Dell Connectrix vs Dell PowerVault comparison

Dell Connectrix and Dell PowerVault are both solutions in the Enterprise SAN category. Dell Connectrix is ranked #5, while Dell PowerVault is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.2. Dell Connectrix holds a 6.1% mindshare in ES, compared to Dell PowerVault’s 29.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Dell PowerVault users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Dell Connectrix and Dell PowerVault based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell Connectrix

Ranking in Enterprise SAN

5th

Ranking in Fibre Channel

3rd

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Dell PowerVault

Ranking in Enterprise SAN

2nd

Ranking in Fibre Channel

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Enterprise SAN category, the mindshare of Dell Connectrix is 6.1%, down from 19.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell PowerVault is 29.7%, up from 9.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise SAN Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Dell PowerVault	29.7%
Dell Connectrix	6.1%
Other	64.2%

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Administrative ease and dependable support consistently enhance our operations

I would say my favorite features of Dell PowerVault are that it's pretty easy to use. It has been pretty stable. Firmware updates have been pretty easy to install and updates are pretty easy to do. Replacing a bad drive is fairly simple. It is just fairly easy to administer it.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	11

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What do you like most about Dell PowerVault?

Dell PowerVault offers valuable full flash storage.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerVault?

I don't get involved in the negotiations for price for Dell PowerVault. We get a pretty good discount. I don't think it's terribly priced, but Pure Storage is cheaper.

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What needs improvement with Dell PowerVault?

There is room for improvement with Dell PowerVault as we did have some promises about dedupe and compression that did not turn out as promised, but Dell trued up and gave us more storage for no cos...

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Overview

The Connectrix family of directors and switches moves your vital business information to where it's needed securely, with the highest performance, the highest availability and unsurpassed reliability. Connectirx is the only storage networking platform that offers the widest range of connectivity networking options and Dell EMC E-Lab guaranteed interoperability testing. Connectrix products can connect physical or virtual servers through Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SAN) technology. Connectrix enables all application environments from Oracle, Microsoft and SAP to local backup/restore, and business continuity/disaster recovery solutions over distance.

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PowerVault MD3 storage arrays help you cost-effectively address the challenges of data growth with versatile solutions that are optimized for smaller-scale storage consolidation, flexible virtualization projects and high business continuity.

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