We performed a comparison between Cohesity DataProtect and Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The recovery process is effective, especially when it comes to other types of data, such as VMs, and overall, the performance is commendable."
"It is also very easy to determine which VMs are being backed up and which ones aren't. This is helpful to make sure nothing is being missed."
"Its most valuable feature is its ransomware protection, so it has immutable backups."
"The most valuable features of Cohesity DataProtect are SpanFS and the handling of hybrid workloads."
"The ease of use and the GUI have really been most valuable to us. Configuring the system to do what we need is simple and straight forward and a lot of guesswork has been removed. One of my favorite features with Cohesity is Kroll for Exchange item-level recovery. The software is simple to use and fast."
"The restores are easy to do and have made it so that we can incorporate restores into our troubleshooting processes."
"The customer service and support are fast and professional."
"The most valuable aspect for me is that I don't have to deal with media in terms of tapes like our existing system does."
"IDPA's best feature is Turbo Boost Technology. The compression and duplication features are excellent, too."
"It is very simple to perform an upgrade of the system and the environment."
"The solution is strong."
"It backs up our Windows systems and our Linux systems and everything."
"Instead of four or five tools, consisting of backup software, storage where the backup resides, and a separate system for reporting and central monitoring, they all now come in the virtual edition for IDP."
"The most valuable feature is the deduplication rate."
"We don't need to manage different devices."
"The product is easy to troubleshoot and store data."
"The GUI is in need of improvement."
"It would be great to add SQL Object Level restore, so user objects, tables, etc. can be restored without having to restore the entire DB."
"Their UI requires a manual refresh. It doesn't seem like it updates itself sometimes when you're moving from screens or waiting for a change to take effect, so you have to manually refresh."
"I would like to see the management of multiple nodes inside a tenant. If you want to manage a Cohesity environment, you either go on a per-node base, and you can hop from one node to the other, or you need to implement their SaaS capability but it always needs an internet connection. We would really like to have some kind of local management entity so that we can see all the Cohesity nodes in a customer environment and manage those nodes centrally. That's something that we would really like, and they are really working on it."
"Cohesity cluster upgrades have not been as easy as a single button click. They are a manual process that requires upgrading each node into a cluster individually."
"The support team could do a better job. Sometimes finding the correct person is cumbersome and time consuming."
"Add the ability to delete View Boxes and External Targets in the GUI."
"We would love to see direct compatibility with HPE Simplivity, which we also leverage."
"We cannot add IDPA to DPC, and each IP has a DP Central, which cannot monitor other IDPAs."
"There is room for improvement in terms of network connectivity."
"We would like to see the pricing drop a bit."
"The solution should be easier to use."
"The two-factor authentication is missing from Dell products."
"Dell PowerProtect DP needs to include more features and improve backup for a continual base."
"Managing the product is a little bit complicated."
"The product's index master feature needs improvement."
Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 67 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is ranked 22nd in Backup and Recovery with 12 reviews. Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0, while Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) writes "The product comes bundled with a host of useful solutions that help one centralize their work". Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup, whereas Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell Avamar, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager and Rubrik. See our Cohesity DataProtect vs. Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) report.
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