We performed a comparison between Cohesity DataProtect and OpenText Data Protector 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."The ease of use and the GUI have really been most valuable to us. Configuring the system to do what we need is simple and straight forward and a lot of guesswork has been removed. One of my favorite features with Cohesity is Kroll for Exchange item-level recovery. The software is simple to use and fast."
"Cohesity DataProtect is easy to deploy and operate."
"With instant DR failover using SiteContinuity, we are able to keep our files available no matter the situation."
"Its most valuable feature is its ransomware protection, so it has immutable backups."
"Cohesity has very simple reports to help you stay in the know of which servers are being backed up or not."
"It works well with backup virtual machines and SQL services we have been using."
"This solution is easy to manage."
"The restores are easy to do and have made it so that we can incorporate restores into our troubleshooting processes."
"Performs the backup properly and protects our data."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...The initial setup process for the solution is easy."
"Regarding scalability, it's unlimited with Data Protector. You can link multiple installations and let them work together. They can share backup devices. You have many possibilities with Data Protector. It's very proficient."
"The normal file system backup is easy to manage, and our success rate is quite high."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The solution allows us to be able to backup and exchange directly, to backup Microsoft exchange."
"The tool's most valuable aspect is its ease of management. It was not complex. In terms of features, I can mention a couple of things. For example, if you need to restore a VM, you can do it with multiple streams in OpenText Data Protector, which is an advantage over Commvault, from what I've noticed, having worked with multiple tools. Another thing is the Oracle backups; configuring Oracle backups is much easier in OpenText Data Protector."
"I haven't experienced any crashes while using the solution...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"For Oracle DBs, we have observed a few bugs. This can be done better."
"You need to put the full name instead of a few letters while searching for backup. It should also improve customization."
"There is room for improvement in terms of price."
"Since it is an evolving product, there are lot of frequent releases which require upgrades to be done every other weekend."
"The rack mounting instructions did not appear to be correct, but we were able to overcome it."
"We would love to see direct compatibility with HPE Simplivity, which we also leverage."
"We are highly dissatisfied with the level of support and functionality provided for HANA within the Cohesity product."
"At times, you may click the wrong server or click too fast and accidentally restore a cluster of servers. It would be very helpful to have a cancel option under restores."
"We have a lot of requests for the Micro Focus team, particularly in terms of the Japanese data pattern, as it's not as good now. The Japanese data pattern accuracy of the Micro Focus Data Protector needs to be improved because there are a lot of false negatives and false positives. We are currently testing this and our product team has been communicating with the Micro Focus team."
"VMware backup integration and cloud recovery is lacking."
"The GUI could be updated. The GUI hasn't changed since version 6. It's on version 10 now. The reporting could also be better. Also, while Data Protector is excellent for backing up physical hardware, it needs more features for backing up VM images because many environments use hypervisor."
"OpenText Data Protector is more difficult to use and configure than OpenText VIM. The user-friendliness of OpenText Data Protector has to be increased, and the complexity of the tool needs to be reduced."
"The product can be developed by including functionalities like DR, CDP, and SureBackup, which are currently unavailable in the solution."
"Microfocus needs to build a partnership with other vendors in addition to HPE as far as cloud consolidation of backups."
"The scheduler setup could be better. We are facing some issues scheduling the job based on our requirements."
"The technical support is poor and should be improved."
Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 8th in Backup and Recovery with 69 reviews while OpenText Data Protector is ranked 24th in Backup and Recovery with 100 reviews. Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0, while OpenText Data Protector is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenText Data Protector writes "User-friendly, competitive, agent-based, and easy to manage". Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup, whereas OpenText Data Protector is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Veritas NetBackup, HPE StoreOnce and Symantec Data Loss Prevention. See our Cohesity DataProtect vs. OpenText Data Protector report.
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