Red Hat Ceph Storage vs VAST Data comparison

Red Hat and VAST Data are both solutions in the File and Object Storage category. Red Hat is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.3, while VAST Data is ranked #9 with an average rating of 10.0. Red Hat holds a 21.0% mindshare in FaOS, compared to VAST Data’s 4.2% mindshare. Additionally, 81% of Red Hat users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of VAST Data users who would recommend it.

Red Hat Ceph Storage

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

Red Hat Ceph Storage and VAST Data compete in scalable storage solutions. VAST Data appears to have the upper hand due to its innovative approach and high-performance capabilities, particularly appealing to enterprises needing advanced features.

Features: Red Hat Ceph Storage offers scalability, efficient handling of both object and block storage, and flexibility suitable for diverse workloads. VAST Data provides high performance, data efficiency with its modern hardware-optimized architecture, and specialization in performance-driven tasks. The primary difference is Red Hat's broad flexibility versus VAST's focus on performance specialization.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Red Hat Ceph Storage offers straightforward deployment with extensive documentation and substantial community resources. VAST Data prioritizes simplified deployment processes and robust customer service, supporting quick integration and achieving optimal performance. VAST’s deployment model is streamlined, contrasting with Red Hat's more extensive, adaptable framework.

Pricing and ROI: Red Hat Ceph Storage is considered budget-friendly due to its open-source nature, with a lower entry cost appealing to organizations focusing on cost-containment. VAST Data, with a premium pricing model, aims to deliver substantial ROI through enhanced data performance and efficiency, drawing interest from enterprises eager to leverage cutting-edge storage technology.

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Categories and Ranking

Red Hat Ceph Storage

Ranking in File and Object Storage

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Defined Storage (SDS) (2nd)

VAST Data

Ranking in File and Object Storage

9th

Average Rating

10.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

All-Flash Storage (21st), NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays (8th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the File and Object Storage category, the mindshare of Red Hat Ceph Storage is 21.0%, down from 23.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VAST Data is 4.2%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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ANDRE VINICIUS HAMERSKI

IT Private Cloud & Infrastructure Leader at Sicredi

Offers cost-effective scalability through open-source storage integration

Ceph Storage allows us to add value related to cost and offers a unique experience compared to traditional storage. We appreciate the scalability of the open-source solution, allowing us to address our growing data needs without encountering major issues. Having used it as a pilot system in Brazil, we gained significant knowledge and the ability to manage our infrastructure as code.

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Alan Powers

HPC CTO at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Stability-wise, a device that has been up and running for years

The failover capability and resiliency are some of the solution's valuable features. The big thing is resilience because it has richer coding in it, so multiple devices can't fail. Also, one can still access a number of CBoxes that can allow one to access their file system. Once a device fails, it fails the transparency of the end-user, and it just starts using another resource. The encryption capability, the snapshots, along with a whole bunch of features make the tool valuable. VAST Data keeps adding more and more features all the 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

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

"Ceph has simplified my storage integration. I no longer need two or three storage systems, as Ceph can support all my storage needs. I no longer need OpenStack Swift for REST object storage access, I no longer need NFS or GlusterFS for filesystem sharing, and most importantly, I no longer need LVM or DRBD for my virtual machines in OpenStack."

"Data redundancy is a key feature, since it can survive failures (disks/servers). We didn’t lose our data or have a service interruption during server/disk failures."

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

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

"It has helped to save money and scale the storage without limits."

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

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

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"This has been one of the most reliable storage systems that I have ever used."

"The solution is useful for machine learning and scientific applications, including computer simulations."

Cons

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

"The product lacks RDMA support for inter-OSD communication."

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

"I would like to see better performance and stability when Ceph is in recovery."

"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."

"Routing around slow hardware."

"If you use for any other solution like other Kubernetes solutions, it's not very suitable."

"Some documentation is very hard to find."

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"The read/write ratio is an area in the solution with some flaws and needs improvement."

"The write performance could be improved because it is less than half of the read performance."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

"There is no cost for software."

"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."

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

"We never used the paid support."

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"Price-wise, VAST Data is not the cheapest, not the most expensive one."

"We acquired VAST Data as a one-time, capital purchase."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

11%

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

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?

While the documentation for Ceph Storage is helpful, it could be improved. There are instances where we needed to consult additional online forums and communities for solutions to particular issues.

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What do you like most about VAST Data?

The solution is useful for machine learning and scientific applications, including computer simulations.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VAST Data?

Price-wise, VAST Data is not the cheapest, not the most expensive one.

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What needs improvement with VAST Data?

The read/write ratio is an area in the solution with some flaws and needs improvement.

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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.

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Innovation to break decades of data storage trade-offs.

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Sample Customers

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