# Azure Site Recovery vs Cohesity

| Attribute | Azure Site Recovery | Cohesity |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 43.6 (33% (low)) | 36.3 (42% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Microsoft's disaster recovery platform that replicates and recovers business-critical applications and infrastructure to minimize downtime and data loss when failures occur. | 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 | `{"deployment":"DRaaS","pricing_model":"usage/per-source-server-hour"}` | `{"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 | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","summary":"Pay-as-you-go usage-based pricing with free trial","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account?icid=site-recovery","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T12:06:13.864Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"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 | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Disaster Recovery)

| Capability | Azure Site 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 | DRaaS | - |
| SOC2 | - | - |
| Iso22301 | - | - |
| Pricing model | Usage/per source server hour | Usage/per source server hour |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:42:07.879Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*