| Features | Portworx | Longhorn |
|---|---|---|
| Resource Footprint |  Portworx supports high-density workloads |
 Limits cluster density, forcing enterprises to add additional capacity |
| Day 2 Automation | Built-in Day 2 automation at enterprise scale |
Manual workflows |
| Disaster Recovery | Synchronous and asynchronous disaster recovery |
No replication at the storage level, can only restore from backups |
| Backup and Recovery | Self-service backup with multi-tenancy and storage transformations for migrations |
Limited backup capabilities |
| Ransomware Protection | Ransomware protection |
No ransomware protection capabilities |
See why companies like these choose Portworx as their enterprise-grade Kubernetes storage for Rancher by SUSE:
What sets Portworx apart from Longhorn storage
Optimize Storage Performance at Enterprise Scale
Portworx is the container data management platform built to run at enterprise scale. Portworx provides highly performant storage that enables highly complex workloads and provides a stable platform for your critical applications.
Longhorn by comparison has architectural limitations that impact performance for certain storage types at enterprise scale, limiting the type of workloads it can support.
Portworx delivers:
- Consistent performance as workloads scale without requiring additional memory to manage increasing storage volumes
- On-demand scalability with automated capacity management
Architect Data Resiliency for Mission-Critical Applications
Portworx provides a comprehensive, built-for-Kubernetes data protection and business continuity solution with backup and restore, local high availability, and flexible disaster recovery policies that include synchronous and asynchronous disaster recovery.
Although Longhorn also offers Kubernetes data protection and high availability, it does not offer disaster recovery for mission-critical applications, leaving your most important applications at risk.
Portworx delivers:
- Up to zero RPO disaster recovery for mission-critical applications, ensuring zero data loss
- Fast failovers for quick recovery
- Comprehensive data protection with ransomware protection
Simplified Day 2 Operations with Automation and Flexibility
Portworx simplifies Day 2 operations with advanced automation and flexibility. From capacity management to data migrations and backup, Portworx reduces operational overhead by ensuring storage tasks are handled efficiently and without manual intervention.
While other storage solutions may require manual processes for tasks like scaling and recovery, Portworx automates these functions, delivering a streamlined experience that reduces the potential for human error and enables development teams to focus on innovation.
Portworx delivers:
- Automated storage scaling and resource management
- Self-healing storage to maintain availability during node failures
- Noisy neighbor prevention with custom limits for storage throughput and bandwidth
Why Customers and Partners Love us:
An FSI company initially used Longhorn to manage the storage for their Rancher clusters that were running critical research analysis. However, Longhorn was not able to provide the performance or the stability required. Portworx provided a better way to manage their persistent storage at the performance and availability needed to drive their quantitative research.
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