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Dell PowerStore vs HPE StoreEasy comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerStore
Ranking in NAS
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
249
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (7th), Enterprise SAN (1st), All-Flash Storage (1st), NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays (1st)
HPE StoreEasy
Ranking in NAS
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the NAS category, the mindshare of Dell PowerStore is 8.1%, down from 10.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE StoreEasy is 2.8%, down from 4.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NAS Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell PowerStore8.1%
HPE StoreEasy2.8%
Other89.1%
NAS
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2304864 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vmware Windows Senior Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Resilience has supported proactive management and secured audit readiness across multiple sites
The resilience in Dell PowerStore benefits my company from an auditing perspective because we know we have that resilience in place. I see Dell PowerStore playing a bigger role in the future because we are starting to use it more, and that is pushing it. The biggest return on investment for me when using Dell PowerStore is scalability. Scalability is key. I can amplify that scalability is the biggest return on investment because we have redundancy between two sites; if something goes down, we have to manage it, but we want to do it proactively.
reviewer2644038 - PeerSpot reviewer
Analista De Sistemas Sénior at a transportation company with 201-500 employees
Efficient file management and cloud replication enhance business operations
HPE StoreEasy is a stable and high-performing solution that HPE supports effectively. A key feature is that it is customizable to adjust to our necessities. I would rate the solution as nine out of ten. Consider adding more security features similar to iLO's security recommendations to improve resilience against ransomware.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerStore is Metro Volumes."
"The solution's technical support is excellent. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"The features of Dell PowerStore that I like the most include the simplified web GUI, and setting up replication to protection groups on the other site was pretty straightforward."
"The platform's reliability and built-in replication between disk systems have made our customers happy. It has worked consistently well over the years."
"Dell PowerStore is meeting my needs and requirements; it is meeting my performance, read and write performance, for my enterprise-grade applications, and I am happy with the decision that we have taken and have worked with Dell PowerStore."
"I have seen some return on investment. Since we were refreshing our infrastructure, the return on investment has been that I am able to concentrate my time on high-level items rather than small-level items that come from the aging infrastructure that we had before."
"The most valuable features are the three-to-one data reduction and the ability to scale out and up."
"You can add compute and capacity independently. We have sized the solution based on our current needs, but in the future we can choose to increase capacity if we grow our activity in the market. And if we have more business in our monetary system, we can increase compute. The ability to choose what we increase is a good feature."
"I like the user quotas, integrations, and separations for storage."
"The most valuable feature of HPE StoreEasy is the storing of virtual machines."
"It is a robust system, reliable, and well-priced."
"I like the tool's provisioning feature and OneView."
"The tool's data protection capabilities are robust."
"StoreEasy is a better solution for backup purposes."
"We have just started with HPE StoreEasy but I am looking forward to working with it, as I am satisfied with the technical details and to me, it seems like one of the best solutions available."
"StoreEasy offers reliable file services, which is a critical factor for customers looking for solid infrastructure."
 

Cons

"The pricing point must have better positioning. It is somewhat expensive compared to the competition."
"I believe Dell PowerStore could be improved in terms of its GUI, which is a bit clunky and challenging to navigate for normal storage setup tasks, requiring many different options to create pools and add permissions, making it less straightforward compared to its predecessor, the Unity, where you would see the disk directly and set the size easily."
"Upgrading an old model to a new one can be complex, particularly when using VMware."
"Dell PowerStore is a very good product, and we would love to sell more of these products. Pricing is the only thing that could still be improved."
"I would rate Dell PowerStore seven or eight out of ten. There are always areas for improvement, which I mentioned earlier."
"Dell is struggling in terms of support SLAs as long as the Pakistan market is concerned since Dell has not been able to give a fixed time commitment from a support perspective, which is a challenge for customers."
"We are happy with the service in general. The only thing would be the price of the platform."
"It would be helpful for us to have support for the S3 protocol because our main competitor has the S3 protocol in their system."
"We need some monitoring tools and it would be helpful if they were included."
"There are some SKUs in StoreEasy that are built to order, and there are only limited options, such as StoreEasy 1670 and 1870, which can be configured to order based on customer preferences."
"I would like to improve the tool's technical support. I would also like to see the product's hybrid cloud version."
"There could be improvements in providing more hardening options on the operating system side, similar to iLO's security scoreboard."
"It would be better if it were more scalable. In the next release, I would like to access some Microsoft Windows storage server features. I guess the newest version of Windows Server has some restrictions."
"There is a default Windows installation. Sometimes, when it crashes, the HPE support team asks the customer to reinstall it. That is the only issue customers are facing."
"StoreEasy has a huge scalability issue."
"When I configure the StoreEasy in a complex environment I have problems finding compatibility with all the software."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is high compared to the Tunisian market."
"In the pricing and licensing department, the product is always too expensive."
"Licensing is very simple. Everything is included in the basic license. There are no concerns about having to pay to add a feature. Everything is there."
"The pricing is good. There's no need to pay for a license; it's all-inclusive."
"We purchased it with a five-year warranty."
"HCL Tech has a TLA with Dell, so in terms of price point, we are very competitive. Based on my experience, the cost of Dell PowerStore for around 500 GB of capacity is very competitive compared to any other platform in the market."
"Dell PowerStore is not a cheap solution."
"The price of Dell PowerStore could improve. The price should be managed more compared to Huawei Dorado or IBM All-Flash series."
"This is an economical solution for the company and I am satisfied with the pricing."
"Based on what I hear from our customers, it is not very expensive. From the cost perspective, I see nobody complaining about its cost."
"I would rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten. You need to pay additional costs for the solution."
"The price of HPE StoreEasy is approximately $15,000 to $20,000 and it is a one-time purchase. The price is similar to competitors, such as Dell."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
11%
University
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business83
Midsize Enterprise49
Large Enterprise124
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

What do you think about Dell EMC PowerStore? Is it actually a new product?
PowerStore is flexible, scalable, simple, and performant with market-leading economics for a wide range of legacy and next-gen apps. It is only Flash and can support many workloads from today's app...
How does Dell's EMC PowerStore compare with its EMC Unity XT?
Dell EMC PowerStore is a unified storage platform that has the added benefit of being scalable. The automated management of resources feature provides a more simple administration. I found the flex...
What's the difference between DELL EMC Powerstore and Powermax NVMe?
Dell PowerStore is an all-solid-state midrange storage system. It has many internal elements taken from other Dell offerings and integrated into the PowerStoreOS. The installation and setup have a ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE StoreEasy?
HPE StoreEasy is competitively priced compared to competitors. It offers configuration options, such as different processor powers, to adapt to the client's needs.
What needs improvement with HPE StoreEasy?
The product is stable, running on Windows Server ( /products/windows-server-reviews ) with updates from HPE, including those for iLO. There could be improvements in providing more hardening options...
What is your primary use case for HPE StoreEasy?
I use HPE StoreEasy ( /products/hpe-storeeasy-reviews ) to provide file sharing to our business users. We are a logistics business, specifically a port.
 

Also Known As

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John Lewis, HPE IT, Comline AG, AmeriPride Services
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