Ceph vs OVHcloud Object Storage
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Ceph and OVHcloud Object Storage.
Quick Verdict
4.1/5
Ceph
0 reviews
3.8/5
OVHcloud Object Storage
0 reviews
Ceph is rated higher (4.1 vs 3.8). 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. 13 regions in Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, Poland), Canada and Asia-Pacific; no US region
Ceph Unified, scalable storage platform for objects, blocks, and files | OVHcloud Object Storage S3-compatible object storage from €0.014/GB (Standard), Cold Archive from €0.00128/GB | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 4.1 (0 reviews)✓ | 3.8 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | free | usage-based |
| Starting price | Free✓ | From $0.014/mo |
| Best for | Enterprises and service providers building self-managed, large-scale storage with object, block, and file requirements on commodity hardware | EU-resident, read-heavy object storage — media libraries, backup repositories and CMS assets — where free egress keeps bills predictable. |
| 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 | s3 compatibleeu datacentergdpr compliantapi access |
| Visit Ceph → | Visit OVHcloud Object 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)
OVHcloud Object Storage
Pros
- + Free egress and free API requests on Standard storage — rare among S3 providers
- + Volume-tiered pricing from €0.014/GB/month, billed per GiB-hour
- + Cold Archive at about €0.00128/GB/month for French-resident archives
- + 13 regions across Europe, Canada and Asia-Pacific with clear per-region endpoints
- + Five storage classes with documented class-to-region availability
Cons
- - No US region — North America is served from Canada
- - Cold Archive is Paris-only with 180-day minimum retention and €0.005/GB restores
- - Most regions are 1-AZ; multi-region redundancy must be designed by the user
- - S3 compatibility is not full AWS parity; console is dense
Stay in the loop
Get weekly updates on the best new hosting and infrastructure providers, deals, and comparisons.
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.