Cohesity DataProtect vs MSP360 Backup comparison

Cohesity and MSP360 are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Cohesity is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.3, while MSP360 is ranked #60. Cohesity holds a 2.7% mindshare in BRS, compared to MSP360’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Cohesity users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of MSP360 users who would recommend it.

Cohesity DataProtect

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Cohesity DataProtect and MSP360 Backup compete in the data protection market. Cohesity DataProtect seems to have the upper hand in enterprise environments with complex needs, while MSP360 Backup is more advantageous for cost-conscious buyers and smaller setups.

Features: Cohesity DataProtect offers scalability, efficient data recovery, and comprehensive support for various workloads. MSP360 Backup provides simplicity, flexibility in cloud storage options, and cost-effective backup solutions.

Room for Improvement: Cohesity DataProtect could enhance its reporting capabilities, reduce backup times, and fine-tune optimizations. MSP360 Backup could benefit from more advanced features, better support for large enterprises, and broader functionalities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Cohesity DataProtect is noted for straightforward deployment and responsive technical support. MSP360 Backup offers easy deployment but has mixed reviews regarding customer support efficiency.

Pricing and ROI: Cohesity DataProtect requires a higher initial investment but offers substantial long-term savings and excellent ROI. MSP360 Backup is more affordable upfront, making it suitable for those seeking cost-effective solutions with satisfactory ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Cohesity DataProtect

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

6th

Ranking in Cloud Backup

9th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

MSP360 Backup

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

60th

Ranking in Cloud Backup

46th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (34th), MSP Backup (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Cohesity DataProtect is 2.7%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MSP360 Backup is 0.7%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Cohesity DataProtect	2.7%
MSP360 Backup	0.7%
Other	96.6%

Backup and Recovery

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Giovanni Golinelli.

Hybrid IT Architect at Quanture Spa

Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support

The deployment depends on the environment. Deploying on VMs is relatively simple. But for most of our customers, we implement physical clusters with at least three configured hosts using the existing model. So, it depends on the setup. Implementing DataProtect itself wasn't particularly challenging. One key requirement for successful DataProtect deployment is proper network configuration. If the network setup isn't right, you won't achieve optimal performance. We have developed a service for some of our customers where they implement an appliance or physical cluster of Cohesity at the customer site. Then, we use cloud clustering to replicate, and even in production, a second copy of the protected data. And in some cases, we have developed some disaster recovery procedures using Cohesity.

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CONRAD FORREST

President at MTS Consulting Group, Inc.

The solution provides the ability to backup all types of cloud drives, is inexpensive, and has decent support

MSP360 Backup provides the backup functionality, but we need to provide the storage component. We can use Azure, AWS, or another provider, but we need to choose the storage provider and create a bucket to store our data. The vendor is making changes to improve the functionality of the service and the separation of storage, but I would like to see more integration and a knowledge base of the tool. Currently trying to understand why the storage is separated and how to implement the storage properly is a challenge. Using the solution incurs additional charges for the device storage and backup which are not included in the service. Unlike other solutions such as Kohl which includes everything at one price. MSP360 Backup can be improved by adding inclusive pricing.

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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

"The dashboard is very rich and provides details needed for a moderator."

"The system automatically takes down the nodes one at a time and performs the upgrade and brings the node back up before proceeding to the next. Upgrades can now be done at any time with a high level of confidence."

"The most valuable feature is ease of use."

"The restores are easy to do and have made it so that we can incorporate restores into our troubleshooting processes."

"It offers an easy, quick backup and restore of files and VMs. Also, the "Google-like " search for files is awesome."

"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."

"We are very satisfied with the product as a whole—all the backup functions, the data protection functions. We are very satisfied with those, and the product is very simple to use."

"I love the ability to clone a virtual server in only minutes."

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"Technical support is very good."

"The UI is pretty good. It's very simple. That is one thing that we like about this. It's very user-friendly."

"The initial setup is very easy. It's not overly complex."

"Client-side encryption minimizes worries about data being captured on the back-end."

"I was mainly concerned with cloud backups, OneDrive backups, consumer OneDrive, business OneDrive, Google backups, and SharePoint backups. The solution did a good job of the backup."

"Block level transfers have significantly reduced the amount of time for transfers over some other solutions"

"The most valuable feature of MSP360 Backup is its reliability."

"The solution is simple to use and easy to configure."

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Cons

"Reducing storage capacity requirements and improving security features are also areas that could be enhanced."

"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."

"Better documentation is needed because the lack of information has necessitated having our team depend more heavily on Cohesity support."

"Their documentation could be refined."

"What areas have room for improvement? Is there anything that could be simplified to make it better?"

"The rack mounting instructions did not appear to be correct, but we were able to overcome it."

"The product is still young and is continually improving. There have been a couple of buggy releases in the software that have caused us minor issues, so possibly some better QA before releasing would prove to be useful. We have also been inquiring about new app and functionality via the Marketplace that was teased months back but has yet to come to fruition."

"At times, you may click the wrong server or click too fast and accidentally restore a cluster of servers. It would be very helpful to have a cancel option under restores."

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"The restore time could improve. When we had an issue the restore time was lengthy."

"They can add some production backup capabilities and the ability to do single instance back up. At the moment, it doesn't do deduplication on the standard backup. So, the issue is backing up PSG files for customers who have limited bandwidth. The other issue is that I don't like the implementation of the SQL backup. We do use SQL ourselves using a PowerShell script with the VDA tools as a module. That's how we back up. The rotation feature would be nice to have, but I know that they've got it on their dashboard or on their list to look at. They can also do a few tweaks to the dashboard. I would like the reporting capabilities on the portal to be much more granular. Normally, I export it to a text file, and then I run it through a pivot table in order to look at it from a cost-recovery point of view and to see when the backup last ran and if it was successful when it ran two or three days ago. Such a feature would work really well for my market. They can also add a cost-effective backup for Android and Apple cellphones. I've had one or two customers who were looking for this feature. I haven't found this functionality at the moment. I've been looking for a product that does that."

"There are some things that we don't like about it. That is why I was exploring alternatives in a hyper-scale environment. That is why I was checking IT Central Station."

"The solution needs a better graphical user interface. It's a graphical user interface that is very old-school right now. They could give it a little more modern feel."

"We could basically use just a more concise visual dashboard reporting on the status of the various machines."

"Using the solution incurs additional charges for the device storage and backup which are not included in the service."

"The product could be more user-friendly."

"The Linux GUI leaves a lot to be desired. It lacks many of the features of the Windows version and is buggy, but it is still usable."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Cohesity came in at the best price. Setup was included and done in half a day."

"Ensure that you understand the per TB licensing model. Also, Exchange backups are not native to Cohesity and require Kroll."

"If SQL is in heavy use at your location, I would highly recommend narrowing your PoC testing to Cohesity and Rubrik. They will be competitive on pricing with each other, so really put them through the paces."

"My advice is to always negotiate for better pricing."

"Licensing is per node and per protected terabyte. You will also pay 10-15% annually for support."

"There is monthly licensing."

"With respect to pricing, make sure that you look at both Rubrik and Cohesity as they are very similar and are quite competitive."

"We purchased support from Cohesity to ensure that should we face an issue, we don't have to deal with different service providers."

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"The cost is pretty inexpensive. Around four to five dollars per device, per workstation on each server."

"Its pricing needs improvement."

"It includes a standard licensing fee. Once a year, there is a rebranding fee. The licensing costs are available on the internet for MSP360 Backup. There is a discount structure where if you have over 50 devices, you get a 50% discount. So, my cost is $2 a license per month."

"MSP360 is vastly cheaper than its competitors and has almost all the same features."

"Pricing is reasonable although can be quite a large upfront cost."

"We have a very good return on investment."

"I rate the price of MSP360 Backup a seven out of ten."

"It provides a good cost savings compared to our previous cloud backup."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

Educational Organization

Manufacturing Company

Real Estate/Law Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	22
Large Enterprise	42

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	2

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Also Known As

Cohesity

Cloudberry Backup

Overview

What is Cohesity DataProtect?

Cohesity DataProtect is a top-level, sophisticated, software-defined backup and recovery solution created for cloud environments. Cohesity DataProtect is made to hyperscale and is one the most thorough policy-based protection solutions available on the market today.

Cohesity DataProtect melds multiple-point products into a single software that is able to be deployed as on-premise or consumed as a service.

Top Features:

Hyperscale made easy: Cohesity DataProtect improves data protection by doing away with the need for backup silos and administers backup and recovery with a single user-friendly, easy-to-understand interface. Cohesity DataProtect provides extensive 24/7 enterprise-class protection for a large, varying set of sources, including virtual and physical servers, NAS and SaaS workloads, relational and distributed databases, and traditional and containerized applications.

Super fast recovery: Cohesity DataProtect offers near-zero recovery point objectives (RPOs) and near-instant recovery time objectives (RTOs) to satisfy your business service-level agreements (SLAs). Using Cohesity Helios’ unified data plane and control plane you can immediately search and recover data on any Cohesity cluster, located anywhere. DataProtect distinctively minimizes downtime by immediately mass restoring any amount of virtual machines (VMs) to any point in time, and lowers data protection costs by as much as 70% or more.

Backup as a Service: Feel free to take advantage of the elasticity of the public cloud and the cost-effective value of Cohesity DataProtect when delivered as a service. When you choose an OPEX option, you can eliminate the need for on-premises hardware. There is a SaaS option that will allow you to very simply configure your backup workloads and immediately begin protecting your vital all-important data and applications.

It’s as easy as: sign-up, connect, and protect!

Ransomware protection: Cohesity DataProtect offers stellar recovery at scale. The solution is so intuitive, it has machine learning-based anomaly detection to stop incidents before they happen. Cohesity DataProtection can provide immutable backups, Datalock write once, read many (WORM), encryption, and role-based access control (RBAC).

Cohesity DataProtect integrates well with many of today’s top solutions, including, but not limited to:

Hypervisors: VMware vSphere (5.5 and later), Microsoft Hyper-V (2019, 2016, 2012 R2), Nutanix AHV and RHeV

Kubernetes-based data and application state

Cloud: AWS EC2, Amazon RDS, Azure VM, and Google Compute

Physical: Windows, Linux(RHEL, CentOS, OEL, Debian, Ubuntu), AIX (7.x), and Solaris

Databases: Oracle (11g R2, 12c), Oracle RAC and SQL (2008 or later)

Distributed Databases (NoSQL and Hadoop): MongoDB, CouchbaseDB, Apache, Cassandra, Cloudera, and Hortonworks.

Bare Machine Recovery: Windows and Linux

Applications: MS Exchange (2010 SP3 or later), MSFT Active Directory, Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Groups), SalesForce (SFDC), and SAP HANA

Primary storage: Pure FlashArray, HPE Nimble, and Cisco Hyperflex

NAS: Pure FlashBlade, NetApp, Isilon, IBM GPFS, Google EFS, Elastifile, and generic solutions*

Reviews from Real Users

One reviewer, who is head of IT infrastructure at Kampmann says, “Cohesity really is a Next-Gen Data Management Software,” and goes on to indicate that Cohesity “works flawlessly with easy replication of backups and numerous supported backup sources.”

Another user, who is a senior network engineer at a legal firm, relates that "Cohesity is a robust and feature-rich solution"

Cohesity

MSP360 Backup is a comprehensive data protection solution designed for businesses of all sizes. It offers a wide range of features and capabilities to ensure the safety and security of critical data.

With support for various storage destinations, including local drives, network shares, and cloud storage providers, MSP360 Backup provides flexibility and scalability. It also offers advanced scheduling options, allowing users to automate backups based on specific time intervals or events.

The solution supports both full and incremental backups, minimizing storage requirements and optimizing backup speed. MSP360 Backup also includes built-in encryption and compression, ensuring data privacy and reducing storage costs. Additionally, it offers easy file and folder recovery, allowing users to quickly restore lost or corrupted data.

With its intuitive user interface and robust set of features, MSP360 Backup is a reliable and efficient solution for businesses looking to protect their valuable data.

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