Ceph vs Bunny Storage
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Ceph and Bunny Storage.
Quick Verdict
4.1/5
Ceph
0 reviews
4.1/5
Bunny Storage
0 reviews
Both Ceph and Bunny Storage are equally rated at 4.1/5. Open-source distributed storage system providing object, block, and file storage through a single cluster. Designed for organizations building cloud infrastructure or managing petabyte-scale data. Bunny Storage is a geo-distributed object storage service across 15 regions with integrated Bunny CDN delivery, automatic replication, and an S3-compatible API (public preview). From $0.01/GB per region with free delivery into Bunny CDN and no request fees.
Ceph Unified, scalable storage platform for objects, blocks, and files | Bunny Storage Global edge storage with sub-100ms latency and 99.99% uptime | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 4.1 (0 reviews) | 4.1 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | free | usage-based |
| Starting price | Free✓ | From $1/mo |
| Best for | Enterprises and service providers building self-managed, large-scale storage with object, block, and file requirements on commodity hardware | Content platforms, media, SaaS assets, and software distribution where files exist to be downloaded through a CDN at the lowest delivery cost |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ✓ | |
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Tags | ||
| Tags | free tieropen sourceself hostables3 compatible | eu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenterapi access |
| Visit Ceph → | Visit Bunny Storage → | |
Ceph
Pros
- + Unified object, block, and file storage from one self-healing cluster with no single point of failure
- + Free and open source (LGPL 2.1/3.0) under Linux Foundation governance
- + Proven at very large scale — CERN, OVH, DigitalOcean run production deployments
- + S3-compatible object API (RGW), erasure coding, replication, snapshots and clones built in
- + Strong Kubernetes story (Rook, Ceph CSI) and modern ops tooling (cephadm, dashboard, Prometheus)
Cons
- - Steep learning curve; incident response and tuning require real storage expertise
- - Practical minimum is a multi-node cluster (3+ monitors, ~4 GiB RAM per OSD, 10 Gb/s networking)
- - Total cost of ownership dominated by hardware and operations, not licenses
- - Vendor ecosystem in flux (SUSE exited Ceph-based products from 2021)
Bunny Storage
Pros
- + Free delivery into Bunny CDN, free API egress, and zero request fees — the opposite of hyperscaler billing
- + Simple pricing: $0.01/GB per region Standard (HDD), $0.02/GB Edge (SSD), $1 monthly minimum
- + 15 storage regions with automatic replication and region failover; 99.99% availability SLA
- + S3-compatible API (rclone, presigned URLs, SHA256 checksums) plus HTTP API, FTP/SFTP, and web file manager
- + One-click integration as origin for Bunny pull zones, with Perma-Cache for permanent edge storage
Cons
- - S3 compatibility is in public preview and must be enabled per zone at creation — not a finished S3 platform
- - No cold/archive tier: backup-style retention pays full Standard or Edge rates
- - Edge SSD tier's primary region is Frankfurt only; Standard zones can be created in any region
- - Free egress is scoped to Bunny CDN — neutral multi-cloud storage architectures will feel constrained
- - Unverified claim in the old listing: object versioning and CORS specifics were not documented on reviewed pages
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