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Cisco UCS E-Series Servers vs Super Micro SuperBlade comparison

Cisco and Super Micro are both solutions in the Blade Servers category. Cisco is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.0, while Super Micro is ranked #9. Cisco holds a 1.6% mindshare in Blade Servers, compared to Super Micro’s 7.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Super Micro users who would recommend it.
Cisco UCS E-Series Servers
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100% willing to recommend
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80% willing to recommend
 

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Executive Summary
We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS E-Series Servers and Super Micro SuperBlade based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco UCS E-Series Servers
Ranking in Blade Servers
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Super Micro SuperBlade
Ranking in Blade Servers
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Blade Servers category, the mindshare of Cisco UCS E-Series Servers is 1.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Super Micro SuperBlade is 7.0%, up from 6.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

DavidMbugua - PeerSpot reviewer
Stable product with efficient security features
We use Cisco UCS E-Series Servers to host enterprise systems The product's most valuable features are stability, speed, and scalability. We rarely encounter downtime issues, and it has an expandable memory storage. Additionally, it blends well with Cisco's security tools. The platform's pricing…
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Gergely Lakos - PeerSpot reviewer
With many servers in one, these blade servers are easier to manage
The service could be improved by faster servers, more widely available VMs, and more storage in one place. Then, in the event of a blade failure, we could start our VMs on another blade in a couple of minutes. This is why we wanted to buy storage. But now, we want to buy a twin server with 24 VMware discs to create test storage. The next product release should allow more servers to be controlled simultaneously.
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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

"They are really easy to maintain. I've added RAM to them. I've done a lot of other things with the virtualization."
"The Cisco chassis is very easy to configure and any network engineer or expert can configure the solution and easily integrate it with the chassis."
"The product is overall stable."
"Cisco has better visibility and manageability for disaster recovery."
"The most valuable features are that they are efficient and easy to setup."
"The product's most valuable features are stability, speed, and scalability."
"Stability-wise, it is a good product that remains stable."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The ability to save resource is a key feature."
"I think the IPMI is a really good feature."
 

Cons

"One thing that could be improved is the cost - it is very high for this Blade chassis as compared to other vendors. Especially in Asia. Asian customers mostly prefer a cost effective, cheaper solution."
"The biggest pain point for us is the matrix for the firmware upgrades. It is a pain. You look at that thing, you might as well be reading Greek. It would be a whole lot better if they could clean up their documentation on it."
"The tool must be made compatible with multi-vendor ecosystems."
"The product should also be available in a standard edition or a standard license since currently there is a need to pay for an extra license, which is very expensive, especially when considering the budgeting part of our company."
"It is not a solution that is cloud ready."
"The processing capacity could be improved."
"The platform's pricing needs improvement. There could be more collaborative tools included."
"There is a lack of support for fiber channels currently that needs to be added."
"Supermicro blade servers are not the best. They could improve in scalability but are not really scalable right now."
"The solution does not scale well."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a need to pay towards the licensing costs of the solution. The most expensive server from Cisco is Cisco UCS B-Series."
"The solution is expensive."
"It's expensive, they are quite pricey."
"The product is expensive."
"The pricing of the solution is reasonable. From a commercial point of view, the prices are okay."
"The product is not expensive."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cisco UCS E-Series Servers?
The product's most valuable features are stability, speed, and scalability.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco UCS E-Series Servers?
The product is expensive. I rate its pricing a five out of ten.
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What needs improvement with Cisco UCS E-Series Servers?
The platform's pricing needs improvement. There could be more collaborative tools included.
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Comparisons

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Compared 23% of the time
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Compared 17% of the time
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Cisco UCS B-Series vs Super Micro SuperBlade
Compared 13% of the time
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HPE Synergy vs Super Micro SuperBlade
Compared 7% of the time
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Also Known As

UCS E-Series Servers
SuperBlade
 

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Overview

Cisco UCS E-Series Servers are next-generation, power-optimized, x86, Intel Xeon 64-bit blade servers designed to be deployed in Cisco Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 (ISR G2) and the Cisco 4451-X ISR. These price-to-performance-optimized single-socket blade servers balance simplicity, performance, reliability, and power efficiency. They are well suited for applications and infrastructure services typically deployed in small offices and branch offices.

Super Micro's SuperBlade blade servers offer many unique advantages that differentiate it from competitors' blade products and traditional rack-mount solutions. Customer benefits include maximum density, affordability, reduced management costs, lower power consumption, optimal ROI, and high scalability - and in most applications, blade servers would reduce system acquisition costs. While other blade suppliers only offer general-purpose blade servers, the SuperBlade family enables full optimization for a wide array of mission-critical and compute-intensive applications. With in-house design engineering agility to accommodate customer needs rapidly, SuperBlade revolutionizes modular computing architecture by offering several advanced application-optimized models such as Enterprise Blade Server, Data Center Optimized Blade, Workstation Blade and Office Blade.
 

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