Cohesity Data Cloud vs Dell PowerProtect Data Manager comparison

Cohesity Data Cloud vs. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager

December 2025

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

3.3

Cohesity Data Cloud users reported cost savings, time efficiency, enhanced security, scalability, and improved ROI through simplified data management and reduced downtime.

Sentiment score

4.7

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager offers cost-effective performance but doesn't outperform Cohesity or Veeam in financial returns for all users.

If I find myself stuck in a cyber recovery situation, this tool can help me avoid spending my money on ransom payments.

AmarpreetSingh

Technical Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The level of confidence that Cohesity Data Cloud delivers to the clients is worth that cost.

Mounir ElMously

Senior Manager Advisory Services at Optimum Online (Cablevision Systems)

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I would recommend Dell PowerProtect Data Manager to other organizations because it is cost-effective and delivers good performance compared to alternative solutions.

Backup Administrator at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

I do find that with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, the ROI is good when compared to other Dell products, but when compared to others in the current market, such as Cohesity or Veeam, it is not as good.

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Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.2

Cohesity Data Cloud customer service is responsive and reliable, though improvement is needed in legacy systems and issue resolution speed.

Sentiment score

5.9

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager support is generally good but uneven, with room for improvement in responsiveness and local accessibility.

issues with Cohesity Data Cloud have not been encountered, suggesting a robust service.

Evangelist / CTO at fgnext

They need to work faster to meet client requirements, especially when business is affected.

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Technical Lead at Cognizant

They probably upstaffed and made sure their knowledge was more up-to-date.

Jochen Tytgat

Owner at hq-12b

Dell provides reliable support for PowerProtect Data Manager, with 24/7 availability and a qualified support team.

Senior System Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees

Delays in feedback and scheduling can affect interactions, but generally, support provides good solutions once engaged.

System Engineer at Konvergenz

Organizations considering Dell PowerProtect Data Manager should be aware that customer support responsiveness could be improved.

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Backup Administrator at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.4

Cohesity Data Cloud offers seamless scalability and performance improvements, simplifying expansion with flexible resource adjustments and enhancing ROI.

Sentiment score

6.5

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is scalable with licensing flexibility but faces cloud scalability and disaster recovery limitations.

Scaling depends on subscription levels - when customers exceed their subscribed storage capacity, they can pay Cohesity to scale the resources.

Bharath Bharadwaj

Subject Matter Expert at Engage IT Services Pvt Ltd

There are no issues with scalability on the cloud end.

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Technical Lead at Cognizant

It's easy to add additional nodes to a current existing cluster, making it quite easy to expand.

Jochen Tytgat

Owner at hq-12b

Its capability to back up existing environments can be improved, particularly when it comes to disaster recovery in the cloud.

Senior System Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager performs well from a scalability perspective and is functioning properly with our current implementation.

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Backup Administrator at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.6

Cohesity Data Cloud is praised for reliability and efficiency, with stability rated exceptional despite minor hardware and support issues.

Sentiment score

8.3

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is stable and efficient, though some experience connection issues and minor bugs during upgrades.

Compared to other tools, it is very efficient and simple to learn.

Technical Lead at Cognizant

I couldn't find anything negative about Cohesity Data Cloud specifically.

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Sr. Engineer at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees

Cohesity Data Cloud is quite reliable.

Bharath Bharadwaj

Subject Matter Expert at Engage IT Services Pvt Ltd

It is extremely reliable and I have never experienced a crash.

Senior System Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees

Making sure the system is properly understood before deployment and handling upgrades efficiently would improve stability.

System Engineer at Konvergenz

I would assess the stability and reliability of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager as quite stable; there are no issues with the workloads I am using.

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Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Room For Improvement

Cohesity Data Cloud users desire improved documentation, support, and integration, plus cost-effectiveness, security, and enhanced functionality for various needs.

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager needs integration, compatibility enhancements, improved UI, better support, and advanced features for modern infrastructures.

Issues such as ransomware protection and fixing vulnerabilities should be prioritized.

Sr. Engineer at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees

Cohesity Data Cloud scans backups by default for ransomware and malware, sending notifications if there are any security concerns or compromised systems.

Bharath Bharadwaj

Subject Matter Expert at Engage IT Services Pvt Ltd

The primary drawback is the need to transfer large amounts of data to the cloud via an internet connection, requiring significant bandwidth.

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Evangelist / CTO at fgnext

I would like to see improvements that include bare metal restore capabilities and enhanced data restore features in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager.

Backup Administrator at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

Enhancements for microservices and container backups would be beneficial, enabling a more consolidated management platform for modern architectures.

Senior System Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees

The main issue that needs improvement is the support system.

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System Engineer at Konvergenz

Setup Cost

Cohesity Data Cloud offers value with strong security, structured pricing, and flexibility, despite higher costs than some competitors.

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager offers competitive, flexible pricing options, seen as cost-effective despite some viewing it as slightly expensive.

Cohesity Data Cloud is more costly in the long term compared to physical tapes.

Evangelist / CTO at fgnext

Comparatively, compared to IBM and Commvault, Cohesity Data Cloud offers the best deal for my environment.

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Sr. Engineer at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees

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.

Mounir ElMously

Senior Manager Advisory Services at Optimum Online (Cablevision Systems)

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is cost-effective, as it is licensed per socket rather than by workload.

Senior System Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees

Overall, pricing does not significantly impact our decision.

AnindyaSinha

Business Development Manager at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees

compared to some other products, it is a bit more costly.

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Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Valuable Features

Cohesity Data Cloud provides scalable, secure data protection with efficient storage, easy integration, and comprehensive management for MSPs.

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager offers flexible, user-friendly, and secure data protection for container and virtual environments with strong integration capabilities.

It replicates data to the cloud in a tamper-proof manner, offering protection against ransomware attacks since it is not under administrative control.

Evangelist / CTO at fgnext

They have a feature called DataSock, which enhances data protection.

AmarpreetSingh

Technical Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The initial deployment of Cohesity Data Cloud, from my experience, is easy.

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Sr. Engineer at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees

It provides a seamless backup solution integrated with a dashboard full of capabilities, enhancing recovery point objectives and recovery time objectives.

Senior System Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees

It satisfies my customers' scalability needs and provides interactive features, allowing efficient integration.

System Engineer at Konvergenz

Compared to other products such as Veritas, Dell offers more competitive pricing while other vendors charge significantly more.

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Backup Administrator at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

Categories and Ranking

Cohesity Data Cloud

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

19th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (14th), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (6th), AI Data Analysis (15th)

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

11th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Deduplication Software (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Cohesity Data Cloud is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is 2.6%, down from 4.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager	2.6%
Cohesity Data Cloud	0.7%
Other	96.7%

Backup and Recovery

Featured Reviews

Support and connection issues affect user experience

Technical Lead at Cognizant

I currently work at TCS in a different domain using AWS and Azure cloud backup. I switched from Cognizant to TCS four months ago, where I previously used Cohesity Data Cloud and Cohesity tools. I prefer Cohesity Data Cloud over AWS. While cloud functionality is similar across platforms, Cohesity Data Cloud's console, options, and web console are superior to AWS. The pricing of Cohesity Data Cloud depends on the data volume and retention period. Compared to alternatives, Cohesity Data Cloud is somewhat expensive. Regarding technical aspects, connection issues need to be addressed promptly. I would rate it eight out of ten, as these issues require immediate resolution to meet client requirements. Overall review rating: 9/10.

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Streamlined VM protection has improved recovery speed and strengthened data security

Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The specific features and functionalities I find most beneficial in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager include good integration with other Dell products, such as Dell Data Domain, which makes it a very good use case for environments that already have Dell Data Domain or any other Dell products. My impression of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager's dashboard interface is that it is good, easy to use, and quite interactive, so there are no major issues there. The deduplication feature of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager has allowed me to reduce or save some 15% of storage compared to what I was using earlier.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

15%

University

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	7

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	8

Questions from the Community

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.

What do you like most about Dell PowerProtect Data Manager?

One notable feature is its robust backup support for Kubernetes and container environments. Additionally, PPDM stands out for its ease of deployment and management compared to other backup solution...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerProtect Data Manager?

I think the license for Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is the same as other backup software.

What needs improvement with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager?

Regarding data recovery improvements in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, there are challenges with data sets larger than one terabyte that are not related to VM. While VM recovery functions adequate...

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Also Known As

Imanis Data, DataPlatform, Cohesity Helios

PowerProtect, Dell EMC PowerProtect

Overview

Consolidate your backups, file shares, object stores and data for dev/test and analytics on a web-scale data management platform.

Cohesity

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager provides efficient backup and recovery for hybrid and multicloud environments. It consolidates VMware, Kubernetes, database, and file system protection through a singular interface.

PowerProtect Data Manager is a software-defined platform that integrates modern backup and recovery capabilities, focusing on enhancing performance metrics like RPO and RTO. It supports operations through automated discovery, policy-driven protection, and intelligent analytics while offering cloud mobility and robust cyber recovery mechanisms. Its architecture is designed to address complex data management needs while providing flexibility, backup efficiency, and capacity management. With capabilities spanning on-premise and cloud options, it delivers a comprehensive approach for data protection.

What key features make Dell PowerProtect Data Manager stand out?

High Deduplication: Optimizes storage by reducing data footprint.
Kubernetes Support: Ensures seamless integration with containerized environments.
Data Domain Integration: Enhances recovery metrics and performance.
Advanced Access Controls: Strengthens security measures.
Scalable Architecture: Adapts to growing enterprise needs.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Ease of Deployment: Simplifies initial setup and configuration processes.
User-Friendly Interface: Facilitates an intuitive user experience.
Flexibility in Deployment: Supports both cloud and on-premise environments.
Efficient Data Reduction: Saves storage costs and optimizes resources.
Secure Data Management: Provides peace of mind with robust security features.

Organizations in telecom and enterprise sectors employ Dell PowerProtect Data Manager for backing up and securing data in virtual and cloud-native environments. It supports continuous data protection for VMware and Kubernetes and plays a crucial role in ensuring container stability in platforms like OpenShift. Its native application integrations and disaster recovery through incremental backups make it suitable for larger businesses seeking a reliable data management partner.

Dell Technologies

Sample Customers

Navis, 1st Security Bank, Brown University, WestLotto

National Bank of Greece, USC Australia, PCS Publishing, Dell Digital IT, Rushmore Electric, Melanson Health, Arrow Electronics