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Asigra vs Cohesity Data Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Asigra
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
64th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Cohesity Data Cloud
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
19th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (15th), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (7th), AI Data Analysis (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Asigra is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cohesity Data Cloud is 1.1%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cohesity Data Cloud1.1%
Asigra0.6%
Other98.3%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1361796 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Technical Procurement & Logistics - Global IT at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Affordable, easy to use, and offers good pricing
The solution is primarily used for the backup of the endpoints within our organization The solution has been very stable. It's quite easy to use and simple to navigate around. The performance has always been very good.  The pricing of the product is excellent. I wouldn't describe it as a…
ME
Senior Manager Advisory Services at Optimum Online (Cablevision Systems)
Has provided strong data protection and unified access while streamlining backup operations
Cohesity Data Cloud is not unique in this area. There are a couple of other vendors who are playing in the same area. They provide some sort of isolation for the protected data that makes it very difficult, almost impossible to tamper with once it is stored on the platform. One of the major issues of ransomware attacks is that they happen in the background and it is too late after being hit. Giving a hard time for bad actors to access the data provides more immunity for your data from ransomware attacks. All organizations are very interested in as-a-service model where they do not pay upfront costs, but only get the services and pay for what they use. Converting from CapEx to OpEx is the ultimate goal for any financial manager in any organization. The model uses some sort of object storage for the backup data and contents, which gives a better level of safety than the traditional file system because normally the object storage is not subject to alteration. The only concern I have with cloud implementation is that if you have a presence on-premises, trying to use the cloud may become a performance challenge. It is a perfect situation for workloads that live in the cloud. The way I design things is we should not send data across the WAN to the cloud if it is a large volume that could potentially affect performance. A cloud solution is ideal for a cloud workload from Cohesity Data Cloud perspective. It is best to have some sort of local presence of a repository to do the backup using LAN performance. Then we can always send or upload the data to the cloud without impacting the actual backup window. Support for additional platforms and the option to do multi-tier performance would be beneficial. For example, if I have three types of workloads - SAP database, Oracle database, and SQL database - each with different backup window requirements, the ability to tier performance to meet these specific needs would be perfect for the actual workload and meeting the availability requirements of each application domain. The general perception is if it is not broken, do not fix it. In most cases, organizations do not see value for security until they are hit with something bad. With ever-increasing threats and risks of ransomware and data theft, the problem is becoming more obvious. Looking at what is happening in the market and seeing organizations being hit by security threats, the level of loss of services and client dissatisfaction makes security investment worthwhile. There is no real tangible ROI for security, but considering the potential of losing data forever or having it exposed unnecessarily to the market, it is worth the investment. The bad actors and risks are always reinventing themselves, so we must reinvent our security posture.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It has helped us to provide comprehensive data protection with high recovery rates and a malware scanning feature."
"Since we have implemented Asigra we don’t have an administrator to do manual backup to tapes and external HDD; everything is automated and there are no hassles for the administrator."
"I have found all the features useful in the solution."
"Smooth integration into customer's environment, interactive UI."
"I am personally a fan of Exchange email level and MS SQL db level backups."
"The solution has been very stable."
"Asigra’s multi-tenancy feature is most valuable as it allows the company to on-sell a private cloud backup and recovery solution to existing customers."
"Virtual Disaster Recovery in version 13 is a game-changer, especially for VMWare shops."
"Its big data and archive data features are the features that I have found most valuable, and I can use it in a big virtual environment."
"It has excellent integration for virtualization, which means we can easily protect VMs, virtual machines, which consists mainly of snapshot backups that are quite easy to recover."
"It's very regimented and fast. It does local backup, cloud backup, long-term coverage, and disaster recovery."
"I rate the Cohesity Data Cloud solution a ten out of ten. It's an easy-to-use product that provides substantial value and security."
"I find the most important feature to be data protection."
"The hyper-converged architecture and scalability are hugely important for growing service companies."
"My favorite feature of Cohesity Data Cloud is the setup, as it is very fast compared to other solutions; I have worked in different clouds, and Cohesity Data Cloud stands out as superior."
"We use Cohesity Helios primarily in our data management strategy for backup and reporting."
 

Cons

"There are improvements required with the virtualization solution, I'm sure we will see a significant change in 2017."
"The UI could do with a facelift."
"Personally speaking, I think the reporting should be more interactive."
"They should improve the malware scanning capabilities, extending it to protect cloud application data."
"The GUI isn't the slickest, because Asigra has opted to focus on features and capability over a shiny interface."
"Some more work on reporting tools is required to help get better auto-generated information and analysis from the system."
"The setup and configuration of this product is quite complex."
"Customer services would be a 3 out of 5, simply due high turnover and lack of communication."
"The limitation that I see in Cohesity is that the minimum sized node is 36 terabytes, which is more than a small customer needs."
"The pricing of the Cloud is on the higher side, and it should be cost-effective enough to compete with native solutions."
"In terms of functionality, Helios has been effective, but sometimes it doesn't show the exact cluster name for backups."
"It has never been touted as a tier-one storage platform, and that would be a benefit. They are currently working on solving that issue."
"They still have quite some way to go for improving their agents."
"The primary drawback is the need to transfer large amounts of data to the cloud via an internet connection, requiring significant bandwidth."
"There is limited support for legacy systems, which is something that could be improved."
"The downside of Cohesity Data Cloud is that it is not supporting a legacy environment."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Asigra is priced competitively, but requires technical expertise to operate, optimize, and maintain its services."
"The price of Asigra could improve, it is expensive. We have purchased an annual license."
"Competing products sometimes use deceptive marketing to make their products seem a lot cheaper. Comparing apples-to-apples, DataPlatform wins out."
"It's priced properly for the market."
"Regarding pricing, it's very costly and I rate it a four."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Construction Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise7
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cohesity DataPlatform?
All organizations are very interested in as-a-service model where they do not pay upfront cost, but they only get the services and pay for what they use as they use it. Converting from CapEx to OpE...
What needs improvement with Cohesity Imanis Data?
Cohesity Data Cloud is not unique in this area. There are a couple of other vendors who are playing in the same area. They provide some sort of isolation for the protected data that makes it very d...
What is your primary use case for Cohesity Imanis Data?
I have been in a relationship with Cohesity Data Cloud for more than five years now. I have used Helios in the past.
 

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Imanis Data, DataPlatform, Cohesity Helios
 

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Sample Customers

British Red Cross, Special Olympics, London and Capital, L and K Bennett London, The Commonwealth, Hanrick Curran
Navis, 1st Security Bank, Brown University, WestLotto
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