ControlMonkey vs Cohesity: cloud disaster recovery compared
ControlMonkey scores 66.3 and Cohesity scores 59.0 on this site's weights, so ControlMonkey ranks higher overall. ControlMonkey wins on infrastructure coverage, recovery automation, cross-region and cross-account rebuild, drift and change history, restore as code and pricing transparency; Cohesity wins on data protection.
Ranking current as of September 2026 · By the Cloud Resilience Vendors research desk
Verdict by criterion
| Criterion | ControlMonkey | Cohesity | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure coverage beyond data COV 20% | 86 | 55 | ControlMonkey |
| Recovery automation AUTO 16% | 76 | 70 | ControlMonkey |
| Cross-region and cross-account rebuild XREG 14% | 70 | 65 | ControlMonkey |
| Drift and change history DRIFT 12% | 88 | 30 | ControlMonkey |
| Restore as code (IaC generation) IAC 10% | 85 | 55 | ControlMonkey |
| Data protection depth and cloud DR track record DATA 18% | 20 | 92 | Cohesity |
| Pricing transparency PRICE 10% | 45 | 20 | ControlMonkey |
| Weighted total | 66.3 | 59.0 | ControlMonkey |
ControlMonkey wins 6, Cohesity wins 1, ties 0
- DATA
- Not covered or not published Configuration only.
- CONFIG
- Restored Daily cloud configuration snapshots on AWS, Azure, GCP.
- NETWORK
- Partial or not itemized Part of cloud configuration; not itemized.
- IAM
- Partial or not itemized Okta and Entra ID configuration; cloud IAM not itemized.
- DNS
- Partial or not itemized Cloudflare configuration; cloud DNS not itemized.
What the vendor's public material says it restores. Not a test result. Hatched = partial or not itemized.
- Data
- Not covered or not published Configuration only.
- Configuration
- Restored Daily cloud configuration snapshots on AWS, Azure, GCP.
- Network
- Partial or not itemized Part of cloud configuration; not itemized.
- IAM
- Partial or not itemized Okta and Entra ID configuration; cloud IAM not itemized.
- DNS
- Partial or not itemized Cloudflare configuration; cloud DNS not itemized.
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.
- 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.
How do ControlMonkey and Cohesity differ in approach?
ControlMonkey is ranked in the configuration backup and recovery category, with the ranking note "Best for cloud and SaaS configuration snapshots". Cohesity is ranked as a data security and backup platform, with the ranking note "Best for data recovery with clean-room investigation".
ControlMonkey
- Describes itself as an AI-powered cyber resilience platform that continuously captures cloud and SaaS configuration.
Source: ControlMonkey home page · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Daily snapshots of cloud and SaaS stacks, with a time-machine restore to a known-good state.
Source: ControlMonkey home page · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Drift detection with granular alerting, and Terraform generation for resources not in code.
Source: ControlMonkey home page · Reviewed Sep 2026
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
Where does each one score higher?
ControlMonkey
- Infrastructure coverage beyond data: 86 vs 55. Daily snapshots of cloud configuration on AWS, Azure and GCP plus SaaS configuration for Okta, Entra ID, Cloudflare, Cisco Meraki and Zscaler.
- Recovery automation: 76 vs 70. A time-machine restore to a known-good state; the recovery speed claim (85% faster) is a customer figure without an RTO.
- Cross-region and cross-account rebuild: 70 vs 65. Secondary region replication is listed in the Pro tier; cross-account rebuild is not detailed.
- Drift and change history: 88 vs 30. Drift detection with granular alerting and a ClickOps scanner are core features.
- Restore as code (IaC generation): 85 vs 55. Discovers resources that are not in code and generates Terraform for them.
- Pricing transparency: 45 vs 20. A free resilience assessment is published with limits; Pro and Enterprise are Contact sales.
Cohesity
- Data protection depth and cloud DR track record: 92 vs 20. 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.
What does each one cost?
| Vendor | Published pricing | Source |
|---|---|---|
| ControlMonkey | Free Resilience Assessment for up to 50,000 cloud assets. Pro (50,000 protected resources) and Enterprise: Contact sales. A free resilience assessment is published with limits; Pro and Enterprise are Contact sales. | Source: ControlMonkey pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026 |
| Cohesity | Contact sales. No public price; Contact sales. | Source: Cohesity pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026 |
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Which should you choose?
Choose ControlMonkey if you need a continuous record of what changed and drift detection against a known-good state, or you need the widest capture of cloud infrastructure beyond data: networking, identity, DNS and SaaS configuration. ControlMonkey scores 88 on drift and change history and 86 on infrastructure coverage.
Choose Cohesity if protecting the data inside the environment, such as volumes, databases and object storage, is your main gap. Cohesity scores 92 on data protection against 20 for ControlMonkey.
Frequently asked questions
Is ControlMonkey or Cohesity better for cloud disaster recovery?
On this site's weights ControlMonkey scores higher (66.3 vs 59.0). Cohesity is ahead on data protection. Which fits better depends on how much those criteria matter to you; the calculator lets you re-weight them. Open the calculator.
Do ControlMonkey and Cohesity publish their prices?
ControlMonkey: Free Resilience Assessment for up to 50,000 cloud assets. Pro (50,000 protected resources) and Enterprise: Contact sales. Cohesity: Contact sales.
Do ControlMonkey and Cohesity back up data?
ControlMonkey: Not covered or not published, configuration only. Cohesity: Restored, EC2, RDS, S3 backup and recovery. Most teams pair an infrastructure recovery tool with a data backup product.