Developer Tools · head to head
Fig vs Rook
Fig
Developer Tools
IDE-style autocomplete for your existing terminal
- From
- Free
- Free plan
- Yes
Rook
Cloud
Kubernetes operator that deploys and manages Ceph storage clusters
- From
- Free
- Free plan
- Yes
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Fig shut down on 1 September 2024. Amazon acquired Fig in August 2023 and folded it into Amazon Q Developer, which now carries the terminal autocomplete; Rook rook automates Ceph but does not abstract it, so an incident still demands Ceph expertise, and organisations without it end up hiring consultants at exactly the wrong moment.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Fig and Rook actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Fig
Nothing recorded that Rook does not also cover.
Only in Rook
- Ceph operator
- Block, file and object
- Erasure coding
- CSI driver
- Automated upgrades
- Multi-cluster mirroring
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Fig
No use cases recorded yet. See the Fig review.
Rook
- An on-premises Kubernetes platform needing block, shared filesystem and S3 storage without buying three productsnot Fig
- A team that already runs Ceph and wants its lifecycle managed declaratively inside Kubernetesnot Fig
- A large cluster where three-way replication overhead is unaffordable and erasure coding is requirednot Fig
- An organisation building a private cloud that cannot use managed cloud storage services for residency reasonsnot Fig
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Fig
- Shut down on 1 September 2024. Amazon acquired Fig in August 2023 and folded it into Amazon Q Developer, which now carries the terminal autocomplete
- The standalone desktop app is no longer available or supported
- The completion specs remain open source on GitHub, but the product that consumed them is gone
Rook
- Rook automates Ceph but does not abstract it, so an incident still demands Ceph expertise, and organisations without it end up hiring consultants at exactly the wrong moment.
- There is no vendor and no SLA; the realistic commercial support routes are IBM Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation or an independent Ceph consultancy, both of which change the cost picture entirely.
- Ceph is resource hungry, needing substantial memory and dedicated disks per OSD, so the hardware cost of a properly sized cluster is often underestimated.
- Recovery and rebalancing after a disk or node failure generates heavy background input and output that can degrade application performance for hours, which surprises teams sizing for steady state.
- Minimum viable clusters require several nodes with several disks each, so it is impractical at small scale and the entry hardware cost exceeds simpler alternatives.
Pricing, plan by plan
Fig
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Fig review.
Rook
Free- RookFree
- Apache 2.0 licensed, no licence fee
- Graduated CNCF project
- Community support via GitHub and Slack only
Which should you pick?
Choose Rook if
- You need ceph operator.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Linux, Kubernetes.
- You also want block, file and object.
Questions people ask
- Is Fig or Rook better?
- Neither clearly leads. Fig starts at Free and Rook at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Fig or Rook?
- Fig starts at Free and Rook at Free.
- Does Fig or Rook run on more platforms?
- Fig runs on Web. Rook runs on Linux, Kubernetes.
- Can I use Fig for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What can Fig do that Rook cannot?
- Rook covers Ceph operator, Block, file and object, Erasure coding, CSI driver.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Rook: Who supports it in production?
Nobody by default. IBM sells Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation, which is supported Rook and Ceph, and independent consultancies sell Ceph support. Decide this before deployment.
Rook: Does it need Ceph knowledge?
Yes. Rook handles deployment and routine operations, but troubleshooting a degraded cluster is a Ceph skill and there is no way around it.
Rook: Can it replace an object storage appliance?
Functionally yes, through the RADOS gateway, but you take on the operations that an appliance vendor would otherwise carry.
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