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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 (6th)
Cohesity DataProtect
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (7th), Cloud Backup (10th), AI Data Analysis (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 1.3%, up 0.2% compared to last year.
Cohesity DataProtect, on the other hand, focuses on Backup and Recovery, holds 2.0% mindshare, down 3.8% since last year.
Deduplication Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Barracuda Intronis Backup1.3%
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain25.4%
HPE StoreOnce18.1%
Other55.2%
Deduplication Software
Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Cohesity DataProtect2.0%
Veeam Data Platform7.6%
Commvault Cloud4.4%
Other86.0%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Gerard Wolters - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT manager at Oosterhof Holman
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.
SM
Evangelist / CTO at fgnext
Adopting advanced convergence and seamless management elevates data protections
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. Customers looking for features that older systems provided might find gaps, but these are typically for very specific needs.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"It's a one-stop shop, meaning we just program and schedule the backups, decide what is being backed up, and then it automatically replicates and deduplicates."
"The scalability of the product is fine."
"We perform backup drills to test the functionality, and we don't have any problems."
"The configuration and the onboarding process are pretty good."
"The most valuable feature is unlimited data storage on the cloud. Even if the employee has left the company for a few years, the backup will still be maintained."
"The backup feature is most valuable. That's why we took it."
"The superior support from Barracuda in setting up, using, and helping with issues for the product."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The SQL Backup and Restore is very easy."
"I love the ability to clone a virtual server in only minutes."
"The implementation and training are all done through the sales engineer, which provides for a seamless and great experience when it comes to starting with a new vendor."
"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."
"It has a lightning fast restore."
"The most valuable aspect for me is that I don't have to deal with media in terms of tapes like our existing system does."
"It offers an easy, quick backup and restore of files and VMs. Also, the "Google-like " search for files is awesome."
 

Cons

"The tool is not user-friendly. The solution should also improve its compatibility. It is also not license-based."
"I would like to see the Live Boot feature extended to Hyper-V machines, in addition to VMware machines."
"The solution is pretty expensive. This is the usual customer complaint."
"The restore time can be improved. The restore time for large quantities of folders is slow. Sometimes, if I'm doing a full recovery of a server, it takes multiple hours, which probably is natural. It might also be because of our internet speed to the cloud."
"When we manage the box physically, we don't have as much control as we do when we manage from the cloud. The best management is from the cloud."
"The solution depends on your connectivity, so it is essential to have a proper connection to the cloud."
"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 the automatic backup of critical applications to the cloud."
"Initial setup can be complex if you need to change IP addresses. Hopefully, they improve that in a future release."
"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."
"There is limited support for legacy systems, which is something that could be improved."
"The support team could do a better job. Sometimes finding the correct person is cumbersome and time consuming."
"Better documentation is needed because the lack of information has necessitated having our team depend more heavily on Cohesity support."
"We would love to see direct compatibility with HPE Simplivity, which we also leverage."
"Cohesity DataProtect needs to improve its reporting capabilities."
"The support team sometimes takes a long time to resolve issues, although, in our experience, these have been specific things like SQL blobs."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's pricing is reasonable."
"They're on par with their competitors."
"Low, fixed cost with great savings."
"The price of the five-year contract was approximately three million Rupees ($42,000 USD)."
"The licensing is charged yearly. It's my understanding that the cost of the solution is somewhere around $7,000 every two years."
"Its pricing is very reasonable, but it can be reduced."
"You have two options, which we have. We pay for it bi-monthly. Then, you can purchase the project hours and support annually."
"You don't need to buy an extra license or agent. With one box, you have licenses for any amount of devices that you want to backed up for whatever is backed up."
"The ROI is huge. Not really measurable at this point, but the price of the unit was a fraction of what a couple hours of downtime could result in."
"My advice is to always negotiate for better pricing."
"Cohesity came in at the best price."
"Pricing, setup costs, etc. are pretty typical. The initial cost for Cohesity was less than other products the we evaluated. Cohesity's pricing does offer benefits as DR target costs are less than other solutions. You are not charged for DataProtect licensing for target DR data consumption."
"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 is per node and per protected terabyte. You will also pay 10-15% annually for support."
"Cohesity came in at the best price. Setup was included and done in half a day."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise43
 

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?
The product needs improvement to become better. For example, we attempted to integrate with Postgres SQL server to backup the database alone, which was not supported. For this reason, we required a...
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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