Software-Defined Storage for Private Clouds:
Lightbits vs Ceph

Lightbits delivers more density, more performance, lower latency and with less hardware than Ceph Storage.

This white paper compares two software-defined storage solutions suited for private clouds:

  • Ceph: Open-source and software-defined block, file, and object storage often used in cloud-native environments.
  • The Lightbits cloud data platform from Lightbits Labs: Software-defined, disaggregated, and composable block storage architected from the ground up for cloud environments.

The result: Lightbits delivers up to 16x better performance with lower TCO and enterprise resiliency. This paper illustrates the architectural comparisons of both solutions to explain the Lightbits performance advantages.

The table below shows IOPS of Lightbits versus Ceph performance in a containerized environment. Download the whitepaper for more performance comparisons.

Ceph vs Lightbits I/O Rate

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