Dell PowerStore vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series comparison

Dell Technologies and Lenovo are both solutions in the All-Flash Storage category. Dell Technologies is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.7, while Lenovo is ranked #22 with an average rating of 9.0. Dell Technologies holds a 15.6% mindshare in AFS, compared to Lenovo’s 2.1% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 60% of Lenovo users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

The comparison between Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series and Dell PowerStore revealed distinct strengths for each product in the storage solutions category. Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series stands out for its pricing and support, while Dell PowerStore is noted for its advanced features and higher perceived value.

Features: Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is appreciated for its storage efficiency, data protection, and scalability. Dell PowerStore is valued for its automation, performance capabilities, and superior integration with VMware.

Room for Improvement: Users of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series noted the need for better analytics tools, simpler upgrade processes, and enhanced software tools. Dell PowerStore users mentioned the desire for improved documentation, lower initial setup costs, and refined software stability.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series deploys smoothly but has mixed reviews on customer service. Dell PowerStore is praised for its straightforward deployment and strong customer service support.

Pricing and ROI: Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is seen as offering good value with competitive setup costs, resulting in favorable ROI. Dell PowerStore, initially more expensive, is perceived as delivering long-term ROI due to its features and capabilities.

To learn more, read our detailed Dell PowerStore vs. Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series Report (Updated: November 2025).

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Dell PowerStore vs. Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series

November 2025

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

1.0

Organizations reduced costs and improved performance with Pure FlashArray X NVMe, achieving quick ROI and efficient resource management.

Sentiment score

6.5

Dell PowerStore enhances storage efficiency, reduces costs, and boosts ROI with quicker time to value and streamlined operations.

Sentiment score

2.8

Customers achieved cost savings and improved efficiency with Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series, benefiting from better data management and scalable solutions.

By opting for the gold subscription every three years, you get a free upgrade to the latest controller release.

SajithEruvangai

IT System Specialist - Operations & Infrastructure at Daman

If you wait more than seven years to buy another one, you get a return on your investment.

Eugene Hemphill

Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR

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If you purchase storage with 300 terabytes, you can easily achieve one petabyte of effective capacity.

AdnanAli Khan

Regional Sales Manager at New Horizon Computers

It's been trouble-free the entire time, with very high performance, as it has been designed and built properly.

reviewer2709102

Storage Engineer at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We have seen a return on our investment in Dell PowerStore; definitely our cost per terabyte has been very good compared to some of the other vendors that we would have been using previously, and our performance benchmarks have exceeded what we were expecting.

Eoin O’Brien

Director of Global Platform at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

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No quotes available

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.1

Pure FlashArray X NVMe's technical support is praised for responsiveness, despite occasional follow-up issues, earning high customer satisfaction.

Sentiment score

6.4

Dell PowerStore's customer service is generally praised but some users report delays and challenges with complex issues and time zones.

Sentiment score

4.9

Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series customer service experiences are mixed, with some praising it and others citing poor support.

We also had one outage where a controller of one of the products had failed and had to be replaced on-site.

reviewer943512

System and Network administrator at Vodafone

Customers always have their issues resolved promptly.

Eugene Hemphill

Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR

Technical support is good at least through vendors, not directly with the principal.

Shakeel Qureshi

Infrastructure Specialis at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

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If necessary, they will search for a specialist within their Dell network who we can approach with our questions.

Sander

IT Consultant at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would rate the technical support of Dell PowerStore between nine and ten out of ten.

Tiby Thomas

Solution Architect at CDA

They're responsive, knowledgeable, and have a quick turnaround.

reviewer2598762

Systems Engineer at a government with 11-50 employees

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No quotes available

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.1

Pure FlashArray X NVMe offers scalable storage with low latency, easy upgrades, though capacity customization and high costs are noted.

Sentiment score

7.1

Dell PowerStore offers versatile scalability and adaptability, efficiently addressing growing needs, though cost can be a concern.

Sentiment score

6.4

Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is highly scalable for medium to large enterprises, though costs and connections can limit expansion.

It is highly scalable.

Joerg Utesch

Sales Director at systemzwo group

It is suitable for both medium-sized and enterprise businesses.

Jaka Demšar

VAD PLSM Storage - Slovenia & Croatia at ASBIS

It hasn't broken down anytime in the last six to seven years, despite hurricanes, earthquakes, and power outages.

Eugene Hemphill

Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR

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The solution's scalability is a ten out of ten.

Amjed Antari

Pre-Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

It scales up and scales out both ways, and as our data keeps growing, it is very easy to just keep attaching and keep growing.

Nikhil Desai

Associate Director at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

The customer likely exceeds 20,000 users globally.

Hamed Mohamed

Adv. Service Manager at ECC Solutions

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Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is scalable, and I would rate its scalability as a seven out of ten.

Augustine Gracious

Service manager at Crescent Technologies

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.1

Pure Storage offers exceptional stability and reliability with outstanding support, consistently achieving high user ratings for performance and service.

Sentiment score

7.6

Dell PowerStore offers reliable performance and stability, addressing initial issues effectively, making it ideal for organizations needing dependable storage.

Sentiment score

5.5

Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is generally stable and reliable, though some users report occasional failures and resilience issues.

I would rate the stability of the solution as a ten out of ten.

SajithEruvangai

IT System Specialist - Operations & Infrastructure at Daman

I would rate the stability of the product at seven out of ten.

Gary Cheung

Project Manager at a government with 11-50 employees

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When I removed all the cables, it failed over within five minutes.

reviewer2707638

Consultant

There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze.

Hamed Mohamed

Adv. Service Manager at ECC Solutions

I would rate the stability of Dell PowerStore as ten out of ten.

Sander

IT Consultant at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees

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If I have sold fifty boxes, about fifty percent of them experienced failure.

Augustine Gracious

Service manager at Crescent Technologies

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Room For Improvement

Pure FlashArray X requires cost-effective improvements in UI, integration, cloud features, multitenancy, analytics, backup, AI, and scalability.

Dell PowerStore needs enhanced VMware integration, better NAS functionality, improved scalability, stability, analytics, pricing, and support for users.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series needs licensing flexibility, enhanced features, better service, and improved pricing and management.

We would appreciate a built-in transparent failover in the next release to eliminate the need for a separate metro cluster.

Joerg Utesch

Sales Director at systemzwo group

I'm eagerly anticipating the roadmap's promise of introducing multiple controllers, which could significantly boost scalability and resilience.

SajithEruvangai

IT System Specialist - Operations & Infrastructure at Daman

We mostly rely on long-term releases. We don't need the most up-to-date features, but we need a reliable environment.

reviewer943512

System and Network administrator at Vodafone

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If you want to delve into where your I/Os are going, the reporting might need more in-depth information to make informed decisions.

Marc Gaethofs

ICT manager at Thys Bouwprojecten

In my organization, we have had to go through two weeks with no replication, which is not very handy for our production environment.

reviewer2318379

Coordinator Team Infrastructure at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Something needs to be done with the caching to ensure that if some issue occurs, there needs to be an ability to disable caching during maintenance to make it static, safe, and good.

reviewer2402940

CISO Admin at a analyst firm with 51-200 employees

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Many customers have lost data while configuring it, indicating a need for improvement.

Augustine Gracious

Service manager at Crescent Technologies

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Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers see Pure FlashArray X NVMe as a justified premium investment due to performance and comprehensive licensing.

Dell PowerStore offers competitive pricing and valuable solutions, though some users seek more flexible and lower pricing options.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series offers competitive pricing comparable to Dell and HPE but with complex cost calculations and optional features.

While the prices may be higher than those of other vendors, we see it as a market leader with benefits.

Enes SUZER

Manager, System Infrastructure & Security at Organik Kimya San. ve Tic. A.S.

The support can be a bit pricey, but the solution is more cost-effective than anything else out there.

Eugene Hemphill

Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR

I would give it a nine out of ten in terms of costliness.

SajithEruvangai

IT System Specialist - Operations & Infrastructure at Daman

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Likely the cost is $400,000 whereas IBM may be $250,000.

Hamed Mohamed

Adv. Service Manager at ECC Solutions

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.

SachinSharma4

Deputy General Manager at HCLSoftware

There's no need to pay for a license; it's all-inclusive.

Marc Gaethofs

ICT manager at Thys Bouwprojecten

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There are extra expenses beyond the standard licensing fee for features such as replication and deduplication, which are available on demand.

Augustine Gracious

Service manager at Crescent Technologies

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Valuable Features

Pure FlashArray X NVMe offers exceptional performance, reliability, scalability, and seamless VMware integration, enhancing workload efficiency and user experience.

Dell PowerStore offers exceptional flexibility, performance, and efficiency with VMware integration, data compression, scalability, and cloud AI features.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is praised for FlexClone, cloud tiering, data efficiency, and ONTAP features, offering superior service.

The platform's robust features include excellent sustainability tracking, and a comprehensive dashboard offering insights into IOPS, bandwidth, performance, and virtual activities.

SajithEruvangai

IT System Specialist - Operations & Infrastructure at Daman

Its data compression feature is the best that we have ever seen.

Eugene Hemphill

Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR

The standout features for us in Pure FlashArray X NVMe are its robust DDoS protection, seamless transparent failover, and failback capabilities ensuring high availability.

Joerg Utesch

Sales Director at systemzwo group

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The solution promotes data reduction, often meeting the compression ratio.

Marc Gaethofs

ICT manager at Thys Bouwprojecten

The PowerStore's compression ratio is even higher than the Unity system.

Sander

IT Consultant at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees

The deduplication part of the solution is valuable since, as a user, you get more space for less money.

Fred Berg

Coordinator at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees

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One of the most valuable features of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is the snapshot feature.

Augustine Gracious

Service manager at Crescent Technologies

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Categories and Ranking

Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the All-Flash Storage category, the mindshare of Pure FlashArray X NVMe is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell PowerStore is 15.6%, down from 17.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is 2.1%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

All-Flash Storage Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Dell PowerStore	15.6%
Pure FlashArray X NVMe	1.1%
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series	2.1%
Other	81.2%

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Featured Reviews

Jaehoon Oh

Chief Technology Officer at Lambda256

Supports efficient storage management through volume snapshots and offers reliable non-disruptive upgrades

I have no specific improvements to suggest for Pure FlashArray X NVMe at this time. The performance statistics could be enhanced. I can see the performance statistics in the Pure Storage console, but it does not show the performance by 4K byte unit. It displays IOPS and bandwidth, but IOPS is about real use, and I want to know how many IOPS are currently running in 4K byte units. I cannot see that IOPS because most storage systems report their performance by 4K byte unit. I want to see Pure Storage performance by 4K byte unit to compare with other storage or other internal NVMe SSD.

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Jimmy Herrera

Subgerente De Planificación E Implementación TI at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Faster response and efficient data consolidation improve banking services

If I could improve Dell PowerStore in any way, I would enhance the socialization of the good skills this equipment has, improving communication with partners as the good features are inside Dell PowerStore, however, many customers don't know how powerful it is. I suggest increasing communication and giving visibility to these features inside Dell PowerStore.

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Augustine Gracious

Service manager at Crescent Technologies

Complicated deployment and poor support persist, affecting overall satisfaction

The deployment process of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is very complicated compared to previous GUI systems. Many customers have lost data while configuring it, indicating a need for improvement. The after-sales service is also very poor. Furthermore, it does not offer basic features like deduplication, and the service is generally considered to be very bad.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Computer Software Company

22%

Comms Service Provider

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	12

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	43
Midsize Enterprise	28
Large Enterprise	65

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	2

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

Pure FlashArray X NVMe helps to improve our processing speed. It is user-friendly and easy to use.

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Also Known As

Pure FlashArray//X NVMe, Pure FlashArray//X, FlashArray//X

PowerStore

ThinkSystem DM Series

Overview

Pure Storage FlashArray//X is the world’s first enterprise-class, all-NVMe flash storage array. It represents a new class of storage – shared accelerated storage, which is a term coined by Gartner – that delivers major breakthroughs in performance, simplicity, and consolidation.

Pure Storage

Dell PowerStore is a scalable, high-performance platform supporting both modern and traditional workloads, enhancing IT operations with AI-driven automation and advanced data reduction features.

Designed for flexibility, Dell PowerStore integrates seamlessly with VMware, providing robust security and high IOPS. Users benefit from fast NVMe storage, intelligent data management, and scalable performance to handle diverse workload demands. However, improvements are needed in replication, enterprise functionalities, and UI complexity. Stability and support issues highlight the need for enhanced monitoring and pricing strategies.

What are the key features of Dell PowerStore?

Advanced Compression: Optimizes storage capacity effectively.
Data Deduplication: Reduces redundant data, improving efficiency.
Scalability: Easily adjusts to growing business needs.
VMware Integration: Enhances virtualization performance.
AI-Driven Management: Simplifies IT operations.
NVMe Storage: Provides fast, reliable access to data.
Robust Security: Ensures data protection.

What benefits does Dell PowerStore offer?

High Performance: Supports demanding applications with high IOPS.
Flexible Design: Adapts to changing workload requirements.
Cost Efficiency: Promotes ROI through data reduction and scaling.
Enhanced Management: Streamlines operations with AI and integrations.
Improved Data Handling: Efficiently manages databases and storage.

In industries like finance, healthcare, and IT, Dell PowerStore is critical for VMware virtualization, high-performance databases, and backup storage. It supports hosting virtual machines, mirroring storage, and handling SAP and Oracle databases effectively. Its role in hybrid and on-premises setups showcases its adaptability and integration capabilities for mission-critical tasks.

Dell Technologies

To meet enterprise storage requirements, ThinkSystem All-Flash DM Series systems provide high performance, superior flexibility, and best-in-class data management. DM Series runs on ONTAP data management software, which gives customers unified storage across block-and-file workloads. It accelerates your business while improving the efficiency, flexibility, and reliability of your IT operations.

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Sample Customers

Fremont Bank, Judson ISD, The Nielsen Company

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