# NetApp AFF alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 163 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where NetApp AFF 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/netapp-aff/alternatives

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

- HPE MSA Storage: 17
- Synology NAS: 9
- Dell PowerStore: 7
- NetApp ONTAP: 7
- Dell PowerVault ME5: 6
- Pure Storage FlashArray: 6

## Enterprise storage systems

**Small business**: 69 of 84 answers did not name NetApp AFF (NetApp AFF is #6 of 10 at 2%).

- HPE MSA Storage: first choice in 11 of those 69
- Synology NAS: first choice in 9 of those 69
- Dell PowerVault ME5: first choice in 4 of those 69
- QNAP: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Dell PowerStore: first choice in 3 of those 69
- NetApp ONTAP: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Synology DiskStation: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Dell PowerVault: first choice in 1 of those 69

**Mid-market**: 48 of 84 answers did not name NetApp AFF (NetApp AFF is #2 of 10 at 15%).

- HPE MSA Storage: first choice in 6 of those 48
- Dell PowerStore: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Dell PowerVault ME5: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Everpure FlashArray: first choice in 1 of those 48
- HPE Alletra: first choice in 1 of those 48
- HPE MSA (Microserver Array) Series: first choice in 1 of those 48
- HPE MSA (Modular Smart Array) Storage system: first choice in 1 of those 48
- HPE MSA family: first choice in 1 of those 48

**Enterprise**: 46 of 84 answers did not name NetApp AFF (NetApp AFF is #2 of 10 at 21%).

- Pure Storage FlashArray: first choice in 6 of those 46
- NetApp ONTAP: first choice in 5 of those 46
- Dell PowerMax or PowerStore: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Dell PowerScale: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Dell PowerStore: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Dell Technologies – PowerMax: first choice in 1 of those 46
- HPE Alletra: first choice in 1 of those 46
- IBM – FlashSystem 9500: first choice in 1 of those 46

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