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Red Hat Gluster Storage vs Scality RING comparison

Red Hat and Scality are both solutions in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category. Red Hat is ranked #10 with an average rating of 9.0, while Scality is ranked #13 with an average rating of 7.0. Red Hat holds a 2.9% mindshare in SDS, compared to Scality’s 3.7% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of Red Hat users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Scality users who would recommend it.
Red Hat Gluster 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 Gluster Storage and Scality RING 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

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Scality RING8 offers improved scalability, managing petabytes for enterprises, but past issues existed, especially with migrations.
 

Room For Improvement

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Scality RING needs improved S3 compliance, streamlined capacity expansion, better scalability, and support for varied processor architectures.
 

Valuable Features

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Scality RING offers secure, efficient storage with S3/CDMI support, erasure coding, and scalability for large organizations.
 

Customer Service

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Scality RING8 support is skilled but occasionally requires repeated explanations due to unique customer setups, yet remains positively received.
 

Categories and Ranking

Red Hat Gluster Storage
Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Scality RING
Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
13th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
File and Object Storage (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category, the mindshare of Red Hat Gluster Storage is 2.9%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Scality RING is 3.7%, up from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Defined Storage (SDS)
 

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GiovanniRamirez - PeerSpot reviewer
Flexible and scalable file system for growing storage needs
Gluster FS is used for various purposes, including virtualization, collaboration, and data center environments. It is also applied in personal environments. Some specific use cases mentioned include scaling a three-terabyte file system into a 12-terabyte file system with minimal downtime Gluster…
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Guillaume Lapouge - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers UTIPI (Unified Tiered Infrastructure Per IOPS) feature in billing but lacks extensive testing
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 guidelines for sizing the storage infrastructure, Orange utilizes a different processor architecture for its Ovi servers, requiring additional optimization beyond what Scality offers. In essence, the product lacks third-party optimization capabilities.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
7%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Red Hat Gluster Storage?
The technical support team is excellent.
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What needs improvement with Red Hat Gluster Storage?
There is a feature in Red Hat’s commercial version that could be beneficial if integrated into the open-source version. This feature involves managing storage pools with different technologies and ...
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What is your primary use case for Red Hat Gluster Storage?
Gluster FS is used for various purposes, including virtualization, collaboration, and data center environments. It is also applied in personal environments. Some specific use cases mentioned includ...
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What do you like most about Scality RING8?
Another feature I like is the life cycle management that helps me with data storage efficiency.
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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...
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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...
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Also Known As

Red Hat Gluster, Red Hat Storage Server
Scality RING, RING8
 

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Overview

Red Hat Gluster Storage (formerly known as Red Hat Storage Server) is a software-defined storage (SDS) platform designed to handle the requirements of traditional file storage—high-capacity tasks like backup and archival as well as high-performance tasks of analytics and virtualization. But unlike traditional storage systems, Red Hat Gluster Storage isn’t rigid and expensive. It easily scales across bare metal, virtual, container, and cloud deployments.

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

NTT Plala, McMaster University, University of Basque Country, Goodtech ASA, Cox Automotive, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), SaskTel, Glashart Media, Casio
Comcast, TimeWarner Cable, EuroSport, Orange, Deluxe, DailtMotion, SFR, RTL, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Telstra
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