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."The restores are easy to do and have made it so that we can incorporate restores into our troubleshooting processes."
"Cohesity is extremely easy to use and intuitive."
"The most valuable aspect for me is that I don't have to deal with media in terms of tapes like our existing system does."
"It is also very easy to determine which VMs are being backed up and which ones aren't. This is helpful to make sure nothing is being missed."
"Converged system. It makes much more sense to have the backup server running on the same hardware as the storage for backup and recovery."
"The dashboard is very easy to use."
"Cohesity DataProtect is easily manageable, and you can see every option from the user interface."
"The support is awesome. They are very fast, competent and friendly."
"The interface, dashboard, and pricing are all perfect."
"This solution is not complex and you do not have to be too technical to use it."
"The flexibility is very good."
"The interface easy to use and it is compatible with most backup devices."
"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."
"The backup potential of the solution is very good. It's protected us in the past very well and allowed us to get up and running after an attack with minimal loss."
"The most important feature is the variety of backup applications it supports, including ERP systems and most other programs, such as Microsoft."
"It's quite stable, and so far, we have had no technical issues with Veritas Backup Exec."
"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."
"We are waiting on the AIX agent to be released."
"The solution's dashboard or UI can be enhanced and made more user-friendly than its competitors."
"Cohesity DataProtect can improve in the area of databases. We have had some challenges with both Cohesity and Rubrik being able to effectively back up in a timely manner the SQL Oracle workloads."
"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."
"Add the ability to delete View Boxes and External Targets in the GUI."
"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."
"We have Oracle databases running on Linux servers in our environment and we have found the Oracle backups were quite complex to setup."
"The solution lacked local support, which became an issue for us and our customers. They needed to have more presence on the ground."
"I would like to improve their ability to back up the cloud environment. Additionally, it would be nice to have simpler UI."
"The cost is quite high. Along with the general costs, the supposed agents that you have to buy for the various options that you want to use ends up driving the costs higher as well."
"The licensing packet is confusing. If Veritas could do a better job of clarifying it, that would be helpful."
"This solution does not support image-level backup of a physical server."
"The solution could improve by having better documentation."
"The price of this solution is very high."
"The solution is too heavy and complex with 1,000 menus and options that make it messy rather than lightweight."
Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 8th 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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