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Cohesity DataProtect vs Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL] comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cohesity DataProtect
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
77
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (10th), Cloud Backup (15th), AI Data Analysis (17th)
Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL]
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Kalaiarasan Meganathan - PeerSpot reviewer
Specialist at HCLSoftware
Backup operations have become faster and daily recoveries run smoothly for on‑prem workloads
When compared to other tools, the deduplication in Cohesity DataProtect is very fast, and the restore performance is better than other tools. Global deduplication ensures that only unique data blocks are stored, significantly reducing storage consumption. Cohesity DataProtect's dashboard displays options and errors clearly, making it easy to access and understand how to fix issues. Cohesity DataProtect's ability to start processes automatically without manual selections enhances its reliability. Cohesity DataProtect's architecture ensures that agent installations automatically reflect in the dashboard, allowing for seamless integration into backup jobs. This improves operational efficiency, ensuring backups can be triggered without manual refreshes. Additionally, the user interface is intuitive, and the respect of the N-1 rule during updates helps prevent client-affecting issues.
David Villota - PeerSpot reviewer
EMEA Hosting Engineer at Yanfeng Automotive
Reliable and issue-free with a helpful onboarding wizard
The solution has been installed on Linux machines.  The solution is issue-free. We are happy with it.  The solution has been stable and reliable.  It is scalable.  My understanding the setup is pretty straightforward and that the onboarding wizard is pretty easy to follow.  I've never had to…

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Compared to the products that we had earlier, Cohesity replaced our primary backup solution, runs VMs, and hosts all our backup mount points in our environment at a fraction of the cost."
"How do you use Cohesity DataProtect to streamline data backup and recovery in your organization? How do you and your clients use AI to improve data?"
"This solution has given us a three-fold performance increase."
"The product is easy to put in place, all backups are done very quickly, and it's easy to perform restores."
"The dashboard is very easy to use."
"Cohesity has improved our backup architecture."
"A robust, verifiable backup with a restore solution, which decreases our backup and has a restore window."
"It is a relatively complete solution."
"The user interface is good."
"I haven't explored all of what this solution has to offer as I have only been using it for four months, but so far it's good and I would recommend it."
"The ease of use for the graphical interface and the ease of installation are the most valuable features of this solution."
"The flexibility and user-friendliness of Veeam make it very IT operations-friendly."
"The technical support is good."
"The most valuable feature is the instant restore option."
"The solution is very simple, and management of the platform is so simple that we don't need to have any training to deploy this solution."
"Veeam has a "next, next, finish" installer, and the overall deployment is straightforward. The deployment is easy because Veeam is compatible with all our VMware services and VMs. Veeam Backup and Veeam ONE are integrated into vCenter or vSphere site deployments, so we don't need to deploy each server one by one."
 

Cons

"Features I would like to see include a more visible data lifecycle monitoring tab, and an easier to read backup status dashboard."
"If someone were to change an admin account password, I would like an alert raised for that, which is not available at the moment."
"We have Oracle databases running on Linux servers in our environment and we have found the Oracle backups were quite complex to setup."
"It should have quicker restore times."
"The one drawback of this quick innovation is that their units were shipped with outdated firmware, but this was quickly remedied, and they have made operational changes to reduce the likelihood of sending outdated firmware again."
"The marketplace app stability is still an issue at times."
"Replication between two Cohesity clusters should be be improved in the next releases."
"Microsoft Exchange online mailbox backups would be fantastic."
"In the next version, I would like to see an increase in the locations online. I have found that other products have good pickup location."
"In new releases, I hope they can support Oracle cloud."
"We are currently waiting for the continuous backup process."
"Scalability, if you are talking about Linux, is good. However, if you need to backup more types of solutions or Unix systems, like HP/UX, AIX, etc., it's not compatible."
"I would like to be able to install Veeam directly to Linux instead of having to go through a Windows server."
"Technical support could be improved."
"The solution is pretty stable right now, however, we believe that the solution could be made to be even more stable."
"The solution is rather expensive and I think the price is too high."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I expect the system to probably pay off within the first two years."
"Cohesity came in at the best price. Setup was included and done in half a day."
"It has reasonable pricing, and we know they can give discounts. If you look at the primary pricing or the list pricing, it conforms to the market pricing, but you have to have a discount on it. Otherwise, it is way too expensive."
"The pricing model is impressive and very effective."
"There is monthly licensing."
"Cohesity came in at the best price."
"If SQL is in heavy use at your location, I would highly recommend narrowing your PoC testing to Cohesity and Rubrik. They will be competitive on pricing with each other, so really put them through the paces."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
"Licensing costs are monthly."
"The costing is very competitive."
"The solution is rather expensive and I think the price is too high."
"There's the principal license for Veeam Agent for Linux, and then you need to buy additional licenses for your machines."
"Veeam Agent is one of the cheapest products in the market."
"Price-wise it's good."
"We have purchased a license to use Veeam Agent for Linux and the additional support. The overall cost of Veeam Agent for Linux is expensive."
"Licensing costs are $300,000 USD yearly, and we pay for three years at a time."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
16%
Construction Company
16%
Photography Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
12%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise43
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Cohesity DataProtect?
There are several areas that have room for improvement, and I believe there are other aspects that could be enhanced as well.
What is your primary use case for Cohesity DataProtect?
I use Cohesity DataProtect for backup, analysis, and recovery purposes.
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