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Amazon S3 VS Ceph_

As of 4 November 2026, Ceph is named by 390 companies and Amazon S3 by 4,518; Amazon S3 skews to companies under 200 people (48% vs 51%), Ceph to companies over 1,000 (26% vs 26%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Amazon S3's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Ceph rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Amazon S3: 2–200 employees
48%
Ceph: 2–200 employees
51%
Amazon S3: 1,000+ employees
26%
Ceph: 1,000+ employees
26%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.9 · 2.3
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
4,518companies name Amazon S3
390companies name Ceph
0name both
12,902 · 886postings in 90 days, Amazon S3 · Ceph
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentAmazon S3shareCephshareLeans
Self-employed1303%113%even
2-10 employees3919%4311%Ceph
11-50 employees71916%7519%Ceph
51-200 employees1,07124%7920%Amazon S3
201-500 employees62014%5213%even
501-1000 employees4269%277%Amazon S3
1001-5000 employees59713%5514%even
5001-10000 employees1604%215%even
10,001+ employees4049%277%Amazon S3
By industry
SegmentAmazon S3shareCephshareLeans
Technology & software2,41153%20553%even
Business & finance services92921%4111%Amazon S3
Manufacturing & industry3398%3810%Ceph
Media & content1764%215%even
Consumer services & leisure1363%297%Ceph
Commerce & trade1062%51%even
Public, community & associations992%236%Ceph
Utilities & infrastructure832%123%even
Health care531%133%Ceph
Transport, logistics & rental491%21%even
Automotive421%10%even
Hospitality & travel421%––outside top 12
By country
SegmentAmazon S3shareCephshareLeans
United States2,85363%20051%Amazon S3
United Kingdom3097%226%even
Germany1604%4311%Ceph
India1604%72%even
France1092%185%Ceph
Canada912%123%even
Brazil651%––outside top 12
Australia641%72%even
Singapore521%––outside top 12
Japan381%––outside top 12
Netherlands381%72%even
Spain371%72%even
Sweden––92%outside top 12
Poland––62%outside top 12
Switzerland––51%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAmazon S3shareCephshareLeans
Software engineering7,64845%39031%Amazon S3
Data & AI4,74628%504%Amazon S3
IT operations & business systems2,17913%39231%Ceph
Product, program & project management2692%141%even
Customer service & success1561%232%even
Engineering (non-software)1481%484%Ceph
Sales1201%202%even
Finance & accounting270%30%even
research and science270%10%even
Unclassified250%40%even
General management & consulting240%20%even
Business development & strategy160%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment160%––outside top 12
arts media and entertainment140%30%even
Education & training140%20%even
construction and civil110%10%even
Marketing & communications90%10%even
skilled trades and field service90%20%even
logistics warehouse and transport80%40%even
Design & UX70%81%even
facilities cleaning and security70%––outside top 12
Human resources70%111%even
Legal, compliance & risk60%––outside top 12
Administration & office50%50%even
hospitality and food service30%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production20%––outside top 12
Retail & store operations20%––outside top 12
healthcare clinical10%393%Ceph
procurement and purchasing10%––outside top 12
public safety and protective services10%––outside top 12
healthcare support and caregiving––30%outside top 12
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Ceph is named by 390 companies in job postings and Amazon S3 by 4,518; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/amazon-s3-vs-ceph)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Amazon S3 vs Ceph: questions

Which is more used, Amazon S3 or Ceph?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Amazon S3 (4,518) over Ceph (390). By website-and-DNS footprint, Ceph (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Amazon S3?

48% of Amazon S3 companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 51% for Ceph. 26% of Amazon S3 companies have over 1,000 employees, against 26% for Ceph.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Amazon S3 in marketing and Ceph in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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