SUSE Enterprise Storage vs Pure1

SESUSE Enterprise Storage8.8Visit Pure18.4Visit

Higher score SE SUSE Enterprise Storage #4 in Storage Management Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 4 features Visit SUSE

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Pure1 #7 in Storage Management Software 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Pure1

• SUSE Enterprise Storage fits best

  Ceph-based Linux enterprise storage

• Pure1 fits best

  Teams managing Everpure storage arrays

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Side by side

Feature	SESUSE Enterprise Storage 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Pure1 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.4
Ranking	#4 in Storage Management Software	#7 in Storage Management Software
Best for	Ceph-based Linux enterprise storage	Teams managing Everpure storage arrays
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	Pricing on request	Free plan
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Linux, Windows	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Live chat, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7	Tickets
Integrations	5 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features SUSE Enterprise Storage 2/4 · Pure1 3/4
Capacity monitoring	✓	✓
Storage provisioning	✓	✓
Performance optimization	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Automated tiering	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	On_prem	Cloud
Storage protocols	Object Gateway, RADOS Block Device, CephFS, librados	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Unified object, block, and file storage through Ceph Automatic data redistribution when nodes change or fail Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager cluster monitoring	Monitors fleet health, capacity, performance, and risk in one view Combines VM analytics, forecasts, and workload what-if planning Offers alerts, workflow orchestration, upgrades, and public REST APIs
Cons	Enterprise Storage 7.1 has been discontinued Pricing uses a contact-sales model Deeper management features are not established here	Its fit centers on Everpure storage arrays Access is included with active subscriptions and support contracts Support is listed through tickets
Our verdict	SUSE Enterprise Storage was a distributed software-defined storage platform for enterprise clusters running on commodity hardware. Built on Ceph, it combined object, block, and file storage through Object Gateway, RADOS Block Device, and… Read the review →	Pure1 gives teams managing Everpure storage arrays a cloud-based view of fleet health, capacity, performance, and risk. It also tracks assets and appliance lifecycles, and provides VM analytics for latency, bandwidth, IOPS, and capacity.… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• SUSE Enterprise Storage — where it wins

  • Unified object, block, and file storage through Ceph
  • Automatic data redistribution when nodes change or fail
  • Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager cluster monitoring

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise Storage 7.1 has been discontinued
  • Pricing uses a contact-sales model
  • Deeper management features are not established here

• Pure1 — where it wins

  • Monitors fleet health, capacity, performance, and risk in one view
  • Combines VM analytics, forecasts, and workload what-if planning
  • Offers alerts, workflow orchestration, upgrades, and public REST APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Its fit centers on Everpure storage arrays
  • Access is included with active subscriptions and support contracts
  • Support is listed through tickets

• SESUSE Enterprise Storage8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A capable Ceph storage stack for existing customers, but not a current platform choice.

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• Pure18.4/10 · Free plan

  A free operations platform for monitoring and managing Everpure storage fleets.

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