Cohesity, Rubrik entered the Enterprise Cloud Storage & Data Platforms top ten.
share of answers
Data as of Aug 25, 2026 · Based on 2,188 AI responses · See how Parse measures this
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Amazon's suite of services, led by
Web Services, remains AI's dominant recommendation for enterprise cloud storage. However, has significantly strengthened its position, emerging as the clear second-place contender across most enterprise use cases.
| # | Brand | What AI says | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67% | ||
| 2 | 58% | ||
| 3 | 50% | ||
| 4 | The leading backup software recommended for writing directly to object storage buckets. | 21% | |
| 5 | An emerging on-premise solution noted for performance in | 19% | |
| 6 | 17% | ||
| 7 | A key contender for large-scale, on-premise object storage, particularly for multi-site deployments. | 17% | |
| 8 | A top option for petabyte-scale, on-premise object storage with high S3 compatibility. | 16% | |
| 9 | A key budget alternative praised for its simple pricing and no-egress-fee model. | 15% | |
| 10 | 15% | ||
| 11 | 14% | ||
| 12 | 12% | ||
| 13 | Frequently cited low-cost storage, especially for backups and S3-compatible archives. | 12% | |
| 14 | 11% | ||
| 15 | 11% | ||
| 16 | A popular managed API for file uploads, recommended for its simple integration. | 10% | |
| 17 | 9% | ||
| 18 | 8% | ||
| 19 | 8% | ||
| 20 | 8% | ||
| 21 | 7% | ||
| 22 | 6% | ||
| 23 | 6% | ||
| 24 | 6% | ||
| 25 | 6% |
Who wins on each AI
The same market, seen by two models.
Sources AI cited
reddit.com is the page AI reaches for most here, cited in 26% of analyzed answers.
share of answers
Share of direct mentions
share of answers
Grew from 0% mention rate in October 2025 to 19% by March 2026.
Mention rate rose from 33% to 49% between October 2025 and March 2026.
Slipped from rank #4 to #7 between October 2025 and March 2026.
“A general-purpose hyperscaler” → “A provider of specialized, purpose-built services like AWS HealthImaging”
| Brand | ChatGPT Search | Google AI Mode | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41% | 51% | ||
| 32% | 37% | ||
| 25% | 36% | ||
| 27% | 11% | ||
| 22% | 26% |
The two models disagree most about Microsoft Azure (ChatGPT #21, Google #7) and Cloudflare R2 (ChatGPT #11, Google #19).
Amazon's suite of services, led by Amazon Web Services, remains AI's dominant recommendation for enterprise cloud storage. However, Microsoft Azure has significantly strengthened its position, emerging as the clear second-place contender across most enterprise use cases.
Across 2,188 AI responses, Amazon is mentioned most, named in 67% of them, followed by Microsoft (58%) and Alphabet (50%).
Parse measures each brand's mention rate — the share of answers naming it — across 2,188 AI responses to this market's buyer questions. Answers are collected daily and the ranking is published weekly.
Brands enter the ranking when AI answers mention them. Parse collects answers daily and publishes the re-measured set weekly, so new brands appear as AI starts recommending them.
I need a backup solution that saves directly to our existing object storage buckets.
AI responses consistently recommend enterprise backup software that supports object storage as a primary target. Veeam emerged as the dominant recommendation by December 2025, frequently mentioned alongside
Commvault,
Rubrik, and open-source tools like .
The three major hyperscalers—AWS,
Microsoft Azure, and —are the consistent top recommendations, with their respective archive tiers (Glacier, Archive Storage) being the focus. gained prominence as a cost-effective alternative over the period, especially by March 2026.
Brands mentioned
The three major hyperscalers—AWS,
Microsoft Azure, and
Google Cloud—are the consistent top recommendations, with their respective archive tiers (Glacier, Archive Storage) being the focus.
Wasabi gained prominence as a cost-effective alternative over the period, especially by March 2026.