# NetApp E-Series: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/netapp-e-series

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Enterprise storage systems](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/enterprise-storage-systems/index.md) | 0% | 57 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best for budget-conscious block storage | NetApp E-Series" (Perplexity Sonar, Enterprise storage)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named NetApp E-Series, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- dell.com: 2
- enterprisestorageforum.com: 2
- techtarget.com: 2
- blocksandfiles.com: 1
- blog.everpuredata.com: 1
- community.spiceworks.com: 1
- ecmconnection.com: 1
- everpuredata.com: 1
- ffnews.com: 1
- g2.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://enterprisestorageforum.com/products/best-storage-arrays: 2
- https://blocksandfiles.com/file/2021/03/25/webcast-six-mistakes-to-avoid-while-managing-a-storage-solution/1591837: 1
- https://blog.everpuredata.com/solutions/storage-considerations-for-moving-legacy-applications-to-the-cloud: 1
- https://community.spiceworks.com/t/are-storage-vendors-ripping-you-off/263869: 1
- https://dell.com/en-us/learn/learning-center/lp/enterprise-storage: 1
- https://dell.com/en-us/shopping/what-are-the-best-smb-storage-products: 1
- https://ecmconnection.com/doc/13-ways-to-avoid-storage-management-chaos-0001: 1
- https://everpuredata.com/content/dam/pdf/en/ebooks/eb-the-future-of-storage.pdf: 1

## What it publishes

Every page netapp.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10000 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 556 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-03-01
- template or tool: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 43 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-03-28
- Recent: 2023-03-28 news or press: Pressing Resume button returns to upgrade initial screen without error https://kb.netapp.com/Legacy/NetApp_HCI/OS/Pressing_Resume_button_returns_to_upgrade_initial_screen_without_error
- Recent: 2022-03-01 comparison: No subject alternative names matching IP address when adding authentication server to AIQUM https://kb.netapp.com/data-mgmt/AIQUM/AIQUM_Kbs/No_subject_alternative_names_matching_IP_address_when_adding_authentication_server_to_AIQUM
- Recent: 2020-06-22 comparison: How to create an alternative user for na root  sp login https://kb.netapp.com/on-prem/ontap/Ontap_OS/OS-KBs/How_to_create_an_alternative_user_for_na_root__sp_login

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.