We performed a comparison between Cohesity DataProtect and Veritas Backup Exec 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."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 dashboard is very easy to use."
"It's stable."
"The SQL Backup and Restore is very easy."
"Backups are quick and painless to set up."
"No longer does it take several hours to backup a VM or troubleshoot a backup issue."
"After linking a cloud subscription, like Azure for example (AWS and Google are also supported), you can "spin" a VM onto the cloud from any backup snapshot."
"The ability to essentially instantly recover a VM and have it run on the Cohesity Platform while all those bits are technically being recovered in the background is useful to us."
"I like that Backup Exec integrates with Microsoft Exchange. We can retrieve backups from the email boxes."
"We are happy with Veritas Backup Exec's stability."
"Backup Exec 2012 R2 is a very good product for the Windows file system and SQL backups. It is very user-friendly, but the next version Backup Exec 2014 that is released and the other next versions of Backup Exec product is not so friendly."
"It is a good overall suite of products."
"Good open file option feature, SQL agent, and EM agent."
"The most important feature is the variety of backup applications it supports, including ERP systems and most other programs, such as Microsoft."
"The disk-to-disk paid backup feature is quite good, and file locking is a very important feature."
"It is a scalable product."
"The platform has certain limitations, mostly stemming from the restrictions imposed by the VMware API and some other factors. One area where there is room for improvement is the tracking of replicated copies, especially in the context of remote archive duplication."
"Reporting is one area that isn't as robust as it could be."
"Better support for legacy platforms would be nice, but we should be moving off those anyway."
"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."
"In terms of what could be improved, it just needs some maturity."
"Many of the reports are basic, at most, and at times we had to open a support ticket to help find or develop a report for our needs."
"Features I would like to see include a more visible data lifecycle monitoring tab, and an easier to read backup status dashboard."
"We aren't missing any features. In terms of the solution overall, it's so far so good."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"They can work on the issue of the job timing out when it is unable to reach a selection item. It sometimes hangs up on the selection item, thus preventing the job from continuing."
"It doesn't support the AIX platform."
"The licensing packet is confusing. If Veritas could do a better job of clarifying it, that would be helpful."
"Its scalability should be improved."
"A web console would be great because nowadays a lot of products are web-based and you can access the console from various environments. So I would recommend bringing this feature in the next solution."
"I have experienced some errors, such as failures, but there have not been very many."
"The EDR should be looked at, as the operating system is too weak."
Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 67 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0, while Veritas Backup Exec 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 Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Veritas System Recovery. See our Cohesity DataProtect vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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