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.
"What we like the most is the stability. Without shutdowns, our VMs and servers are up and running fine."
"The solution is easy to use and has good performance."
"PowerEdge is one of the top solutions when it comes to the security features that it provides including firmware, drift protection, and systems management."
"The reconstructive compatibility with VMware ESXi is the most valuable."
"We are able to do remote monitoring and installation of hardware and software, and that tends to be very popular with customers."
"The Dell name holds a lot of weight on our position as a partner of Dell's when it comes to liquid cooling the systems. We have a great relationship with Dell, so we are able to exchange information very easily to be able to build these systems for our customers."
"This product has really saved us a lot of headaches when it comes to hardware replacements. It's something it seems that Dell has improved. You quickly log your support case and get support. The turnaround time is really fast."
"I love the updates from the iDRAC, they are very nice. The installation is easy. Replacement, if something fails, is so easy and so good."
"The pricing of the product is fair and not too expensive."
"HPE service in Taiwan is quick and professional, and ProLiant is cost-effective compared to Dell. Dell is good for one or two servers, but HPE is cheaper than Dell for a large deployment. Cost is the most important thing in the market."
"The setup was easy and not complicated."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is scalability."
"It is very stable. I can rate it as a 99.99% stable server from HPE. There is zero downtime, especially in the ProLiant 380 series."
"The solution is stable."
"This is all I've ever used. These servers are strong, and they have very few failures on them. They are also easy to manage and monitor."
"Compatibility is the best feature of the solution."
"Since the start of COVID, there is a shortage of support resources and it is challenging to get queries resolved quickly."
"The solution could still use some more analytics."
"I do not have any input as such. There can be a bit more expansive AI portfolio, but I have not worked on any AI projects with Dell, so I might not be up to date in knowledge."
"It is not good in terms of its energy consumption for a large-scale deployment. I probably would go for something more dense, like blades or any type of small scale hardware service solutions, to lower the heat and power consumption. However, for small environments, this solution is okay and easy to maintain."
"The price could possibly use improvement. Dell servers are not the most affordable, and pricing is always a consideration. Otherwise, I don't see any specific areas for improvement."
"The analytics reports could be more useful."
"The BIOS interface could be improved; it is very poor. PowerEdge is very good overall, but if you compare the BIOS interface with HPE, it is not very good."
"Its price could be better."
"It's scalable but we are switching to workstation for some software because the CPU speed isn't fast enough anymore."
"Configurations could be simplified."
"The technical support is pretty good, however, they could be a bit faster and more responsive."
"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."
"They should continue to maintain the stability that is there."
"We'd like to see better processors, better Intel processors. That's the most important for us at this moment."
"The speed of the solution could be increased."
"They should work with Microsoft to make licensing costs better. That's because the physical servers have processors with all these cores, and Microsoft now licenses Windows virtual server desktops based on the number of cores and the serving servers. So, if you got to build 10 or 20 servers on that desktop, you got to license them all with Microsoft. They should have a partnership with Microsoft to decrease the virtual licensing of servers in partnerships so that when you purchase the servers, you also get licensing for Microsoft on top of them. That's because it gets very expensive to license virtual operating systems to run on physical servers."
Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is ranked 1st in Rack Servers with 139 reviews while HPE ProLiant DL Servers is ranked 2nd in Rack Servers with 156 reviews. Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is rated 9.0, 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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