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BDRSuite Backup & Replication vs Cohesity Data Cloud comparison

 

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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
7.2
BDRSuite Backup provides quick ROI for some, peace of mind, reduced costs, and critical data protection for others.
Sentiment score
3.3
Cohesity Data Cloud users reported cost savings, time efficiency, enhanced security, scalability, and improved ROI through simplified data management and reduced downtime.
If I find myself stuck in a cyber recovery situation, this tool can help me avoid spending my money on ransom payments.
The level of confidence that Cohesity Data Cloud delivers to the clients is worth that cost.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.9
BDRSuite's technical support is knowledgeable but inconsistent, with some users facing delays and communication issues despite effective solutions.
Sentiment score
7.2
Cohesity Data Cloud customer service is responsive and reliable, though improvement is needed in legacy systems and issue resolution speed.
Not needing technical support is even better than good technical support.
issues with Cohesity Data Cloud have not been encountered, suggesting a robust service.
They need to work faster to meet client requirements, especially when business is affected.
They probably upstaffed and made sure their knowledge was more up-to-date.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
<p>BDRSuite Backup &amp; Replication is scalable, allowing users to expand easily with adequate resources and infrastructure support.</p>
Sentiment score
7.4
Cohesity Data Cloud offers seamless scalability and performance improvements, simplifying expansion with flexible resource adjustments and enhancing ROI.
Scaling depends on subscription levels - when customers exceed their subscribed storage capacity, they can pay Cohesity to scale the resources.
There are no issues with scalability on the cloud end.
It's easy to add additional nodes to a current existing cluster, making it quite easy to expand.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
<p>BDRSuite Backup &amp; Replication offers mostly stable performance, with some users experiencing minor issues, particularly on older versions or configurations.</p>
Sentiment score
7.6
Cohesity Data Cloud is praised for reliability and efficiency, with stability rated exceptional despite minor hardware and support issues.
Compared to other tools, it is very efficient and simple to learn.
I couldn't find anything negative about Cohesity Data Cloud specifically.
Cohesity Data Cloud is quite reliable.
 

Room For Improvement

<p>BDRSuite Backup &amp; Replication needs enhancements in support, interface, backup management, and integration to improve user experience and efficiency.</p>
Cohesity Data Cloud users desire improved documentation, support, and integration, plus cost-effectiveness, security, and enhanced functionality for various needs.
There could always be little things that could still be fixed or improved for stability.
Issues such as ransomware protection and fixing vulnerabilities should be prioritized.
Cohesity Data Cloud scans backups by default for ransomware and malware, sending notifications if there are any security concerns or compromised systems.
The primary drawback is the need to transfer large amounts of data to the cloud via an internet connection, requiring significant bandwidth.
 

Setup Cost

BDRSuite delivers cost-effective, flexible backup solutions with straightforward licensing, offering value over competitors like Veeam for budget-conscious businesses.
Cohesity Data Cloud offers value with strong security, structured pricing, and flexibility, despite higher costs than some competitors.
Cohesity Data Cloud is more costly in the long term compared to physical tapes.
Comparatively, compared to IBM and Commvault, Cohesity Data Cloud offers the best deal for my environment.
All organizations are very interested in as-a-service model where they do not pay upfront cost, but they only get the services and pay for what they use as they use it.
 

Valuable Features

BDRSuite offers ease of use, automatic replication, and comprehensive features for efficient VMware and Hyper-V data protection and backups.
Cohesity Data Cloud provides scalable, secure data protection with efficient storage, easy integration, and comprehensive management for MSPs.
The features I find most valuable are ease of backup, ease of restore, the full restore, just getting some data out of a backup server or even the applications that are in the server, going through the database or going to Exchange.
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.
The initial deployment of Cohesity Data Cloud, from my experience, is easy.
 

Categories and Ranking

BDRSuite Backup & Replication
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
18th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (8th), MSP Backup (2nd)
Cohesity Data Cloud
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
17th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (15th), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of BDRSuite Backup & Replication is 0.6%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cohesity Data Cloud is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Cohesity Data Cloud0.5%
BDRSuite Backup & Replication0.6%
Other98.9%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Redha Benlaksira - PeerSpot reviewer
The ability to maintain multiple restore points is critical because it lets customers choose to restore their data to an hour or a day ago
BDRSuite is better than competing solutions because it can protect, back up, and recover data. A feature called live migration allows you to recover the same data in different environments. For example, I can back up the data from a VMware machine and restore it to a Hyper-V. You can also create repositories and back up environments to a cloud platform like GCP and AWS S3 buckets. BDRSuite allows you to back up virtual machines hosted on an EC3 instance or Microsoft 365 mailboxes, SharePoint, etc. The solution allows us to recover data instantly. We can recover all our data in under 15 minutes. In a virtual environment, we can recover a virtual machine and all its data in under 15 minutes. It's the same for a NAS, SAN, or DAS disk. The ability to boot instantly enables customers to maintain their business operations without interruption. BDRSuite's ability to maintain multiple restore points is critical because it gives customers the option to restore their data to an hour or a day ago. They can choose a full, incremental, or synthetic backup. Incremental backup makes sense if you are backing up the same data daily and you want to save space and network resources. It only backs up the differences or updates in every block. I've worked with lots of backup solutions, and BDRSuite is the easiest to use. It's simple to install and create backup jobs. It doesn't require many tasks to install the solution. You can easily back up and restore from one console
Shiva Kinnera - PeerSpot reviewer
Support and connection issues affect user experience
I currently work at TCS in a different domain using AWS and Azure cloud backup. I switched from Cognizant to TCS four months ago, where I previously used Cohesity Data Cloud and Cohesity tools. I prefer Cohesity Data Cloud over AWS. While cloud functionality is similar across platforms, Cohesity Data Cloud's console, options, and web console are superior to AWS. The pricing of Cohesity Data Cloud depends on the data volume and retention period. Compared to alternatives, Cohesity Data Cloud is somewhat expensive. Regarding technical aspects, connection issues need to be addressed promptly. I would rate it eight out of ten, as these issues require immediate resolution to meet client requirements. Overall review rating: 9/10.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
88%
Educational Organization
3%
Performing Arts
1%
Manufacturing Company
1%
Manufacturing Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business44
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BDRSuite?
The best part of BDRSuite is how user-friendly it is and how it does not require any maintenance after the initial setup.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BDRSuite?
BDRSuite is cost-effective because you can purchase a perpetual license that covers multiple environments. You only renew the support costs annually. It offers advanced features at roughly 75 perce...
What needs improvement with BDRSuite?
I really don't know what could be improved about BDRSuite Backup &amp; Replication. I've never had anything that I thought would be nice if that was possible. Every time I thought that, it was alre...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cohesity DataPlatform?
The pricing of Cohesity Data Cloud is good. Comparatively, compared to IBM and Commvault, Cohesity Data Cloud offers the best deal for my environment.
What needs improvement with Cohesity Imanis Data?
They still have quite some way to go for improving their agents. As we have many snapshots which are agentless, we know that for recovery, for instance, if you want to do file recovery, an agent is...
What is your primary use case for Cohesity Imanis Data?
The usual use cases are mainly for VMware-related backups and Nutanix backups. We have some physical servers where we perform backups and restores. It's physical as well as virtual, but mainly virt...
 

Also Known As

Vembu BDRSuite
Imanis Data, DataPlatform, Cohesity Helios
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

NASA, Intel, CISCO, PHILIPS, Atos, HEXAWARE, Motorola
Navis, 1st Security Bank, Brown University, WestLotto
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