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Commvault Cloud Cyber Recovery is a commercial backup as a service tool by Commvault. Cohesity FortKnox is a commercial backup as a service tool by Cohesity. Compare features, ratings, integrations, and community reviews side by side to find the best backup as a service fit for your security stack.
CST VerdictBased on our analysis of NIST CSF 2.0 coverage, core features, integrations, company size fit, here is our conclusion:
Mid-market and enterprise teams defending hybrid infrastructure against ransomware need Commvault Cloud Cyber Recovery primarily for its cleanroom recovery and Cloud Rewind capabilities, which let you restore applications from known-good snapshots without touching production systems. FedRAMP High authorization and dedicated tenant isolation make this the obvious choice for regulated industries handling sensitive data. The air-gapped storage architecture covers the recovery side of NIST RC.RP thoroughly, though the platform prioritizes restoration speed over the continuous anomaly detection that would strengthen your upstream detection posture; pair this with a dedicated detection tool if your environment lacks mature EDR.
Mid-market and enterprise teams facing ransomware threats need FortKnox because its air-gapped virtual vault makes encrypted backups genuinely unreachable during active attacks, not just theoretically so. The immutable snapshots with retention locks address NIST PR.DS and RC.RP functions that most backup tools treat as afterthoughts, while integrated threat scanning before restore prevents you from recovering compromised data. Skip this if your organization can tolerate a longer recovery window; the isolation model trades some restore speed for the certainty that your backup tier stays isolated even when production infrastructure is already encrypted.
Cloud-based backup, recovery, and cyber resilience platform for hybrid envs
Cyber vault solution with immutable backups and air-gapped isolation
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Commvault Cloud Cyber Recovery: Cloud-based backup, recovery, and cyber resilience platform for hybrid envs. built by Commvault. headquartered in United States. Core capabilities include Automated backup and recovery for Active Directory and Entra ID, Air gap storage with isolated cloud storage targets, Automated proactive cyber recovery across cloud, on-premises, and SaaS..
Cohesity FortKnox: Cyber vault solution with immutable backups and air-gapped isolation. built by Cohesity. headquartered in United States. Core capabilities include Immutable snapshots, Virtual air-gapped isolation, Integrated anomaly detection..
Both serve the Backup as a Service market but differ in approach, feature depth, and target audience.
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