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Cohesity vs AOMEI Backupper

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Cohesity

Software

Protect, secure, and gain insights into your enterprise data

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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AOMEI Backupper

Software

Complete backup and restore solution for Windows

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only AOMEI Backupper has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Cohesity no prices are shown for the Core, Enterprise or Advanced editions; buyers get a 30 day trial or must contact sales for a quote, per cohesity.com, August 2026; AOMEI Backupper windows only, covering Windows 7 through 11

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Cohesity and AOMEI Backupper actually diverge.

Attributes where Cohesity and AOMEI Backupper differ
AttributeCohesityAOMEI Backupper
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotefreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWindows
FoundedUnknown2010

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Cohesity

Nothing recorded that AOMEI Backupper does not also cover.

Only in AOMEI Backupper

  • System backup
  • Disk clone
  • File sync
  • Real-time sync
  • Universal restore
  • Bootable media
  • OneDrive
  • Google Drive

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Cohesity

No use cases recorded yet. See the Cohesity review.

AOMEI Backupper

  • Free disk and file backup on a personal Windows machinenot Cohesity
  • System image and bare metal recoverynot Cohesity
  • Cloning a drive when upgrading to a larger disk on the paid editionsnot Cohesity
  • Scheduled incremental backupsnot Cohesity

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Cohesity

  • No prices are shown for the Core, Enterprise or Advanced editions; buyers get a 30 day trial or must contact sales for a quote, per cohesity.com, August 2026

AOMEI Backupper

  • Windows only, covering Windows 7 through 11
  • The free Standard edition is licensed for personal use; business use requires a paid edition from $39.95
  • Differential backup, cloud backup and system cloning are all withheld from the free edition, which clones data disks only
  • The free edition reads from disk more slowly than the paid ones
  • Email notifications on Standard are limited to Gmail and Hotmail servers
  • Support on the free edition is business hours rather than 24/7

Pricing, plan by plan

Cohesity

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Cohesity review.

AOMEI Backupper

Free
  • Professional$40/year
    • System clone
    • Universal restore
    • Real-time sync

Which should you pick?

Choose Cohesity if

Nothing in the data separates Cohesity from AOMEI Backupper on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Cohesity review

Choose AOMEI Backupper if

  • You need system backup.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want disk clone.
AOMEI Backupper review

Questions people ask

Is Cohesity or AOMEI Backupper better?
Neither clearly leads. Cohesity starts at On request and AOMEI Backupper at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Cohesity or AOMEI Backupper?
AOMEI Backupper has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Cohesity and Free for AOMEI Backupper.
Does Cohesity or AOMEI Backupper run on more platforms?
Cohesity runs on Web. AOMEI Backupper runs on Windows.
Can I use AOMEI Backupper for free?
Yes. AOMEI Backupper has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Cohesity starts at On request.
What can Cohesity do that AOMEI Backupper cannot?
AOMEI Backupper covers System backup, Disk clone, File sync, Real-time sync.
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