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Cohesity Data Cloud vs IBM Spectrum Protect Plus comparison

Cohesity and IBM are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Cohesity is ranked #17 with an average rating of 8.5, while IBM is ranked #49 with an average rating of 7.0. Cohesity holds a 0.5% mindshare in BRS, compared to IBM’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Cohesity users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of IBM users who would recommend it.
Cohesity Data Cloud
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100% willing to recommend
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
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88% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus and Cohesity Data Cloud compete in the data protection solutions category. Cohesity Data Cloud is generally perceived as the superior option due to its versatile scalability and comprehensive features.

Features: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus includes efficient storage management, strong backup capabilities, and solid security features. Cohesity Data Cloud offers versatile scalability, seamless data recovery processes, and robust multi-cloud support.

Room for Improvement: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could benefit from better integration capabilities, advanced reporting tools, and enhanced user interface. Cohesity Data Cloud requires improved documentation, minor performance optimization tweaks, and enhanced disaster recovery features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus has a straightforward deployment process but scaling can pose challenges. Cohesity Data Cloud features user-friendly deployment and superior customer service with more effective support experiences.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus offers competitive pricing with moderate ROI due to high setup costs and ongoing maintenance. Cohesity Data Cloud, while potentially more expensive, delivers higher ROI through improved performance and lower long-term operational costs.

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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:
 

ROI

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.
Sentiment score
7.7
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus offers competitive pricing and integration benefits, achieving mixed ROI within two to three years.
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.
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No quotes available
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Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.2
Cohesity Data Cloud customer service is responsive and reliable, though improvement is needed in legacy systems and issue resolution speed.
Sentiment score
4.4
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus support is mostly praised for efficiency, though complex cases sometimes encounter delays and challenges.
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.
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Their documentation, runbooks, troubleshooting articles, and support people are good.
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SM
Shiva Kinnera - PeerSpot reviewer
JT
reviewer1656648 - PeerSpot reviewer
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Cohesity Data Cloud offers seamless scalability and performance improvements, simplifying expansion with flexible resource adjustments and enhancing ROI.
Sentiment score
6.3
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus offers scalability for enterprises, supporting storage expansion and workload adjustments despite some infrastructure challenges.
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.
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The solution does not provide horizontal and vertical scaling.
IBM Data Protect is the scalable solution, not IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.
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Bharath Bharadwaj - PeerSpot reviewerShiva Kinnera - PeerSpot reviewer
JT
reviewer1656648 - PeerSpot reviewer
AS
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
Cohesity Data Cloud is praised for reliability and efficiency, with stability rated exceptional despite minor hardware and support issues.
Sentiment score
7.0
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is stable and reliable, handling heavy loads well, but may occasionally require repeated backup restorations.
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.
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Shiva Kinnera - PeerSpot reviewer
MR
Bharath Bharadwaj - PeerSpot reviewer
 

Room For Improvement

Cohesity Data Cloud users desire improved documentation, support, and integration, plus cost-effectiveness, security, and enhanced functionality for various needs.
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus needs integration, interface, automation, and security improvements, alongside enhanced installation, support, and data protection features.
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.
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It does not offer horizontal and vertical scaling.
I used IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, but IBM is now replacing it with IBM Data Protect, which is a giant product now in common development with a well-known company in backup solutions.
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could be made more lightweight and user-friendly in terms of GUI features to make it closer to a perfect score.
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MR
Bharath Bharadwaj - PeerSpot reviewer
SM
reviewer1656648 - PeerSpot reviewer
AS
reviewer1541931 - PeerSpot reviewer
 

Setup Cost

Cohesity Data Cloud offers value with strong security, structured pricing, and flexibility, despite higher costs than some competitors.
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus offers strong value with scalable pricing, though some find it expensive for corporate use.
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.
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They are fairly expensive.
Pricing is good; it is reasonable and more reasonable than any other vendors.
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SM
MR
ME
reviewer1656648 - PeerSpot reviewerreviewer1541931 - PeerSpot reviewer
 

Valuable Features

Cohesity Data Cloud provides scalable, secure data protection with efficient storage, easy integration, and comprehensive management for MSPs.
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is praised for its integration, ease of use, scalability, and robust disaster recovery features.
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.
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The biggest benefit of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is that it's an agentless backup product which is very easy to configure and use.
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SM
AmarpreetSingh - PeerSpot reviewer
MR
AS
 

Categories and Ranking

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)
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
49th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Cohesity Data Cloud is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is 1.0%, up from 0.9% 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%
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus1.0%
Other98.5%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

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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Atif Najam - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables organizations to make large-scale recoveries easily, but the security must be improved
The security must be improved. We face a lot of cyber threats like ransomware. It impacts data availability and protection. The tool must provide a mechanism to make resilient backups. The tool must ensure that the recent backups have no ransomware. The backup must be immutable. They must be cyber-resilient backups. Finding a good resource person for IBM Spectrum in Pakistan is difficult. We have to rely on the support team. Resource availability is a challenge.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise17
 

Questions from the Community

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.
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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...
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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...
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What do you like most about IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?
The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that the product works and helps with restoration areas whenever there is a need to restore something.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?
Pricing is good; it is reasonable and more reasonable than any other vendors.
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What needs improvement with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?
Technical support could be improved significantly. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could be made more lightweight and user-friendly in terms of GUI features to make it closer to a perfect score.
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Product Reports

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Cohesity Data Cloud
October 2025
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IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
September 2025
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Also Known As

Imanis Data, DataPlatform, Cohesity Helios
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Overview

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

Cohesity

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is a data protection and availability solution for virtual environments that can be deployed in minutes and protect your environment within an hour. It simplifies data protection, whether data is hosted in physical, virtual, software-defined or cloud environments. It can be implemented as a stand-alone solution or integrate with your IBM Spectrum Protect environment to off-load copies for long term storage and data governance with scale and efficiency.

IBM
 

Sample Customers

Navis, 1st Security Bank, Brown University, WestLotto
PT Wings Surya, Tectrade, State of Ohio
Buyer's Guide
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September 2025
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