We performed a comparison between Cohesity DataProtect and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."A robust, verifiable backup with a restore solution, which decreases our backup and has a restore window."
"Cohesity DataProtect is more of a unified solution, which is also trying to expand for ransomware protection."
"Backups are quick and painless to set up."
"Instead of four different solutions for protecting VMs, physical servers, SQL, and NAS, we now have one solution with Cohesity that is lightning fast and has amazing features."
"The customer service and support are fast and professional."
"Setup was extremely easy from racking to backing up was about one hour."
"The restores are easy to do and have made it so that we can incorporate restores into our troubleshooting processes."
"Instant volume mount and the SpanFS filesystem itself, which has great dedupe and compression across all of our backups."
"It is a stable solution."
"The hardware can operate in high temperatures, in case of any disaster."
"The initial setup was straightforward. Deployment takes about two weeks."
"Our clients like the wide range of features that are available within this single solution."
"The most valuable features of this product are its guaranteed reliability and its duplication capability."
"I find the data to be most valuable."
"When utilizing Dell PowerProtect DD for backup systems, Data Domain offers fast performance with low latency, providing high throughput for quicker backups compared to other vendors."
"As our organization functions, we have a total of 2500+ primary sites and 6300+ secondary sites. All of our entire backup systems are totally dependent on this product. EMC Data Domain is very reliable and there are no issues using it since 2015."
"The tool could benefit from further improvements in AI features, particularly in areas such as a generative AI chat interface. This feature could help answer queries about the data being protected. One feature that would greatly improve our experience with the product is the ability to identify data redundancies through a central console. This feature would help us reduce storage costs by managing redundant data."
"Quality testing of upgrades should be somewhat improved."
"Reporting is quite limited and not customizable."
"I like that Cohesity offers the chance to have data on-premises and on the cloud. All the data is automatically sent to the cloud."
"We aren't missing any features. In terms of the solution overall, it's so far so good."
"It would be great to add SQL Object Level restore, so user objects, tables, etc. can be restored without having to restore the entire DB."
"The one area where we would like to see additional improvements is with reporting. There are very granular reports from each grid. There are also some built-in reports within Helios (SAS Management Console) that offers basic reporting. However, for complex, large-enterprise environments, a more robust reporting engine that supports detailed audit reporting and enhanced ad hoc reports would be welcome."
"Initial setup can be complex if you need to change IP addresses. Hopefully, they improve that in a future release."
"We have some problems with backing up on the Power Platform. PowerServer is an IBM product, and it forces us to back up over LAN, which is not suitable for us."
"Installation and deployment for this product need improvement. These processes need to made easier. Currently, it's not an easy installation for customers. This product needs to be installed by professionals."
"The pricing model needs to be improved."
"They need to make migration easier."
"The only problem is that it's more expensive than any other vendors available in the market."
"First-time integrations are difficult in NetWorker. NetWorker software needs to be simplified. It's very complex."
"The Dell PowerProtect DD architecture offers several significant features. One is DD Boost, which is utilized at both the source and destination sites for application processing."
"The size and scale of the product are limited and could be improved."
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Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 8th in Backup and Recovery with 67 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 63 reviews. Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0, while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Veritas NetBackup and Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, whereas Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Rubrik and Dell PowerVault.
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