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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 204 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://it-ai-index.com/vendors/dell-powerstore/alternatives/

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

- Pure Storage FlashArray: 23
- NetApp AFF: 13
- Synology NAS: 12
- Dell Technologies: 6
- Everpure: 6
- HPE MSA: 6

## Enterprise storage systems

**Small business**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Dell PowerStore (Dell PowerStore is #1 of 9 at 11%).

- Synology NAS: first choice in 12 of those 68
- HPE MSA: first choice in 6 of those 68
- QNAP: first choice in 5 of those 68
- Dell PowerVault ME4 Series: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Dell EMC PowerStore: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Dell PowerVault ME5: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Dell PowerVault ME5 Series: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Dropbox: first choice in 2 of those 68

**Mid-market**: 65 of 84 answers did not name Dell PowerStore (Dell PowerStore is #1 of 8 at 16%).

- Pure Storage FlashArray: first choice in 8 of those 65
- NetApp AFF: first choice in 7 of those 65
- Dell Technologies: first choice in 5 of those 65
- Dell PowerVault ME5 Series: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Everpure: first choice in 3 of those 65
- DataCore SANsymphony: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Dell EMC: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Dell EMC PowerStore: first choice in 1 of those 65

**Enterprise**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Dell PowerStore (Dell PowerStore is #3 of 9 at 7%).

- Pure Storage FlashArray: first choice in 15 of those 71
- NetApp AFF: first choice in 6 of those 71
- NetApp ONTAP: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Everpure: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Infinidat InfiniBox: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Dell EMC PowerMax: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Dell PowerMax: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Dell Technologies: first choice in 1 of those 71

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