Head-to-head comparison
Butterfly Security vs Cohesity
Both products protect identity. Butterfly leads with an Okta-native, OIN-listed, self-serve product at 1/100th of the entry price. Cohesity leads with its enterprise Identity Cyber-Vault, clean-room forensics, and Semperis-grade identity threat hardening.
Capability comparison
Verified against publicly-documented features.
| Capability | Butterfly Security | Cohesity |
|---|---|---|
| Self-serve free trial (no sales call) | 30 days, no credit card | Sales-led, demo and quote required |
| Entry price (transparent, published) | Standard $1/user/mo ($99 min), Business $2/user/mo ($299 min) | ~$25k median annual contract (quote-based) |
| Listed in Okta Integration Network | OIN API Service Integration | Broader infra play, not OIN-listed for Okta DR |
| Okta-native depth (users, groups, apps, policies, Workflows) | Specialized — every Okta object type, Workflows, Terraform export | Identity coverage via Semperis-grade tooling, AD-centric heritage |
| Preview every restore before it touches production | Terraform-style plan/apply with line-by-line diff | Clean-room recovery; preview UX is less granular |
| Immutable / air-gapped vault storage | R2 with versioned, encrypted snapshots | Flagship — Identity Cyber-Vault, immutable WORM |
| Identity threat hunting / vulnerability scanning | Drift detection + 6-framework compliance scanner | Strong — Semperis-grade AD/identity threat hardening |
| Compliance frameworks covered | 6 frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, CIS v8) | Enterprise compliance posture, framework coverage varies by tier |
| Chrome extension for Okta admins (free) | Snapshot, X-Ray, AI advisor, bulk ops, API explorer | No browser extension |
| iOS companion app | Coming soon — join the waitlist | Not offered |
Where Cohesity is stronger
- Identity Cyber-Vault is a category-defining enterprise offering — immutable WORM storage, clean-room forensics, and dedicated recovery environments built on Cohesity's mature data platform.
- Semperis-grade identity threat hardening: deep AD heritage, vulnerability scanning, and indicator-of-exposure detection that goes well beyond config drift.
- Fits naturally into a broader Cohesity-managed backup estate (workloads, VMs, SaaS, identity) for enterprises that have already standardized on Cohesity.
Where Butterfly is stronger
- •Self-serve 30-day free trial with no credit card and no sales call — you can connect Okta and run a real backup the same day, instead of waiting weeks for a procurement cycle.
- •Orders-of-magnitude lower entry price: Standard at $1/user/mo (min $99) vs Cohesity's ~$25k median annual contract — viable for teams under 500 employees.
- •Okta-native and OIN-listed — installed from the Okta catalog as an API Service Integration, with every Okta object type covered (users, groups, apps, policies, network zones, Workflows, etc.).
- •Preview-first restore: every restore renders a Terraform-style plan with line-by-line diffs before any object is written back to your tenant — accessible to admins, not just incident-response teams.
- •Free Chrome extension for Okta admins (snapshot before change, X-Ray access tracing, AI advisor, API explorer, bulk operations) — useful even without the SaaS platform.
- •6-framework compliance coverage in one product with per-check remediation guidance. iOS companion for incident response is coming soon — join the waitlist at /ios.
See it for yourself
Start a 30-day free trial. No credit card. Connect Okta, run a real backup, and preview a restore in the same session.
Comparison verified against publicly-documented features as of May 27, 2026. Spot something out of date? Email hello@butterflysecurity.org.