Ceph vs Cloudian HyperStore
Ceph
ceph.io
Cloudian HyperStore
cloudian.comSide by side
| Figure | Ceph | Cloudian HyperStore |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · Software-Defined Storage Software | 8.8 (#2) | 8.8 (#3) |
| Data protection | Ceph can replicate data across devices, racks, and geographic locations, and redistribute data after hardware or connectivity failures. | Storage policies can use replication or erasure coding and can protect against drive, node, rack and complete-site failures. |
| Deployment | Ceph runs on commodity hardware and can be installed and managed with cephadm or deployed on Kubernetes with Rook. | HyperStore runs on industry-standard hardware, including Cloudian appliances or a server selected by the customer. |
| Founded | 2006 | 2011 |
| Integrations | The documentation lists integrations for block devices including Kubernetes, QEMU, libvirt, OpenStack, Nomad, and CloudStack. | The maker lists technology partners including AWS, Commvault, Cribl, CTERA, Dremio, HPE, Kasten by Veeam, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Rubrik, Snowflake, Splunk, Teradata, Veeam, Veritas, VMware, and others. |
| Intended users | The maker identifies SMEs, global organizations, academic institutions, startups, and developers as Ceph audiences. | The company describes use cases including AI and machine learning, data analytics, backup and archive, media and entertainment, bioinformatics, and IoT and edge computing. |
| Kubernetes integration | The maker recommends Rook to run Ceph in Kubernetes or connect an existing Ceph cluster, with the Ceph CSI driver provisioning block and file volumes. | A Cloudian press release dated October 21, 2021 describes HyperStore integration with Kasten K10 for Kubernetes backup and disaster recovery. |
| Support | The maker directs users to documentation, the ceph-users mailing list, community channels, and the bug tracker for help. | Cloudian describes four service levels—HyperCare, Premier, Standard Support, and Basic Support—and says its global support and professional services teams are available 24×7. |
| What it does | Ceph is open-source distributed storage software that provides object, block, and file storage through one unified system. | Cloudian HyperStore is enterprise S3-compatible object-storage software for large unstructured-data repositories across on-premises, hybrid-cloud and edge environments. |
Plans
Cloudian HyperStore
- HyperStore free trialFree
- Cloudian HyperStorePriced on request
- HyperStore enterprise deploymentPriced on request
In their own words
Ceph
Ceph is free, open-source distributed storage software for object, block, and file storage in one system. Organizations run clusters on commodity hardware that they choose and manage. Its RGW object storage supports the S3 API and Swift-compatible applications. RBD provides thin-provisioned disk images, snapshots, writable clones, and asynchronous mirroring to remote Ceph clusters. CephFS is a POSIX-compliant distributed filesystem with snapshots, quotas, and multi-cluster mirroring. The system can replicate data across devices, racks, and geographic locations, then redistribute it following hardware or connectivity failures. For Kubernetes, the project recommends Rook to run Ceph or connect an existing cluster; its CSI driver can provision block and file volumes. Installation choices include packages, container images, source clones, and tarballs. The cephadm tool requires Python 3, systemd, and Podman or Docker. Production guidance calls for at least three monitors, two managers, three OSDs, and 10 Gb/s networking between hosts. The project publishes a stable release annually and supports each series for approximately 24 months.
Cloudian HyperStore
Cloudian HyperStore has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.