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Azure Data Lake Storage VS Ceph_

As of 4 November 2026, Ceph is named by 390 companies and Azure Data Lake Storage by 839; Azure Data Lake Storage skews to companies under 200 people (31% vs 51%), Ceph to companies over 1,000 (26% vs 46%).

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: Azure Data Lake Storage'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.

Azure Data Lake Storage: 2–200 employees
31%
Ceph: 2–200 employees
51%
Azure Data Lake Storage: 1,000+ employees
46%
Ceph: 1,000+ employees
26%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.8 · 2.3
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
839companies name Azure Data Lake Storage
390companies name Ceph
0name both
2,328 · 886postings in 90 days, Azure Data Lake Storage · 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
SegmentAzure Data Lake StorageshareCephshareLeans
Self-employed172%113%even
2-10 employees445%4311%Ceph
11-50 employees759%7519%Ceph
51-200 employees13917%7920%Ceph
201-500 employees8310%5213%Ceph
501-1000 employees9111%277%Azure Data Lake Storage
1001-5000 employees15518%5514%Azure Data Lake Storage
5001-10000 employees759%215%Azure Data Lake Storage
10,001+ employees16019%277%Azure Data Lake Storage
By industry
SegmentAzure Data Lake StorageshareCephshareLeans
Technology & software34841%20553%Ceph
Business & finance services20625%4111%Azure Data Lake Storage
Manufacturing & industry8710%3810%even
Utilities & infrastructure304%123%even
Health care273%133%even
Public, community & associations253%236%Ceph
Consumer services & leisure243%297%Ceph
Commerce & trade233%51%even
Property & construction192%––outside top 12
Media & content152%215%Ceph
Transport, logistics & rental152%21%even
Automotive101%10%even
By country
SegmentAzure Data Lake StorageshareCephshareLeans
United States50560%20051%Azure Data Lake Storage
United Kingdom668%226%Azure Data Lake Storage
Canada385%123%even
India293%72%even
Germany263%4311%Ceph
France162%185%Ceph
Australia152%72%even
Netherlands121%72%even
Belgium111%––outside top 12
Brazil111%––outside top 12
Sweden101%92%even
Switzerland71%51%even
Spain––72%outside top 12
Poland––62%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAzure Data Lake StorageshareCephshareLeans
Data & AI2,11670%504%Azure Data Lake Storage
Software engineering29910%39031%Ceph
IT operations & business systems2097%39231%Ceph
Product, program & project management281%141%even
Engineering (non-software)80%484%Ceph
General management & consulting70%20%even
Sales70%202%even
construction and civil60%10%even
Finance & accounting50%30%even
Business development & strategy30%––outside top 12
Administration & office20%50%even
Human resources20%111%even
Legal, compliance & risk20%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment20%––outside top 12
arts media and entertainment10%30%even
Education & training10%20%even
hospitality and food service10%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production10%––outside top 12
social care and community10%––outside top 12
Unclassified10%40%even
healthcare clinical––393%outside top 12
Customer service & success––232%outside top 12
Design & UX––81%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––40%outside top 12
healthcare support and caregiving––30%outside top 12
skilled trades and field service––20%outside top 12
Marketing & communications––10%outside top 12
research and science––10%outside top 12
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Ceph is named by 390 companies in job postings and Azure Data Lake Storage by 839; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/azure-data-lake-storage-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

Azure Data Lake Storage vs Ceph: questions

Which is more used, Azure Data Lake Storage or Ceph?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Azure Data Lake Storage (839) 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 Azure Data Lake Storage?

31% of Azure Data Lake Storage companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 51% for Ceph. 46% of Azure Data Lake Storage companies have over 1,000 employees, against 26% for Ceph.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Azure Data Lake Storage 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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