- Why Lightbits
- Why choose LightbitsWhy leading organizations choose Lightbits
- Discover Lightbits Software-Defined StorageGet an overview of the Lightbits block storage software
- See how Lightbits comparesComparisons of Lightbits to Ceph Storage
- Solutions
- For Kubernetes – support 100s of K8s clustersRun more applications, handle bigger workloads with unmatched performance, low latency and effortless scaling of persistent volumes
- For Service Providers and Private Clouds – optimize price/performance for open sourceSeamless integration with KVM, OpenStack, and OpenShift, delivering peak performance for every PVC and reducing data center sprawl
- For AI and Machine Learning – petabyte-scale meets sub-millisecond speedLower the cost of storage for AI while accelerating data pre-processing, model training, real-time inference, and optimizing RAG databases.
- For Public Clouds – speed meets savingsSlash costs, boost performance, with license portability to move storage across clouds—because your cloud strategy deserves freedom and flexibility
- For VMware – enterprise-ready hyperscale storageThe first NVMe over TCP software-defined storage certified for VMware supporting modern applications that need high IOPS, low latency block storage
- Company
- About Lightbits LabsConnect with our leadership team and our mission for democratizing hyperscale storage for all
- BlogGet on the Fast Path and follow our expert bloggers to learn about strategies for data center modernization.
- CareersMake Lightbits Labs your next career move
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- NewsRead our latest press announcements and news coverage
- User Community HubJoin the Lightbits User Community on Slack – a forum for engineers, managed by engineers.
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See How Much You Can Save on Your Cloud Storage Costs
Native cloud storage on Azure can be up to 7x more expensive than Lightbits. For performance-sensitive, large-scale workloads Lightbits offers the fastest block storage on Azure today with predictable low cost that will not bust your IT budget.
Storage Type*– Please select one
Ultra Disk
Premium SSD v2
Provisioned Capacity (TiB)*
Maximum Cost Savings: $7,983,380
Maximum Savings: 87%
Lightbits outperforms Ultra Disk by approximately 3.3x
Total Cost Savings in 5 years - Lower is Better
Save up to 80% more with Lightbits
TCO - Cumulative (15% yoy)
Year's | 1 year | 2 year | 3 year | 4 year | 5 year | Total Cost Savings | Total Savings |
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Ultra Disk | $1,354,862.717 | $2,912,954.842 | $4,704,760.786 | $6,765,337.621 | $9,135,000.981 | 0 | 0 |
Premiun SSD v2 | $194,574.206 | $418,334.543 | $675,658.931 | $971,581.977 | $1,311,893.480 | 0 | 0 |
Lightbits | $170,803.200 | $367,226.880 | $593,114.112 | $852,884.429 | $1,151,620.293 | 0 | 0 |
Avs 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Avs 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Max IOPS Per Provsioned Capacity | |
---|---|
Ultra Disk | 2000000 |
Premiun SSD v2 | 1500000 |
Lightbits | 6600000 |
Key Assumptions
- Data Reduction: 3:1: Achieved through compression, thin provisioning with auto-scaling, space-efficient snapshots, and clones.
- Highly Available w/ 3 replicas: Ensures high availability of data with three replicas.
- Azure VMs: Reserved 3 Year, EastUS: Utilizes reserved VM instances for 3 years in the EastUS region.
- Annual Expected Growth: 15%: Accounts for a projected annual growth rate of 15%.
- LRS Azure: Utilizes Locally Redundant Storage (LRS) in Azure.
- Ultra Disk Billing: Billed based on provisioned size, provisioned IOPS, and provisioned throughput, with 20 IOPS per GB and 2KBs per 1 I/O.