Cohesity - A Versatile and Easy to Use Backup Solution.
January 29, 2024

Cohesity - A Versatile and Easy to Use Backup Solution.

Vishal Ranjan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • DataProtect

Overall Satisfaction with Cohesity

Cohesity has been a great addition to our organization as a backup solution. We have been using it for the last 5 years now, and it is being used for backing up AWS instances, on-prem servers, and NAS shares. Using Cohesity is fairly easy since all configurations can be done from the GUI. However, at the same time, it is still not fully mature, and every now and then, we do face issues where we have to work with the support and development team to resolve them.
  • Cohesity is very easy to use.
  • Cohesity is versatile, we can backup all type of environment.
  • Cohesity is very flexible, it can very easy deployed in any region.
  • The support quality can be improved.
  • The tool is still not mature, so we end up doing a lot of troubleshooting.
  • The turnaround time for resolving an issue should be improved.
  • Using Cohesity has increased the overall savings.
  • With Cohesity as our preferred backup tool, we have been able to reduce the number of technologies.
  • With Cohesity, we have able to manage the infrastructure with fewer resources.
First and foremost is that due to Cohesity being able to support different types of backup, Cohesity reduces the need to use different products, and since most of the stuff can be done from the GUI, it is very easy to use as well, unlike, let's say TSM on which we will have to use CLI. Configuring Cohesity is also easy, whereas Commvault has many limitations on how it needs to be configured.

Do you think Cohesity delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cohesity's feature set?

Yes

Did Cohesity live up to sales and marketing promises?

No

Did implementation of Cohesity go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cohesity again?

Yes

Cohesity is an all-rounder as a tool for an organization's backup requirements. Due to its versatility, we use it for backing up our on-prem and AWS servers, and it works well. The price point is also on the lower side, so that is also a plus point. Configuring the backup of instances is fairly easy and straightforward. We have approx. 2000 instances are currently being backed up, and we don't face any challenges operating on a day-to-day basis.

Cohesity Feature Ratings

Continuous data protection
9
Replication
9
Operational reporting and analytics
8
Malware protection
9
Multi-location capabilities
9
Ransomware Recovery
8
Universal recovery
8
Instant recovery
8
Recovery verification
8
Business application protection
8
Multiple backup destinations
8
Incremental backup identification
8
Backup to the cloud
9
Deduplication and file compression
8
Snapshots
9
Flexible deployment
9
Management dashboard
Not Rated
Platform support
9
Retention options
10
Encryption
8