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Cohesity DataProtect vs INFINIDAT InfiniGuard comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cohesity DataProtect
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
9th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
74
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 May 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Cohesity DataProtect is 3.4%, down from 4.4% 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

"Setup was extremely easy from racking to backing up was about one hour."
"Cohesity customer service is the best that I have ever used. They are extremely fast in responding to cases, fixed all issues, and answered every question in a very timely manner."
"The customer service and support are fast and professional."
"Cohesity has very simple reports to help you stay in the know of which servers are being backed up or not."
"The SQL Backup and Restore is very easy."
"Cohesity DataProtect is a reliable solution for performing backups within a suitable timeframe, and its forever incremental model is particularly effective for the customer's needs. Additionally, the solution handles instant recovery and file-level recovery from a VMware image backup seamlessly."
"The support is awesome. They are very fast, competent and friendly."
"Cohesity's web-scale architecture enables us to scale up as needed."
"Essentially, it replaced our tape backups."
 

Cons

"We would like it to have more capabilities for different kinds of PaaS or SaaS services in the Azure cloud, such as Azure SQL or Azure Cosmos DB."
"A little more documentation on standard faults would help, as new features are being released quite often."
"We are waiting on the AIX agent to be released."
"Their documentation could be refined."
"I think Cohesity could add more platform support. For example, they could improve integration with DB2 or make the integration S3 object storage a little tighter. Some of that stuff could use some work, but overall, it's a relatively comprehensive platform."
"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."
"Since it is an evolving product, there are lot of frequent releases which require upgrades to be done every other weekend."
"Reducing storage capacity requirements and improving security features are also areas that could be enhanced."
"I would like to see more improvement in the GUI."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is monthly licensing."
"Cohesity came in at the best price."
"Licensing is per node and per protected terabyte. You will also pay 10-15% annually for support."
"My advice is to always negotiate for better pricing."
"From my last assessment, the pricing for Cohesity DataProtect was reasonable. Compared to its closest competitor, Rubrik, I found Rubrik's pricing to be somewhat high-end. While Rubrik may have more advanced security features than Cohesity DataProtect currently, Cohesity DataProtect is releasing a new solution in the near future that will compete directly with Rubrik."
"We purchased support from Cohesity to ensure that should we face an issue, we don't have to deal with different service providers."
"The tool's pricing is average."
"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
39%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Retailer
9%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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 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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