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Cohesity DataProtect vs INFINIDAT InfiniGuard comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cohesity DataProtect
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
8th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (6th)
INFINIDAT InfiniGuard
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
77th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Cohesity DataProtect is 3.5%, down from 4.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of INFINIDAT InfiniGuard is 0.1%, down from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Giovanni Golinelli. - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support
The deployment depends on the environment. Deploying on VMs is relatively simple. But for most of our customers, we implement physical clusters with at least three configured hosts using the existing model. So, it depends on the setup. Implementing DataProtect itself wasn't particularly challenging. One key requirement for successful DataProtect deployment is proper network configuration. If the network setup isn't right, you won't achieve optimal performance. We have developed a service for some of our customers where they implement an appliance or physical cluster of Cohesity at the customer site. Then, we use cloud clustering to replicate, and even in production, a second copy of the protected data. And in some cases, we have developed some disaster recovery procedures using Cohesity.
JG
Fast data recovery for large scale datasets
The Infiniguard (dedicated disc storage), offers a petabyte of storage space for on-site disc storage for backups. Because of this, we were able to get rid of our tapes. Essentially, it replaced our tape backups. We're definitely going to be buying another INFINIDAT array. We do have another location that is going to be needing a new array sometime soon, so we'll be buying another one. The beautiful thing about them is that you can set them up to replicate for disaster recovery between the two of them and set up some nice replication jobs, site to site, for automatic database replication.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The ability to essentially instantly recover a VM and have it run on the Cohesity Platform while all those bits are technically being recovered in the background is useful to us."
"One of the most valuable features is the restore functionality that they offer."
"The SQL Backup and Restore is very easy."
"The recovery process is effective, especially when it comes to other types of data, such as VMs, and overall, the performance is commendable."
"Instant volume mount and the SpanFS filesystem itself, which has great dedupe and compression across all of our backups."
"It's stable."
"Cohesity DataProtect is a converged solution that simplifies backup and allows use of the backed-up data."
"By using their Helios Cloud service, you have all your clusters, no matter where they are located, in one web portal."
"Essentially, it replaced our tape backups."
 

Cons

"Their documentation could be refined."
"We have had our share of minor bugs over the past two years and a few bigger ones."
"Reporting is quite limited and not customizable."
"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."
"Reducing storage capacity requirements and improving security features are also areas that could be enhanced."
"Physical RDMs on virtual machines could be a bit easier to configure and plan out."
"The solution has a more complex setup than Veritas and Veeam."
"The support is pretty bad."
"I would like to see more improvement in the GUI."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Cohesity came in at the best price. Setup was included and done in half a day."
"Cohesity came in at the best price."
"With respect to pricing, make sure that you look at both Rubrik and Cohesity as they are very similar and are quite competitive."
"Sizing is important and it is easy to overestimate."
"The tool's pricing is average."
"There is monthly licensing."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly. It is cheaper than other backup solutions."
"The solution's pricing is in the mid-range, where it's neither costly nor cheap."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
44%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
5%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
11%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cohesity DataProtect?
Several features enable us to perform fast recovery, such as instant fast recovery. All our virtual machines protected with the product can be quickly restored to another healthy environment with m...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cohesity DataProtect?
Typically on-premises nodes/clusters are deployed for primary backup (to enable instant mass restore) so price will be dependent on chosen OEM and capacity required. MSPs like us utilise PPU licens...
What needs improvement with Cohesity DataProtect?
While there are improvements to be made, such as providing support for older systems like IBM iSeries and tandem systems from HP, the solution overall shifts from older methods to modern practices....
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