Cohesity vs StackGuardian: cloud disaster recovery compared
Cohesity scores 59.0 and StackGuardian scores 39.8 on this site's weights, so Cohesity ranks higher overall. Cohesity wins on infrastructure coverage, recovery automation, cross-region and cross-account rebuild and data protection; StackGuardian wins on drift and change history, restore as code and pricing transparency.
Ranking current as of September 2026 · By the Cloud Resilience Vendors research desk
Verdict by criterion
| Criterion | Cohesity | StackGuardian | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure coverage beyond data COV 20% | 55 | 30 | Cohesity |
| Recovery automation AUTO 16% | 70 | 35 | Cohesity |
| Cross-region and cross-account rebuild XREG 14% | 65 | 30 | Cohesity |
| Drift and change history DRIFT 12% | 30 | 80 | StackGuardian |
| Restore as code (IaC generation) IAC 10% | 55 | 85 | StackGuardian |
| Data protection depth and cloud DR track record DATA 18% | 92 | 5 | Cohesity |
| Pricing transparency PRICE 10% | 20 | 50 | StackGuardian |
| Weighted total | 59.0 | 39.8 | Cohesity |
Cohesity wins 4, StackGuardian wins 3, ties 0
- DATA
- Restored EC2, RDS, S3 backup and recovery.
- CONFIG
- Partial or not itemized Cloud Rebuild for select AWS workloads with existing IaC.
- NETWORK
- Not covered or not published Not itemized on pages reviewed.
- IAM
- Not covered or not published Not itemized on pages reviewed.
- DNS
- Not covered or not published Not itemized on pages reviewed.
What the vendor's public material says it restores. Not a test result. Hatched = partial or not itemized.
- Data
- Restored EC2, RDS, S3 backup and recovery.
- Configuration
- Partial or not itemized Cloud Rebuild for select AWS workloads with existing IaC.
- Network
- Not covered or not published Not itemized on pages reviewed.
- IAM
- Not covered or not published Not itemized on pages reviewed.
- DNS
- Not covered or not published Not itemized on pages reviewed.
What the vendor's public material says it restores. Not a test result. Hatched = partial or not itemized.
- DATA
- Not covered or not published No data protection.
- CONFIG
- Partial or not itemized Codifies unmanaged resources; no restore workflow.
- NETWORK
- Not covered or not published No recovery product.
- IAM
- Not covered or not published No recovery product.
- DNS
- Not covered or not published No recovery product.
What the vendor's public material says it restores. Not a test result. Hatched = partial or not itemized.
- Data
- Not covered or not published No data protection.
- Configuration
- Partial or not itemized Codifies unmanaged resources; no restore workflow.
- Network
- Not covered or not published No recovery product.
- IAM
- Not covered or not published No recovery product.
- DNS
- Not covered or not published No recovery product.
What the vendor's public material says it restores. Not a test result. Hatched = partial or not itemized.
How do Cohesity and StackGuardian differ in approach?
Cohesity is ranked as a data security and backup platform, with the ranking note "Best for data recovery with clean-room investigation". StackGuardian is ranked in the IaC codification and governance category, with the ranking note "Best for codifying unmanaged resources on a budget".
Cohesity
- Cloud Rebuild restores infrastructure, configurations and data so applications run correctly after outages or cyberattacks.
Source: Cohesity: Cloud Rebuild · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Cloud Rebuild uses validated IaC definitions to discover dependencies and restore, and is stated for select AWS workloads in Terraform-provisioned environments.
Source: Cohesity: Cloud Rebuild · Reviewed Sep 2026
- AWS protection covers EC2, RDS and S3, self-managed or as a managed service, with cross-region recovery and an isolated recovery environment in AWS.
Source: Cohesity: AWS · Reviewed Sep 2026
StackGuardian
- Discovers unmanaged cloud resources and converts them into version-controlled Terraform or OpenTofu code.
Source: StackGuardian home page · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Continuous drift detection with audit reports, and policy guardrails with OPA/Rego.
Source: StackGuardian home page · Reviewed Sep 2026
- No backup or cloud disaster recovery product is described on the home page.
Source: StackGuardian home page · Reviewed Sep 2026
Where does each one score higher?
Cohesity
- Infrastructure coverage beyond data: 55 vs 30. Cloud Rebuild restores infrastructure, configurations and data, but only for select AWS workloads in Terraform-provisioned environments.
- Recovery automation: 70 vs 35. Recovery orchestration (RecoveryAgent) and an isolated recovery environment in AWS; infrastructure rebuild depends on existing IaC definitions.
- Cross-region and cross-account rebuild: 65 vs 30. Cross-region recovery and an isolated recovery environment in AWS are stated; cross-account detail is not published.
- Data protection depth and cloud DR track record: 92 vs 5. Broad data protection for EC2, RDS and S3 in self-managed or managed form, a clean room for investigation, and the combined Cohesity and Veritas business since December 2024.
StackGuardian
- Drift and change history: 80 vs 30. Continuous drift detection with audit reports.
- Restore as code (IaC generation): 85 vs 55. Codifies unmanaged resources into Terraform or OpenTofu.
- Pricing transparency: 50 vs 20. A free tier with no credit card is published; enterprise plans are Contact sales.
What does each one cost?
| Vendor | Published pricing | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cohesity | Contact sales. No public price; Contact sales. | Source: Cohesity pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026 |
| StackGuardian | Free tier with no credit card; enterprise plans: Contact sales. A free tier with no credit card is published; enterprise plans are Contact sales. | Source: StackGuardian pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026 |
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Which should you choose?
Choose Cohesity if protecting the data inside the environment, such as volumes, databases and object storage, is your main gap, or you want the rebuild to run with as little manual work as possible during an incident. Cohesity scores 92 on data protection and 70 on recovery automation.
Choose StackGuardian if you want recovery to produce infrastructure as code your team can review and keep, or you need a continuous record of what changed and drift detection against a known-good state. StackGuardian scores 85 on restore as code and 80 on drift and change history.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cohesity or StackGuardian better for cloud disaster recovery?
On this site's weights Cohesity scores higher (59.0 vs 39.8). StackGuardian is ahead on drift and change history, restore as code and pricing transparency. Which fits better depends on how much those criteria matter to you; the calculator lets you re-weight them. Open the calculator.
Do Cohesity and StackGuardian publish their prices?
Cohesity: Contact sales. StackGuardian: Free tier with no credit card; enterprise plans: Contact sales.
Do Cohesity and StackGuardian back up data?
Cohesity: Restored, EC2, RDS, S3 backup and recovery. StackGuardian: Not covered or not published, no data protection. Most teams pair an infrastructure recovery tool with a data backup product.