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We performed a comparison between Red Hat Ceph Storage and Scality RING based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Software Defined Storage (SDS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Pros
"The ability to provide block storage and object storage from the same storage cluster is very valuable for us.""I like the distributed and self-healing nature of the product.""radosgw and librados provide a simple integration with clone, snapshots, and other functions that aid in data integrity.""We have not encountered any stability issues for the product.""It's a very performance-intensive, brilliant storage system, and I always recommend it to customers based on its benefits, performance, and scalability.""The solution is pretty stable.""It has helped to save money and scale the storage without limits.""Ceph’s ability to adapt to varying types of commodity hardware affords us substantial flexibility and future-proofing."

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"The most valuable feature of Scality RING8 is its performance and good interface.""Another feature I like is the life cycle management that helps me with data storage efficiency.""I think it's the economic factor. This solution has the lowest cost for storage systems."

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Cons
"I would like to see better performance and stability when Ceph is in recovery.""I have encountered issues with stability when replication factor was not 3, which is the default and recommended value. Go below 3 and problems will arise.""An area for improvement would be that it's pretty difficult to manage synchronous replication over multiple regions.""Geo-replication needs improvement. It is a new feature, and not well supported yet.""The storage capacity of the solution can be improved.""Ceph is not a mature product at this time. Guides are misleading and incomplete. You will meet all kind of bugs and errors trying to install the system for the first time. It requires very experienced personnel to support and keep the system in working condition, and install all necessary packets.""If you use for any other solution like other Kubernetes solutions, it's not very suitable.""It needs a better UI for easier installation and management."

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"Scality RING8 could improve by having more features. We have to use two automation tools to meet our needs. We would prefer to use only one.""When we used this solution in 2015, it was not scalable at all. I don't know if they have improved on that, but at the time, scalability was just horrible.""Scality RING is not easy to learn for someone new. It is a little bit difficult. There are a lot of components to it, and you also need to understand them to work with it effectively."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The other big advantage is that Ceph is free software. Compared to traditional SAN based storage, it is very economical."
  • "There is no cost for software."
  • "Most of time, you can get Ceph with the OpenStack solution in a subscription​​ as a bundle.​"
  • "We never used the paid support."
  • "If you can afford a product like Red Hat Ceph Storage then go for it. If you cannot, then you need to test Ceph and get your hands dirty."
  • "The price of this product isn't high."
  • "The price of Red Hat Ceph Storage is reasonable."
  • "The operational overhead is higher compared to Azure because we own the hardware."
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  • "The cost of Scality RING8 could be less expensive. It is difficult for smaller businesses to afford it."
  • "The initial cost (CAPEX) to set up the infrastructure is expensive due to the specific hardware required."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Red Hat Ceph does well in simplifying storage integration by replacing the need for numerous storage solutions. This solution allows for multiple copies of replicated and coded pools to be kept, easy… more »
    Top Answer:We have not encountered any stability issues for the product.
    Top Answer:Red Hat Ceph Storage is difficult to maintain. We use CLI tools for maintenance, and the concept seems challenging. Additionally, it is difficult to expand the product due to balancing errors. It… more »
    Top Answer:Another feature I like is the life cycle management that helps me with data storage efficiency.
    Top Answer:It's a very good product, but for large-scale usage, it has limitations. Scality RING's lack of extensive testing and potential hidden limitations. While Scality provides precise architecture… more »
    Top Answer:I work with Scality RING for storage, and we have a concrete strategy to offer it to business customers. Many customers use it for different purposes, but a common use case is for user computer… more »
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    Scality RING, RING8
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    Overview
    Red Hat Ceph Storage is an enterprise open source platform that provides unified software-defined storage on standard, economical servers and disks. With block, object, and file storage combined into one platform, Red Hat Ceph Storage efficiently and automatically manages all your data.
    Scality RING object storage enables enterprises and cloud service providers to run petabyte-scale, data-rich services like web applications, VOD, active archives, compliance archives, and private storage clouds. The RING is software, so you can deploy it on standard x86 servers of your choice, taking advantage of server and media innovation over time. Acting as a single, distributed system, the RING can scale linearly across thousands of servers, multiple sites, and an unlimited number of objects. Data is protected with policy-based replication, erasure coding, and geo-distribution, achieving up to 14 9s of durability and 100% availability.
    Sample Customers
    Dell, DreamHost
    Comcast, TimeWarner Cable, EuroSport, Orange, Deluxe, DailtMotion, SFR, RTL, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Telstra
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Government7%
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Government6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise46%
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise64%
    Buyer's Guide
    Red Hat Ceph Storage vs. Scality RING
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Red Hat Ceph Storage vs. Scality RING and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    763,955 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Red Hat Ceph Storage is ranked 3rd in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 8 reviews while Scality RING is ranked 16th in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 2 reviews. Red Hat Ceph Storage is rated 8.2, while Scality RING is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Red Hat Ceph Storage writes "Flexible and good for storage but can be complex to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Scality RING writes "Offers UTIPI (Unified Tiered Infrastructure Per IOPS) feature in billing but lacks extensive testing ". Red Hat Ceph Storage is most compared with MinIO, VMware vSAN, Portworx Enterprise, Pure Storage FlashBlade and Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct, whereas Scality RING is most compared with Dell ECS, MinIO, Qumulo, Cloudian HyperStore and NetApp StorageGRID. See our Red Hat Ceph Storage vs. Scality RING report.

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