Cohesity DataProtect vs Veeam Backup & Replication

Veeam Backup and Replication and Cohesity are both data center backup solutions that prevent critical data loss and enable businesses to archive and restore data. Veeam Backup and Replication is most popular with mid-sized businesses, though it is also used by small and large enterprises. This could be due to Veeam Backup and Replication’s flexible pricing packages that make it accessible to teams of all sizes. Cohesity is used most often by mid-sized to large enterprises, perhaps due to fast data recovery speeds.

Features

Veeam Backup and Replication and Cohesity both include key data backup features including data backup and recovery, but they also have a few standout features that set them apart from each other.

Veeam Backup and Replication offers high-speed data backup in the form of snapshots, so virtual machines can be restored with ease. Additionally, Veeam Backup and Replication includes many integrations that allow it to fit well in most IT infrastructures. Veeam Backup and Replication also compresses data well, allowing for the archiving and protection of large amounts of data.

Cohesity is an easy to use and implement data center backup technology that allows users to store files on the cloud and pull them down individually. This makes it simple for businesses to restore individual files as needed. Cohesity also provides fast recovery speeds so when data needs to be recovered, wait times will be short before users can access the data again.

Limitations

Though Veeam Backup and Replication and Cohesity both provide essential data backup features, they also have a few limitations that are worth considering.

Veeam Backup and Replication is able to create snapshots quickly, but the data restoration process is slow compared to Cohesity. Slower recovery means that if a lot of data is lost it will take a significant amount of time to restore systems, which can be costly for some businesses. The process of creating backups and recovering data is also more complex with Veeam Backup and Replication compared to Cohesity.

Cohesity creates snapshots slower than Veeam Backup and Replication, this can result in greater potential data loss if there is a disaster during the snapshot process. Similarly, If a business uses Cohesity to create multiple snapshots in a day, the time spent backing up data is more significant than it would be using Veeam Backup and Replication.

Pricing

Veeam Backup and Replication is priced at $1,200.00 per year, though there are less feature-complete options available. The Veeam Backup Starter package is only $400.00 per year but lacks almost all analytics features included in the Veeam Backup and Replication Package. This package will be sufficient for users that only need data backup and recovery features.

Cohesity does not provide exact pricing publicly, though businesses can reach out to the vendor for a detailed quote.