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Cohesity DataProtect vs OpenText Data Protector comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cohesity DataProtect
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
10th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (15th), AI Data Analysis (19th)
OpenText Data Protector
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
47th
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 November 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Cohesity DataProtect is 1.7%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Data Protector is 1.1%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cohesity DataProtect1.7%
OpenText Data Protector1.1%
Other97.2%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Kalaiarasan Meganathan - PeerSpot reviewer
Specialist at HCLSoftware
Backup operations have become faster and daily recoveries run smoothly for on‑prem workloads
When compared to other tools, the deduplication in Cohesity DataProtect is very fast, and the restore performance is better than other tools. Global deduplication ensures that only unique data blocks are stored, significantly reducing storage consumption. Cohesity DataProtect's dashboard displays options and errors clearly, making it easy to access and understand how to fix issues. Cohesity DataProtect's ability to start processes automatically without manual selections enhances its reliability. Cohesity DataProtect's architecture ensures that agent installations automatically reflect in the dashboard, allowing for seamless integration into backup jobs. This improves operational efficiency, ensuring backups can be triggered without manual refreshes. Additionally, the user interface is intuitive, and the respect of the N-1 rule during updates helps prevent client-affecting issues.
Ahmad-Hassan - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager And Technical Consultant at EEMC
Provides effective backup for physical servers and needs improvements for cloud compatibility
We use OpenText Data Protector for Oracle database backup and some applications that run for database security OpenText Data Protector is good for physical backup, specifically for physical servers. It is effective for direct backups to EMC library or storage without using a repository. However,…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Cohesity customer service is the best that I have ever used, as they are extremely fast in responding to cases, fixed all issues, and answered every question in a very timely manner."
"We are looking forward to the next release, so we can take advantage of the AHV backup for our Nutanix environment."
"Old backup solution: Full restore of mission critical systems took around one day. Cohesity does this process in under one hour."
"We like that we can use production data to run intensive reports that would otherwise bog down the production server."
"It's stable."
"The Cohesity views are valuable to us just because of the speed of the backup and recovery options — Cohesity VM backups are good for us."
"Cohesity DataProtect is a converged solution that simplifies backup and allows use of the backed-up data."
"It has absolutely improved our ROI as our incident tickets for backup have dropped by around a thousand per month after moving from Microsoft DPM to Cohesity."
"It is our enterprise backup solution centralizing all backup needs."
"The granularity of brick-level restore functionality is very valuable."
"Performs the backup properly and protects our data."
"Micro Focus Data Protector's most valuable feature is its interaction with the fiber share. It is easy to use, we use it to back up without any problem to VTLs, and can use the Fiber Channel that is still the TCP."
"The product scales very well and cost-effectively."
"Data Protector helps us to maintain data consistency and recover data with minimum downtime."
"In terms of actually, reliably, backing things up, Data Protector is superior to the other products that we've used in-house."
"The main purpose of this software suite (safely backup and restore main systems) is fully achieved."
 

Cons

"The error handling could be improved."
"The solution has a more complex setup than Veritas and Veeam."
"I would like to see Microsoft Exchange DAG supported as soon as possible."
"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."
"Technical support being outsourced is a downside but not different from every one of Cohesity's competitors."
"For the support, I can provide a rating of four only because they initially provide some steps, but later say they are not sure, which is a problem in a production environment."
"Cohesity DataProtect can improve in the area of databases. We have had some challenges with both Cohesity and Rubrik being able to effectively back up in a timely manner the SQL Oracle workloads."
"For Oracle DBs, we have observed a few bugs. This can be done better."
"VMware backup integration and cloud recovery is lacking."
"We could use the ability to do snapshots for mass storage systems."
"We faced some certification issues after we upgraded to version 10.2."
"The product could be better in a policy assignment. Each job requires you to have your own device selection, and it takes a lot of setup work in a large environment."
"I am not happy with the support structure within HPE when things go wrong."
"Support is poor, I would rate it a two out of five."
"Technical support is very poor and I would rate it as 1/10. The response from L1 is very slow and there is no handover when the engineer finishes the shift."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing is per node and per protected terabyte. You will also pay 10-15% annually for support."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly. It is cheaper than other backup solutions."
"Cohesity came in at the best price."
"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."
"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."
"Pricing, setup costs, etc. are pretty typical. The initial cost for Cohesity was less than other products the we evaluated. Cohesity's pricing does offer benefits as DR target costs are less than other solutions. You are not charged for DataProtect licensing for target DR data consumption."
"Sizing is important and it is easy to overestimate."
"The pricing model is impressive and very effective."
"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."
"The pricing is neither too expensive nor very cheap."
"Pricing/licensing is Data Protector's single best offering. In its most basic environment, the only license required is for whatever target device is required."
"Data Protector's pricing is very competitive and we have no issues in this regard. I would give it an eight out of ten in terms of pricing."
"Pricing for Micro Focus Data Protector is reasonable."
"The licensing cost is too high."
"We have many competitors who are pricing better, and we believe that our pricing is higher."
"It is more affordable compared to other vendors."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise43
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise61
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Cohesity DataProtect?
There are several areas that have room for improvement, and I believe there are other aspects that could be enhanced as well.
What is your primary use case for Cohesity DataProtect?
I use Cohesity DataProtect for backup, analysis, and recovery purposes.
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.
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...
What is your primary use case for Micro Focus Data Protector?
We use OpenText Data Protector ( /products/opentext-data-protector-reviews ) for Oracle database backup and some applications that run for database security.
 

Also Known As

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

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Sample Customers

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