Ceph vs Scality ARTESCA
Ceph
ceph.io
Scality ARTESCA
artesca.scality.comSide by side
| Figure | Ceph | Scality ARTESCA |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Spec score · Storage Management Software | 8.8 (#1) | 7.6 (#15) |
| Spec score · Software-Defined Storage Software | 8.8 (#2) | 7.6 (#18) |
| Deployment | Ceph runs on commodity hardware and can be installed and managed with cephadm or deployed on Kubernetes with Rook. | ARTESCA can run as software on a customer’s own hardware or as a preconfigured hardware appliance. |
| Founded | 2006 | 2009 |
| Integrations | The documentation lists integrations for block devices including Kubernetes, QEMU, libvirt, OpenStack, Nomad, and CloudStack. | Scality lists validated integrations with Veeam, Cohesity, Commvault, HYCU, Rubrik, Veritas, and Zerto. |
| Intended users | The maker identifies SMEs, global organizations, academic institutions, startups, and developers as Ceph audiences. | Scality describes ARTESCA as intended for IT teams, managed service providers, and organizations with evolving workloads. |
| Support | The maker directs users to documentation, the ceph-users mailing list, community channels, and the bug tracker for help. | Scality advertises 24/7/365 expert support and publishes response targets of 15 minutes for P1, 4 business hours for P2, and 3 business days for P3. |
| What it does | Ceph is open-source distributed storage software that provides object, block, and file storage through one unified system. | ARTESCA is backup-first S3 object storage designed to protect backup data and support recovery. |
Plans
Scality ARTESCA
- ARTESCA free trialFree
- ARTESCA subscriptionPriced 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.
Scality ARTESCA
Scality ARTESCA has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.