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Compare Arctera Backup Exec and Cohesity 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (55.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Arctera Backup Exec
Star Rating
(274)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Arctera Backup ExecCohesity
Star Rating
(50)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (55.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CohesityArctera Backup Exec vs Cohesity
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Cohesity easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Cohesity overall.
- Reviewers felt that Cohesity meets the needs of their business better than Arctera Backup Exec.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Cohesity is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Cohesity over Arctera Backup Exec.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Arctera Backup Exec
No pricing availableCohesity
No pricing availableFree Trial
Arctera Backup Exec
Free Trial is available
Cohesity
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
216
8.8
39
Ease of Use
8.3
218
9.1
39
Ease of Setup
8.3
201
8.9
36
Ease of Admin
8.4
200
9.0
36
Quality of Support
7.8
203
9.1
39
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
192
9.2
35
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
209
9.4
39
Features by Category
Compatibility
9.3
103
9.2
28
8.8
97
9.0
26
8.8
94
9.9
29
8.1
77
9.2
22
Management
8.5
88
9.3
26
8.7
93
9.2
28
8.8
100
9.2
29
8.1
87
9.0
26
8.6
96
9.2
28
Compliance
8.7
94
9.3
25
7.6
64
9.1
18
8.5
81
9.5
28
Agentic AI - Server Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
7.8
12
9.0
7
8.9
12
8.3
7
8.3
11
9.2
6
8.5
12
7.9
7
5.8
11
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.4
12
8.1
6
9.3
12
8.9
6
8.8
12
9.0
7
Management
8.2
12
7.8
6
9.0
12
9.0
7
8.5
11
9.2
6
Agentic AI - Online Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Compatibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Agentic AI - SaaS Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
22
9.6
8
7.8
16
8.9
6
8.1
20
9.8
7
8.3
20
9.3
5
8.5
19
9.0
7
Management
9.0
21
9.4
8
9.2
20
9.6
8
8.5
19
9.3
7
8.0
19
9.2
8
8.5
19
8.6
6
Agentic AI - Disaster Recovery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Solution Provision
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
ServiceNow Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - ServiceNow Store Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Arctera Backup Exec and Cohesity are categorized as Server Backup, Online Backup, and Disaster Recovery
Unique Categories
Arctera Backup Exec is categorized as Data Replication
Cohesity is categorized as ServiceNow Store Apps and SaaS Backup
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Arctera Backup Exec
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Cohesity
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
17.2%
Oil & Energy
3.4%
Computer Software
3.4%
Automotive
3.4%
Non-Profit Organization Management
3.1%
Other
69.5%
Government Administration
12.2%
Information Technology and Services
10.2%
Hospital & Health Care
10.2%
Insurance
6.1%
Higher Education
6.1%
Other
55.1%
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Discussions
does Symantec backup exec trial version have the ability to delete files
4 Comments
GS
Backup Exec comes with full functional with 60 days trial version. If the questions is about resore the answer is yes. After the data is backed up and it is...Read more
How does Backup Exec help optimize storage?
2 Comments
SS
Backup Exec have inbuilt features and capabilities to support storage deduplication which reduces your storage space needs, saving you money and reducing how...Read more
Cohesity has no discussions with answers
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