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Cohesity vs Quest NetVault Backup

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Cohesity

Software

Protect, secure, and gain insights into your enterprise data

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Quest NetVault Backup logo

Quest NetVault Backup

Software

Cross-platform enterprise backup solution

From
$50/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; Quest NetVault Backup as of a 15 December 2019 archived capture, Quest NetVault Backup pricing is available only on request, sold either by front-end storage capacity or by component, with component-based licensing requiring separate purchase of each module needed rather than a single bundled price

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Cohesity and Quest NetVault Backup actually diverge.

Attributes where Cohesity and Quest NetVault Backup differ
AttributeCohesityQuest NetVault Backup
Starting priceOn request$50/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWebWindows, Linux, Web
FoundedUnknown1987

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Quest NetVault Backup does not also cover.

Only in Quest NetVault Backup

  • Cross-platform support
  • Application-aware backup
  • Inline deduplication
  • Built-in scheduling
  • VMware integration
  • Bare metal recovery
  • VMware
  • Hyper-V

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.

Quest NetVault Backup

  • 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

Quest NetVault Backup

  • As of a 15 December 2019 archived capture, Quest NetVault Backup pricing is available only on request, sold either by front-end storage capacity or by component, with component-based licensing requiring separate purchase of each module needed rather than a single bundled price

Pricing, plan by plan

Cohesity

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Cohesity review.

Quest NetVault Backup

$50/month
  • NetVault Backup$50/month
    • Cross-platform
    • Application support
    • Deduplication

Which should you pick?

Choose Cohesity if

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

Cohesity review

Choose Quest NetVault Backup if

  • You need cross-platform support.
  • You work on Windows, Linux, Web.
  • You also want application-aware backup.
Quest NetVault Backup review

Questions people ask

Is Cohesity or Quest NetVault Backup better?
Neither clearly leads. Cohesity starts at On request and Quest NetVault Backup at $50/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Cohesity or Quest NetVault Backup?
Cohesity starts at On request and Quest NetVault Backup at $50/month.
Does Cohesity or Quest NetVault Backup run on more platforms?
Cohesity runs on Web. Quest NetVault Backup runs on Windows, Linux, Web.
What can Cohesity do that Quest NetVault Backup cannot?
Quest NetVault Backup covers Cross-platform support, Application-aware backup, Inline deduplication, Built-in scheduling.
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