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Dell PowerEdge T-Series vs HPE Proliant ML comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 27, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerEdge T-Series
Ranking in Tower Servers
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE Proliant ML
Ranking in Tower Servers
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Tower Servers category, the mindshare of Dell PowerEdge T-Series is 39.5%, up from 38.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Proliant ML is 45.8%, down from 48.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Tower Servers Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Dell PowerEdge T-Series39.5%
HPE Proliant ML45.8%
Other14.700000000000003%
Tower Servers
 

Featured Reviews

Hawi Nadew - PeerSpot reviewer
A server that offers high storage capacity and great scalability
It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten. Dell PowerEdge T is a very good product, but it's a heavy solution for which my organization has only specific customers. Customers don't prefer tower servers because they are not easily movable and require a lot of space.
Nagendra Nekkala. - PeerSpot reviewer
Highly reliable solution for virtualization and data storage capabilities
The tool is designed for virtualization and critical data center applications. Therefore, as customers, we use it for such purposes The solution is well-suited for virtualization and standalone applications, like data center environments. There is 100% reliability. Additionally, it provides…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The scalability of the solution is excellent."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its high storage capacity, making it a good product."
"The systems are performing flawlessly."
"The management features, including iDRAC and OpenManage are important."
"The product has valuable hardware components with a long life cycle."
"The speed provided by Dell PowerEdge T is its most valuable feature. The performance of Dell PowerEdge T is good."
"This solution is very easy to manage. There are many options to configure the processor, memory, disks, and network interface with ease."
"Dell PowerEdge T is the easiest of all the manufacturers."
"The solution is well-suited for virtualization and standalone applications, like data center environments. It provides significant benefits in terms of data storage capabilities. The product is stable. The solution is scalable. The initial setup was straightforward. The solution is good because of its data centers and reliability on the data side."
"It does its job and runs smoothly."
"The most valuable feature of HPE Proliant ML is the high availability of the parts. It's easy to find parts, such as replacements or spares. Additionally, we have a good relationship with the brand which is important."
"We can utilize more than a terabyte of memory."
"I rate ProLiant servers 10 out of 10 for stability. We periodically need to replace components like disk drives, but HPE customer care is good about replacing them."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"I am impressed with the tool's ability to create clusters and virtualizations."
"HPE Proliant's price is cheaper than other platforms."
 

Cons

"PCIe drivers could be included in the storage for good performance."
"I'm currently working on setting up a lab for AI, big data, and data analysis, and my client needs exceptionally powerful servers, and such high-core counts are not currently offered within the available options."
"It is not easy to move around tower servers, especially since it is heavy to load the server somewhere. The heaviness of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Dell PowerEdge T's resolution is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The product's initial setup is complex."
"The technical support for Dell PowerEdge T is terrible."
"We encounter issues with the power supply maintenance. It could be more stable."
"I would like to see more options to be able to support GPU cards. Right now, there are only one or two modules that provide this option."
"Updating the firmware could be easier. It's always a hassle, and the process HPE describes on their website doesn't seem to work well."
"The product should allow management to troubleshoot remotely."
"I would like the solution to improve cloud migration."
"One area where the product could improve is in its anti-rust protection, especially at the bottom, which has shown some signs of rusting."
"The pricing is not reasonable."
"The product’s support should be improved."
"HPE Proliant has a managed tool called OneView that could be improved."
"I think that the RAID support can be improved because it is not very effective compared to the DL series."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product has medium pricing. We have purchased a yearly support license for it."
"Depending on how big the deployment is customers usually see an ROI around seven months after deployment."
"For enterprise and large-scale companies, it's actually quite reasonable and not considered very expensive."
"There is no need to pay anything towards the licensing costs of the solution."
"I rate the pricing an eight on a scale from one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"My company's clients make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. The product is neither expensive nor cheap."
"The product is definitely worth the money."
"The price of HPE Proliant ML is very good. If we are partners, we have courses to attend and exams to do, but we buy more or less at the same price as everybody else. We have a small discount which should be increased."
"The ML series is cheaper than other products, and everything is included with the standard licensing fees."
"I would rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten since it's pretty expensive. We pay around 10,000 euros a year in Europe."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is the cheapest and ten is expensive, I rate HPE Proliant's pricing a five out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Educational Organization
6%
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell PowerEdge T?
The most valuable feature of the solution is its high storage capacity, making it a good product.
What needs improvement with Dell PowerEdge T?
It is not easy to move around tower servers, especially since it is heavy to load the server somewhere. The heaviness of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required.
What is your primary use case for Dell PowerEdge T?
Dell PowerEdge T is a product that consists of tower servers, which my organization made available for five of our clients who were not looking for rack servers.
What do you like most about HPE Proliant ML?
The solution is well-suited for virtualization and standalone applications, like data center environments. It provides significant benefits in terms of data storage capabilities. The product is...
What needs improvement with HPE Proliant ML?
The customer relationship is satisfactory, but from a reseller perspective, there is a lack of understanding and knowledge transfer for resellers recently. There is a need for improvement in techni...
 

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HP Proliant ML
 

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Sample Customers

Parkdale Secondary College, UnitedStack, ICM Netsystems, Newport City Homes, Medien-Service Untermain (MSU), The Watershed Addiction Treatment Programs, Exasol, Dayco, PRIME aerostructures GmbH, Neuroblastoma and Medulloblastoma Translational Research Consortium (NMTRC)
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