Cohesity Data Cloud vs Oracle Data Guard comparison

Cohesity and Oracle are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Cohesity is ranked #39 with an average rating of 8.7, while Oracle is ranked #15 with an average rating of 9.3. Cohesity holds a 0.4% mindshare in BRS, compared to Oracle’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Cohesity users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Oracle Data Guard and Cohesity Data Cloud are two distinct solutions for data protection and management, each offering unique advantages and disadvantages. Cohesity Data Cloud seems to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive feature set and flexibility.

Features: Oracle Data Guard offers robust disaster recovery capabilities, seamless data replication, and high performance. Cohesity Data Cloud provides versatile data management features such as backup, recovery, and cloud integration, and is seen as innovative by users.

Room for Improvement: Users indicate Oracle Data Guard needs better documentation, more straightforward configuration processes, and enhanced support for diverse data formats. For Cohesity Data Cloud, feedback highlights the need for improved UI performance, enhanced support for more diverse data formats, and better scalability.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Oracle Data Guard’s deployment model is complex, requiring extensive initial setup and ongoing maintenance with moderate customer support. Cohesity Data Cloud has a relatively simplified deployment process and responsive customer service, making it more accessible to users.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle Data Guard generally has a higher setup cost, yet delivers a solid return on investment due to its high performance and reliability. Cohesity Data Cloud offers more competitive pricing with significant ROI through its broader feature set that appeals to diverse user needs.

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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)

Oracle Data Guard

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

15th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

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 Oracle Data Guard is 0.9%, down from 1.0% 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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IfeoluwaOshinowo

Senior Oracle Database Administrator at Computer Information Systems (CIS)

Makes data protection and network management much easier

The initial setup is straightforward, provided you know the source, target, data version and format. You need to consider all those things. First and foremost, when deploying Oracle Data Guard, the number one priority is to ensure all parameters are correctly set. Two primary methods exist: using backups or recovering from services if the network is reliable. If the network is robust, backups from the source to the target may not be necessary. You must ensure that NIS names are correctly configured on both sides and that the failover and switchover processes are tested successfully from both production and standby environments. Once these steps are completed, the deployment process becomes straightforward. There's no need to copy the entire parameter file; only specific configurations, such as the SID or file structure, must be adjusted if necessary. Ensuring proper DNS name resolution, SID configurations, parameter settings, and understanding whether to convert the Data Guard are essential. Once these aspects are identified, the deployment process becomes more straightforward. I have implemented numerous Data Guard setups. Setting up Oracle Data Guard is performed within the Oracle CRS. Challenges may arise in establishing connectivity between the standby and production databases, necessitating troubleshooting. Apart from that, once configured within CRS, the setup is complete. The challenge with Oracle Data Guard is that it often takes some time for us to identify whether the issues stem from the disk or the network. If we report issues to the network or storage teams from the database end, we may not perceive any apparent problems, which can lead to confusion. We can convince the storage teams to investigate further until we delve into the disk I/O Guard and determine if specific disks operate at total capacity. When disks are operating at total capacity, it can significantly impact application processes. These difficulties in pinpointing the source of issues contribute to the challenges of maintaining and managing Oracle Data Guard.

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

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

"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."

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

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

"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."

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"The most valuable features are the backup and restore. With this in place along with the clustering, the database is safe from hacking, hardware failure, power failures, and system crashes."

"The solution is really very stable. One good thing about it, compared to other products, is that you can just run it and forget about it. Unless you come across some interruptions in the network, it works like a charm."

"Another valuable feature is the possibility of backing up the database from the standby database instead of the primary database, to avoid backup process overhead in the primary system."

"We have found the replication feature the most useful. We use this feature the most. The ability to recover a database with less effort and the use of Oracle Data Guard Broker to administer the complete environment are also very useful features."

"The most valuable feature is the flashback standby, which allows us to test without scrapping the database."

"Snapshot and Data Guard Manager are awesome features."

"The solution can scale as needed."

"It is a top-notch product, super stable, making it our go-to for internal operations."

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Cons

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"When the data replicates into the standby database there is a possibility of having a microsecond amount of data loss. The data loss occurs when there is a network disconnection between the primary and secondary standby database located in the data centers or if there is a crash in the primary database."

"The deployment cost is expensive."

"The IP implementation and maintenance are a little bit hard to manage across Oracle solutions, including Oracle Data Guard."

"The product could improve its pricing."

"Sometimes, the technical support team takes time to respond."

"Overall, there are some operational issues that need to be dealt with."

"The predominant issue lies in the communication link between the secondary and primary databases."

"We would like to be able to see the date time stamp when you execute DGMGRL commands."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

"If you want to have everything automated and done smoothly, you have to add additional licenses."

"The pricing is on the higher side."

"It's a cost-effective solution."

"It is not a cheap product, but if you look at the price, features, availability, scalability, and maturity, it is a very good product."

"The licensing cost is significantly high."

"The cost is expensive."

"The cost of the Oracle license will depend on the negotiations with Oracle."

"Oracle Data Guard is a feature available only in Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, and is available for extra cost."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

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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 advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?

It is a very useful administrative IT tool. It saves on costs. I strongly recommend Data Guard. I've been using it for eight years and I would strongly recommend it. I'd rate Oracle Data Guard a se...

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?

We're Oracle partners. We've worked with databases 11G and 12C. If a company is planning to implement Oracle solutions, I would suggest they also implement Data Guard. I'd rate the solution nine ou...

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Also Known As

Imanis Data, DataPlatform, Cohesity Helios

Active Data Guard

Overview

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

Cohesity

Oracle Data Guard ensures high availability, data protection, and disaster recovery for enterprise data. Data Guard provides a comprehensive set of services that create, maintain, manage, and monitor one or more standby databases to enable production Oracle databases to survive disasters and data corruptions. Data Guard can be used with traditional backup, restoration, and cluster techniques to provide a high level of data protection and data availability.

Oracle

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