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Quantum ActiveScale vs Red Hat Ceph Storage comparison

Quantum and Red Hat are both solutions in the File and Object Storage category. Quantum is ranked #24, while Red Hat is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.8. Quantum holds a 0.5% mindshare in FaOS, compared to Red Hat’s 19.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Quantum users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 81% of Red Hat users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

Red Hat Ceph Storage and Quantum ActiveScale are competing in the realm of enterprise storage solutions. Quantum ActiveScale appears to have an advantage due to its specialized data protection and seamless cloud integration, which are highly valued in advanced data environments.

Features: Red Hat Ceph Storage provides an open-source distributed storage architecture, flexibility, and scalability for various organizational needs. Quantum ActiveScale offers comprehensive data protection, cloud-ready infrastructure, and robust data resilience, making it suitable for businesses needing advanced data capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Quantum ActiveScale allows for a streamlined deployment process with dedicated customer support to ensure efficient setup. Red Hat Ceph Storage, while adaptable, may require more expertise and extended setup time, especially for organizations with limited IT resources.

Pricing and ROI: Red Hat Ceph Storage offers a lower cost of entry and potential ROI improvements thanks to its open-source community and scalability. Quantum ActiveScale, despite higher initial costs, offers better long-term ROI through superior data management and security features, justifying its premium price for enterprises with specific requirements.

To learn more, read our detailed Quantum ActiveScale vs. Red Hat Ceph Storage Report (Updated: April 2025).

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Pure Storage FlashBlade

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the File and Object Storage category, the mindshare of Pure Storage FlashBlade is 5.8%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Quantum ActiveScale is 0.5%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat Ceph Storage is 19.5%, down from 22.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Eric Black

Solutions Architect at Recovery Point Systems

The ability to leverage multi-tenancy along with immutability is a huge benefit for us

The only thing I feel FlashBlade is missing is the SOS API. If it had SOS API, that would put it well over the top. Veeam Backup specifically has started to streamline their API, and they are doing that with SOS API. They have optimized it. Any of the S3 devices out there that support this SOS API can have far more API calls at once. On our side, that translates to better restoration. With SOS API, it can leverage far more restorations at a single given time or read from the device in simple terms. That results in maximizing the output and throughput from the device itself.

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Frank Lai

Architecture Department at Supermicro Computer

Good performance and reliable but the setup is complex

We would like to see a self-sufficient installation. Nowadays it's open-source, but the installation is still tied to the vendor, which means it is unlikely that it is going to scale. I want them to tap into the broader community. It is really emerging, they have a year over year, 50% annual growth. With a 10-year-old company, it will certainly bring a lot of interest, and will certainly make it more successful, if they tap into that growing customer base. They have to make themselves relevant to the industry. The industry is totally geared to the Cloud, DevOps, and geared for agility. The software with the appliance in my set is already outdated, and it is not that it cannot sell, but it has to be tapping into the emerging and growing sectors to continue with the customers and businesses. This is what the requirement is, to improve their technology. Which means that they have to make themselves relevant to the industry.

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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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We have integrated it with VMware. The integration process is pretty good. Especially with VMware, it helps with the capacity of it."

"I like its size. It is smaller than the other competitors. We can plug in many blades, and we can have data up to one terabyte."

"The initial setup is pretty easy and simple."

"The product is scalable and easy to expand."

"The most valuable features are the Metro clustering, and disaster recovery."

"FlashBlade offers low latency, high throughput, and seamless scalability."

"Speed and ease of use are the two most valuable features."

"The most valuable features of this solution are the rewrite speed and the nonstop services."

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"Workflow is easy to manage and maintain."

"The technology is stable which is good."

"High reliability with commodity hardware."

"The high availability of the solution is important to us."

"The ability to provide block storage and object storage from the same storage cluster is very valuable for us."

"I would definitely recommend Red Hat Ceph Storage. It is a complete solution for cloud-native storage needs."

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

"The solution is pretty stable."

"The most valuable feature is the stability of the product."

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

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Cons

"It's on the expensive side, as expected for a niche product."

"In terms of scalability, it doesn't expand out quite as robustly as some of the others, but it covers 90% of the market in what it does."

"I would like to see more deduplication."

"I would like to see more VM-Aware features in the next release of this solution."

"The speed could be improved."

"There is some room for new features related to authentication and integration with Kubernetes, and other solution using S3 Bucket."

"On our dedupe during our initial buy, we were expecting a number a little higher like 4x. However, we are getting about 3.6. While it is close enough, it doesn't quite hit the numbers. So, this has been a challenge."

"The only thing I feel FlashBlade is missing is the SOS API. If it had SOS API, that would put it well over the top."

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"Lacks some ability to integrate with different systems."

"We would like to see a self-sufficient installation."

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

"Routing around slow hardware."

"It needs a better UI for easier installation and management."

"I have encountered issues with stability when replication factor was not 3, which is the default and recommended value. Go below 3 and problems will arise."

"An area for improvement would be that it's pretty difficult to manage synchronous replication over multiple regions."

"If troubleshooting is needed, the response should be faster."

"Ceph is not a mature product at this time. Guides are misleading and incomplete. You will meet all kind of bugs and errors trying to install the system for the first time. It requires very experienced personnel to support and keep the system in working condition, and install all necessary packets."

"While the documentation for Ceph Storage is helpful, it could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pure Storage FlashBlade is a hardware appliance, and it's very expensive if you compare its price with other solutions. You can get the same features and benefits from its competitor, VAST Data, but for half the price of Pure Storage FlashBlade."

"The pricing for FlashBlade is between cheap and moderate."

"The price of this solution could be made more affordable."

"The price could be cheaper."

"Licensing fees are paid yearly."

"The price is a little high."

"I feel that the price could always be lowered."

"Our customers have seen a reduction in TCO."

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"Quantum ActiveScale is open-source."

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

"We never used the paid support."

"I rate the product’s pricing an eight out of ten."

"The price of Red Hat Ceph Storage is reasonable."

"There is no cost for software."

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

"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 operational overhead is higher compared to Azure because we own the hardware."

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

29%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

17%

Educational Organization

13%

Manufacturing Company

12%

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Computer Software Company

18%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Pure Storage FlashBlade?

The tool's most valuable feature is its fast performance, especially in handling snapshots. It helps during power out...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure Storage FlashBlade?

The pricing for FlashBlade is between cheap and moderate. FlashBlade is worth the money due to the experience and per...

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What needs improvement with Pure Storage FlashBlade?

Its configuration should be easier. There should be easier language for the configuration.

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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 ...

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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?

I have not identified any drawbacks, however, the response to public platform inquiries could be faster.

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ActiveScale, Quantum ActiveScale Object Storage, ActiveScale Object Storage

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Overview

FlashBlade is the industry’s most advanced scale-out storage for unstructured data, powered by a modern, massively parallel architecture to consolidate complex data silos (like backup appliances and data lakes) and accelerate tomorrow’s discoveries and insights.

Pure Storage

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.

Quantum

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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ServiceNow, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Dominos, Man AHL

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