# Cohesity vs Druva

| Attribute | Cohesity | Druva |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 32.3 (77% (high)) | 36.1 (76% (high)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A data protection and management platform that consolidates fragmented backup, archive, file, and analytics infrastructure into a unified, cloud-scale system. Provides disaster recovery, snapshot-based protection, and multi-cloud data tiering for enterprises and managed service providers. It is indexed under Backup Recovery.","source":"https://www.cohesity.com/newsroom/press/cohesity-launches-consumption-based-subscription-pricing-for-its-rapidly-expanding-global-network-of-managed-service-provider-partners/","question":"What is Cohesity?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Cohesity. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.cohesity.com/newsroom/press/cohesity-launches-consumption-based-subscription-pricing-for-its-rapidly-expanding-global-network-of-managed-service-provider-partners/","question":"What platforms does Cohesity support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Cohesity, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.cohesity.com/newsroom/press/cohesity-launches-consumption-based-subscription-pricing-for-its-rapidly-expanding-global-network-of-managed-service-provider-partners/","question":"Can Cohesity be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Cohesity, including Pure Storage FlashArray, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.cohesity.com/newsroom/press/cohesity-launches-consumption-based-subscription-pricing-for-its-rapidly-expanding-global-network-of-managed-service-provider-partners/","question":"What does Cohesity integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed ISO 27001 and GDPR for Cohesity. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Cohesity not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.cohesity.com/glossary/security-operations-center/","question":"What security certifications does Cohesity have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Cohesity is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the United Kingdom.","source":"https://www.cohesity.com/newsroom/press/cohesity-launches-consumption-based-subscription-pricing-for-its-rapidly-expanding-global-network-of-managed-service-provider-partners/","question":"Where is Cohesity available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A fully managed SaaS service providing backup, disaster recovery, and ransomware defense across multi-cloud environments using consumption-based pricing. It is indexed under Backup Recovery.","source":"https://www.druva.com/blog/innovation-behind-consumption-based-pricing","question":"What is Druva?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Druva. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.druva.com/blog/innovation-behind-consumption-based-pricing","question":"What platforms does Druva support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Not fully, on what we have confirmed. Druva is offered as cloud / SaaS and hybrid, and a hybrid deployment usually means some components can run on your own infrastructure while the rest stays vendor-hosted. We have not confirmed a completely self-hosted option, so check with the vendor if that is a requirement.","source":"https://www.druva.com/blog/innovation-behind-consumption-based-pricing","question":"Can Druva be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 10 integrations for Druva, including Splunk, Oracle, VMware, vCenter, Microsoft SQL, AWS, Azure and Amazon EFS, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.druva.com/blog/innovation-behind-consumption-based-pricing","question":"What does Druva integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Druva. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Druva not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.druva.com/blog/enable-big-data-analytics-and-enhance-compliance-with-the-cloud","question":"What security certifications does Druva have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A data protection and management platform that consolidates fragmented backup, archive, file, and analytics infrastructure into a unified, cloud-scale system. Provides disaster recovery, snapshot-based protection, and multi-cloud data tiering for enterprises and managed service providers. | A fully managed SaaS service providing backup, disaster recovery, and ransomware defense across multi-cloud environments using consumption-based pricing. |
| features.capabilities | `{"deployment":"DRaaS","backup_method":"snapshot","pricing_model":"usage/per-source-server-hour","rpo_granularity":"minutes","deployment_model":"hybrid","instant_recovery":true,"multi_tenant_msp":true,"multi_cloud_target":true,"replication_method":"snapshot","multi_cloud_support":true,"non_disruptive_testing":true,"dr_orchestration_failover":true,"isolated_recovery_environment":true}` | `{"deployment":"DRaaS","backup_method":"agent","pricing_model":"per-GB","licensing_model":"per-TB-capacity","deployment_model":"saas","instant_recovery":true,"multi_cloud_target":true,"multi_cloud_support":true,"orchestrated_failover":true,"granular_item_recovery":true,"deduplication_compression":true,"dr_orchestration_failover":true,"ransomware_anomaly_detection":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Pure Storage FlashArray"},{"name":"Amazon Web Services"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"Pure Storage FlashArray//M"}]` | `[{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"Oracle"},{"name":"Oracle Enterprise Manager"},{"name":"VMware"},{"name":"vCenter"},{"name":"Microsoft SQL"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Amazon EFS"},{"name":"Amazon FSx"},{"name":"Ansible"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","summary":"Consumption-based pay-per-use subscription model; customers pay monthly for services used","sourceUrl":"https://www.cohesity.com/newsroom/press/cohesity-launches-consumption-based-subscription-pricing-for-its-rapidly-expanding-global-network-of-managed-service-provider-partners/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-10T09:13:42.518Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.druva.com","retrievedAt":"2026-09-24T12:05:43.533Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Backup Recovery)

| Capability | Cohesity | Druva |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Backup method | Snapshot | Agent |
| Immutable storage | - | - |
| Air gapped copy | - | - |
| Dr orchestration failover | ✓ | ✓ |
| Instant recovery | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ransomware anomaly detection | - | ✓ |
| Granular item recovery | - | ✓ |
| Kubernetes backup | - | - |
| Multi cloud support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deployment model | Hybrid | Saas |
| Multi tenant msp | ✓ | - |
| Deduplication compression | - | ✓ |
| Licensing model | - | Per TB capacity |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:39:24.039Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*