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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 223 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Dell Technologies 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-technologies/alternatives

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

- Pure Storage FlashArray: 25
- Dell PowerStore: 23
- HPE MSA Storage: 19
- NetApp AFF: 14
- Synology NAS: 11
- Dell PowerVault ME5: 7

## Enterprise storage systems

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Dell Technologies.

- HPE MSA Storage: first choice in 13 of those 83
- Synology NAS: first choice in 11 of those 83
- Dell PowerStore: first choice in 9 of those 83
- QNAP: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Dell PowerVault ME5: first choice in 4 of those 83
- NetApp ONTAP: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Pure Storage FlashArray: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Synology DiskStation: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Dell Technologies (Dell Technologies is #6 of 10 at 0%).

- Dell PowerStore: first choice in 13 of those 73
- HPE MSA Storage: first choice in 6 of those 73
- NetApp AFF: first choice in 6 of those 73
- Pure Storage FlashArray: first choice in 5 of those 73
- Dell PowerVault ME5: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Dell Technologies PowerStore 9200T: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Everpure FlashArray: first choice in 1 of those 73
- HPE Alletra: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Dell Technologies (Dell Technologies is #5 of 10 at 4%).

- Pure Storage FlashArray: first choice in 18 of those 67
- NetApp AFF: first choice in 8 of those 67
- NetApp ONTAP: first choice in 5 of those 67
- HPE Alletra: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Dell PowerMax or PowerStore: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Dell PowerScale: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Dell PowerStore: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Dell Technologies – PowerMax: first choice in 1 of those 67

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