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AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs Cohesity Data Cloud comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

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
6.5
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery offers cost-effective solutions with seamless integration, though snapshot storage costs may challenge smaller businesses.
Sentiment score
6.5
Cohesity Data Cloud users reported cost savings, time efficiency, enhanced security, scalability, and improved ROI through simplified data management and reduced downtime.
However, with AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery Service being a native service, integration is seamless, highlighting the return on investment.
If I find myself stuck in a cyber recovery situation, this tool can help me avoid spending my money on ransom payments.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.0
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery support is praised for responsiveness, effectiveness, and enterprise-level assistance, though a formal ticket system is desired.
Sentiment score
8.2
Cohesity Data Cloud offers responsive customer service with efficient support, though legacy system support requires improvement for full satisfaction.
In case of any issue, they are ready to provide support within the defined SLA timeline.
issues with Cohesity Data Cloud have not been encountered, suggesting a robust service.
Sometimes I face delays, which can be frustrating.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is highly scalable, with efficient automation, easy upgrades, and strong user confidence in its scalability.
Sentiment score
7.0
Cohesity Data Cloud offers scalable, efficient data handling with significant ROI, but faces some scalability challenges despite operational benefits.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is reliable, though dependent on bandwidth, with occasional agent resets on Linux and cost concerns.
Sentiment score
8.4
Users appreciate Cohesity Data Cloud for its stability, robust performance, seamless integration, high availability, and reliable operation.
It is very good and very reliable.
AWS is not difficult, but the cost associated with replicating data to another region can be significant.
 

Room For Improvement

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery needs automation, integration, cost optimization, user enhancements, and improved documentation for better efficiency and user-friendliness.
Cohesity Data Cloud needs updates in documentation, multi-tenancy, and features, alongside simplifying setup and enhancing cost-effectiveness.
This would detail user activity directly in the ACL console for easier debugging and auditing.
In AWS Disaster Recovery Service, these details are not available, making it difficult to check my replication status.
The primary drawback is the need to transfer large amounts of data to the cloud via an internet connection, requiring significant bandwidth.
Currently, Cohesity Cloud seems very costly compared to native backups.
 

Setup Cost

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is seen as fair value with cost-saving options, though cumulative and alternative costs should be evaluated.
Cohesity Data Cloud's higher cost is justified by strong security, compliance, and ransomware protection despite requiring additional hardware.
Cohesity Data Cloud is more costly in the long term compared to physical tapes.
There is an additional cost for infrastructure, which I need to provide.
 

Valuable Features

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery provides cost-effective, scalable data protection and seamless integration, enhancing reliability, flexibility, and ease of deployment.
Cohesity Data Cloud simplifies backup management with scalable, integrated solutions, offering disaster recovery, ransomware protection, and responsive support.
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery Service is a native service, integration is seamless.
It replicates data to the cloud in a tamper-proof manner, offering protection against ransomware attacks since it is not under administrative control.
They have a feature called DataSock, which enhances data protection.
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
25th
Ranking in Cloud Backup
18th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (16th)
Cohesity Data Cloud
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
38th
Ranking in Cloud Backup
35th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Data Management Platforms (DMP) (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cohesity Data Cloud is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Vijay Londhe - PeerSpot reviewer
Managed services with seamless integration and good reliability
Since I have to view everything on the console, the previous application solutions like IBM and Sanavi showed the RPO and RTO status directly. In AWS Disaster Recovery Service, these details are not available, making it difficult to check my replication status. I have to calculate whether my data is replicated to the Adarabad region or not. These features, if available in AWS, would be beneficial.
AmarpreetSingh - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers improved data protection and security with indirect ROI
The pricing of the Cloud is on the higher side, and it should be cost-effective enough to compete with native solutions. Currently, Cohesity Cloud seems very costly compared to native backups. Although this is an emerging tool and there is room for growth, it needs to mature further. There is an AI feature, however, it is still in the development phase and requires substantial improvements.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Healthcare Company
9%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?
CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is a fairly stable solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?
The setup is actually managed by our partner. I have taken a rate of per user. Licensing is completely managed by the partner. I am paying per user and per GB storage cost, while the infrastructure...
What needs improvement with CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?
I don't think there is any bad feature in AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery as such. It's more of when you do disaster recovery, you think of it more holistically. You want flexibility in terms of opti...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cohesity DataPlatform?
While Cohesity Data Cloud is more costly in the long term compared to physical tapes, it offers value by meeting compliance needs and providing protection against ransomware attacks. The pricing is...
What needs improvement with Cohesity Imanis Data?
The primary drawback is the need to transfer large amounts of data to the cloud via an internet connection, requiring significant bandwidth. Reading data from the cloud can incur additional costs, ...
What is your primary use case for Cohesity Imanis Data?
The primary use case for Cohesity Data Cloud is to offer an additional layer of protection for backup data, which I can restore if needed. It is a managed service that allows me to set up and confi...
 

Also Known As

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery
Imanis Data, DataPlatform, Cohesity Helios
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Agio, Cloud Nation, Limelight Networks
Navis, 1st Security Bank, Brown University, WestLotto
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