We performed a comparison between Cohesity DataProtect and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."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 works well with backup virtual machines and SQL services we have been using."
"The product is easy to put in place. All backups are done very quickly. It's easy to perform restores. What I prefer in the product is its simplicity. There are no useless settings to define, and everything is ready after the initial setup."
"I have found that the speed of restores, especially files and folders, are extremely fast. This bodes well for us, and our end users are always amazed at how fast you can get them their files."
"The enterprise search and instant restore are pretty valuable. Also, the Helios stuff is pretty good and the SAS engine for ransom malware detection."
"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."
"Cohesity DataProtect is more of a unified solution, which is also trying to expand for ransomware protection."
"Short backup window has made a difference in the way my organization functions."
"It is secure, reliable, and has officer support."
"The tool's performance is very good. DD Boost can improve its performance and backup."
"When utilizing Dell PowerProtect DD for backup systems, Data Domain offers fast performance with low latency, providing high throughput for quicker backups compared to other vendors."
"The product provides good backup and compression services."
"Good starting capacity and scalability."
"We have found the product to be scalable."
"It's very easy to use the domain once it's been set up. The interface is also user-friendly."
"The solution's dashboard or UI can be enhanced and made more user-friendly than its competitors."
"We would love to see direct compatibility with HPE Simplivity, which we also leverage."
"I'd like to be able to pause a backup while it's running and have it resume when I tell it to resume."
"The support team could do a better job. Sometimes finding the correct person is cumbersome and time consuming."
"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."
"In terms of what could be improved, it just needs some maturity."
"Physical RDMs on virtual machines could be a bit easier to configure and plan out."
"I would like to see the management of multiple nodes inside a tenant. If you want to manage a Cohesity environment, you either go on a per-node base, and you can hop from one node to the other, or you need to implement their SaaS capability but it always needs an internet connection. We would really like to have some kind of local management entity so that we can see all the Cohesity nodes in a customer environment and manage those nodes centrally. That's something that we would really like, and they are really working on it."
"We would like faster instant recovery."
"The licensing model was the biggest concern for our company, but the poor support after the initial implementation is of equal concern."
"DD Boost."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The licensing is not cost-effective, and the pricing could be better."
"Dell PowerProtect DD should come out with its own system so we do not have to use Data Domain. For example, something similar to what Symantec has done."
"They still have hardware different from the software."
"The downside of PowerProtect's flexibility is that you have so many options. It can be a little confusing. It's like having a car with too many buttons on the dash. You can do so much with it, but it takes some time to learn what everything does."
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Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 8th in Backup and Recovery with 67 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 63 reviews. Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0, while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Veritas NetBackup and Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, whereas Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Rubrik and Dell PowerVault.
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