Druva vs. Cohesity

Druva’s SaaS simplicity outpaces Cohesity’s legacy complexity.

4.7

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

4.4

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Ratings are as reflected on the review sites as of August 27, 2025.

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Customers Agree:
Druva Delivers What Cohesity Can't

Druva beats Cohesity in real world performance—earning stronger marks for reliability, ease, and support from actual users.

Alert & Notification

91%

86%

Security and Compliance

95%

88%

Cloud Data Protection

97%

93%

Active Monitoring

97%

88%

Disaster Recovery

93%

89%

Ratings are as reflected on the review sites as of August 27, 2025.

Fully managed SaaS

Fully managed SaaS on AWS or Azure; no infrastructure to deploy or operate.

Distributed / HypeConverged Software

Customer-managed software on appliances or hardware, on-premises or in cloud.

Zero Trust, Air-Gapped Cloud

No on-site infrastructure; global web console with optional local backup/recovery target.

Physical or Virtual Footprint

Requires deploying and operating physical or virtual appliance clusters on-site.

Predictable, All-in-One OpEx

Predictable subscription covering software, storage, compute, and data transfer.

Hybrid CapEx/OpEx

Mixed CapEx and OpEx costs for hardware, licensing, and maintenance.

Zero Trust, Air-Gapped Cloud

Zero-trust private cloud data plane with logical air gap and 24×7 managed detection.

Immutability & Secure Data Vault

Immutability and data vaulting focused on preventing modification within clusters.

Unified Global Management

Single global deduplicated cloud store for on-premises, cloud, SaaS, and endpoint data.

Consolidation of Data

Consolidates backup and secondary storage silos onto on-premises hyperconverged platforms.

Curated, Orchestrated Recovery

Orchestrated and automated recovery using golden snapshots with SIEM/SOAR integration.

Automated Recovery Orchestration

Orchestrated recovery by reverting to older snapshots, risking data loss since last backup.

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Why Druva Leads

Built-in ransomware protection, legal hold, eDiscovery, and cyber recovery for M365
Agentless and immutable backup, proactive threat hunting, and rapid recovery across Azure and AWS cloud-native workloads
All-inclusive pricing and no egress fees

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“We have modernized and future-proofed our data resilience solution with Druva and believe that we have the foundation in place to facilitate what we expect will be 2x growth in the near future.”

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“Before Druva, we were grappling with four different backup solutions, which was a significant operational and financial drain. Standardizing on Druva not only brought immense peace of mind but also delivered tangible savings and efficiency gains immediately felt across the IT team.”

Joe Sheridan Director of IT

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“Switching to Druva was a seamless process. Their team worked closely with us to ensure a smooth transition, and we were up and running in no time. It was refreshing to see a solution that prioritizes user-friendliness and simplifies data management.”

Walter Wojno IT Analyst

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“With Druva, the management time of Greater Anglia's backup operations has decreased by nearly 70%. This frees up time to focus on business plan activities rather than mundane backup operations.”

Himesh Patel Head of IT

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Druva vs. Cohesity

4.7

4.4