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Barracuda Intronis Backup vs Cohesity DataProtect comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Barracuda Intronis Backup
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (11th), MSP Backup (8th)
Cohesity DataProtect
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
74
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (8th), Cloud Backup (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Cloud Services solutions, they serve different purposes. Barracuda Intronis Backup is designed for Deduplication Software and holds a mindshare of 0.4%, up 0.2% compared to last year.
Cohesity DataProtect, on the other hand, focuses on Backup and Recovery, holds 3.3% mindshare, down 4.3% since last year.
Deduplication Software
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Gerard Wolters - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use, immutable, and provides good deduplication features
When we wanted to back up our Microsoft environment, we looked for a cloud backup. Barracuda provided a cloud backup. There were no other products that offered similar features at that time. I will recommend the product to others. It is easy to use. It is a complete package. It is easy to integrate the product with Microsoft. We have a complete package that includes antispam and email gateway solutions. We can choose any package we want. We use Barracuda Essentials. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product is easy to use."
"I have found the product's LiveBoot feature to be most valuable."
"Most important is its ease of use. You plug it in, follow the steps, and you have your backup file."
"Whenever you have a crash or your service is not working, you can just live-boot the machine and have your service up and running."
"The product is easy to install and use while doing what it is expected to do."
"The configuration and the onboarding process are pretty good."
"Easy, immediate protection for data that is virtually infinitely scalable."
"The main feature we like about Barracuda is that we can map devices directly to the cloud. It operates as a security device to run a backup of the cloud in case one of our physical machines goes down."
"By using their Helios Cloud service, you have all your clusters, no matter where they are located, in one web portal."
"The four independent node cluster architecture is redundant. It maintains data integrity and load balancing."
"The system automatically takes down the nodes one at a time and performs the upgrade and brings the node back up before proceeding to the next. Upgrades can now be done at any time with a high level of confidence."
"The most valuable feature is ease of use."
"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."
"Cohesity customer service is the best that I have ever used. They are extremely fast in responding to cases, fixed all issues, and answered every question in a very timely manner."
"The most valuable features of Cohesity DataProtect are SpanFS and the handling of hybrid workloads."
"The solution's SQL cloning is great, and its Instant Mount restoration of virtual machines is brilliant."
 

Cons

"It is not always stable."
"I would like to see the automatic backup of critical applications to the cloud."
"The search features must be improved."
"The solution needs fine-grained backup capabilities to service individual users. But this is a minor issue considering all that the product does."
"Their technical support is not very good. You never know what they are doing and what is the issue. Customers need to know what is happening. This is our main concern and the only thing that can be improved in this solution. I would like to have more visibility about what is going on when something happens. I need to know what was done to solve the issue."
"I would like to see a way to increase space."
"Setting up Barracuda Backup is straightforward."
"The backup feature could be a bit simpler to utilize. They should make the process of backing up individual files simpler."
"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."
"There is limited support for legacy systems, which is something that could be improved."
"Reporting is one area that isn't as robust as it could be."
"At times, you may click the wrong server or click too fast and accidentally restore a cluster of servers. It would be very helpful to have a cancel option under restores."
"Since it is an evolving product, there are lot of frequent releases which require upgrades to be done every other weekend."
"Initial setup can be complex if you need to change IP addresses. Hopefully, they improve that in a future release."
"I think Cohesity could add more platform support. For example, they could improve integration with DB2 or make the integration S3 object storage a little tighter. Some of that stuff could use some work, but overall, it's a relatively comprehensive platform."
"You need to put the full name instead of a few letters while searching for backup. It should also improve customization."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is about 6,900 or 7,000 a year. It goes up a little every year. Its price includes live updates, support, antivirus, and cloud storage. If I increase the cloud space, then the price would increase. It has been consistent for us."
"Normally, there is the hardware on the site. So, essentially, there is a server and storage. They can price it a little lower because the customers are making a little investment upfront. Even though it is trouble-free for the end-users, and once it is set up and running, they don't have to really think about it, there is essentially an initial investment. It is not really pricey. We're actually competitive, but we are in a different market. In Asia, customers are a little more price-sensitive than in the west. It is not really a real issue."
"Its pricing is very reasonable, but it can be reduced."
"It allows us a low cost backup solution for hardware-based, VMware, and Hyper-V systems all from a single platform."
"You have two options, which we have. We pay for it bi-monthly. Then, you can purchase the project hours and support annually."
"Low, fixed cost with great savings."
"They're on par with their competitors."
"The tool's pricing is reasonable."
"The tool's pricing is average."
"There is monthly licensing."
"Sizing is important and it is easy to overestimate."
"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 is per node and per protected terabyte. You will also pay 10-15% annually for support."
"From my last assessment, the pricing for Cohesity DataProtect was reasonable. Compared to its closest competitor, Rubrik, I found Rubrik's pricing to be somewhat high-end. While Rubrik may have more advanced security features than Cohesity DataProtect currently, Cohesity DataProtect is releasing a new solution in the near future that will compete directly with Rubrik."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly. It is cheaper than other backup solutions."
"We purchased support from Cohesity to ensure that should we face an issue, we don't have to deal with different service providers."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Educational Organization
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Barracuda Backup?
The solution’s scalability is good because its space is unlimited. We can start in Office365 with one terabyte bit of information and leverage through an enterprise solution of 1000 users.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Barracuda Backup?
The pricing is very competitive. Licensing is on a yearly basis, and Barracuda even provides replacements after three years if a device reaches end of life, without any extra charges.
What needs improvement with Barracuda Backup?
Barracuda Backup's support could be improved because sometimes the support team is situated outside the country, leading to time zone issues. Adding AI features for security would also be beneficia...
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 needs improvement with Cohesity DataProtect?
What areas have room for improvement? Is there anything that could be simplified to make it better?
 

Also Known As

Barracuda Backup
Cohesity
 

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Sample Customers

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