We performed a comparison between Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers and HPE ProLiant DL Servers based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison of Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers seems to be a slightly superior solution. All other things being more or less equal, our reviewers found HPE ProLiant DL Server rather expensive to purchase. Some reviewers also felt that the ease of deployment could be improved.
"The reliability combined with management is what we like. The price is good too."
"The solution is easy to use and has good performance."
"PowerEdge helped to reduce our customer’s data processing time."
"The most valuable features are remote management and iDRAC."
"It has helped us reduce unplanned downtime by 20% to 30%."
"The OpenMange console is effective."
"The initial setup is very good, not complex at all."
"This solution has absolutely fulfilled our needs well."
"The most valuable feature is stability."
"The initial setup was easy."
"HP ProLiant servers provide redundant solutions for almost everything. You can set up multiple power supplies, with a primary power source and a secondary power supply connected on UPS. If the power goes out in the building, the UPS will supply power to the host at all times. The solution can run on batteries for many hours, depending on your battery and UPS capacity."
"It's easy to upgrade, and it is very easy to take care of the firmware upgrades."
"HPE's iLO server management software is a handy tool to install and deploy."
"I recommend HP ProLiant. It's a robust and scalable product."
"The most valuable features of HPE ProLiant DL Servers are convenience and the interface is good."
"What I like most about HPE ProLiant DL Servers is that it gives the support and hardware availability that my company requires."
"Their support can be better. Getting to the right person for support is a challenge."
"Different types of applications that are now trendy in the market, like AI, are still big topics that are not mapped correctly in the server and storage environment. Knowing those kinds of activities and definitions will help us more to position these kinds of servers for the client."
"The design, in terms of power efficiency, can be improved."
"I would like enhanced latitude in the machine assembly process."
"It would be nice if they could make the solution cheaper and faster."
"I don't know much about the new Intel CPUs, but they need to put more than two CPUs in the servers. It may be an Intel limitation, but I'm not sure."
"There is room for improvement in technical support."
"There might be room for improvement, especially in the software aspect, such as firmware updates."
"The pricing of the solution is high compared to other products."
"It is too expensive. Its price should be improved. The system admin interface should have better visibility while troubleshooting a problem, even when the problem is coming from the application."
"When it comes to security there can always be room for improvement. If there was an option to build security into the system it would be an advantage."
"The installation could be simplified."
"The technical support is pretty good, however, they could be a bit faster and more responsive."
"My customers are tilted toward GPU users, and the mixed version of the enabled hard drives require — flash drives, SSD, NNL, and PLAS — all mixed and matched in a single box. These are requirements I've already shared with the HPE account manager."
"It would be great if HP could use a ProLiant Server to run HP-UX, the Unix build from HPE. Right now, HP-UX cannot run on the ProLiant architecture."
"We found that the extensions could be improved and the price could be a little lower."
Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is ranked 1st in Rack Servers with 138 reviews while HPE ProLiant DL Servers is ranked 2nd in Rack Servers with 156 reviews. Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is rated 8.8, while HPE ProLiant DL Servers is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers writes "We get centralization, remote management, and good customer service with these servers". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE ProLiant DL Servers writes "Good availability and management console with good reliability". Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is most compared with Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers, IBM Power Systems, HPE Apollo and Huawei FusionServer RH Series Rack Servers, whereas HPE ProLiant DL Servers is most compared with Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, HPE Apollo, Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers, IBM Power Systems and HPE Synergy. See our Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers vs. HPE ProLiant DL Servers report.
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