Ceph is a distributed object store and file system designed to provide excellent performance, reliability and scalability.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux

Kadalu Storage is described as 'Opinionated distributed Storage solution based on GlusterFS. Kadalu Storage uses the file system layer from GlusterFS and built a completely new ecosystem around it' and is an app in the backup & sync category. There are six alternatives to Kadalu Storage for Linux, Web-based and Self-Hosted. The best Kadalu Storage alternative is Ceph, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Kadalu Storage are GlusterFS, Google Cloud Filestore, Lustre and LizardFS.
Ceph is a distributed object store and file system designed to provide excellent performance, reliability and scalability.

GlusterFS is a scale-out network-attached storage file system. It has found applications including cloud computing, streaming media services, and content delivery networks. GlusterFS was developed originally by Gluster, Inc. and then by Red Hat, Inc.
Google Cloud Filestore is a managed file storage service designed for high-performance workloads. It provides consistent performance, low latency storage operations, and can handle demanding workloads effectively. With Filestore Enterprise, there is a 99.
LizardFS is a distributed, scalable, fault-tolerant and highly available file system. It allows users to combine disk space located on many servers into a single name space which is visible on Unix-like and Windows systems in the same way as other file systems.
MooseFS is a fault tolerant, network distributed file system. It spreads data over several physical servers which are visible to the user as one resource.