Ceph
by Ceph · Open-source distributed storage with object, block and file interfaces
29 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
Ceph is an open-source distributed storage system that provides a unified storage service with object, block and file interfaces from a single cluster. The cluster is built from commodity hardware components and is deployed and managed by the user, with getting-started guides and documentation provided. The source code is public and open to contribution.
- Best for
- Organisations wanting to run their own object, block and file storage on commodity hardware.
- Pricing
- No prices are shown; the captured text describes Ceph as fully open source and mentions no paid plans.
- Runs on
- LinuxSelf-hosted
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Object, block and file interfaces from a single cluster
- Fully open source — code can be read, modified and contributed to
- Built from commodity hardware components
Trade-offs
- You deploy and operate the cluster yourself; no hosted option shown
- No pricing, support or SLA terms published on the captured pages
- No capacity, performance or hardware requirements stated
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- API quality
- 20 out of 100
- Documentation
- 50 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 65 out of 100
- Changelog
- 0 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 70 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 0 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 65 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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