Cohesity Data Cloud vs IBM Tivoli CDP for Files comparison

Cohesity and IBM are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Cohesity is ranked #19 with an average rating of 8.5, while IBM is ranked #76. Cohesity holds a 0.7% mindshare in BRS, compared to IBM’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Cohesity users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Cohesity Data Cloud

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IBM Tivoli CDP for Files

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Cohesity Data Cloud and IBM Tivoli CDP for Files based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Cohesity Data Cloud

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

19th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (14th), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (6th), AI Data Analysis (15th)

IBM Tivoli CDP for Files

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

76th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Cohesity Data Cloud is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Tivoli CDP for Files 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
Product	Market Share (%)
Cohesity Data Cloud	0.7%
IBM Tivoli CDP for Files	0.5%
Other	98.8%

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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.

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reviewer1035033

Sr. Aix Admin at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Restoration and infrastructure are extremely reliable

We are currently using Tivoli to backup 15 terabytes within our Oracle Database using a RMAN backup script. The RMAN's utility and restoration has been perfect, we have yet to experience any issues. It's very reliable The restoration and infrastructure are extremely reliable. We would like to…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."

"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."

"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 is easy to install and use."

"The hyper-converged architecture and scalability are hugely important for growing service companies."

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

"Our data center size occupancy for Cohesity appliance is reduced by 70% when we installed Cohesity."

More Cohesity Data Cloud pros

"The restoration and infrastructure is extremely reliable."

Cons

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

"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 only concern I have with cloud implementation is that if you have a presence on-premises, trying to use the cloud may become a performance challenge."

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

"The primary drawback is the need to transfer large amounts of data to the cloud via an internet connection, requiring significant bandwidth."

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

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

"In terms of functionality, Helios has been effective, but sometimes it doesn't show the exact cluster name for backups."

More Cohesity Data Cloud cons

"We would like to have the opportunity to omit data from being backed up. For example, we have three virtual machines, each with three disks. When running the backup, it will automatically take each disk rather than allowing us to select what data we want backed."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"It's expensive, but it's worth for it due to the volume of critical information within our database. We are currently paying about $22,000 per year."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

16%

University

Computer Software Company

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

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Questions from the Community

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...

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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...

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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.

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Also Known As

Imanis Data, DataPlatform, Cohesity Helios

Tivoli CDP for Files

Overview

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

Cohesity

IBM Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files is a continuous backup software that protects your most important files. This real-time, continuous data protection solution for file servers and user endpoints automatically backs up your most critical files the moment they are saved.

IBM

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