Cohesity vs Velero
On the evidence we track, Velero leads this comparison with a composite score of 56/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for backup recovery. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Cohesity
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.
Velero
LeaderA community-driven platform that provides backup, disaster recovery, and cluster migration capabilities for Kubernetes resources and persistent volumes, deployable on cloud infrastructure or on-premises.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Cohesity
- Pure Storage FlashArray
- Amazon Web Services
- Google Cloud
- Microsoft Azure
- Pure Storage FlashArray//M
Velero
LeaderNot documented yet.
Cohesity or Velero: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
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