Best Ceph Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from software-defined storage software ranked against Ceph on the same published basis.
- 1Ceph vs JuiceFS
- 2Ceph vs MinIO AIStor
- 3Ceph vs MooseFS
- 4Ceph vs SeaweedFS
- 6Ceph vs StarWind Virtual SAN
- 7Ceph vs VMware Workstation Pro
- 8Ceph vs Gluster
- 9Ceph vs Longhorn
- 10Ceph vs OpenEBS
- 11Ceph vs LizardFS
- 12Ceph vs DAOS
- 13Ceph vs LINSTOR
- 14Ceph vs VAST Data Platform
- 15Ceph vs WEKA Data Platform
- 16Ceph vs Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G
- 17Ceph vs SUSE Multi-Linux Manager
- 18Ceph vs DataCore SANsymphony
- 19Ceph vs Portworx Enterprise
- 20Ceph vs Qumulo Cloud Data Platform
- 21Ceph vs Scality RING
Ceph alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JuiceFS | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | MinIO AIStor | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | MooseFS | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | SeaweedFS | 6.6 | Free plan | $1.67/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | StarWind Virtual SAN | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | VMware Workstation Pro | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | Gluster | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 9 | Longhorn | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | OpenEBS | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 11 | LizardFS | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 12 | DAOS | 5.5 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 13 | LINSTOR | 5.4 | No | $83.33/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 14 | VAST Data Platform | 5.4 | No | — | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | WEKA Data Platform | 5.4 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 16 | Huawei HiSecEngine USG6800G | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 17 | SUSE Multi-Linux Manager | 5.3 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | DataCore SANsymphony | 5.1 | No | — | API, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Portworx Enterprise | 5.1 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | Qumulo Cloud Data Platform | 5.1 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 21 | Scality RING | 5.1 | No | — | — |
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Questions about Ceph alternatives
What is the best alternative to Ceph?
JuiceFS, number 1 in software-defined storage software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: MinIO AIStor, MooseFS, SeaweedFS and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Ceph?
JuiceFS is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.