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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 225 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://it-ai-index.com/vendors/dell-technologies/alternatives/

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

- Dell PowerStore: 21
- Pure Storage FlashArray: 21
- NetApp AFF: 16
- Synology NAS: 11
- HPE MSA: 6
- QNAP: 5

## Enterprise storage systems

**Small business**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Dell Technologies.

- Synology NAS: first choice in 11 of those 79
- Dell PowerStore: first choice in 8 of those 79
- HPE MSA: first choice in 6 of those 79
- QNAP: first choice in 5 of those 79
- NetApp AFF: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Dell PowerVault ME4 Series: first choice in 3 of those 79
- HPE MSA 2060: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Dell EMC PowerStore: first choice in 2 of those 79

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Dell Technologies (Dell Technologies is #4 of 8 at 5%).

- Dell PowerStore: first choice in 10 of those 74
- Pure Storage FlashArray: first choice in 7 of those 74
- NetApp AFF: first choice in 6 of those 74
- Dell PowerVault ME5 Series: first choice in 3 of those 74
- HPE MSA Storage: first choice in 2 of those 74
- DataCore SANsymphony: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Dell EMC: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Dell EMC PowerStore: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Dell Technologies (Dell Technologies is #6 of 9 at 0%).

- Pure Storage FlashArray: first choice in 14 of those 72
- NetApp AFF: first choice in 6 of those 72
- NetApp ONTAP: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Dell PowerStore: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Everpure: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Infinidat InfiniBox: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Dell EMC PowerMax: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Dell PowerMax: first choice in 1 of those 72

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