We performed a comparison between Cohesity DataProtect and Unitrends 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."Instant volume mount and the SpanFS filesystem itself, which has great dedupe and compression across all of our backups."
"I like that Cohesity offers the chance to have data on-premises and on the cloud. All the data is automatically sent to the cloud."
"Instant recovery options are a big benefit for urgent restores, as we don't need to wait for hours or days for a restore to complete before being able to access the files."
"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."
"Cohesity is a cost-effective storage designed for secondary or archival data. It also integrates well with a number of other systems, like VMware, Pure Storage, or AWS with its large array of APIs available to the user."
"The solution's SQL cloning is great, and its Instant Mount restoration of virtual machines is brilliant."
"The four independent node cluster architecture is redundant. It maintains data integrity and load balancing."
"With the ability to stage an entire lifecycle through versioning, integrated with AWS, it has made it possible to protect our corporation from end to end."
"The ability to diversify jobs within the same server helps break down a large chunk of data into more manageable and concentrated chunks."
"Stability-wise, I rate this solution a nine out of ten."
"The most valuable feature of Unitrends for me is the automated feedback"
"Iinstant recovery (allows a spin-up of your image as a VM on the appliance)."
"The simple and fast restore routine."
"They have great support."
"It's not easy to scale it."
"It is an easy system to use. The support, if needed, is always willing to help."
"Features I would like to see include a more visible data lifecycle monitoring tab, and an easier to read backup status dashboard."
"The solution's dashboard or UI can be enhanced and made more user-friendly than its competitors."
"We aren't missing any features. In terms of the solution overall, it's so far so good."
"The GUI is in need of improvement."
"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."
"Quality testing of upgrades should be somewhat improved."
"I would like to see Microsoft Exchange DAG supported as soon as possible."
"In terms of what could be improved, it just needs some maturity."
"The ability to run just differentials without pulling the full on your archive."
"Techs don't see to be well-versed in troubleshooting issues that arise and tickets stay opened for weeks for resolution."
"The amount of updates which are being released. Updates should be limited to two or three a year, focusing more on quality instead of a rushed bug release."
"I would like to see the real-time replication process improved, and a zero RPO feature added."
"The solution’s UI can be improved. I am saying this because I have seen solutions with better UIs."
"There are some questions as to how safely they are storing backup data."
"The solution’s support and onboarding process needs to be improved."
"Network-based storage stability could be improved."
Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 8th in Backup and Recovery with 67 reviews while Unitrends is ranked 44th in Backup and Recovery with 34 reviews. Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0, while Unitrends is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Unitrends writes "The solution can be used to back up servers and Hyper-V cluster nodes, but its support is super expensive". Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup, whereas Unitrends is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Arcserve UDP. See our Cohesity DataProtect vs. Unitrends report.
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