# Pure Storage FlashArray alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 162 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Pure Storage FlashArray 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/pure-storage-flasharray/alternatives

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

- HPE MSA Storage: 18
- Dell PowerStore: 11
- Synology NAS: 11
- Dell PowerVault ME5: 6
- QNAP: 5
- NetApp ONTAP: 3

## Enterprise storage systems

**Small business**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Pure Storage FlashArray (Pure Storage FlashArray is #5 of 10 at 2%).

- HPE MSA Storage: first choice in 12 of those 74
- Synology NAS: first choice in 11 of those 74
- Dell PowerStore: first choice in 6 of those 74
- QNAP: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Dell PowerVault ME5: first choice in 4 of those 74
- NetApp ONTAP: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Dell PowerVault: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Dell PowerVault ME5212: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Mid-market**: 52 of 84 answers did not name Pure Storage FlashArray (Pure Storage FlashArray is #3 of 10 at 13%).

- HPE MSA Storage: first choice in 6 of those 52
- Dell PowerStore: first choice in 5 of those 52
- Dell PowerVault ME5: first choice in 2 of those 52
- Everpure FlashArray: first choice in 1 of those 52
- HPE Alletra: first choice in 1 of those 52
- HPE MSA (Microserver Array) Series: first choice in 1 of those 52
- HPE MSA (Modular Smart Array) Storage system: first choice in 1 of those 52
- HPE MSA family: first choice in 1 of those 52

**Enterprise**: 36 of 84 answers did not name Pure Storage FlashArray (Pure Storage FlashArray is #1 of 10 at 36%).

- NetApp AFF: first choice in 2 of those 36
- Dell Technologies – PowerMax: first choice in 1 of those 36
- Evergreen//One: first choice in 1 of those 36
- HPE GreenLake: first choice in 1 of those 36
- IBM – FlashSystem 9500: first choice in 1 of those 36
- Infinidat's InfiniBox SSA G4 All-Flash System: first choice in 1 of those 36
- NetApp ONTAP: first choice in 1 of those 36
- Pure Storage FlashArray with Evergreen Storage: first choice in 1 of those 36

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