Cohesity vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Side-by-side from the Top 11 ranking of Veeam vs Commvault Cloud vs Rubrik: 11 Best Backup and Recovery Software 2026. Last verified July 5, 2026.

The short answer

Cohesity ranks higher on Top 11 (#4 vs #8) for IT admins, MSPs, and infrastructure teams protecting servers, VMs, SaaS, and endpoints. Post-NetBackup merger gives it enterprise reach plus scale-out immutability.

At a glance

CohesityNAKIVO Backup & Replication
Top 11 rank#4 / Veeam vs Commvault Cloud vs Rubrik: 11 Best Backup and Recovery Software 2026#8 / Veeam vs Commvault Cloud vs Rubrik: 11 Best Backup and Recovery Software 2026
Score (out of 9.4)8.88.5
Best forConsolidated secondary data at scaleAffordable VM and Proxmox backup
Pricing$$$ (quote-only; capacity subscription)$ (perpetual from ~$59/workload or subscription from ~$1.95/workload/mo)
HQSan Jose, United StatesSparks, United States
Founded20132012

Cohesity

Post-NetBackup merger gives it enterprise reach plus scale-out immutability.

www.cohesity.com

See full entry in Veeam vs Commvault Cloud vs Rubrik: 11 Best Backup and Recovery Software 2026

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Leader-grade VM backup features at roughly half the price.

www.nakivo.com

See full entry in Veeam vs Commvault Cloud vs Rubrik: 11 Best Backup and Recovery Software 2026

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