Cohesity DataProtect vs NetVault Plus comparison

Cohesity and Quest Software are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Cohesity is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.3, while Quest Software is ranked #39 with an average rating of 8.0. Cohesity holds a 3.2% mindshare in BRS, compared to Quest Software’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Cohesity users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of Quest Software users who would recommend it.

Cohesity DataProtect

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83% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 19, 2025

Cohesity DataProtect and NetVault Plus compete in the data protection category. Cohesity seems to have the upper hand with its easy management and rapid virtual machine recovery, though NetVault Plus is praised for its affordability and scalability.

Features: Cohesity DataProtect offers rapid backup and recovery of VMs, instant mass restore, and effective search capabilities for quick data recovery. Its scalable architecture reduces complexity and offers a unified backup solution. NetVault Plus manages backups effectively across multiple systems, supports a wide range of databases, and provides component-based licensing to reduce costs.

Room for Improvement: Cohesity DataProtect requires more stable releases and improved reporting features. Better legacy system support would enhance its offerings. NetVault Plus needs improved deduplication, enhanced command-line capabilities, and faster restore and web-based operations.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Cohesity is versatile in hybrid environments and public clouds, with high ratings for customer service and technical support. Prompt support interaction is a highlight. NetVault Plus is effective on-premises with solid support ratings, though challenges in finding the right support personnel can arise.

Pricing and ROI: Cohesity DataProtect's simple pricing includes no extra licensing costs, with users reporting good ROI despite higher upfront costs. NetVault Plus is perceived as more affordable, offering cost-effective component-based licensing. Both products demonstrate strong ROI, with Cohesity favored for its integrated offerings.

To learn more, read our detailed Cohesity DataProtect vs. NetVault Plus Report (Updated: July 2025).

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Cohesity DataProtect

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

9th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (8th)

NetVault Plus

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

39th

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (26th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Cohesity DataProtect is 3.2%, down from 4.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetVault Plus is 0.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

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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Isa Safii

Senior System Engineer at PT. Virtus Technology Indonesia

Comprehensive data protection and reliable backup capabilities enable smooth disaster recovery operations

The features of Quest NetVault Plus that are most valuable include the ability to pick up and restore to tape servers and external hard disks. It allows us to pick up from devices and then restore to the same devices or external server storage. Additionally, the application supports scanning files for malware before backup operations.

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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

"With instant DR failover using SiteContinuity, we are able to keep our files available no matter the situation."

"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."

"Instant volume mount and the SpanFS filesystem itself, which has great dedupe and compression across all of our backups."

"We are happy with the support provided by Cohesity for the issues we've come across."

"The most valuable features of Cohesity DataProtect are SpanFS and the handling of hybrid workloads."

"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."

"Converged system. It makes much more sense to have the backup server running on the same hardware as the storage for backup and recovery."

"The customer service and support are fast and professional."

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"The initial setup is straightforward. It's not that complicated. Deployment took maybe about 15 minutes."

"Its dashboard is quite well done. When you log into the GUI, you can basically see everything you need to know. There is also the possibility to edit the view as you like, which is great."

"Quest NetVault Plus is quite effective for managing backups across multiple systems because we don't need to log in to the backup server to manage it; it's web-based, so from any system in the network, you can log in and manage everything."

"The platform helps us with efficient QoreStor deduplication (DD) capabilities and configuration."

"The user interface is good."

"If a job is pending, the solution communicates it to us through emails."

"It has File and SQL backup, which is the main benefit for us."

"Having the web-based interface is important to us because we can access it from any computer in the network, rather than having it installed and available for use only on a specific one."

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Cons

"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."

"I would like to see Cohesity have the ability to do a file level restore from a Windows server, which is storing data on dynamic disk."

"This solution is only compatible with a limited number of storage arrays, including Pure and Cisco Hyperflex."

"In terms of what could be improved, it just needs some maturity."

"When a new release is launched, there may be some bugs that need to be addressed by the developers. However, they promptly resolve these issues, and the software runs smoothly once again."

"You need to put the full name instead of a few letters while searching for backup. It should also improve customization."

"The error handling could be improved."

"We would love to see direct compatibility with HPE Simplivity, which we also leverage."

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"The initial setup is a little complex."

"There are certain issues with the product that we report to Quest, and we get offered a workaround instead of a fix. There could be better interaction with the development teams, perhaps in terms of transparency."

"I would like to see the option of cloud-based management."

"The storage capacity is very low."

"The interface can be improved. It should be more clear what features are available and make them easy to find."

"Improvements could be made in the deduplication and data management capabilities. There is also a need for better security measures, as security is critical to ensure backups are safe and free from malware."

"In the next version, I would like to see support for the MongoDB database. As it is now, there is no component that works with it and we cannot back the data up using NetVault."

"The product’s SQL backup plugin needs improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."

"The solution's pricing is in the mid-range, where it's neither costly nor cheap."

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

"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."

"The ROI is huge. Not really measurable at this point, but the price of the unit was a fraction of what a couple hours of downtime could result in."

"The pricing model is impressive and very effective."

"The solution's pricing is quite high, more so than that of its competitors, Veeam, Veritas and Rubrik."

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

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"The tool is expensive."

"The price of our 12-month contract is approximately $1,500 AUD ($1,100 USD)."

"When we purchased four licenses, we were given a very good price. However, it is still on the high side when compared to some other vendors."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

12%

Performing Arts

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cohesity DataProtect?

Several features enable us to perform fast recovery, such as instant fast recovery. All our virtual machines protected with the product can be quickly restored to another healthy environment with m...

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

I find Cohesity DataProtect to be expensive.

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What needs improvement with Cohesity DataProtect?

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

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What do you like most about Quest NetVault?

NetVault is a great cloud-ready enterprise backup software for hybrid data centers. Here are some of the things I really like about the solution: It is easy to use right out of the box and scales ...

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What needs improvement with Quest NetVault?

There's always scope for improvement with any backup software we discuss, whether it's Quest NetVault Plus or Backup Exec, and I don't think any software is 100% foolproof or satisfactory. Improvem...

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What is your primary use case for Quest NetVault?

We have customers in the pharma industry. Our customers' main use cases for this backup are file system backup and different databases such as MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle, and bare metal recovery.

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Also Known As

Cohesity

NetVault Backup, Quest NetVault, Quest NetVault Backup, BakBone

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

NetVault Plus is a dependable backup and recovery solution that efficiently manages and protects data across multiple environments, supporting scalable operations through user-friendly features and extensive compatibility with databases and virtual systems.

NetVault Plus offers a comprehensive approach to data backup and recovery, suitable for large-scale implementations across various industries. With capabilities in snapshot-based backup, swift recovery, and malware scanning, it ensures stable operations. The platform supports numerous databases and virtual machines, providing network access control and timely email updates on job statuses. Users benefit from its straightforward recovery processes and the ability to create backup jobs and tape server restoration. Though improvements are needed in web interface speed, pricing transparency, restore accuracy, and compatibility with newer technologies like MongoDB and Microsoft updates, it remains a significant tool for robust data protection.

What are the core features of NetVault Plus?

Efficient Search: Quickly locates tables and databases for easier management.
Built-in Reports: Offers built-in reporting capabilities for insightful data analysis.
User-Friendly Interface: Ensures ease of use for managing backup and recovery tasks.
Snapshot-Based Backup: Provides reliable snapshots for faster data restoration.
Malware Scanning: Protects data with integrated scanning for threats.

What should users expect in terms of benefits and ROI?

Scalability: Supports large-scale deployments efficiently.
Wide Support: Compatible with many database types and virtual machine setups.
Fast Recovery: Enables quick restore requests across regions.
Stable Operations: Ensures consistent performance over time.

In specialized industries like pharmacy and retail, NetVault Plus enhances client data management and security log processes, leveraging application snapshotting to protect virtual environments such as Nutanix Xi. It provides robust protection and backup solutions tailored to diverse server versions, including Oracle, SQL, and bare metal recovery scenarios.

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Sample Customers

Tribune Media

intel, Mars, MERK, Microsoft, Uber, Visa

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