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 9.3. Dell Technologies holds a 5.9% mindshare in FaOS, compared to Red Hat’s 15.3% 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 Nov 30, 2025

Red Hat Ceph Storage and Dell ObjectScale compete in scalable data storage solutions. Dell ObjectScale seems to have the upper hand due to its advanced features, integration, and superior support, despite Red Hat Ceph's competitive pricing and adaptability.

Features: Red Hat Ceph Storage is recognized for its versatility, scalability, and self-healing features, enabling adaptability for diverse storage needs. Dell ObjectScale exemplifies seamless integration, high performance, and efficient data management. Among robust features, Dell ObjectScale distinguishes itself with its comprehensive integration and management capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Red Hat Ceph Storage could improve its object storage handling and integration with proprietary solutions. Another potential area is enhancing user experience and simplifying management interfaces. Additionally, reducing complexity in multi-tenant setups might benefit users. Dell ObjectScale may benefit from competitive pricing strategies to appeal to cost-sensitive markets. Enhancing support for open-source frameworks could broaden its appeal. Addressing scalability limitations in certain environments could further strengthen its position.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Red Hat Ceph Storage is noted for its flexible deployment model, backed by extensive support to streamline installation processes. Dell ObjectScale offers an uncomplicated deployment experience, with notable emphasis on dedicated customer service that facilitates smooth operational continuity. While Red Hat Ceph Storage is flexible, Dell ObjectScale's superior customer support stands out as a decisive advantage.

Pricing and ROI: Red Hat Ceph Storage provides an economical setup cost, offering a compelling return on investment for budget-conscious organizations. Conversely, Dell ObjectScale presents a higher initial cost but justifies it with enhanced functionality and increased operational efficiency that translates to greater returns. While Red Hat Ceph is appealing in budget-sensitive situations, Dell ObjectScale delivers more substantial value through expanded capabilities and integration features.

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Pure Storage FlashBlade

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the File and Object Storage category, the mindshare of Pure Storage FlashBlade is 5.3%, down from 6.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell ObjectScale is 5.9%, down from 8.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat Ceph Storage is 15.3%, down from 21.3% 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	15.3%
Dell ObjectScale	5.9%
Pure Storage FlashBlade	5.3%
Other	73.5%

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Featured Reviews

MikaelHellström

IT Manager at Regin Dalarna

Has handled backup storage needs reliably and supports seamless upgrades

In environments requiring high throughput and low latency, Pure Storage FlashBlade provides high throughput and normal latency, but we do not have any application that requires low latency right now, so the latency of three to five milliseconds is considered kind of high. Pure Storage FlashBlade's ability to integrate with enterprise applications is not important for us, as we only want to present an S3 bucket for our backup, which we have done, and it works very fast. We use the Purity software's data reduction techniques; we have a backup software that compresses everything before sending it to the S3 bucket, achieving a data reduction of 1.1 to one. I would recommend Pure Storage FlashBlade to other companies because it's a very fast and scalable solution for anyone who needs it. On a scale of 1-10, I rate this solution an 8.

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Mahmoud Abuherra

Manager, Technical Services at AXS

Offers seamless protocol integration for diverse solutions with flexible API communication

We recommend Dell ECS to customers looking for GeoDrive, archiving, long-term retention solutions, or S3 protocol. It is proposed to sectors like government, education, and banking. Overall, I would rate Dell ECS eight out of ten, as it has shown a lot of enhancement compared to previous solutions like Centera and Atmos.

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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

"It helps simplify our storage, because the user interface is very simple and the installation is easy."

"I would rate Pure Storage FlashBlade a ten out of ten."

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

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

"The main feature I have found to be product replication."

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

"The product is scalable and easy to expand."

"The solution is able to handle workloads and is easy to use. It allows us to actually manage the boxes in less time."

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"This product is very competitive."

"The scalability is good."

"The performance is good."

"Dell ECS is a cost-effective solution that provides ease of use and availability."

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

"Some of the best features with Dell ECS are that it's scale-out storage with compatibility, which are the main drivers, along with very good support from Dell EMC that usually makes customers happy."

"The support is good."

"The setup was straightforward."

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"We have not encountered any stability issues for the product."

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

"Replicated and erasure coded pools have allowed for multiple copies to be kept, easy scale-out of additional nodes, and easy replacement of failed hard drives. The solution continues working even when there are errors."

"The setup is very easy, deserving a ten out of ten."

"Red Hat Ceph Storage is a reliable solution, it works well."

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

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

"The scalability feature is used by all users and is critical for our operations."

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Cons

"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."

"In the realm of micro-services, I think that Pure Storage can do well if they start getting in there and making their arrays more micro-services ready."

"Recently, while upgrading the version code, one of the controllers failed. Replacing the controller took between 14 to 20 days."

"To improve FlashBlade, some analysts suggest enhancing its handling of relational database management systems and SQL queries."

"I would like to have Snapshots and Snapmail in the next release. People who came from a NetApp background, especially expect these features."

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

"There could be improvements in public cloud integration."

"I would also like to see better support for CIFS workloads."

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"The solution needs to provide better integration between this solution and all other kinds of systems."

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

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

"The deployment is not easy, and some expertise is required to configure the virtual data center and replication groups."

"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."

"The disaster recovery could be improved because there should be something in-built within the ECS. Search and recovery should be in-built. Right now, we have to use some external tools for performing the recovery itself. For example, we're using Atempo or deploying Golden Superna, so it has dependency on the external third party vendors."

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

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

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

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

"I would like to see better performance and stability when Ceph is in recovery."

"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."

"It takes some time to re-balance the storage in case of server failure."

"Geo-replication needs improvement. It is a new feature, and not well supported yet."

"It took me a long time to get the storage drivers for the communication with Kubernetes up and running. The documentation could improve it is lacking information. I'm not sure if this is a Ceph problem or if Ceph should address this, but it was something I ran into. Additionally, there is a performance issue I am having that I am looking into, but overall I am satisfied with the performance."

"I've heard the integration with OpenShift is great, however, the licensing cost is excessively high."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing fees are paid yearly."

"We used a reseller for the purchase."

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

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

"I have seen ROI. It has allowed me to increase the density of my VMs without having to purchase anything additional."

"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."

"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."

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

"We initially purchased all of the licenses at the same time."

"The price of Dell ECS should be reduced."

"The product is quite expensive."

"The solution's cost is quite reasonable."

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

"The price of Dell ECS should be reduced."

"The charges for this solution are made in blocks of models, which are purchased depending on what features an organization requires."

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

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

"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."

"We never used the paid support."

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

"There is no cost for software."

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

20%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	21

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	11

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Company Size	Count
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?

Regarding pricing, it is okay; we needed exactly this in size, and the price was a lot lower than competitors, making...

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What needs improvement with Pure Storage FlashBlade?

In my opinion, one way Pure Storage FlashBlade can be improved is by having more compatibility between the FlashArray...

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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?

I cannot think of anything as an area for improvement with Dell ECS. I do not see any pricing or usability concerns.

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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

Dell PowerScale (Isilon) vs Pure Storage FlashBlade

Compared 18% of the time

MinIO vs Pure Storage FlashBlade

Compared 9% of the time

Pure Storage FlashArray vs Pure Storage FlashBlade

Compared 9% of the time

VAST Data vs Pure Storage FlashBlade

Compared 7% of the time

NetApp StorageGRID vs Pure Storage FlashBlade

Compared 4% of the time

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Amazon AWS vs Dell ObjectScale

Compared 21% of the time

NetApp StorageGRID vs Dell ObjectScale

Compared 12% of the time

Dell PowerScale (Isilon) vs Dell ObjectScale

Compared 10% of the time

MinIO vs Dell ObjectScale

Compared 7% of the time

Scality RING vs Dell ObjectScale

Compared 4% of the time

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MinIO vs Red Hat Ceph Storage

Compared 48% of the time

VMware vSAN vs Red Hat Ceph Storage

Compared 3% of the time

NetApp StorageGRID vs Red Hat Ceph Storage

Compared 3% of the time

Dell PowerScale (Isilon) vs Red Hat Ceph Storage

Compared 3% of the time

VAST Data vs Red Hat Ceph Storage

Compared 2% of the time

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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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