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Cohesity vs Keepit

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Cohesity

Software

Protect, secure, and gain insights into your enterprise data

From
On request
Rated
-
Keepit logo

Keepit

Software

Independent cloud backup for SaaS workloads

From
$3/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • 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; Keepit search functionality is very limited with restrictive search strings and poor filter options

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Cohesity and Keepit actually diverge.

Attributes where Cohesity and Keepit differ
AttributeCohesityKeepit
Starting priceOn request$3/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
FoundedUnknown2017

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web), 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 Keepit does not also cover.

Only in Keepit

  • Vendor-independent storage
  • Immutable backup
  • Blockchain verification
  • Unlimited retention
  • Granular restore
  • API access
  • Microsoft 365
  • Google Workspace

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.

Keepit

  • Data protectionnot Cohesity
  • Disaster recoverynot Cohesity
  • Business continuitynot Cohesity
  • Ransomware protectionnot Cohesity
  • Compliancenot 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

Keepit

  • Search functionality is very limited with restrictive search strings and poor filter options
  • Download speeds during restoration are slow, particularly for mailbox restorations
  • Console interface is complex and unintuitive, making file retrieval time-consuming
  • Limited support for advanced features like Power Automate flows and manual backup job initiation
  • Primarily targets SaaS applications and is not a single platform for on-premises workloads, VMs, or endpoint backup

Pricing, plan by plan

Cohesity

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Cohesity review.

Keepit

$3/month
  • Keepit Business$3/month
    • Immutable backup
    • Unlimited retention
    • Blockchain verification

Which should you pick?

Choose Cohesity if

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

Choose Keepit if

  • You need vendor-independent storage.
  • You also want immutable backup.

Questions people ask

Is Cohesity or Keepit better?
Neither clearly leads. Cohesity starts at On request and Keepit at $3/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Cohesity or Keepit?
Cohesity starts at On request and Keepit at $3/month.
Does Cohesity or Keepit run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can Cohesity do that Keepit cannot?
Keepit covers Vendor-independent storage, Immutable backup, Blockchain verification, Unlimited retention.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Keepit: What SaaS applications does Keepit protect?

Keepit provides backup for Microsoft 365 workloads (Teams, Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, Groups, Public Folders), Microsoft Entra ID, Google, Salesforce, and 15 SaaS applications total as of 2026, with plans to add more.

Source
Keepit: How is Keepit priced?

Keepit uses custom pricing starting at $5 per seat monthly. Enterprise plans are custom quoted, with median annual contracts around $60,270. The pricing includes unlimited data storage.

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Keepit: Does Keepit guarantee immutability?

Yes, Keepit's architecture runs on secure, private infrastructure offering data immutability to prevent ransomware and accidental deletion.

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