Dell PowerStore vs Microsoft Analytics Platform System comparison

Dell Technologies and Microsoft are both solutions in the Data Warehouse category. Dell Technologies is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.7, while Microsoft is ranked #19. Dell Technologies holds a 1.4% mindshare in Data Warehouse, compared to Microsoft’s 2.2% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

Dell PowerStore

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

Microsoft Analytics Platform System and Dell PowerStore compete in the data management category. Each product offers distinct features with Dell PowerStore demonstrating an edge due to its advanced performance and storage optimization.

Features:Microsoft Analytics Platform System offers flexible data warehousing and seamless integration with Microsoft services, aiding scalability. Dell PowerStore stands out for its dynamic storage efficiency, intelligent data tiering, and performance optimization, particularly for demanding applications.

Room for Improvement:Microsoft Analytics Platform System could enhance user planning and utilization of features, improve cost transparency for its comprehensive solutions, and increase adaptability outside the Microsoft ecosystem. Dell PowerStore could work on simplifying integration with diverse environments, reducing its complexity, and streamlining data analysis capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:Microsoft Analytics Platform System offers easy deployment within the Microsoft ecosystem, but Dell PowerStore excels with its robust deployment model and proactive customer service, providing responsive support for businesses seeking reliability.

Pricing and ROI:Microsoft Analytics Platform System is typically cost-effective for organizations already utilizing Microsoft tools, offering faster ROI through integration. Dell PowerStore, while having higher upfront costs, promises better long-term ROI due to its superior data management, especially beneficial for businesses with heavy storage needs.

To learn more, read our detailed Dell PowerStore vs. Microsoft Analytics Platform System Report (Updated: December 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerStore

Ranking in Data Warehouse

4th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

164

Ranking in other categories

NAS (1st), Enterprise SAN (1st), All-Flash Storage (1st), NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays (1st)

Microsoft Analytics Platfor...

Ranking in Data Warehouse

19th

Average Rating

6.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Dell PowerStore is 1.4%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Analytics Platform System is 2.2%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Warehouse Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Dell PowerStore	1.4%
Microsoft Analytics Platform System	2.2%
Other	96.4%

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reviewer2304864

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.

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MahmoudMohamed1

Senior Data Engineer at Tatweer Educational Technologies Company - TETCO

Offers smooth data integration between systems, but requires better real-time analytics capabilities

We leverage its capabilities for many applications. We can integrate with our databases, like Oracle, MySQL, or any other, using Microsoft Integration Services. This lets us continue using private databases without paying additional licensing fees. Additionally, the license includes Analytics services and Power BI, which work on-premises, unlike most other technologies that require cloud solutions.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Dell PowerStore has positively impacted our organization by improving the user experience, as we were having issues with the hybrid storage we had in the past, so we decided to go to an all-flash solution, and it made it possible to give a better experience because we were having heavy delays on the applications."

"The resilience in Dell PowerStore benefits my company from an auditing perspective because we know we have that resilience in place."

"The best features in Dell PowerStore are that it's easy to manage; for the customer user interface, customers can start learning and provision everything, and manage the system easily."

"The best feature of Dell PowerStore is its flexibility for expanding data storage."

"The improvement is massive; even a couple of milliseconds makes a significant difference to our production throughput, allowing products to leave the door more efficiently, which also cuts back on overtime and ensures we can complete our daily tasks in the required hours."

"I would assess the timeframes to deploy it as efficient."

"If I were giving advice to another company looking at Dell PowerStore, I would say that you cannot go wrong with Dell, as the sales and support teams are always top notch."

"PowerStore is easy to use, powerful, reliable, and highly customizable to customer's needs."

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"I like that it's integrated with other Azure products."

"We leverage its capabilities for many applications. We can integrate with our databases, like Oracle, MySQL, or any other, using Microsoft Integration Services."

"The Cube Solution is quite different when compared to the rest of the competition and has unique functionality for advanced analytics."

"This is a well-integrated solution and that integration empowers results."

"Microsoft Analytics Platform System's most valuable feature is its ecosystems and seamless integration with other Microsoft reporting platforms and databases."

"It is closely integrated with other products in the MS portfolio."

"Helps our customers to discover trends, which provides useful information based on their business."

"This solution will connect to any database, you can combine databases, and you can create a cube or tabular model."

Cons

"The support is not very good."

"The storage could be improved. I would like a feature for how to best secure an appliance and the storage since we are connecting the container to the public cloud. I would like them to develop another level of security, making it more secure than from what they have now."

"From our region perspective, it would be beneficial to have support with local languages for Dell PowerStore. However, English is acceptable for us as it serves our needs."

"Customer service is good, though if you are running into some issues where you have to chase after them or they do not understand what is going on, overall it is pretty good."

"The upgrades themselves are running fine, but after the upgrade is when we have a problem. With the update to 1.4, we had a head crash. They told us, 'This is a known issue. Please upgrade to 2.' We upgraded to 2 and, one week later they told us, 'Yeah, there are some issues in 2.0.0. You can lose data. Please upgrade to 2.0.1.' Overall, they need to make the system stable."

"It would be helpful for us to have support for the S3 protocol because our main competitor has the S3 protocol in their system."

"Pricing must also be considered, as Dell PowerStore is quite expensive compared to competitors in the market like HPE Alletra, Huawei Dorado, or Hitachi storage, for example."

"Dell PowerStore is a very expensive storage solution. That said, the speed for recovering information is amazing. I would make the product cheaper. The discounts from Dell to South America are not sufficient because we need better pricing. The discounts for small PowerStores are not enough to close deals since I'm a distributor. As both a user and seller, it's challenging to sell Dell PowerStore to the channel or final customers because we don't have enough discount from Dell."

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"I think the biggest problem with the product is that it does a data ingest model, which is very expensive."

"Machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities need to be more friendly for beginning users."

"Releases of new products and functionality is never accompanied by associated documentation, training and resources that adequately explain the release."

"Functionality needs to be more up-to-date with competing products."

"We need better real-time analytics capabilities. It's a bit challenging for us."

"The flexibility of this solution needs to be improved because you cannot make changes at every one of the different steps."

"The pricing model needs to be improved."

"Microsoft Analytics Platform System could have better support."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Dell PowerStore is more expensive than Dell EMC Unity All Flash. Dell PowerStore's performance metrics were way higher than what Dell EMC Unity All Flash offered."

"The solution's price was comparable to other products for the use case, size, and setup."

"It is very expensive though when you get to this point of using the 3000 with a client. They will start to think about using another vendor. There are a lot of solutions similar to PowerStore in regards to networking capacity and their prices are very cheap compared to PowerStore."

"PowerStore's pricing is reasonable."

"We are happy with the pricing that we get from Dell."

"With compression, we were able to have a solution within our company's budget. We include a clause in the contract with Dell that states if the compression ratio is not met, we will adjust the workload accordingly."

"The software features are included in the pricing without any additional purchase requirements."

"When we compared it with the other solutions, the pricing of PowerStore was equal. The pricing is good."

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"I rate Microsoft Analytics Platform System a seven out of ten for pricing."

"Users have to pay extra for premium-level technical support."

"The initial price is lower than Oracle, but extensive use of SQL may lead to a higher total cost of ownership."

"We are currently paying $200,000 a year for all the different parts of the suite during an ingest model Microsoft now charges us $700,000 a year."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

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Small Business	54
Midsize Enterprise	34
Large Enterprise	81

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Small Business	4
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

What do you think about Dell EMC PowerStore? Is it actually a new product?

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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...

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What's the difference between DELL EMC Powerstore and Powermax NVMe?

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Comparisons

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Compared 14% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Also Known As

PowerStore

Microsoft APS, MS Analytics Platform System

Overview

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

The Microsoft Analytics Platform System can meet the demands of your evolving data warehouse environment with its scale-out, massively parallel processing integrated system supporting hybrid data warehouse scenarios. It provides the ability to query across relational and non-relational data by leveraging Microsoft PolyBase and industry-leading big data technologies. It offers the lowest price per terabyte for large data warehouse workloads.

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Sample Customers

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Transport for London, E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH & Co. KG, Prometeia, Tangerine, SSM Health Care, Service Corporation International

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