DataCore SANsymphony vs Red Hat Ceph Storage comparison

DataCore and Red Hat are both solutions in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category. DataCore is ranked #4 with an average rating of 9.5, while Red Hat is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.8. DataCore holds a 6.9% mindshare in SDS, compared to Red Hat’s 19.4% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of DataCore users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Red Hat users who would recommend it.

DataCore SANsymphony

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97% willing to recommend

Red Hat Ceph Storage

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80% willing to recommend

DataCore SANsymphony

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between DataCore SANsymphony and Red Hat Ceph Storage 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.

To learn more, read our detailed DataCore SANsymphony vs. Red Hat Ceph Storage Report (Updated: October 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

DataCore SANsymphony

Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)

4th

Average Rating

9.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Storage Software (2nd), HCI (7th), Storage Performance (1st)

Red Hat Ceph Storage

Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

File and Object Storage (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2024, in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category, the mindshare of DataCore SANsymphony is 6.9%, up from 5.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat Ceph Storage is 19.4%, down from 20.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

TempreviewerD

Architecte Principal at Orange

Jan 11, 2024

Robust with good replication and access protection

I needed to protect the storage of my virtual machines in my VMware vSphere cluster. The simplicity of management and the increase in its capacity were a mandatory technological choice. I don't have a large infrastructure; I wanted to secure it on two sites. This choice allowed me not to invest in…

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Soner BÜYÜKATALAY

Chief Software Engineer at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Nov 9, 2023

Provides efficient stability and archive storage features, but its maintenance process needs improvement

We use the product for archive storage, video surveillance systems, and media storage 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 takes some time…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"DataCore SANsymphony's stability is okay."

"I found the solution to be very stable."

"For us, fault tolerance is the most important feature of DataCore."

"The dashboard is very intuitive, and there are a lot of counters to diagnose what happens during a short period (like when a backup is in progress)."

"It allows data to be available from two DataCore servers."

"It's a software storage solution that can scale as we like. There is also has a parallel feature that enhances the performance of the storage solution. We can separate storage and computing, and we can scale these two parts of the platform to meet business needs efficiently."

"I'd have to say that the biggest improvement gained by using SANsymphony has to be the performance of the product."

"It is a stable solution."

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"The most valuable feature is the stability of the product."

"The ability to provide block storage and object storage from the same storage cluster is very valuable for us."

"What I found most valuable from Red Hat Ceph Storage is integration because if you are talking about a solution that consists purely of Red Hat products, this is where integration benefits come in. In particular, Red Hat Ceph Storage becomes a single solution for managing the entire environment in terms of the container or the infrastructure, or the worker nodes because it all comes from a single plug."

"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."

"We have some legacy servers that can be associated with this structure. With Ceph, we can rearrange these machines and reuse our investment."

"The configuration of the solution and the user interface are both quite good."

"We have not encountered any stability issues for the product."

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Cons

"It would be ideal if they were providing archive licensing with the ability to create a second pool on existing storage nodes."

"For customers or technicians that don't speak and understand English, it could be great to have other languages support, all the more so given the number of countries in which SanSymphony is used."

"Datacore is developing a new WebUI with new dashboards. It is a good idea as the classic GUI is lacking dashboards."

"I found it a little unnecessary to have to rename the configurations within the graphics console in order to have unique names."

"Its interface could be better."

"For customers or technicians who don't speak and understand English, it would be great to have other language support, all the more so given the number of countries in which SanSymphony is used."

"We'd like to manage the raid on the disk directly in SanSymphony."

"Having an enterprise "Storage Dashboard" that can show capacity, usage, performance, and any issues would be very beneficial."

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"It took me a long time to get the storage drivers for the communication with Kubernetes up and running. The documentation could improve it is lacking information. I'm not sure if this is a Ceph problem or if Ceph should address this, but it was something I ran into. Additionally, there is a performance issue I am having that I am looking into, but overall I am satisfied with the performance."

"It would be nice to have a notification feature whenever an important action is completed."

"It takes some time to re-balance the storage in case of server failure."

"Routing around slow hardware."

"What could be improved in Red Hat Ceph Storage is its user interface or GUI."

"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."

"An area for improvement would be that it's pretty difficult to manage synchronous replication over multiple regions."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing and licensing are better with DataCore."

"In my case, the licensing per terabytes is very high and it must be licensed for each extra functionality."

"The cost is at the same level as other storage solutions and it is easy to understand the licensing."

"DataCore SANsymphony's pricing is very high and should be much cheaper."

"Make sure you are made aware of the annual subscription cost when purchasing."

"We have licensing costs on a yearly basis. They charge per terabyte, so in terms of cost, it can be very costly. They have three different features, and you have to pay extra for those."

"It is relatively expensive, and the additional costs for hardware and storage can make it a significant investment for customers."

"This product has a good ratio between quality and price. In many cases, it's less expensive to work with DataCore than other storage systems."

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"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."

"I rate the product’s pricing an eight out of ten."

"There is no cost for software."

"The price of Red Hat Ceph Storage is reasonable."

"The price of this product isn't high."

"The operational overhead is higher compared to Azure because we own the hardware."

"Most of time, you can get Ceph with the OpenStack solution in a subscription as a bundle."

"We never used the paid support."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

24%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

19%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about DataCore SANsymphony SDS?

I found the solution to be very stable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DataCore SANsymphony SDS?

I rate the pricing of this solution as an eight. It is relatively expensive, and the additional costs for hardware and storage can make it a significant investment for customers.

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What needs improvement with DataCore SANsymphony SDS?

It's difficult to say if something is missing in this solution. Maybe we'd like to manage the raid on the disk directly in SanSymphony. We essentially use RAID5 for our SAS disk and SSD, and now we...

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How does Red Hat Ceph Storage compare with MiniO?

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, ea...

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What do you like most about Red Hat Ceph Storage?

The high availability of the solution is important to us.

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What needs improvement with Red Hat Ceph Storage?

Some documentation is very hard to find. The documentation must be quickly available.

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Comparisons

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Compared 19% of the time

HPE SimpliVity vs DataCore SANsymphony

Compared 12% of the time

StorMagic SvSAN vs DataCore SANsymphony

Compared 10% of the time

Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct vs DataCore SANsymphony

Compared 9% of the time

NetApp ONTAP vs DataCore SANsymphony

Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 47% of the time

VMware vSAN vs Red Hat Ceph Storage

Compared 7% of the time

NetApp StorageGRID vs Red Hat Ceph Storage

Compared 4% of the time

Portworx Enterprise vs Red Hat Ceph Storage

Compared 3% of the time

Pure Storage FlashBlade vs Red Hat Ceph Storage

Compared 3% of the time

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Overview

Experience peace of mind with DataCore SANsymphony, the ultimate software-defined storage solution alleviating storage management challenges. Say goodbye to the complexities of managing different storage tiers and disruptions with SANsymphony's block-level storage virtualization technology, empowering you to automate capacity provisioning and data placement across diverse storage environments including SAN, DAS, HCI, and JBOD. Break down silos, control data placement, meet business continuity objectives, boost performance, and seamlessly expand or refresh hardware with SANsymphony. Benefit from features like asynchronous replication for disaster recovery, minimizing data loss, accelerating application responsiveness, and integrating new technology non-disruptively. Trusted by industry leaders like NASA, Thorntons, Inc., and TUI Cruises, DataCore SANsymphony guarantees unparalleled flexibility, scalability, and reliability, ensuring uninterrupted data access and application availability while reducing storage costs and inefficiencies.

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.

Sample Customers

Volkswagen , Maimonides Medical Center, NASA, Thorntons, Inc., TUI, ISCO Industries, Pee Dee Electric Cooperative, United Financial Credit Union, Derby Supply Chain Solutions, Mission Community Hospital, Bellarmine College Preparatory, Colby-Sawyer College, Mount Sinai Health System, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Quorn Foods, Bitburger, University of Birmingham, Stadtverwaltung Heidelberg, NetEnt to name a few.

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