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

Find out in this report how the two Software Defined Storage (SDS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Nutanix Unified Storage vs. Red Hat Ceph Storage Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward. With a few clicks, you can stand up your storage. It reduces the overall life cycle of deployment within the ecosystem.""The Nutanix block files are the most valuable feature.""Nutanix Unified Storage is a simple, user-friendly, and stable solution.""What I found to be the most valuable features were better performance and uptime.""We have been able to save local disk space by using Data Lens. We upload 18 GB to the cloud and are able to save 20% to 25%.""I like Nutanix Prism Central. The primary benefit is that we can manage everything from the same page.""Currently, the most valuable aspect of our Nutanix implementation is its file storage functionality.""The solution is stable and extremely easy to calibrate."

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"We have some legacy servers that can be associated with this structure. With Ceph, we can rearrange these machines and reuse our investment.""The community support is very good.""I like the distributed and self-healing nature of the product.""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.""The configuration of the solution and the user interface are both quite good.""The solution is pretty stable.""It has helped to save money and scale the storage without limits.""We are using Ceph internal inexpensive disk and data redundancy without spending extra money on external storage."

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Cons
"The documentation on the support site needs to be improved.""The interface is not logical. It should be a little simpler.""The current hardware is not as dense as it could be. In our deployment, we have 2 PB per site, and we have to have 24 nodes. That's a lot of cabling and network ports that we use up. More dense nodes would be better.""The escalation process with technical support could do with some improvement.""The solution should increase its storage capabilities.""The solution should keep adding new features to be competitive in the market.""Security is an area for improvement. When there are vulnerabilities, there needs to be a faster approval process. The solution needs to automatically target the vulnerabilities and not waste too much time.""Lowering the price would improve this product."

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"This product uses a lot of CPU and network bandwidth. It needs some deduplication features and to use delta for rebalancing.""The storage capacity of the solution can be improved.""We have encountered slight integration issues.""An area for improvement would be that it's pretty difficult to manage synchronous replication over multiple regions.""The product lacks RDMA support for inter-OSD communication.""It would be nice to have a notification feature whenever an important action is completed.""The management features are pretty good, but they still have room for improvement.""Ceph does not deal very well with, or takes a long time to recover from, certain kinds of network failures and individual storage node failures."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The price of the license is expensive when comparing it to traditional storage."
  • "I find Nutanix Files Storage competitively priced, even its feature set. Its price is seven out of ten."
  • "If we compare the cost of Nutanix Objects Storage to other solutions such as VMware licenses, our current choice is Nutanix Objects Storage. This solution is more cost-effective. However, adding VMware to Nutanix would not be a cost-efficient decision, which is why we do not use it anymore."
  • "It is quite expensive otherwise as it comes with three-tier peer underlying hardware."
  • "For clients running Nutanix, the licensing cost for Files is a small add-on cost."
  • "With all of the Nutanix equipment, the licensing is expensive. We operate in the enterprise space, but we're a midsized company. At times, the price tag is a little bit shocking for a company with only 35 employees. We're not a Fortune 500 company, but we deal with Fortune 500 drug and energy companies. We have to play in that enterprise space if we're going to have enterprise customers. I'm very price-conscious, but I understand that if I want the best, I've got to pay the price."
  • "It's not the cheapest solution. It's in line with other solutions, but it offers features that the competitors don't have at any price point, especially with regard to analytics and ransomware prevention. No one else has any sort of object-based storage available. Nutanix Unified Storage is a lot more feature-rich. This is a situation where you get what you pay for."
  • "The product is pricey."
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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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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Currently, the most valuable aspect of our Nutanix implementation is its file storage functionality.
    Top Answer:Unified Storage is reasonably priced compared to other platforms. The license is neither costly nor cheap, but it's reasonable.
    Top Answer:One thing I'd appreciate is having a desktop application similar to what VMware offered. With VMware, I could download a separate client program onto my computer, allowing me to log in directly rather… more »
    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 »
    Top Answer:We have not encountered any stability issues for the product.
    Top Answer: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… more »
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    Also Known As
    Nutanix Files Storage, Nutanix Volumes Block Storage, Nutanix Objects Storage
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    Overview

    Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) is a software-defined storage solution that consolidates seamless access and management of siloed block, file, and object storage into a single platform. Leveraging the Nutanix Cloud Platform, NUS is built for scale, performance, and integrated data security requirements of modern applications deployed on core, cloud, or edge.

    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.
    Sample Customers
    JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, Volkswagen SAIC, Brighton and Hove City Council, Foresters Financial, Janus International Group, Cloud Comrade, Serco
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    Healthcare Company16%
    Construction Company9%
    Financial Services Firm9%
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    Educational Organization33%
    Computer Software Company27%
    Manufacturing Company5%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Manufacturing Company10%
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    Small Business35%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise44%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Nutanix Unified Storage vs. Red Hat Ceph Storage
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Nutanix Unified Storage vs. Red Hat Ceph Storage and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Nutanix Unified Storage is ranked 6th in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 38 reviews while Red Hat Ceph Storage is ranked 3rd in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 21 reviews. Nutanix Unified Storage is rated 9.0, while Red Hat Ceph Storage is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Nutanix Unified Storage writes "Provides good performance, longer uptime, and an easy way to manage our data". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Red Hat Ceph Storage writes "Provides block storage and object storage from the same storage cluster". Nutanix Unified Storage is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), MinIO, Dell ECS, Qumulo and NetApp StorageGRID, whereas Red Hat Ceph Storage is most compared with MinIO, VMware vSAN, Portworx Enterprise, Pure Storage FlashBlade and Dell ECS. See our Nutanix Unified Storage vs. Red Hat Ceph Storage report.

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