Dell ObjectScale vs Red Hat Ceph Storage comparison

Dell Technologies and Red Hat are both solutions in the File and Object Storage category. Dell Technologies is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.1, while Red Hat is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.8. Dell Technologies holds a 7.3% mindshare in FaOS, compared to Red Hat’s 17.3% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 82% of Red Hat users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 26, 2025

Red Hat Ceph Storage and Dell ObjectScale compete in the object storage solutions market. Red Hat Ceph Storage is preferred for scalability and open-source benefits, whereas Dell ObjectScale excels with advanced enterprise capabilities, offering enhanced features that often attract enterprises with more nuanced requirements.

Features: Red Hat Ceph Storage offers scalable and highly available storage solutions well-suited to cloud infrastructure. It provides seamless object, block, and file storage, making it integral to cloud environments. Dell ObjectScale highlights its enterprise-grade capabilities, offering integrated data protection and sophisticated management tools. Its seamless API integration and geo-replication features cater to enterprises needing advanced solutions.

Room for Improvement: Red Hat Ceph Storage could improve its deployment complexity, which demands considerable expertise. There's potential to streamline integration processes and enhance user interface simplicity. Dell ObjectScale, while feature-rich, could focus on reducing hardware reliance and improving cost-effectiveness. Simplifying multi-tenancy management and expanding third-party integration options could also enhance its competitive edge.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Red Hat Ceph Storage allows for flexible deployment with straightforward integration into existing systems, though it remains complex. In contrast, Dell ObjectScale prioritizes automated deployment processes and exceptional customer support, ensuring a smoother user experience. This emphasis contributes to higher customer satisfaction and efficient deployment.

Pricing and ROI: Red Hat Ceph Storage is known for its cost-effective nature, especially in large-scale operations leveraging open-source benefits. It offers a promising ROI in expansive distributed environments. Dell ObjectScale, requiring a higher upfront investment, justifies costs with its feature-rich offerings and superior support. Its pricing presents a significant ROI for those environments valuing advanced capabilities.

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Pure Storage FlashBlade

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the File and Object Storage category, the mindshare of Pure Storage FlashBlade is 5.7%, down from 6.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell ObjectScale is 7.3%, down from 8.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat Ceph Storage is 17.3%, down from 22.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

File and Object Storage Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Red Hat Ceph Storage	17.3%
Dell ObjectScale	7.3%
Pure Storage FlashBlade	5.7%
Other	69.7%

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Featured Reviews

Parul-Patel

Senior Network Engineer at Holy Redeemer Health System, Inc.

High performance and throughput enhance IT backup management

The multi-dimensional scale-out design feature of Pure Storage FlashBlade is not in use in our environment. Regarding data reduction technologies, we don't get much deduplication because the data is already deduplicated from our FlashArray before we get to backup, so there is no benefit of deduplication. Regarding the integration with cloud-native ecosystem tools, we are not on cloud; we are strictly an on-premises solution. Pure Storage FlashBlade is not used by any end-user; it's used only for IT backup, with only about four people in our group managing it. I cannot recommend Pure Storage FlashBlade to other users depending upon their financial situation because it's an expensive solution, and the cost is very high, including licensing and renewal every year. I rate Pure Storage FlashBlade an eight out of ten.

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SamuelThomas

Consultant at Key Information Technology L.L.C.

Managing efficiently with user-friendly interfaces for monitoring and managing resources

We normally recommend Dell ECS to enterprise customers and government customers Dell ECS is very easy to handle, primarily because the web UI dashboard and everything is very easy to manage for every customer. They can monitor the DPS, access failures, bandwidth, failed requests, and latency.…

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Rifat Rahman

Infrastructure Architect & CEO at Tirzok Private Limited

Offers reliable performance and availability for large deployments

I would like to see improvements in Red Hat Ceph Storage not because I necessarily think it needs improvement, but because I generally prefer to do things manually rather than following the containerization part. Current deployments are based on containers, but I deploy manually with my scripts and controls. If there are no Kubernetes-like requirements, I often prefer to deploy a whole manual process. I don't ask for improvements in the deployment model because Red Hat has its own philosophy about making things, but it's my personal choice that I prefer things manually. Some features are available only in the containerization part, so if those are also available in manual deployment, that will help.

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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

"The solution provides many controllers."

"It performs well and it is also very fast."

"The tool's most valuable features are data warehousing, speedy recovery, and analytics. Its latest release is cost-effective."

"We can capacity plan at a greater level than we used to."

"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 most valuable features of FlashBlade include its replication capabilities, reports, and easy allocation. Everything is user-friendly."

"It is very easy to use, and it is very fast."

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

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"This solution is very easy to use, and is very reliable."

"What I like best about this product is that it is a complete solution, both hardware, and software, by the same vendor."

"Competitive object storage platform that's stable and scalable."

"Dell ECS provides compatibility between on-premises and cloud-based storage, supporting protocols such as S3, which is commonly used in cloud storage, enabling integration between on-premises storage and cloud storage."

"The impact of Dell ECS on my organization has been positive, improving user experience, security, and reliability."

"Dell ECS is very easy to handle, primarily because the web UI dashboard and everything is very easy to manage for every customer."

"The scalability is good."

"Dell ECS is a very stable solution and most of the S3 APIs are supported."

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

"The configuration of the solution and the user interface are both quite good."

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

"Ceph Storage allows us to add value related to cost and offers a unique experience compared to traditional storage."

"It's a very performance-intensive, brilliant storage system, and I always recommend it to customers based on its benefits, performance, and scalability."

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

"Ceph was chosen to maintain exact performance and capacity characteristics for customer cloud."

"Ceph’s ability to adapt to varying types of commodity hardware affords us substantial flexibility and future-proofing."

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Cons

"I would like to see more monitoring capability included in the next release of this solution."

"We initially encountered challenges with the assembly process due to issues with the documentation required during setup, an area where Pure Storage needs improvement."

"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."

"I want efficiency. FlashBlade doesn't have efficiency now."

"The feature that we're waiting on is better integration with the cell services."

"File storage needs a lot of improvement. Mainframe connectivity also needs improvement because it requires additional components to be integrated with Pure Storage FlashBlade. If you want to keep your backup data, then this becomes an even more expensive solution because Pure Storage FlashBlade will not be able to meet your backup needs."

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

"Its configuration should be easier."

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"We have had issues when the ECS is expiring or the NetBackup is expiring images."

"They could provide centralized reports."

"Dell ECS is not fully compatible with S3, as it supports around ninety percent of S3 APIs, which can be improved. Additionally, sometimes there is an issue with memory where it hangs, and they can improve garbage collection, which takes up a lot of space during cleanup."

"In Taiwan, they don't have professional technical support."

"They need to ensure that the system will work if a site goes down."

"Dell ECS could improve the price of the solution. It is expensive."

"Its security can be improved."

"From an improvement perspective, Dell ECS should aim to offer a better pricing plan to its users."

More Dell ObjectScale cons

"What could be improved in Red Hat Ceph Storage is its user interface or GUI."

"This product uses a lot of CPU and network bandwidth. It needs some deduplication features and to use delta for rebalancing."

"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."

"If you use for any other solution like other Kubernetes solutions, it's not very suitable."

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

"The storage capacity of the solution can be improved."

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

"Please create a failback solution for OpenStack replication and maybe QoS to allow guaranteed IOPS."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our customers have seen a reduction in TCO."

"Our licensing is renewed annually."

"I rate the tool's pricing a seven to eight out of ten."

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

"In my opinion, we have paid the right price for the product. I don't think that it is too much or too little."

"It is within reason for what you get. From what we have found comparing it to other vendors, it is in the same range as others. Given the choice, we would definitely redeploy it based on the cost."

"Support is a separate line item. Support is a different cost, but whatever your support is now, that's what you're going to pay forever. If your support's $100 today, six years from now it's $100. It doesn't fluctuate unless you upgrade it, or change it, etc."

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

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"If I remember correctly, Dell ECS is an appliance, so if you buy Dell ECS, you also have to buy the hardware, while IBM is standalone software, so you can buy IBM as software only without needing to buy the hardware. On a scale of one to five, I'm rating the pricing for Dell ECS a four."

"We are not paying for the license at this stage."

"The price of Dell ECS should be reduced."

"The solution's cost is quite reasonable."

"It's a lease-based model, so it's capacity-based. We already negotiated the price a lot, but we're still doing that with Dell because somehow the product was not installed successfully, so there was a lot of struggle in the distributor territory between Dell and the environment itself. I would give the solution a 6 out of 10 for the pricing. There's a little room for improvement."

"Dell EMC ECS is too expensive."

"It is an inexpensive product."

"It is an expensive solution. There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product."

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

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

"We never used the paid support."

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

"The other big advantage is that Ceph is free software. Compared to traditional SAN based storage, it is very economical."

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

"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."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

21%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

Computer Software Company

18%

Manufacturing Company

11%

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Comms Service Provider

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	20

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Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	11

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Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	15

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 of Pure Storage FlashBlade is expensive compared to other products I used from other companies in the pas...

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What needs improvement with Pure Storage FlashBlade?

I believe there is not much improvement needed because they have everything we need, but the interface is a little bi...

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What do you like most about Dell EMC ECS?

The tool is easy to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell EMC ECS?

The pricing is moderate and at par with the market. As a service provider, we receive good margins, indicating a favo...

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What needs improvement with Dell EMC ECS?

There are some limitations with integration with certain cloud providers, particularly with Google Cloud Platform in ...

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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?

Areas of Red Hat Ceph Storage that have room for improvement include more promotion. Many people do not know about th...

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Comparisons

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 13% of the time

MinIO vs Dell ObjectScale

Compared 10% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 41% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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Also Known As

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EMC ECS, Dell EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS)

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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

Dell ObjectScale is a next-generation S3 object storage platform known for scalability, performance, and efficiency. It integrates with Dell EMC products, combining hardware and software for seamless user experience in the AI era.

Dell ObjectScale implements the S3 protocol, integrating smoothly with Dell EMC solutions like ISILON. Its architecture supports data compression and interoperates with multiple protocols for enhanced performance. Enterprise features include immutability, geo-replication, and user-friendly management. However, it needs better integration with other systems, enhanced security, and disaster recovery. Write performance and scalability improvements, competitive pricing, and documentation enhancements are key areas for progress. The interface could be more straightforward, with more remote management features and native analytics.

What features does Dell ObjectScale offer?

S3 Protocol Implementation: Brings industry-standard access with wide application compatibility
Seamless Dell EMC Integration: Ensures stability and ease of use with existing systems
Data Compression and Protocol Interoperability: Enhances performance and storage efficiency
Immutability and Geo-Replication: Provides enterprise-level data protection
Optimized Pricing: Balances cost with comprehensive support

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Scalability: Supports expanding data requirements effectively
Integration Flexibility: Works with many existing systems for better interoperability
Ease of Management: Streamlines hardware and software operations
Enterprise-Level Features: Delivers advanced protection and efficiency

Industries leverage Dell ObjectScale for cloud-based object storage, archiving, and backups. It's favored for unstructured data management, CCTV integration, and document archiving. Strong in data analytics, it integrates well with high-capacity applications, enhancing data retention strategies across fields.

Dell Technologies

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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Sample Customers

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

Atos

Dell, DreamHost

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