# HPE alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 230 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where HPE 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/hpe/alternatives/

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

- Pure Storage FlashArray: 24
- Dell PowerStore: 21
- NetApp AFF: 16
- Synology NAS: 12
- HPE MSA: 6
- NetApp ONTAP: 5

## Enterprise storage systems

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name HPE (HPE is #8 of 9 at 2%).

- Synology NAS: first choice in 12 of those 81
- Dell PowerStore: first choice in 8 of those 81
- HPE MSA: first choice in 6 of those 81
- QNAP: first choice in 5 of those 81
- NetApp AFF: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Dell PowerVault ME4 Series: first choice in 3 of those 81
- HPE MSA 2060: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Dell EMC PowerStore: first choice in 2 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name HPE (HPE is #5 of 8 at 0%).

- Dell PowerStore: first choice in 10 of those 75
- Pure Storage FlashArray: first choice in 9 of those 75
- NetApp AFF: first choice in 6 of those 75
- Dell PowerVault ME5 Series: first choice in 3 of those 75
- HPE MSA Storage: first choice in 2 of those 75
- DataCore SANsymphony: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Dell EMC PowerStore: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Dell EMC PowerStore T series: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 74 of 84 answers did not name HPE (HPE is #5 of 9 at 0%).

- Pure Storage FlashArray: first choice in 15 of those 74
- NetApp AFF: first choice in 6 of those 74
- NetApp ONTAP: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Dell PowerStore: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Everpure: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Infinidat InfiniBox: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Dell EMC PowerMax: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Dell PowerMax: first choice in 1 of those 74

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