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Red Hat Ceph Storage vs VMware Software Defined Storage comparison

Red Hat and VMware are both solutions in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category. Red Hat is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.8, while VMware is ranked #12 with an average rating of 9.0. Red Hat holds a 19.5% mindshare in SDS, compared to VMware’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Red Hat users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of VMware users who would recommend it.
Red Hat Ceph Storage
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80% willing to recommend
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100% willing to recommend
 

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We performed a comparison between Red Hat Ceph Storage and VMware Software Defined Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.4
Red Hat Ceph Storage scales well with user feedback, though latency and planning challenges require consideration and deployment tools.
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Valuable Features

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Red Hat Ceph Storage provides scalable, reliable, and flexible storage solutions with self-healing architecture and easy integration for various needs.
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Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
4.1
Red Hat Ceph Storage faces challenges in performance, usability, documentation, integration, and resource optimization, needing various improvements.
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Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.7
Red Hat Ceph Storage is highly reliable and stable, with minor issues in data rebalancing, latency, and recovery.
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Customer Service

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Opinions on Red Hat Ceph Storage support vary; some value it, others prefer community forums or internal solutions.
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Setup Cost

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Enterprise buyers appreciated Red Hat Ceph Storage's reasonable pricing and flexible licensing, with the option for support depending on expertise.
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Categories and Ranking

Red Hat Ceph Storage
Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
File and Object Storage (2nd)
VMware Software Defined Sto...
Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
12th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category, the mindshare of Red Hat Ceph Storage is 19.5%, down from 20.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Software Defined Storage is 0.9%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Soner BÜYÜKATALAY - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides efficient stability and archive storage features, but its maintenance process needs improvement
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 to re-balance the storage in case of server failure. They could improve the speed of the process.
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RashidAnwar - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable solution that can be used for database applications and virtualization for multiple locations
VMware Software Defined Storage is used for database applications and virtualization for multiple locations VMware Software Defined Storage gives higher availability against data corruption. Redundancy and scalability are the other valuable features of the solution. You can scale it on the go,…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
7%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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?
Some documentation is very hard to find. The documentation must be quickly available.
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What do you like most about VMware Software Defined Storage?
VMware Software Defined Storage gives higher availability against data corruption.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Software Defined Storage?
The solution is very expensive. We can buy a full hardware solution with the money we spend on the software.
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What needs improvement with VMware Software Defined Storage?
The license model of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required. The tool's licensing model has been changed to a new license scheme, and the price has almost gone up by fort...
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Also Known As

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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.

VMware software-defined storage is a simple, yet intelligent, storage data center architecture that aligns with business and application demands—eliminating static, purpose-built and inefficient hardware with dynamic, agile and automated solutions.

 

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Buyer's Guide
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