Cohesity Data Cloud vs OpenText Data Protector comparison

Cohesity and OpenText are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Cohesity is ranked #39 with an average rating of 8.7, while OpenText is ranked #22 with an average rating of 8.0. Cohesity holds a 0.4% mindshare in BRS, compared to OpenText’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Cohesity users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

Cohesity Data Cloud

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OpenText Data Protector

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80% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

OpenText Data Protector and Cohesity Data Cloud compete in the data protection market. Cohesity Data Cloud appears to have the upper hand due to its superior features and user satisfaction.

Features: OpenText Data Protector is known for its reliability and comprehensive backup and recovery coverage. It also offers solid support services and competitive pricing. Cohesity Data Cloud provides innovative scalability, integrated data protection and management features, and stands out in user satisfaction due to its extensive feature set.

Room for Improvement: OpenText Data Protector users seek better performance and agility as the solution can be slow and challenging to configure. Enhancements in user experience are also desired. Cohesity Data Cloud users look for improved reporting capabilities, more granular data management control, and enhancements in user interface navigation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenText Data Protector's deployment is seen as labor-intensive, with average customer service feedback. Cohesity Data Cloud receives favorable reviews for its straightforward deployment process and responsive customer service.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText Data Protector is often viewed as more cost-effective with a quicker return on investment. Cohesity Data Cloud, despite its higher initial setup costs, is valued by users for delivering long-term ROI through its robust and versatile functionalities.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Cohesity Data Cloud

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

39th

Average Rating

9.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (34th), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (6th)

OpenText Data Protector

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

22nd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

102

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Cohesity Data Cloud is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Data Protector is 0.6%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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AmarpreetSingh

Technical Architect at Wipro Limited

Offers improved data protection and security with indirect ROI

The pricing of the Cloud is on the higher side, and it should be cost-effective enough to compete with native solutions. Currently, Cohesity Cloud seems very costly compared to native backups. Although this is an emerging tool and there is room for growth, it needs to mature further. There is an AI feature, however, it is still in the development phase and requires substantial improvements.

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Jeroen Vranckaerts

System Engineer - Server & Storage, DBA at Audi Brussels

Though a highly stable tool, it needs to be made easier to use and configure

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a five out of ten. OpenText Data Protector is complex to configure correctly, but the areas concerning the data and compression are good. Once you get the product to work, it works, but it's much too complex to configure and troubleshoot, as it takes a lot of time and energy, making it not so efficient. Once the tool is configured in your environment, it provides good backup and compression features. In my company, we use OpenText Data Protector as a backup for our servers, and we have a team of 20 people to take care of the data backup using the tool. My company doesn't use OpenText Data Protector as a backup for our client's computers. In my company, we have scheduled the process related to backup, which makes the tool run daily around 30 to 40 times.

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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

"It's very regimented and fast. It does local backup, cloud backup, long-term coverage, and disaster recovery."

"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."

"The clone feature is very nice. You can restore workloads onto Cohesity's storage, which is also nice to have when you don't have enough space to restore on the server."

"It is easy to install and use."

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

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

"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."

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"The solution is easy to use."

"The most valuable feature is the capability to back up our SQL server."

"The installation was simple and provided an easy way to install even on Unix servers. It has excellent features like deduplication."

"The reliability of HP Data Protector is the most valuable feature for us."

"Data Protector is very good at automation. From the time of the backup, verification, and copy to tape, it is very good. I don't need to touch it, it will do it by itself."

"The solution allows us to be able to backup and exchange directly, to backup Microsoft exchange."

"It is a traditional backup model. If you talk about file server and the official Windows database, it's a stable product."

"Ability to automatically detect and secure new data sources without requiring manual configuration intervention."

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Cons

"The pricing of the Cloud is on the higher side, and it should be cost-effective enough to compete with native solutions."

"There is limited support for legacy systems, which is something that could be improved."

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

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

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

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

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"The solution is not intuitive enough. I think they should work on the user experience and the graphical interface. These can be a lot better."

"We're not satisfied with the robustness and stability of the software since Micro Focus took it in-house. The GUI is one thing they could improve. It's still a bit archaic. Data Protector needs a more functional, user-friendly GUI."

"Integration with the market applications must be improved, such as MS Exchange, MS Active Directory, SAP and Oracle. Other backup tools are more efficient with the integrated backups."

"I don't like this solution so much because it's very technical and compared to Commvault and Veeam, it's not so user-friendly. The interface needs improvement."

"VMware backup integration and cloud recovery is lacking."

"OpenText Data Protector is not user-friendly, especially for cloud backup."

"The online backups of Office 365 have room for improvement. This is now available for the Exchange Online part of Office 365, but we're still waiting for SharePoint Online, Teams, etc. We know that it's coming, but it takes time."

"I would like to see a better user interface in the next release."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"It's priced properly for the market."

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

"The licensing cost was not annual. We didn't pay any license. We paid when we deployed and we didn't pay for anything after that. There were no additional fees after the initial payment."

"The pricing is acceptable for enterprise level companies, but it's not acceptable for small- and medium-sized businesses. Micro Focus Data Protector is not an enterprise level solution, and it should cover small- and medium-sized businesses with acceptable prices."

"It is more affordable compared to other vendors."

"The licensing cost is too high."

"They have two types of licensing, one is for storage capacity and the other is client licensing. The capacity licensing here is a bit expensive."

"Avoid using many LTO drives; when using fewer drives, the price will be extremely good."

"In Data Protector, if you need extra features, you need to buy the agents for these features. Some of the features are Terabytes, some of them are agents. There's some complexity in the pricing and licensing."

"We have many competitors who are pricing better, and we believe that our pricing is higher."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

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

While Cohesity Data Cloud is more costly in the long term compared to physical tapes, it offers value by meeting compliance needs and providing protection against ransomware attacks. The pricing is...

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What needs improvement with Cohesity Imanis Data?

The primary drawback is the need to transfer large amounts of data to the cloud via an internet connection, requiring significant bandwidth. Reading data from the cloud can incur additional costs, ...

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What is your primary use case for Cohesity Imanis Data?

The primary use case for Cohesity Data Cloud is to offer an additional layer of protection for backup data, which I can restore if needed. It is a managed service that allows me to set up and confi...

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What do you like most about Micro Focus Data Protector?

I haven't experienced any crashes while using the solution...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus Data Protector?

The solution is expensive as it requires purchasing all features without the option to negotiate based on client numbers, unlike Veeam which offers flexibility in pricing.

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What needs improvement with Micro Focus Data Protector?

OpenText Data Protector is not user-friendly, especially for cloud backup. It lacks functions and facilities compared to Veeam, which offers more user-friendliness for virtual machine backups. Ther...

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Also Known As

Imanis Data, DataPlatform, Cohesity Helios

Micro Focus Data Protector, Data Protector, OmniBack, HPE Data Protector

Overview

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

Cohesity

OpenText Data Protector standardizes and consolidates backups across multiple platforms. It provides secure, comprehensive backup protection for business-critical data and applications whether virtual, physical, or online in the cloud.

OpenText

Sample Customers

Navis, 1st Security Bank, Brown University, WestLotto

GSK Vaccines, Repsol, Vodafone Group, Siemens AG, Medium Enterprise Transportation Services Company

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