IBM Spectrum Accelerate vs Red Hat Ceph Storage comparison

IBM and Red Hat are both solutions in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category. IBM is ranked #22, while Red Hat is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.8. IBM holds a 1.4% mindshare in SDS, compared to Red Hat’s 19.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Red Hat users who would recommend it.

IBM Spectrum Accelerate

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100% willing to recommend

Red Hat Ceph Storage

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80% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

Red Hat Ceph Storage and IBM Spectrum Accelerate compete in scalable and reliable storage solutions. Despite Red Hat Ceph's advantage in pricing and support, IBM Spectrum Accelerate is preferred for advanced features.

Features: Red Hat Ceph Storage provides scalable block and object storage, strong integration, and suitability for diverse workloads. IBM Spectrum Accelerate offers high performance, advanced data management, and is optimized for enterprise environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Red Hat Ceph Storage features a flexible deployment model and comprehensive support for easy integration. IBM Spectrum Accelerate is more complex to deploy but offers robust customer service for seamless implementation.

Pricing and ROI: Red Hat Ceph Storage is cost-effective, providing positive ROI appealing to budget-conscious organizations. IBM Spectrum Accelerate requires a higher initial investment but delivers substantial ROI through its feature-rich platform.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Spectrum Accelerate

Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)

22nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Software Defined Storage (4th)

Red Hat Ceph Storage

Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

File and Object Storage (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category, the mindshare of IBM Spectrum Accelerate is 1.4%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat Ceph Storage is 19.9%, down from 20.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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reviewer1154616

IS Auditor at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

A robust solution with good performance and support

This is a solution that scales well, although I think that we have stabilized in terms of use. With respect to scalability, we have an open question as to whether we will be able to grow into a cloud-based deployment. We don't know in what ways this solution will assist us with the migration, or whether we can still use it for DR. We don't know about the type of backup, be it full, incremental, or otherwise. We are also looking for a cost-savings if we migrate. These are things that we will find out over time. We have about two petabytes of data.

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Prajwal Kabbinale

Software Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Overall satisfied , with easy implementation ,having a notification feature would be helpful

Our primary use case is for integration with OpenStack for block and object storage We use both Red Hat Ceph and Azure storage, for all staging and non-production. Most of the features are beneficial and one does not stand out above the rest. The operational overhead is higher compared to Azure…

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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

"The ease of use is the solution's most valuable aspect. It's very user-friendly."

"The most valuable feature is the robustness, which is typical of IBM because their software generally just works."

"The high availability of the solution is important to us."

"Most valuable features include replication and compression."

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

"The solution is pretty stable."

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

"radosgw and librados provide a simple integration with clone, snapshots, and other functions that aid in data integrity."

"Red Hat Ceph Storage is a reliable solution, it works well."

"Most of the features are beneficial and one does not stand out above the rest."

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Cons

"The reporting mechanisms need improvement."

"he interface is not user-friendly so the ease of use could be improved."

"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."

"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."

"It needs a better UI for easier installation and management."

"We have encountered slight integration issues."

"Routing around slow hardware."

"Some documentation is very hard to find."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"For a database, on a yearly basis, we pay approximately $3,500 for licensing fees. The solution is sold as a subscription on a yearly basis so there are no other ancillary costs."

"If you are cost-sensitive then this solution is not for you."

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

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

"There is no cost for software."

"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."

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

"We never used the paid support."

"The other big advantage is that Ceph is free software. Compared to traditional SAN based storage, it is very economical."

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

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10%

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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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Overview

IBM Spectrum Accelerate is a software-defined block storage solution designed for rapid deployment across heterogeneous infrastructure for hybrid cloud and delivering consistent service levels to a dynamic workload mix. It is based on proven grid-architecture, enterprise-scale IBM XIV technology. IBM Spectrum Accelerate can be deployed, including as hyper-converged infrastructure, on any x86 server, on pre-installed third-party appliances or on public cloud infrastructure, and is available as a service on IBM Cloud infrastructure.

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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