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Dell PowerEdge R-Series vs HPE Moonshot comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerEdge R-Series
Ranking in Rack Servers
1st
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
306
Ranking in other categories
Converged Infrastructure (1st), Data Center Networking (3rd), Blade Servers (2nd)
HPE Moonshot
Ranking in Rack Servers
13th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Density Optimized Servers (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Rack Servers category, the mindshare of Dell PowerEdge R-Series is 22.1%, down from 27.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Moonshot is 2.5%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rack Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell PowerEdge R-Series22.1%
HPE Moonshot2.5%
Other75.4%
Rack Servers
 

Featured Reviews

Tom van Mil - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Administrator at Lico Innovations B.v.
Supports flexible hosting needs through seamless upgradability and strong monitoring capabilities
The most valuable features of Dell PowerEdge R-Series for me are the feature richness and the upgradability. I really love the way that it is so dynamically applicable for every situation, and they manage to have an all-in-one solution for every single situation. Dell PowerEdge has supported the growth and operational success of my company through its great compute power and price-to-performance ratio. Every time Dell is at the top of its game for us, and there is just no other brand for us that is able to reach that kind of price-to-performance ratio. Dell PowerEdge R-Series has features that specifically cater to the needs of my small company, such as iDRAC. The iDRAC system is a complete feature set for managing servers and hardware technically and monitoring-wise. It really fits in our system and our ecosystem, and monitoring-wise, it is excellent. They have all these sensors available via different protocols and end points, which I love, and the ability to manage and control everything via the iDRAC interface is just a welcome bonus. In our use case, Dell PowerEdge R-Series is very flexible. It is another computer which helps a lot because of the durability over time. They keep running, making scalability for getting more of those resources in our environment so easy.
it_user6186 - PeerSpot reviewer
Independent Analyst and Advisory Consultant at Server StorageIO - www.storageio.com
HP Moonshot 1500 software defined capable compute servers
Riding the current software defined data center (SDDC) wave being led by the likes of VMware and software defined networking (SDN) also championed by VMware via their acquisition of Nicira last year, Software Defined Marketing (SDM) is in full force, along with Software Defined Data Infrastructures…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The features of Dell PowerEdge R-Series that I appreciate the most are the central management and the surrounding software as they're integrated and easy to use."
"I have not had any issues with stability. Considering some of the environments aren't great, I think they are remarkably stable."
"It's allowing us to scale out a lot faster than before."
"Customer support is usually really good for Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers."
"Enhanced storage and compute density enables the R920 to run intensive mission critical applications for any midsized to large enterprise environment effortlessly."
"Using Dell PowerEdge R-Series with the AI workload, we have our own version of ChatGPT inside, and it helps us get answers much quicker."
"The benefits they have seen from using Dell PowerEdge R-Series are that it is more resilient and has strong security, and the versatility and the capabilities and features of the device are awesome."
"The best feature of Dell PowerEdge R-Series is the tool called OpenManage Enterprise, which allows me to manage my entire list of about 1300 servers under one consolidated pane, making the administration absolutely fantastic."
"With each user having its own physical CPU/GPU, enough memory etc. (when dealing with HDI) the overall user experience will be top notch, as to be expected."
"Scalability is great, and that was one of the key bits, as it has the scalability option in which you can fit four on each blade and have the capacity to keep on going."
"Everything looks to have a product superstar in hand: less energy consumption, lower cost, less space, scalable and customizable."
 

Cons

"For our particular use case, we need very large hard drives, and the world keeps moving away from big hard drives to small SSDs."
"The pricing could be better, as budget is always a huge thing for us. Anytime we can get better pricing, it helps convince the business to adopt it."
"One area where PowerEdge could improve is the challenge of keeping technology consistent over the years."
"In the future, I would mainly like to see improvements in the speed of response of storage, as we aim to enhance our performance with non-rotating disks."
"I would increase the life cycle management and those life cycle management tools."
"The way we can manage the environment through the solution's GUI could be improved."
"The specs for the benchmarks are very good, but the firmware and software are lacking."
"The analytics reports could be more useful."
"Why not spend the same (or a bit more perhaps) amount on virtual?"
"I think there's room for improvement. It doesn't work properly yet."
"However, with great potential gains, there is a big risk."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing for this solution is competitive compared to others on the market."
"The price of this solution is reasonable. It's very comparable to similar solutions."
"I personally think the pricing and licensing of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is actually fairly decent, though the way the business runs leads to sticker shock anytime we give them a quote."
"Compared to other vendors, the prices are much lower."
"The more complex the server requirements, the more expensive it gets."
"There is room for improvement in making it more cost-effective."
"The pricing is good compared to other products."
"I am satisfied with the pricing of the Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers and would rate the cost as seven out of ten, with ten being the best."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
University
7%
Financial Services Firm
39%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business110
Midsize Enterprise66
Large Enterprise127
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Questions from the Community

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Sample Customers

NxtGen Datacenter, Medien-Service Untermain (MSU), Exasol, IndigoVision, Dayco
iSource, Cerise Group, Panasonic
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