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Dell PowerStore vs Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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)
Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct
Ranking in NAS
16th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
2
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 Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NAS Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell PowerStore8.1%
Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct0.7%
Other91.2%
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.
EA
Senior IT Analyst at a government with 201-500 employees
Unified backups have protected our government data and streamlined daily user lifecycle management
One way Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct can be improved is the interface is fine and everything looks good. However, I think we should be able to do more at the kernel level, I mean the CDM level, the CLI level. I am very heavy in CLI, so I would want more of the features to push into the commands as part of the CLI. The other thing I want to add is that the documentation is kind of vague sometimes. I skim through a lot of documents, but I always end up doing things my own way. I would really want the team to improve on the documentation with a lot of screenshots and go-throughs. So far, it has been okay. If I could change or improve one thing about Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct, the features so far are okay for now.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I assess customer service and technical support as very good."
"Dell PowerStore has been very stable for us, and we have performed upgrades to it, including capacity expansions and a recent upgrade from a 96-core to a 128-core system, with the upgrade process being fairly easy and the storage remaining stable while fitting in well with our other Dell storage systems as tier one or tier one and a half storage."
"In terms of reliability, scalability, compression, deduplication, and TCO, Dell is a preferred partner."
"We have had Dell PowerStore 500T, we have done Dell PowerStore 1200T cluster, we have had four clusters in DC replicating to DR to four more clusters, and we have done everything on Dell PowerStore."
"The most valuable feature is the three-to-one data reduction."
"The biggest return on investment for me when using Dell PowerStore is scalability; scalability is key, and I can amplify that by saying we have redundancy between two sites—if something goes down, we have to manage it, but we want to do it proactively."
"The companies I sell Dell PowerStore to are extremely happy, as they keep expanding it and keep buying more shelves to expand the storage."
"The most valuable feature is the encryption in the loop because we can manage data center data from a different perspective, reducing the space used while growing data using the same equipment."
"Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct has improved my organization with secured backups, and even in case of attacks, we are safe with respect to the backup data we have."
"Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct has positively impacted my organization as the holy grail for our county because we basically rely on it every day for off-boarding, on-boarding, accounts being purged, and we are able to bring them back to life, attach old mailboxes to users, detach mailboxes, OneDrive, SharePoint, and basically everything, making it such a winning member of the team."
 

Cons

"Reporting is an area that could be improved. It's very simplistic sometimes, and some of the very technical guys on my team want to see more of the details and be able to massage the report a little bit better."
"The pricing for Dell PowerStore is quite expensive."
"Scalability can be improved as it meets our requirements currently, but in the longer run, scalability might be a concern."
"Dell PowerStore is an unfinished product compared to the HPE systems because it is relatively new."
"We have not seen an ROI and it would be good to have an ROI calculator made available by Dell."
"Where the system needs to improve is by adding more enterprise features like replication on other sites."
"The performance of PowerStore is good, but I don't feel the software is completely ready; the system is fast but not stable enough and I would not buy the system again."
"I haven't seen ROI with Dell PowerStore, but as the admin, it does make my life easier."
"The other thing I want to add is that the documentation is kind of vague sometimes."
"In terms of stability, Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct is still not stable as it is evolving, so I would give it a seven or eight."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is easy to work with Dell from the licensing perspective."
"The rate is always too high. Nobody likes paying for it. I have not seen a client yet who says that the price should be higher. Initially, people look at it, but when they see what the benefits are, it is a no-brainer. We can give them good pricing at the outset."
"Dell PowerStore has been priced aggressively, especially when compared to other NVMe storage options. It is likely one of the most cost-effective options for organizations seeking a pure NVMe play in terms of pricing."
"The price of Dell EMC PowerStore could be better, it is a bit expensive."
"Dell PowerStore is not a cheap solution."
"When we compared it with the other solutions, the pricing of PowerStore was equal. The pricing is good."
"It is expensive compared to one of its competitors."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
12%
Mining And Metals Company
11%
Wholesaler/Distributor
9%
 

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 Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
 

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 Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that I do not make a lot of those decisions, but I think setup cost is a bit on the high side. Regarding licensing, I do not have specific i...
What needs improvement with Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct?
One way Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct can be improved is the interface is fine and everything looks good. However, I think we should be able to do more at the kernel level, I mean the CDM level, the CLI ...
What is your primary use case for Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct?
My main use case for Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct is that we have a different set of workloads. Our entire M365 is backed up using Rubrik. All our servers go to Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct. A couple of Wind...
 

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Overview

Find out what your peers are saying about Dell PowerStore vs. Rubrik NAS Cloud Direct and other solutions. Updated: November 2026.
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