Cohesity DataProtect
Based on 21 reviews and ratings
Veeam Backup & Replication
Based on 1021 reviews and ratings
Highlights
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.
Provided by the TrustRadius Research Team
Published on May 15, 2020
Feature Set Ratings
Data Center Backup
Cohesity DataProtect

Veeam Backup & Replication
Universal recovery

Live recovery

Recovery verification

Business application protection

Multiple backup destinations

Incremental backup identification

Backup to the cloud

Deduplication and file compression

Snapshots

Flexible deployment

Management dashboard

Platform support

Retention options

Encryption

Attribute Ratings
- Cohesity DataProtect is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
- Veeam Backup & Replication is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Renew, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
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Likelihood to Renew
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Usability
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Availability
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Performance
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Support Rating
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Implementation Rating
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Product Scalability
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Likelihood to Recommend
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Pros
Cohesity DataProtect
- Ease of use - the platform is simple to manage and does not require a lot of daily care and feeding by my administrators
- Reliable - the platform is able to protect my workloads reliably without a lot of backup failures
- Great support - the Cohesity team has been a partner to us throughout our use of the solution, taking our feedback and implementing it as improvements to the platform.
- Innovative - the Cohesity team is consistently working to improve the product and add new capabilities.
Veeam Backup & Replication
- Veeam has built some very useful application-specific tools for recovering exchange server items, emails, etc.
- Veeam is relatively simple to set up, but provides a lot of extended features should the need come one day. Features like replication and backup copy were not originally implemented in our project goals.
- Support is outstanding, their SLAs are clearly outlined, and their engineers are easy to understand and their ticket opening flow is simple enough.

Cons
Cohesity DataProtect
- We attempted to use the archive feature to copy data to AWS, but this hasn't really worked out well for us.
- I wish they would run a mailing list that informed of new versions or problems that others are seeing with the product.
Veeam Backup & Replication
- Needs to be able to backup linux and mac instances as we have some use for that
- I have heard nightmares for the cloud based backups and due to that I have steered from that attempt and went with a different company.
- License costs could be better as the market has gotten more competitive in recent years.
Pricing Details
Cohesity DataProtect
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
Starting Price
—Cohesity DataProtect Editions & Modules
Additional Pricing Details
Conact vendor for pricing information.Veeam Backup & Replication
General
Free Trial
Free/Freemium Version
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Entry-level set up fee?
Starting Price
Veeam Backup & Replication Editions & Modules
Edition
Veeam Backup Essentials | $4001 |
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Backup & Replication | Contact sales team |
Availability Suite | Contact sales team |
- per year 5 licenses
- none
Additional Pricing Details
Veeam sells through channel partners. Contact a partner for detailed pricing and quotes. Resellers or sales personnel are available for assistance.Likelihood to Renew
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Veeam Backup & Replication
Usability
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Reliability and Availability
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Performance
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Veeam Backup & Replication
Support Rating
Cohesity DataProtect
Veeam Backup & Replication

Implementation Rating
Cohesity DataProtect
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Alternatives Considered
Cohesity DataProtect
Veeam Backup & Replication

Scalability
Cohesity DataProtect
Veeam Backup & Replication
Higher performance and smaller backup windows may put too much stress on
production storage, and therefore, on its performance and Availability
to production workloads. To reduce stress on production storage, version
9.5 introduces a new way of reading VM disks that is optimized for
enterprise storage.
Return on Investment
Cohesity DataProtect
- It has freed up 40 hours a month of our service desk staff since they were able to stop focusing so intently on tape management.
- We have gained time back on the engineers since they are not working tickets 10 hours a week just on backup issues.
Veeam Backup & Replication
- Veeam Backup & Replication made it possible to restore a crashed virtual server quickly and without problems to another Hyper-V host. With Windows Server Backup it would have taken longer and more effort to get the same result.
- With Veeam Backup & Replication we're making sure we have a good and functional backup which makes our software developers feel safer that their projects are really getting backupped
