COHESITY MSP SOLUTION VS RIVALS
Cohesity vs. Rival Solution:
Comparison from a Business Continuity Perspective
The Business Continuity field is saturated with different solutions, all promising to the do the same thing- keep your business running smoothly and safely post-disaster. But how do you weed through the options to determine which solution is best, and what criteria should you use to do this?
The idea for this blog post came about during a recent visit to a newly acquired client, who was using one of the many solutions for Business Continuity. After asking about the service, our client realized that they had bought it based on affordability, but did not actually analyze the service – and whether it’s good enough for their business. Below, we’ll explore the differences between the above-mentioned solution and Cohesity’s MSP solution (which we currently use at CrossRealms) from technical, process, and financial perspectives. We hope this information can help you think more critically about what’s involved in achieving optimal Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery.
Technical & Process
Let’s start with the functional differences between the rival and the Cohesity MSP solution. The following chart breaks it down:
Financial
The Cohesity pricing is around $250/TB per month, depending on the size of the backup and requirements, with a one-year minimum commitment. This includes unlimited machine licensing, cloud backup, and SSD local storage for extremely fast recovery. It also includes Tabletop exercises and other business functions necessary for a complete Business Continuity solution.
The rival solution pricing (depending on the reseller) is around $240/TB per month – including the local storage with limited SSD. This also includes unlimited machine licensing and file recovery. It does not include Tabletop exercises, local SSD, or remote connectivity to their data center by the users in case of catastrophic office failure.
Conclusion
Overall, Cohesity outshines competitors with regards to the initial backup/seeding and Test/Dev processes. While it is slightly more expensive, the extra cost is absolutely worth the added benefits.
We hope this post will start a conversation around what should be included or excluded from a Business Continuity plan, and what variables need to be considered when comparing different products. Please comment with any questions or insight – we’d love to hear your thoughts.