Carbonite Server vs Cohesity Data Cloud comparison

OpenText and Cohesity are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. OpenText is ranked #57, while Cohesity is ranked #19 with an average rating of 8.5. OpenText holds a 0.8% mindshare in BRS, compared to Cohesity’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Cohesity users who would recommend it.

Carbonite Server

Read 7 Carbonite Server reviews

1,779 Views
1,263 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

Cohesity Data Cloud

Read 13 Cohesity Data Cloud reviews

1,659 Views
1,062 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

Carbonite Server

Cohesity Data Cloud

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Carbonite Server and Cohesity Data Cloud are prominent solutions for data protection and management. Users are more satisfied with the overall performance and features of Cohesity Data Cloud despite its pricing, indicating its superior value.

Features:Carbonite Server users highlight automatic backup, recovery features, and ease of use. Cohesity Data Cloud offers integrated data management, scalability, and comprehensive features appealing to enterprise needs.

Room for Improvement:Carbonite Server users note the need for better large-file handling capabilities, more flexible scheduling, and improved reporting. Cohesity Data Cloud users suggest improvements in indexing speed, GUI responsiveness, and data restoration times.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:Carbonite Server deployment is straightforward and supported by responsive customer service. Cohesity Data Cloud's deployment process involves more initial setup time but is balanced by strong customer service. Both products receive positive feedback, though Cohesity may involve a steeper learning curve.

Pricing and ROI:Carbonite Server is praised for reasonable initial setup costs and satisfactory ROI. Cohesity Data Cloud has higher setup costs but is deemed worth the investment due to its extensive features and robust returns. Users feel the ROI justifies Cohesity’s higher expense.

To learn more, read our detailed Carbonite Server vs. Cohesity Data Cloud Report (Updated: December 2025).

Buyer's Guide

Carbonite Server vs. Cohesity Data Cloud

December 2025

Download the complete report

Helped 879,443 peers since 2012

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

Carbonite Server

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

57th

Ranking in Cloud Backup

46th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Cohesity Data Cloud

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

19th

Ranking in Cloud Backup

14th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Management Platforms (DMP) (6th), AI Data Analysis (15th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Carbonite Server is 0.8%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cohesity Data Cloud is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Cohesity Data Cloud	0.7%
Carbonite Server	0.8%
Other	98.5%

Backup and Recovery

Featured Reviews

Chris Puddy

Backup, storage and disaster recovery technical specialist at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

A reliable backup product which needs little management

For most technical users the setup and initial deployment are fairly straightforward and once deployed it 99% of the time looks after itself. Installation of the agents is similar to most other products in that it has an install wizard to guide you, the accompanying documentation is also very useful to assist wherever you are in the agent install and policy setup process. Normally our customers' IT team does the deployment of agents, however, this isn't a daunting task unless you are dealing with multiple servers to protect the product. On a server-by-server basis, the deployment doesn't take long. From the MSP side of things, the infrastructure sitting behind the scenes doesn't take too much to install, configure and maintain.

Read full review

Shiva Kinnera

Technical Lead at Cognizant

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.

Read full review

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is a free engine to help work with the container."

"I find the BMR/image and the recovery pieces are valuable."

"It does not slow down your computer or use a lot of resources as it works."

"The Granular Restore of SQL feature has been a lifesaver more times than I can count. One of the main reasons for looking at Carbonite was their support for platforms like AIX and AS/400 Series."

"Technical support handled all our issues quickly and effectively."

"The solution is very stable."

"The efficiency and convenience are excellent."

"It seems reliable and easy to use."

More Carbonite Server pros

"We use Cohesity Helios primarily in our data management strategy for backup and reporting."

"Its big data and archive data features are the features that I have found most valuable. I can use it in a big virtual environment."

"My favorite feature of Cohesity Data Cloud is the setup, as it is very fast compared to other solutions; I have worked in different clouds, and Cohesity Data Cloud stands out as superior."

"I find the most important feature to be data protection."

"I rate the Cohesity Data Cloud solution a ten out of ten. It's an easy-to-use product that provides substantial value and security."

"I definitely recommend this tool to others due to its simplicity, security, features, and flexibility."

"My favorite feature of Cohesity Data Cloud is the setup, as it is very fast compared to other solutions; I have worked in different clouds, and Cohesity Data Cloud stands out as superior."

"It has excellent integration for virtualization, which means we can easily protect VMs, virtual machines, which consists mainly of snapshot backups that are quite easy to recover."

More Cohesity Data Cloud pros

Cons

"The support for object storage isn't quite there yet. Its public cloud support can be improved. I would love to see the public cloud support for object storage, and it would be great, but what I always hear from the folks at Carbonite is that in a lot of cases, it directly competes with their cloud offering. So, I don't know when or where that will go or if that will go anywhere, but we are hopeful to see something. The dashboard is a little outdated. If they gave it a facelift and put some better design around their dashboard, that would be tremendous. I generally care less about the visual aesthetics of an application as long as it does what it needed to do, which is true in the case of this solution. We also have the Microsoft 365 platform. Because they're two separate platforms, I have to log in to my Microsoft platform to manage it, and I have to log into my Carbonite server backup platform to manage it. Having these two coexist together in one management console is really what we're looking for, but we went for it knowing this. We also knew that there would be some integration coming down the road. So, we're again hoping to see some of that coming in 2021."

"The stability has room for improvement."

"The Hyper-V backup has room for improvement."

"The only thing that I would like to see improved is related to marketing. Currently, it is very difficult to find the right paper and stuff for me. Their marketing department should provide better information because currently, it is very difficult to find information on the internet. It was bought over by OpenText, and you won't be able to find a lot of information about this solution on their site. They should also provide training facilities for commercial purposes. Some of my colleagues recently went for pilot training, and they were technical. If I want to get trained, the training has to be more commercial. Currently, there is no such training for users like me."

"It could be a little bit easier or faster to be able to access data files without having to download anything."

"They do not yet have USB recovery but they are adding it in coming releases."

"In the next release I would like to see an improvement in the auto failover option."

"Their documentation portal is not up to date for newer releases and I strongly recommend Cohesity to increase their efforts on the documentation portal."

"The initial setup can be complex, depending on the environment."

"It has never been touted as a tier-one storage platform, and that would be a benefit. They are currently working on solving that issue."

"The limitation that I see in Cohesity is that the minimum sized node is 36 terabytes, which is more than a small customer needs."

"One of the worst situations occurred when the sizing team did not get the correct subscription, usage, and capacity from Cohesity."

"Sometimes the support team does not provide proper assistance during critical issues from the cloud end."

"The downside of Cohesity Data Cloud is that it is not supporting a legacy environment."

"Sometimes the support team does not provide proper assistance during critical issues from the cloud end."

More Cohesity Data Cloud cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price is reasonable."

"We pay 9,000 dollars per year for our license."

"The pricing is between $120 and $150 per year."

"The solution is open source."

"Regarding pricing, it's very costly and I rate it a four."

"Competing products sometimes use deceptive marketing to make their products seem a lot cheaper. Comparing apples-to-apples, DataPlatform wins out."

"It's priced properly for the market."

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Backup and Recovery solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

879,443 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

16%

University

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	1

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

Ask a question

Earn 20 points

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cohesity DataPlatform?

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. Converting from CapEx to OpE...

See all answers

What needs improvement with Cohesity Imanis Data?

Cohesity Data Cloud is not unique in this area. There are a couple of other vendors who are playing in the same area. They provide some sort of isolation for the protected data that makes it very d...

See all answers

What is your primary use case for Cohesity Imanis Data?

I have been in a relationship with Cohesity Data Cloud for more than five years now. I have used Helios in the past.

See all answers

Comparisons

HPE Zerto Software vs Carbonite Server

Compared 16% of the time

Veeam Data Platform vs Carbonite Server

Compared 10% of the time

Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 vs Carbonite Server

Compared 7% of the time

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs Carbonite Server

Compared 6% of the time

SugarSync vs Carbonite Server

Compared 5% of the time

More Carbonite Server Competitors

Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 vs Cohesity Data Cloud

Compared 12% of the time

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager vs Cohesity Data Cloud

Compared 11% of the time

Commvault Cloud vs Cohesity Data Cloud

Compared 10% of the time

Veeam Data Platform vs Cohesity Data Cloud

Compared 9% of the time

Rubrik vs Cohesity Data Cloud

Compared 9% of the time

More Cohesity Data Cloud Competitors

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

Cloud Backup

December 2025

Download Carbonite Server product report

Buyer's Guide

Cohesity Data Cloud

January 2026

Download Cohesity Data Cloud product report

Also Known As

Carbonite Recover Backup

Imanis Data, DataPlatform, Cohesity Helios

Overview

Carbonite Server securely replicates data to the local backup server while securing a second copy in the cloud. Granular restore and local failover options ensure rapid recovery and minimal data loss. With integrated hardware and cloud failover for critical systems, Carbonite Server provides reliable data protection.

OpenText

Consolidate your backups, file shares, object stores and data for dev/test and analytics on a web-scale data management platform.

Cohesity

Sample Customers

INLINE Commercial Construction, Hamilton County

Navis, 1st Security Bank, Brown University, WestLotto

Buyer's Guide

Carbonite Server vs. Cohesity Data Cloud

December 2025

Free Report: Carbonite Server vs. Cohesity Data Cloud

Find out what your peers are saying about Carbonite Server vs. Cohesity Data Cloud and other solutions. Updated: December 2025.

DOWNLOAD NOW

879,443 professionals have used our research since 2012.

See our Carbonite Server vs. Cohesity Data Cloud report.

See our list of best Backup and Recovery vendors and best Cloud Backup vendors.

We monitor all Backup and Recovery reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.