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We performed a comparison between Quantum ActiveScale and Red Hat Ceph Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two File and Object Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Quantum ActiveScale vs. Red Hat Ceph Storage Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"Workflow is easy to manage and maintain.""The technology is stable which is good."

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"The community support is very good.""Most of the features are beneficial and one does not stand out above the rest.""The solution is pretty stable.""Ceph was chosen to maintain exact performance and capacity characteristics for customer cloud.""The ability to provide block storage and object storage from the same storage cluster is very valuable for us.""Red Hat Ceph Storage is a reliable solution, it works well.""Most valuable features include replication and compression.""It's a very performance-intensive, brilliant storage system, and I always recommend it to customers based on its benefits, performance, and scalability."

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Cons
"We would like to see a self-sufficient installation.""Lacks some ability to integrate with different systems."

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"It takes some time to re-balance the storage in case of server failure.""If you use for any other solution like other Kubernetes solutions, it's not very suitable.""Rebalancing and recovery are a bit slow.""The storage capacity of the solution can be improved.""It would be nice to have a notification feature whenever an important action is completed.""Some documentation is very hard to find.""I would like to see better performance and stability when Ceph is in recovery.""It needs a better UI for easier installation and management."

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  • "Quantum ActiveScale is open-source."
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  • "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."
  • "Most of time, you can get Ceph with the OpenStack solution in a subscription​​ as a bundle.​"
  • "We never used the paid support."
  • "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."
  • "The price of this product isn't high."
  • "The price of Red Hat Ceph Storage is reasonable."
  • "The operational overhead is higher compared to Azure because we own the hardware."
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    Top Answer: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, easy… more »
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    ActiveScale, Quantum ActiveScale Object Storage, ActiveScale Object Storage
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    Overview

    StorNext File System
    Increase productivity and reduce time to critical business insights with StorNext® File System. StorNext architecture delivers the necessary performance to get your business moving forward.

    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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    Dell, DreamHost
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Manufacturing Company17%
    Educational Organization11%
    Government9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Government7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise62%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise48%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise60%
    Buyer's Guide
    Quantum ActiveScale vs. Red Hat Ceph Storage
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Quantum ActiveScale vs. Red Hat Ceph Storage and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    771,212 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Quantum ActiveScale is ranked 20th in File and Object Storage while Red Hat Ceph Storage is ranked 3rd in File and Object Storage with 22 reviews. Quantum ActiveScale is rated 7.6, while Red Hat Ceph Storage is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Quantum ActiveScale writes "Good performance and reliable but the setup is complex". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Red Hat Ceph Storage writes "Provides block storage and object storage from the same storage cluster". Quantum ActiveScale is most compared with Dell ECS, Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Qumulo and MinIO, whereas Red Hat Ceph Storage is most compared with MinIO, VMware vSAN, Portworx Enterprise, Pure Storage FlashBlade and NetApp StorageGRID. See our Quantum ActiveScale vs. Red Hat Ceph Storage report.

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