Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users

HGST ActiveScale vs Scality RING comparison

Western Digital and Scality are both solutions in the File and Object Storage category. Western Digital is ranked #32, while Scality is ranked #16 with an average rating of 7.0. Western Digital holds a 0.0% mindshare in FaOS, compared to Scality’s 3.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Scality users are willing to recommend the solution.
HGST ActiveScale
  • 47 Views
  • 36 Comparison Views
Scality RING
Read 4 Scality RING reviews
  • 2,030 Views
  • 1,977 Comparison Views
100% willing to recommend
 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report
Executive Summary
We performed a comparison between HGST ActiveScale and Scality RING based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out what your peers are saying about MinIO, Red Hat, Dell Technologies and others in File and Object Storage.

DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE REPORT
To learn more, read our detailed File and Object Storage Report (Updated: October 2024).
Buyer's Guide
File and Object Storage
October 2024
Download the complete report
Helped 814,763 peers since 2012
 

Categories and Ranking

HGST ActiveScale
Ranking in File and Object Storage
32nd
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Scality RING
Ranking in File and Object Storage
16th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Software Defined Storage (SDS) (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the File and Object Storage category, the mindshare of HGST ActiveScale is 0.0%, down from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Scality RING is 3.9%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
File and Object Storage
 

Featured Reviews

Use HGST ActiveScale?
Share your opinion
Guillaume Lapouge - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 26, 2024
Offers UTIPI (Unified Tiered Infrastructure Per IOPS) feature in billing but lacks extensive testing
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 backups I like UTIPI (Unified Tiered Infrastructure Per IOPS) feature in billing.  Another feature I…
Read full review

Quotes from Members

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

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"The initial cost (CAPEX) to set up the infrastructure is expensive due to the specific hardware required."
"The cost of Scality RING8 could be less expensive. It is difficult for smaller businesses to afford it."
report
See which vendors are best for you
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which File and Object Storage solutions are best for your needs.
See recommendations
814,763 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
No data available
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

Ask a question
Earn 20 points
What do you like most about Scality RING8?
Another feature I like is the life cycle management that helps me with data storage efficiency.
See all answers
What needs improvement with Scality RING8?
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 guide...
See all answers
What is your primary use case for Scality RING8?
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 bac...
See all answers
 

Comparisons

No data available
MinIO vs Scality RING Logo
MinIO vs Scality RING
Compared 18% of the time
Dell ECS vs Scality RING Logo
Dell ECS vs Scality RING
Compared 18% of the time
Red Hat Ceph Storage vs Scality RING Logo
Red Hat Ceph Storage vs Scality RING
Compared 15% of the time
Cloudian HyperStore vs Scality RING Logo
Cloudian HyperStore vs Scality RING
Compared 13% of the time
Qumulo vs Scality RING Logo
Qumulo vs Scality RING
Compared 11% of the time
More Scality RING Competitors
 

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide
File and Object Storage
October 2024
HGST ActiveScale reportDownload HGST ActiveScale product report
Buyer's Guide
Software Defined Storage (SDS)
November 2024
Scality RING reportDownload Scality RING product report
 

Also Known As

Active Archive System, ActiveScale P100, ActiveScale X100
Scality RING, RING8
 

Learn More

Western Digital
Video not available
Scality
 

Overview

Big Data insights enable Fast Data applications. Your data can generate value when it’s aggregated, analyzed, and applied to business decisions. We live for long-term data preservation, and our ActiveScale object storage systems are changing the economics of data. The ActiveScale system architecture is designed for petabyte-scale datasets, facilitates storing data forever, and takes full advantage of our component-to-system vertical innovation.

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

EPFL, Illumination Mac Guff
Comcast, TimeWarner Cable, EuroSport, Orange, Deluxe, DailtMotion, SFR, RTL, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Telstra
Buyer's Guide
File and Object Storage
October 2024
Download Free Report
Find out what your peers are saying about MinIO, Red Hat, Dell Technologies and others in File and Object Storage. Updated: October 2024.
DOWNLOAD NOW
814,763 professionals have used our research since 2012.
See our list of best File and Object Storage vendors.

We monitor all File and Object Storage reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.