# AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs Cohesity

| Attribute | AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery | Cohesity |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 60.5 (34% (low)) | 29.4 (42% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A managed service that enables organizations to replicate and recover their applications and data to AWS with minimal downtime, using pay-per-server hourly pricing and point-in-time recovery capabilities. | A centralized data management platform that combines backup, recovery, and security analytics to safeguard diverse workloads—including 1,000+ types spanning cloud, on-premises, and SaaS applications—while providing operational visibility and threat detection. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"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}` |
| integrations.count | - | 4 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Pure Storage FlashArray"},{"name":"Amazon Web Services"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"Pure Storage FlashArray//M"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Per-Server Hourly","summary":"$0.028/server/hour plus AWS resource charges","features":["Continuous data replication","Test launches","Recovery launches","Point-in-time recovery","Post-launch actions","Automated network replication","Launch management settings"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"server-hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.028,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Usage-based pricing charged per replicating source server per hour, plus additional AWS service charges","contactSales":false}],"summary":"$0.028 per server per hour; additional charges for AWS EBS, EC2, and snapshots","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/disaster-recovery/pricing/?nc=sn&loc=2","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:37:37.442Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"server-hour","amount":0.028,"currency":"USD"}}` | `{"type":"subscription","summary":"Pay-per-use consumption model; no fixed commitment required","freeTier":false,"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":"2026-08-25T21:47:21.549Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.028,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| security.fedramp | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Disaster Recovery)

| Capability | AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery | Cohesity |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Replication method | - | Snapshot |
| Rpo granularity | - | Minutes |
| Orchestrated failover | - | - |
| Non disruptive testing | - | ✓ |
| Immutable storage | - | - |
| Isolated recovery environment | - | ✓ |
| Multi cloud target | - | ✓ |
| Kubernetes native | - | - |
| SLA guaranteed rto rpo | - | - |
| Deployment | - | - |
| SOC2 | - | - |
| Iso22301 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | Usage/per source server hour |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:49:03.814Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*