# Cohesity DataProtect alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 207 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cohesity DataProtect holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/cohesity-dataprotect/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Veeam Data Platform: 42
- Acronis Cyber Protect: 24
- IDrive Business: 11
- Backblaze: 9
- Druva Data Security Cloud: 9
- Backblaze Business Backup: 8

## Backup and disaster recovery

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Cohesity DataProtect.

- Acronis Cyber Protect: first choice in 18 of those 84
- IDrive Business: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Backblaze: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Veeam Data Platform: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Datto SIRIS: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Backblaze Business Backup: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Veeam Community Edition: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Carbonite Safe: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Cohesity DataProtect (Cohesity DataProtect is #6 of 11 at 0%).

- Veeam Data Platform: first choice in 21 of those 69
- Druva Data Security Cloud: first choice in 6 of those 69
- Veeam Backup & Replication: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Acronis Cyber Protect: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Backblaze Business Backup: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Backblaze: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Backblaze B2: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Duplicati: first choice in 2 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Cohesity DataProtect (Cohesity DataProtect is #4 of 8 at 9%).

- Veeam Data Platform: first choice in 14 of those 54
- Commvault: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Rubrik Security Cloud: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Acronis Cyber Protect: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Druva Data Security Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 54
- AWS Backup: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Azure Backup: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Barracuda: first choice in 1 of those 54

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