Dell PowerEdge M vs NEC Sigmablade-M comparison

Dell Technologies and NEC are both solutions in the Blade Servers category. Dell Technologies is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.2, while NEC is ranked #21. Dell Technologies holds a 19.0% mindshare in Blade Servers, compared to NEC’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution.

Dell PowerEdge M

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We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge M and NEC Sigmablade-M based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerEdge M

Ranking in Blade Servers

2nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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NEC Sigmablade-M

Ranking in Blade Servers

21st

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Blade Servers category, the mindshare of Dell PowerEdge M is 19.0%, up from 17.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NEC Sigmablade-M is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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JohnDeavers

Senior Solutions Architect at ePlus Technology

Average pricing and good feature sets but is complex to set up

We use the solution for hyper-converged infrastructures with VMware and physical/virtual SQL solutions. Both Dell and Cisco would be data center modernization. We're modernizing from a three-tier to a single infrastructure. The enterprise manager feature sets are great. It's great for managing…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Government

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell PowerEdge M?

The solution's most valuable features are centralized monitoring and management and the ease of upgrading firmware.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerEdge M?

The cost of Dell is reasonable. Dell is not expensive compared to HP. It is a little cheaper, but customers still prefer HP.

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What needs improvement with Dell PowerEdge M?

I do not know if I can comment about the tool itself since I do not have much experience with Dell. I work mostly with HP and only sometimes with Dell. I cannot say where improvement is needed. Del...

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Comparisons

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Compared 6% of the time

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Sigmablade-M

Overview

The Dell PowerEdge M-Series blade servers address the challenges of an evolving IT environment by delivering leading enterprise classfeatures and functionality. The M-Series delivers a unique array of options configured to meet the needs of your IT environment both now and in the future.

Multiple blade form-factor choices.
Long life cycle providing better life cycle management and improved TCO.

Modular I/O switches for future scalability.
Breakthrough fan technologies for reduction in power consumption.

Configuration management via chassis management controller.

Persistent MAC/WWN/iSCSI addresses in a switch-agnostic environment.

Dell Technologies

The NEC SIGMABLADE-M is an 8-blade chassis that comprises 6U of rack space and offers a compact size that is ideal for mid-sized systems, easy monitoring of the status of each blade server, and better and easier cabling through the use of KVM switches.

NEC

Sample Customers

Newport City Homes, Neuroblastoma and Medulloblastoma Translational Research Consortium (NMTRC), Georgian College, AgreeYa Solutions, IIHT Cloud Solutions, Arizona State University, AudienceScience, University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Holy Cross School

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