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Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud vs Cohesity DataProtect comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 20, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.7
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud enhances security, prevents downtime, simplifies management, and delivers ROI through efficient data protection and antivirus.
Sentiment score
6.9
Users note cost savings, efficiency, and security improvements from Cohesity DataProtect, despite challenges in precise ROI measurement.
Using Cohesity DataProtect is easier to manage, and it simplifies various components into one architecture, reducing the need for extensive human resources to manage backups.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.9
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud support is mostly praised for responsiveness but criticized for occasional delays and language limitations.
Sentiment score
7.9
Cohesity DataProtect customer service is praised for expert, swift support, though regional consistency and communication can improve.
Their expertise and consulting are very good, especially for Indian business.
The support can depend on the region, and for larger customers, I advise having a Technical Account Manager for better assistance.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is highly scalable and adaptable, ideal for SMEs, though some struggle with its pricing.
Sentiment score
7.6
Cohesity DataProtect offers seamless scalability and efficiency through its hyper-converged architecture, catering to diverse enterprise environments.
Cohesity DataProtect is built on a scale-out architecture, which means it can effectively scale to meet various needs.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is stable, with reliable performance and occasional bugs, supported by regular updates and solid stability.
Sentiment score
7.7
Cohesity DataProtect is stable and dependable, with quick resolutions to minor issues and exceptional support, earning high user ratings.
On the whole, any problems were more related to hardware limitations rather than issues with Cohesity DataProtect itself.
 

Room For Improvement

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud requires improvements in UI navigation, support speed, pricing, reporting, usability, storage, recovery, and compatibility.
Cohesity DataProtect users seek faster restores, better integration, improved security, intuitive UI, AI features, and enhanced support and documentation.
I would like to see more mature XDR and EDR features.
While there are improvements to be made, such as providing support for older systems like IBM iSeries and tandem systems from HP, the solution overall shifts from older methods to modern practices.
 

Setup Cost

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is cost-effective, scalable, offers flexible pricing, and includes a free trial with advanced features.
Cohesity DataProtect provides cost-effective yearly licensing with flexible pricing, discounts for large deployments, and no extra fees.
In India, the pricing of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is relatively low compared to other competitors.
I find Cohesity DataProtect to be expensive.
 

Valuable Features

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud provides versatile, cost-effective cybersecurity and backup solutions with easy management, scalability, and ransomware protection.
Cohesity DataProtect provides instant recovery, cloud integration, scalability, and security features, ensuring efficient management and improved recovery objectives.
AI functionality enhances malware and threat detection by summarizing vulnerabilities, providing engineers with a direct idea about what needs to be covered.
The platform is based on a scale-out architecture with each node having compute, RAM, SSD, and HDD.
Some of the most valuable features of Cohesity DataProtect for me include instant mass restore, anomaly detection, and its ability to handle large data volumes effectively.
 

Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud
Ranking in Cloud Backup
8th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
54
Ranking in other categories
SaaS Backup (5th)
Cohesity DataProtect
Ranking in Cloud Backup
6th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
73
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is 1.6%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cohesity DataProtect is 4.1%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Backup
 

Featured Reviews

Stavros Samiotis - PeerSpot reviewer
Restores files accidentally deleted by developers and efficiently blocked a lot of attacks against our servers
The backup, the vulnerability assessment, and the anti-malware capabilities have been most impactful for data protection. Acronis approaches cybersecurity holistically, focusing on five key pillars: * Protection * Detection * Response * Recovery * Forensics It covers the need to block threats, investigate incidents, and ensure disaster recovery. This approach aligns well with current cybersecurity trends, including backups and deploying Malware Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) systems alongside Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) systems. While it doesn't yet include features like password management or security awareness training for end-users, Acronis has announced plans to integrate those in upcoming updates.
Giovanni Golinelli. - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support
The deployment depends on the environment. Deploying on VMs is relatively simple. But for most of our customers, we implement physical clusters with at least three configured hosts using the existing model. So, it depends on the setup. Implementing DataProtect itself wasn't particularly challenging. One key requirement for successful DataProtect deployment is proper network configuration. If the network setup isn't right, you won't achieve optimal performance. We have developed a service for some of our customers where they implement an appliance or physical cluster of Cohesity at the customer site. Then, we use cloud clustering to replicate, and even in production, a second copy of the protected data. And in some cases, we have developed some disaster recovery procedures using Cohesity.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
17%
Computer Software Company
15%
Real Estate/Law Firm
10%
Retailer
5%
Educational Organization
39%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud?
It covers the need to block threats, investigate incidents, and ensure disaster recovery. This approach aligns well with current cybersecurity trends.
What needs improvement with Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud?
I would like to see more mature XDR and EDR features. Additionally, for backups, I would like more replication options beyond the current VMXI replication. Specific areas also need improvement, and...
What is your primary use case for Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud?
We are a distributor of cybersecurity and IT solutions. I am responsible for Acronis development in our country. We use both Acronis Cyber Protect On Prem and Cyber Protect Cloud.
What do you like most about Cohesity DataProtect?
Several features enable us to perform fast recovery, such as instant fast recovery. All our virtual machines protected with the product can be quickly restored to another healthy environment with m...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cohesity DataProtect?
Typically on-premises nodes/clusters are deployed for primary backup (to enable instant mass restore) so price will be dependent on chosen OEM and capacity required. MSPs like us utilise PPU licens...
What needs improvement with Cohesity DataProtect?
While there are improvements to be made, such as providing support for older systems like IBM iSeries and tandem systems from HP, the solution overall shifts from older methods to modern practices....
 

Also Known As

Acronis Protect Cloud, Acronis Backup Cloud
Cohesity
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Zebra Systems
Tribune Media
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