# Hitachi Vantara alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 247 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Hitachi Vantara 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/hitachi-vantara/alternatives/

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

- Pure Storage FlashArray: 30
- Dell PowerStore: 21
- NetApp AFF: 20
- Synology NAS: 12
- HPE MSA: 6
- Dell Technologies: 5

## Enterprise storage systems

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Hitachi Vantara.

- Synology NAS: first choice in 12 of those 84
- Dell PowerStore: first choice in 8 of those 84
- HPE MSA: first choice in 6 of those 84
- QNAP: first choice in 5 of those 84
- NetApp AFF: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Dell PowerVault ME4 Series: first choice in 3 of those 84
- HPE MSA 2060: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Dell EMC PowerStore: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Hitachi Vantara (Hitachi Vantara is #7 of 8 at 0%).

- Dell PowerStore: first choice in 10 of those 80
- Pure Storage FlashArray: first choice in 10 of those 80
- NetApp AFF: first choice in 7 of those 80
- Dell Technologies: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Dell PowerVault ME5 Series: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Everpure: first choice in 2 of those 80
- HPE MSA Storage: first choice in 2 of those 80
- DataCore SANsymphony: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Hitachi Vantara.

- Pure Storage FlashArray: first choice in 20 of those 83
- NetApp AFF: first choice in 9 of those 83
- NetApp ONTAP: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Dell PowerStore: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Everpure: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Infinidat InfiniBox: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Dell EMC PowerMax: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Dell PowerMax: first choice in 1 of those 83

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