Acronis Cyber Protect vs Cohesity DataProtect

Acronis Cyber Protect9.4Visit Cohesity DataProtect8.9Visit

Higher score Acronis Cyber Protect #1 in Data Backup Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Acronis

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Cohesity DataProtect #6 in Data Backup Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Cohesity

• Acronis Cyber Protect fits best

  Organizations needing broad hybrid backup and cyber

• Cohesity DataProtect fits best

  Mid-market and enterprise hybrid data protection

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Side by side

Feature	Acronis Cyber Protect 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Cohesity DataProtect 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.9
Ranking	#1 in Data Backup Software	#6 in Data Backup Software
Best for	Organizations needing broad hybrid backup and cyber	Mid-market and enterprise hybrid data protection
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Integrations	300+ integrations	15 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Acronis Cyber Protect 0/2 · Cohesity DataProtect 0/2
Immutable backups	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Ransomware recovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Backup scope	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Retention period	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Restore types	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment	Hybrid	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Protects files, full images, VMs, and application data with recovery options. Combines immutable storage, backup validation, and malware scanning. Supports cloud and self-hosted deployments with centralized protection plans.	Protects virtual platforms, databases, cloud services, and SaaS workloads Immutable snapshots and policy-based backup automation Instant mass recovery plus global deduplication and compression
Cons	Workload-based licensing requires a sales or partner conversation. Three editions can take comparison to match backup and security needs. The product's breadth may exceed needs for backup-only environments.	Pricing is quote-based and requires contacting sales Standard includes 30-day retention; longer retention requires Custom Designed for mid-market and enterprise rather than smaller teams
Our verdict	Acronis Cyber Protect combines backup, recovery, cybersecurity, endpoint management, and disaster recovery in one platform. It is aimed at organizations protecting physical and virtual machines, servers, cloud workloads, applications, and… Read the review →	Cohesity DataProtect is a backup and recovery platform for mid-market and enterprise organizations managing data across on-premises, cloud, and SaaS environments. Its scope includes virtual machines, databases, cloud services, and SaaS… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Acronis Cyber Protect — where it wins

  • Protects files, full images, VMs, and application data with recovery options.
  • Combines immutable storage, backup validation, and malware scanning.
  • Supports cloud and self-hosted deployments with centralized protection plans.

  Where it doesn't

  • Workload-based licensing requires a sales or partner conversation.
  • Three editions can take comparison to match backup and security needs.
  • The product's breadth may exceed needs for backup-only environments.

• Cohesity DataProtect — where it wins

  • Protects virtual platforms, databases, cloud services, and SaaS workloads
  • Immutable snapshots and policy-based backup automation
  • Instant mass recovery plus global deduplication and compression

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based and requires contacting sales
  • Standard includes 30-day retention; longer retention requires Custom
  • Designed for mid-market and enterprise rather than smaller teams

• Acronis Cyber Protect9.4/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  Broad hybrid backup and cyber protection for organizations across varied workloads.

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• Cohesity DataProtect8.9/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  Centralized, policy-driven protection for hybrid environments, with quote-based pricing.

  Visit CohesityFull verdict →