We compared Acronis Cyber Protect and Cohesity DataProtect based on user reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Acronis Cyber Protect is lauded for its versatility, comprehensive malware protection, and effortless data retrieval. Cohesity DataProtect offers instant recovery and built-in integration with Office 365 and Active Directory. Users say Cyber Protect could improve its ability to back up SQL databases, reduce resource usage, resolve conflicts, and improve management features. Cohesity DataProtect users have suggested enhancements to its user interface, rollback methodology, and cloud data recovery. Other pain points include file server capacity and legacy platform support.
Service and Support: Some users had positive things to say about Acronis customer service, while others were dissatisfied with delayed responses and limited real-time support options. The customer service experiences for Cohesity DataProtect have been mostly positive, but some say the quality of Cohesity's support may differ depending on the region.
Ease of Deployment: Some users thought Cyber Protect was simple to deploy, but others considered it challenging. Most users consider the setup process for Cohesity DataProtect to be easy, although a few found it more complex than other products.
Pricing: Reviewers say Acronis Cyber Protect is affordable, but some noted that the pricing could be more transparent. Cohesity's pricing is higher than its competitors, although some customers consider it affordable.
ROI: Users say that Acronis Cyber Protect is a worthwhile investment, saving money while safeguarding critical data. Cohesity DataProtect provides security against ransomware and efficient file retrieval.
Comparison Results: Acronis Cyber Protect is a versatile solution that saves customers money and enables easy data recovery. While reviews of Cyber Protect were generally positive, there were mixed reviews about support, pricing, and setup. Users also said it could improve its SQL support and management capabilities. Cohesity is regarded as an affordable solution that offers instant recovery and superior ransomware protection. However, users say its customer service is inconsistent across regions, and its rollback methodology has room for improvement.
"In terms of system-critical support, Acronis' technical support does really well. I would give them an eight out of ten for that."
"For me, the cost is a significant advantage."
"It works with different types of partitions or different OSs."
"Acronis is a flexible solution. It can back up workstations, endpoints, and even your virtual environments and cloud-based environments. So, we can do the backup of the whole gamut of products."
"One of its most valuable aspects is its user-friendly interface."
"The administration is pretty flexible in terms of defining a multi-tenant type of setup."
"The most valuable feature is its consistency."
"For local backups, it has options to back up almost any storage. The back can be either a shared folder or anything you want, it's pretty flexible."
"Cohesity is extremely easy to use and intuitive."
"One of the most valuable features is the restore functionality that they offer."
"We like that we can use production data to run intensive reports that would otherwise bog down the production server."
"This solution is easy to manage."
"The support is awesome. They are very fast, competent and friendly."
"The enterprise search and instant restore are pretty valuable. Also, the Helios stuff is pretty good and the SAS engine for ransom malware detection."
"It has a lightning fast restore."
"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."
"This is not a feature-rich solution."
"The solution's error handling can be improved specifically for Linux errors."
"The problems that we face are often related to the customer's network, although sometimes there are problems with the software, such as an error in the configuration."
"In some cases, at the time of reinstallation, some disasters happen. For the licensing on the computer the name of the computer and domain, everything is removed from the registry level. Then we have to install the Acronis from the start for it to work properly. Otherwise, the Acronis software will cause a lot of trouble at the time of reinstallation. That's where they need to improve the product. In the case people want to install the same software with the same hardware, it should not stop me."
"It would be better if they made it easier to obtain images for laptops and desktops. It isn't easy right now to have many different types of desktop computers. This is because Microsoft is changing a lot of things in Windows 10."
"The initial setup was complex. We had to deploy it through an external consultant team."
"It supports Microsoft SQL and Microsoft Exchange, but it does not support Oracle databases or Postgres."
"No technical support and minimal documentation."
"We aren't missing any features. In terms of the solution overall, it's so far so good."
"A little more documentation on standard faults would help, as new features are being released quite often."
"Add the ability to delete View Boxes and External Targets in the GUI."
"We would love to see direct compatibility with HPE Simplivity, which we also leverage."
"When a new release is launched, there may be some bugs that need to be addressed by the developers. However, they promptly resolve these issues, and the software runs smoothly once again."
"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."
"Their documentation could be refined."
"Reporting is quite limited and not customizable."
Acronis Cyber Protect is ranked 10th in Backup and Recovery with 117 reviews while Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 8th in Backup and Recovery with 67 reviews. Acronis Cyber Protect is rated 8.2, while Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Acronis Cyber Protect writes " Good backup solution but challenges with the stability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". Acronis Cyber Protect is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, Azure Backup and Commvault Cloud, whereas Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup. See our Acronis Cyber Protect vs. Cohesity DataProtect report.
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