Cove Data Protection - Great Backup Solution
October 25, 2024

Cove Data Protection - Great Backup Solution

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Cove Data Protection

We use Cove to backup a majority of our workstations that we support in our MSP business.
Cove not only backs up workstation files and system state, but is also leveraged to backup 365 tenants, including email, calendars, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams data.
We additionally use Cove to backup servers and network folders.

Pros

  • File-based backups
  • Backup of a majority of all Microsoft 365 data
  • Making restores of data easy

Cons

  • Some of the settings that need to be configured per install need to be done manually
  • Some reporting of failed backups doesn't fit our workflow
  • Linux support is there, but minimal compared to other operating systems
  • Cove provides an affordable backup solution for our clients
  • Storage costs are done in a manageable and fair manner
  • Overages are well communicated and are easy to spot / resolve
Cove Data Protection is very usable as it's easy to tell that it is made to not only do backup very well, but it's also easy to deploy. The agent-based deployment allows for flexible deployment options while ensuring a minimal amount of manual work is needed on the dashboard end.
Recovery is also very easy, especially as it relates to one-off file recovery.
Cove Data Protection compares well against Veeam, as it provides a cloud-first option to save data, reducing worries of ransomware locking out the backup target. Additionally, whereas Veeam is an image-based backup, Cove provides file-based backup which can make restoration of less-than-full-images much easier. In a multi-tenant environment, Cove is much easier to use as well.

Do you think Cove Data Protection delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cove Data Protection's feature set?

Yes

Did Cove Data Protection live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Cove Data Protection go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Cove Data Protection again?

Yes

Cove Data Protection is well suited to a lot of scenarios, including use by MSP's for backing up client workstations, servers, Microsoft 365 tenants, and network shares. File-based backups make the storage less, and the restoration time of individual files very fast.
Cove is not applicable to Google tenants, requiring another solution for Google Workspace clients.

Cove Data Protection Feature Ratings

Data Center Backup
8.8
Universal recovery
8
Instant recovery
9
Recovery verification
10
Business application protection
8
Multiple backup destinations
8
Backup to the cloud
10
Deduplication and file compression
10
Flexible deployment
7
Management dashboard
9
Platform support
7
Retention options
10
Encryption
10

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