# Dell PowerStore alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 192 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Dell PowerStore holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/dell-powerstore/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Pure Storage FlashArray: 21
- NetApp AFF: 17
- Dell Technologies: 13
- HPE MSA Storage: 12
- Synology NAS: 8
- Dell PowerVault ME5: 6

## Enterprise storage systems

**Small business**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Dell PowerStore (Dell PowerStore is #2 of 10 at 14%).

- Synology NAS: first choice in 8 of those 62
- HPE MSA Storage: first choice in 7 of those 62
- QNAP: first choice in 5 of those 62
- Dell PowerVault ME5: first choice in 3 of those 62
- NetApp ONTAP: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Synology DiskStation: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Dell PowerVault: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Dell PowerVault ME5212: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Mid-market**: 63 of 84 answers did not name Dell PowerStore (Dell PowerStore is #1 of 10 at 28%).

- Dell Technologies: first choice in 6 of those 63
- HPE MSA Storage: first choice in 5 of those 63
- Pure Storage FlashArray: first choice in 5 of those 63
- NetApp AFF: first choice in 4 of those 63
- Dell PowerVault ME5: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Dell Technologies PowerStore 9200T: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Everpure FlashArray: first choice in 1 of those 63
- HPE MSA (Microserver Array) Series: first choice in 1 of those 63

**Enterprise**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Dell PowerStore (Dell PowerStore is #6 of 10 at 2%).

- Pure Storage FlashArray: first choice in 16 of those 67
- NetApp AFF: first choice in 13 of those 67
- Dell Technologies: first choice in 7 of those 67
- NetApp ONTAP: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Dell PowerMax or PowerStore: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Dell PowerScale: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Dell Technologies – PowerMax: first choice in 1 of those 67
- HPE Alletra: first choice in 1 of those 67

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