HPE StoreVirtual vs Red Hat Ceph Storage comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Red Hat are both solutions in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #17, while Red Hat is ranked #3 with an average rating of 9.3. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 2.6% mindshare in SDS, compared to Red Hat’s 11.5% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 82% of Red Hat users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

Red Hat Ceph Storage and HPE StoreVirtual both compete in the enterprise storage solutions category. HPE StoreVirtual holds the upper hand with its advanced features that surpass Ceph Storage's offerings.

Features: Red Hat Ceph Storage offers scalable, flexible object, block, and file storage ideal for cloud infrastructures. It provides integration with enterprise environments and supports high availability and data redundancy. HPE StoreVirtual presents a rich feature set with advanced data management, synchronous replication, and flexible integrated solutions that enhance both performance and scalability. These features contribute to its perceived superiority in managing data efficiently.

Room for Improvement: Red Hat Ceph Storage could improve on enhancing its feature set to better compete with more feature-rich offerings by adding more advanced data management capabilities. It could also work on refining user interface experience for easier management. HPE StoreVirtual may focus on simplifying its deployment process to match its robust features with user-friendly deployment. Additionally, offering more affordable pricing options may attract a broader customer base concerned with initial expenditures.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Red Hat Ceph Storage features a straightforward deployment process with strong customer support, easing the setup challenges. HPE StoreVirtual's deployment can be more complex but is compensated with comprehensive customer service, providing thorough assistance and reliable support post-deployment.

Pricing and ROI: Red Hat Ceph Storage stands out with cost-effective solutions offering a favorable ROI, appealing to budget-conscious businesses. HPE StoreVirtual justifies its higher initial setup cost with superior ROI stemming from enhanced performance and robust capabilities, making it a worthwhile investment for those seeking long-term benefits.

To learn more, read our detailed HPE StoreVirtual vs. Red Hat Ceph Storage Report (Updated: April 2026).

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Everpure FlashBlade

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category, the mindshare of Everpure FlashBlade is 3.3%, down from 4.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE StoreVirtual is 2.6%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat Ceph Storage is 11.5%, down from 21.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Software Defined Storage (SDS) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Red Hat Ceph Storage	11.5%
Everpure FlashBlade	3.3%
HPE StoreVirtual	2.6%
Other	82.6%

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MikaelHellström

IT Manager at Regin Dalarna

Has handled backup storage needs reliably and supports seamless upgrades

In environments requiring high throughput and low latency, Pure Storage FlashBlade provides high throughput and normal latency, but we do not have any application that requires low latency right now, so the latency of three to five milliseconds is considered kind of high. Pure Storage FlashBlade's ability to integrate with enterprise applications is not important for us, as we only want to present an S3 bucket for our backup, which we have done, and it works very fast. We use the Purity software's data reduction techniques; we have a backup software that compresses everything before sending it to the S3 bucket, achieving a data reduction of 1.1 to one. I would recommend Pure Storage FlashBlade to other companies because it's a very fast and scalable solution for anyone who needs it. On a scale of 1-10, I rate this solution an 8.

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Vebjorn Nergaard

Senior IT Engineer at Guard Automation AS

Reliable with helpful support and good replication

The setup is okay, however, it comes with a moderate amount of difficulty. If you are new to the product, it is difficult. You do get used to the process over time and it gets easier. A company just needs one person to maintain the solution as it just runs. You don't need any support staff. It's very, very hands-off except when you do updates. The product is living its own life.

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Rifat Rahman

Infrastructure Architect & CEO at Tirzok Private Limited

Offers reliable performance and availability for large deployments

I would like to see improvements in Red Hat Ceph Storage not because I necessarily think it needs improvement, but because I generally prefer to do things manually rather than following the containerization part. Current deployments are based on containers, but I deploy manually with my scripts and controls. If there are no Kubernetes-like requirements, I often prefer to deploy a whole manual process. I don't ask for improvements in the deployment model because Red Hat has its own philosophy about making things, but it's my personal choice that I prefer things manually. Some features are available only in the containerization part, so if those are also available in manual deployment, that will help.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The tool's most valuable feature is its fast performance, especially in handling snapshots. It helps during power outages when we need to quickly move data between different data centers. It ensures efficient replication and helps maintain our data centers' uptime."

"The solution is very easy to manage."

"It performs well and it is also very fast."

"The most valuable feature is Safe Mode."

"The onboarding and integrated monitoring tools are pretty good."

"Approximately 40% to 50% of my time is saved using Pure Storage FlashBlade compared to different products."

"From the customer's perspective, this is the easiest product that I've tested, it's seamless."

"It's very easy-to-use."

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"It allows us to provide simple High Availability SAN solutions that are scalable with both speed and storage by just adding extra nodes."

"Customer service is outstanding and technical support is excellent."

"HPE support is very good, I've never had an issue with it, and HPE stands behind their product so they work hard to fix issues."

"StoreVirtual is mostly a mid-range to enterprise-level storage solution."

"StoreVirtual is that it is our software-defined solution and it's everywhere."

"The network RAID feature gives us maximum availability, since we cannot afford any downtime, even for a second."

"There is not an easy way to build redundancy at this price."

"The solution's most valuable aspect is that it is hardware independent."

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"Ceph’s ability to adapt to varying types of commodity hardware affords us substantial flexibility and future-proofing."

"The setup is very easy, deserving a ten out of ten."

"Most valuable features include replication and compression."

"We are using Ceph internal inexpensive disk and data redundancy without spending extra money on external storage."

"Stratus allows more reliability than all the other types of computers available."

"I would definitely recommend Red Hat Ceph Storage. It is a complete solution for cloud-native storage needs."

"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."

"Ceph Storage allows us to add value related to cost and offers a unique experience compared to traditional storage."

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Cons

"It would be beneficial if the layer could support the S3 protocol and be container ready in the next release."

"They need better integration with public clouds along with a better hybrid solution."

"It usually comes down to just what you hit and the value you're getting when you spend the money and license the products."

"I would like to see more VM-Aware features in the next release of this solution."

"The documentational aspect of FlashBlade needs improvement."

"The only thing I feel FlashBlade is missing is the SOS API. If it had SOS API, that would put it well over the top."

"On our dedupe during our initial buy, we were expecting a number a little higher like 4x. However, we are getting about 3.6. While it is close enough, it doesn't quite hit the numbers. So, this has been a challenge."

"An area for improvement in Pure Storage FlashBlade is its price. It could be reduced. The technical support for Pure Storage FlashBlade also needs improvement. It used to be good, with more experienced engineers. Nowadays, it isn't, and it takes longer for support to solve problems."

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"f you're doing the 10Gb adapters, SFPs don't come with it, but it doesn't say that. It might say that somewhere else, but it's not clear."

"I stopped using the product when the VSA volume took itself offline for the second time."

"The stability isn’t as good as a traditional SAN as the nodes run an operating system and act like a storage server."

"The product is coming to end-of-life in the next three years."

"I would like to have the option to configure and get detailed alerts from the Centralized Management Console."

"According to HPE, they say that they will stop making updates from maybe next year or something."

"I suppose I could wish for less latency, but that might be coming from configuration as opposed to actual product support – especially since I only see latency on one of the two VSAs that we have deployed."

"If you're doing the 10Gb adapters, SFPs don't come with it, but it doesn't say that."

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"Ceph Storage lacks RDMA support for inter-OSD communication. That is a huge loss in terms of performance."

"In the deployment step, we need to create some config files to add Ceph functions in OpenStack modules (Nova, Cinder, Glance). It would be useful to have a tool that validates the format of the data in those files, before generating a deploy with failures."

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

"While the documentation for Ceph Storage is helpful, it could be improved."

"I have encountered issues with stability when replication factor was not 3, which is the default and recommended value."

"Please create a failback solution for OpenStack replication and maybe QoS to allow guaranteed IOPS."

"The licensing cost is excessively high. This is a significant issue from my perspective."

"Ceph is not a mature product at this time. Guides are misleading and incomplete."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"In my opinion, we have paid the right price for the product. I don't think that it is too much or too little."

"The price of this solution could be made more affordable."

"Our customers have seen a reduction in TCO."

"I feel that the price could always be lowered."

"The pricing is relatively expensive due to the FlashBlade technology. However, for companies needing quick and reliable data access, the cost is justified."

"We used a reseller for the purchase."

"I have seen ROI. It has allowed me to increase the density of my VMs without having to purchase anything additional."

"It's a costly solution, but Pure Storage FlashBlade doesn't require additional licenses. All of the software is combined into one bundle."

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"It costs less than $10,000 for one machine. If it costs more than 15% higher than this, then the customer may change to another solution."

"Licensing is not exactly straightforward, but not the worst I have ever seen."

"If you buy a five-year license, not only does the technical support expire after five years, but you also lose the ability to change and expand the VSA, and the systems won't go down."

"One of the key features about it is that when you buy either a VSA license or a StoreVirtual appliance, all your software's included."

"For our organization, I believe the cost is 16,000 Euros for a three-year license. It costs a bit more to do the maintenance on our servers as well. It's also on an HP ProLiant server and an organization will need to do the maintenance there also. I believe the price for that is around 2000 Euros a year."

"The prices are OK, so we don't have much difficulty selling HPE in Brazil."

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

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

"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."

"We never used the paid support."

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

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

"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."

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Financial Services Firm

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Also Known As

Pure Storage FlashBlade

HPE StoreVirtual, HPE VSA

Ceph

Overview

Everpure Storage FlashBlade offers reliable and high-performance data management with ease of use, speed, and scalability. Its seamless integration ensures efficient data handling and management, addressing diverse industry needs.

Everpure Storage FlashBlade is designed to cater to demanding operational requirements, delivering high performance and low latency. Its simplicity in management, along with effective data replication, enhances usability. Predictive performance analytics, inline deduplication, and disaster recovery capabilities further enrich user experience. Despite its strengths, improvements are needed in public cloud integration, UI complexity, and documentation. Users suggest enhanced deduplication and hybrid solutions, better configurations, dashboard metrics, and S3 integration. Feedback also highlights the need for features like snapshots, expanded file storage, and performance upgrades.

What are the most important features of Everpure Storage FlashBlade?

Ease of Use: Simplifies data management with intuitive controls.
High Performance: Delivers exceptional speed for data-intensive tasks.
Scalability: Expands effortlessly to meet growing data demands.
Seamless Integration: Works well with existing systems for efficient operation.
Predictive Analytics: Provides insights to optimize performance proactively.
Inline Deduplication: Reduces storage footprint without compromising speed.
Disaster Recovery: Ensures data availability during disruptions.

What are the potential benefits or ROI in choosing Everpure Storage FlashBlade?

Cost-effectiveness: Provides exceptional performance at a competitive price point.
Minimal Maintenance: Reduces operational overhead with simple management.
Clear Dashboards: Enhances decision-making with accessible performance metrics.
Reliable Performance: Offers consistent output, critical for data-intensive industries.

In data center consolidation, media management, and PACS archiving, Everpure Storage FlashBlade meets specific industry needs. Companies in banking and healthcare leverage cost-effective performance and scalability for efficient data access, supporting AI training, big data analytics, and enterprise workloads with high IOPS requirements. Media and entertainment entities use it for video editing and storage management, benefiting from seamless NAS, file, and object storage.

Everpure (formerly Pure Storage)

HPE StoreVirtual storage ensures that organisations can optimise the benefits of server virtualisation with cost-effective high availability and disaster recovery. The iSCSI-based, scale-out storage platform is easy to manage and change – meeting ongoing business demands without creating IT bottlenecks or application downtime. Overcoming the cost and management limitations of traditional storage area networks (SANs), HPE StoreVirtual nodes use storage clustering to form a single pool of resources that enable organisations to buy only what they need today, scaling non-disruptively to meet requirements in the future.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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.

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