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.
"It has helped us reduce unplanned downtime by 20% to 30%."
"It's a very user-friendly solution."
"The product is well-rounded and has been effective in meeting our needs."
"You are provided with excellent instructions."
"It's allowing us to scale out a lot faster than before."
"What truly impresses me about Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is their unwavering commitment to customer service, providing great assistance throughout the entire product lifecycle."
"The monitoring system is really helpful. I'm a one-man team, and I run systems and IT for a pretty big company. The ease of use of being able to flip through a browser tab was the most valuable feature for me."
"PowerEdge is one of the top solutions when it comes to the security features that it provides including firmware, drift protection, and systems management."
"Stability is where HPE dominates competitors like Dell and Cisco. The servers are highly reliable, and we are impressed with the technology HPE offers."
"HPE ProLiant DL Servers have good performance and they support different types of applications."
"It's reliable and stable."
"HPE ProLiant DL Servers are easy to maintain. When we need to update the firmware or we need to log on remotely via the IO management interface. It's very convenient, easy. The supply chain is fast when we need to replace some failed hardware, such as hard drives or power supplies. Most of the time, it only takes a few days. The HPE ProLiant DL Servers services are officially certified for Red Hat usage which is a big advantage."
"The most valuable features of HPE ProLiant DL Servers are very high quality."
"It is stable."
"It's flexible."
"Its reliability and after-sales support are very good."
"The solution could improve by making the warranty policy better, which is a little bit complex because our local service partner Smart Technologies has long delays. Whenever we open any case for any customer, it takes more than five days. If we could handle it by ourselves, we could have the issue solved in one day. They should work on a way to fix these delays."
"System security can be improved. They can add more power and security for ESXi version 7."
"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."
"The security of this solution could be improved. We have very specific needs as an engineering company and require multiple layers of security. This is not offered when implementing the Dell hardware."
"There are certain aspects, features, and functionality on the motherboard that need improvement."
"It's not the perfect solution but it is reasonable."
"There might be room for improvement in terms of efficiency, particularly with PowerEdge servers."
"I would like them to be more flexible when implementing more capabilities."
"The price of this solution should be lowered to make it more competitive."
"We'd like to see better processors, better Intel processors. That's the most important for us at this moment."
"A better option would be same day support, not next business day."
"It's scalable but we are switching to workstation for some software because the CPU speed isn't fast enough anymore."
"The licensing fees are expensive and have room for improvement."
"The technical support has room for improvement."
"The cost of the solution is high and has room for improvement."
"We would like to see remote monitoring capabilities added."
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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