enabling easy duplication of existing resources to different platforms.
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    ScreenShots

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    Veeam Data Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Veeam Data Platform dashboard, that puts the spotlight on malware. It will also highlight threats, identify risks, and measure the security score of the environment in the Veeam Threat Center.Screenshot of backup properties. Veeam Backup & Replication does not back up "dirty blocks" on VM guest OS.Screenshot of backup properties. Veeam Backup & Replication does not back up "dirty blocks" on VM guest OS.