Cohesity 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Cohesity

4.6

(53)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About Cohesity

Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data—across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale. Cohesity solutions can be delivered as a service, self-managed, or provided by a Cohesity-powered partner. Cohesity is headquartered in San Jose, CA and is trusted by the world’s largest enterprises, including six of the Fortune 10 and 42 of the Fortune 100.

Cohesity is designed to help businesses manage and encrypt enterprise data from ransomware and malware attacks. The platform enables managers to consolidate backup point products and securely recover data.

Administrators can assign custom policies to multiple jobs across businesses in accordance with service level agreements (SLAs). Cohesity offers a mass restore feature, which allows teams to instantly recover virtual machines (VMs) and files. Additionally, supervisors can secure data in the pub...

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Cohesity Pricing and Plans

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Cohesity Features

Popular features found in Data Management
Access Controls/Permissions
Activity Dashboard
Automatic Backup
Customer Database
Data Connectors
Data Import/Export
Data Migration
Data Quality Control
Data Security
Data Synchronization
Data Visualization
Multiple Data Sources
More features of Cohesity
Action Management
Activity Tracking
Ad hoc Query
AI/Machine Learning
Alerts/Escalation
Alerts/Notifications
Anomaly Detection
Anti Virus
API
Application Management
Approval Workflow
Archiving & Retention
Audit Management
Audit Trail
Authentication
Automated Containment
Automated Scheduling
Backup and Recovery
Backup Log
Backup Scheduling
Bare-Metal Restore
Behavioral Analytics
Behavior Analytics
Behavior Tracking
Business Continuity Exercising
Business Impact Analysis
Capacity Analytics
Capacity Management
Capacity Planning
Cloud Backup
Cloud Encryption
Collaboration Tools
Compliance Management
Compression
Configurable Workflow
Configuration Management
Continuous Backup
Continuous Monitoring
CPU Monitoring
Credential Management
Crisis Management
Customizable Reports
Data Analysis Tools
Database Support
Data Classification
Data Discovery
Data Loss Prevention
Data Management
Data Recovery
Data Replication
Data Retention Management
Data Storage Management
Data Verification
Deduplication
Differential Backup
Disaster Recovery
Duplicate Detection
eDiscovery
Email Alerts
Emergency Notification
Encryption
Event Logs
File Quarantining
HIPAA Compliant
Incident Management
Incident Response Checklists
Incremental Backup
Indexing
Information Governance
Insider Threat Protection
Intellectual Property Protection
Intrusion Detection System
Local Server Options
Maintenance Scheduling
Master Data Management
Metadata Management
Monitoring
Multi-Cloud Management
Multi-Factor Authentication
Multi-Location
Multimedia Archiving
Multi-OS
Multiple Format Support
Multiple Programming Languages Supported
Multi-User Collaboration
NOSQL Database Management
Password Management
Patch Management
Performance Analysis
Performance Management
Performance Monitoring
Personally Identifiable Information Protection
Plan Development
Policy Management
Predictive Analytics
Ransomware Protection
Real-Time Analytics
Real-Time Data
Real-Time Monitoring
Real-Time Notifications
Real-Time Reporting
Real-Time Updates
Relational Database Management
Remote Access/Control
Remote Monitoring & Management
Remote Server Options
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & Statistics
Resource Management
Risk Alerts
Risk Analysis
Risk Assessment
Risk Management
Role-Based Permissions
Rules-Based Workflow
Scenario Planning
Scheduled/Automated Reports
Scheduling
Search/Filter
Secure Data Storage
Secure Login
Security Auditing
Security Management
Sensitive Data Identification
Server Monitoring
Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
Single Sign On
SSL Security
Status Tracking
Storage Management
Tagging
Task Management
Task Scheduling
Third-Party Integration
Third-Party Integrations
Threat Intelligence
Two-Factor Authentication
User Interface
User Management
Version Control
Virtual Machine Monitoring
Visual Analytics
VM Backup
Vulnerability Management
Vulnerability Protection
Vulnerability Scanning
Vulnerability/Threat Prioritization
Web Access/Restoration
"What If" Scenarios
Workflow Management

Cohesity User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.6

Ratings Breakdown

62%

32%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.7

Value for money

4.5

Customer support

4.6

Functionality

4.5

Brian H.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

Cohesity is a great backup solution that can do much more, and the feature list is growing.

We have been very happy with our relationship with Cohesity. The company listens to users and I have seen features I requested added to the product. Reporting used to be a weak point, not it is very good comparatively.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Previously 4

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The software has a nice interface and a very concise dashboard. Backups are completed consistently and we have not had trouble with restores. We also back up OneDrive and Sharepoint data with the software. Support is very good.

Cons:

There are a few things which are handled differently from our previous backup software. When restoring a VM you must manually delete the existing VM from vCenter; the old software would do that for you. One approach may not be better than the other, but it did take a bit of sleuthing to figure out why we were getting an error on a VM restore initially.

Reasons for choosing Cohesity

Cost and the perceived ability to deliver the features we required.

Reasons for switching to Cohesity

Our back end storage was getting too slow and too expensive to increase each year.

Fabian C.

Verified reviewer

Financial Services

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2020

Cohesity... 18 months later

We had so many issue with our old backup tool that I won’t know where to start. Now with Cohesity I can finally spend my time doing something else then firefighting. Also, As a backup administrator, I know that the backup we do every day can be restored quickly in case of issue.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Our journey with Cohesity started about 18 months ago and we are still so happy with the product. It’s working perfectly, it’s still fast and reliable as from day 1.

Cons:

We are waiting for some new features to be added, like cluster support for Windows and RedHat cluster, it’s taking some time.

Reasons for choosing Cohesity

It was not only a backup tool but an hyperconverged platform for our backup and archives

Reasons for switching to Cohesity

We had so many issue with NetWorker’ it will take too long to list them all.

scott k.

Verified reviewer

Banking

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2023

neutral

The tool seems like it is in it's infancy - restoring is more difficult than it needs to be and the "instant recovery" seems great in theory, but the vMotion aspect takes way too long to be usable in our capacity.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

support is very helpful for all of the issues that seem to creep up daily.

Cons:

There are so many features that we ( and support ) do not seem to know about. IT would be very helpful if these features were easily accessible rather than hidden away. Furthermore we have requested this several times from support and we seem to get back generic documentation rather than insightful feedback. Many of the features are flaky and require constant monitoring / case opening to resolve. We have opened a lot of cases in our timeline thus far... many.

Reasons for choosing Cohesity

not my decision

Reasons for switching to Cohesity

lifespan of the product ended

Tim Z.

Verified reviewer

Utilities

5001-10000 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2020

Cohesity back and restore

Great. We had issues deployment but that was related to the servers. But cohesity support was very helpful and did a great job.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Having access to Helios is feature. And the setup and install of Cohesity was seamless. Choesity support is one of the best support teams.

Cons:

I wish there were report or custom reports option.

Reasons for choosing Cohesity

I worked with Cohesity before at a previous job.

Reasons for switching to Cohesity

evault backups kept failing.

Brent R.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2023

Set it and forget it

Deployment was easy and getting familiar with the interface was quick. Once the backup policies are set, and VMs associated with policy, it just works.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Ease of use and the simple interface. Connect Cohesity to vCenter, select VMs to backup, and select the backup schedule.

Cons:

I would like it to be less expensive. I am not saying it is not worth the price, just that less expensive would be nice.

Reasons for switching to Cohesity

I like the integrated HW/SW solution

Brian C.

Verified reviewer

Entertainment

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2020

A great solution for so many workloads

Overall Cohesity has been one of the best vendors we have ever worked with. Their support team started very small and I usually got the same 2 or 3 customer service reps. Now they are much larger but I still get the 1-on-1 attention I need from their team.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Cohesity is first a fantastic backup product. We went from four backup solutions to just one. It gives us full off site DR capability by archiving to Azure. We protect many workloads such as VMware, SQL, Office 365 and file shares. Beyond that Cohesity is an amazing platform for test and development, file services and marketplace apps.

Cons:

Getting up and running had a few glitches and it took a couple days to fully grasp the dependencies but once those were taken care of it has run very smoothly. Occasionally bugs will surface during new feature releases but I have not had any problems staying on the LTS track.

Reasons for choosing Cohesity

Ease of use and available features in GA

Reasons for switching to Cohesity

VDP was being discontinued

Verified

Reviewer

Sporting Goods

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2020

Getting Better All the Time

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Ease of use. The software is fairly straight forward and finding and creating backup policies is has simple has a few clicks. You can customize every aspect of the backup job to get the best possible data retention that meets your SLA.

Cons:

The API has a ways to go. It has gotten considerably better over the last year.

Reasons for switching to Cohesity

Originally we where using an old Cloud Based with local storage solution that would take hours to backup and hours to restore. On our trial phase of Cohesity the system cut that down to sub 30 minute restores of ERP database.

Jason S.

Verified reviewer

Consumer Goods

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed January 2019

Better backups with Cohesity!

I found this software to be very clean and organized. I can easily view both of my clusters and manage all their settings. This software will be used to replace my current backup tapes.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Cohesity is a great product that preforms as intended. Backups work with little management and upgrading is very simple. I started using this software about 3 months ago with no prior experience, I have a very good understanding of how this software works.

Cons:

my biggest complaint is, there is no Cohesity sponsored user training. Many other software businesses offer some user training. This would have made the learning curb much easier.

Mike O.

Verified reviewer

Mining & Metals

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2019

Set and forget backups