Our customers don't pay for licenses. As a service provider, we cover the costs. They only pay for the services they use. The subscription fee is on an annual basis. We always use annual. There are no extra costs in addition to the standard licensing fees.
The pricing is expensive. Compared to its competitors, Cisco servers are more expensive. The price of Cisco servers can vary depending on the configuration, the number of servers being purchased, the amount of RAM, and the storage capacity.
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The price for Cisco is a bit higher than its competitors. We paid 40k for one server. We paid 50% at the time of the purchase order and 50% after the product was delivered.
Assistant Manager Presales at Meridian Infotech Ltd.
Real User
Jul 6, 2022
The prices of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers are higher compared to the competition. When we try and sell against the competition, then it becomes quite difficult to sell
The server itself isn't costly at all, but the CPU and the RAM can be pretty expensive. You can buy a UCS for $2,000, but the RAM and CPU can cost up to $80,000. The most expensive asset is the intel processor, but it depends on how many cores you want and the technology you want to use on your CPU, like Hyper-V, etc.
Senior Information Technology Manager at a construction company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Feb 22, 2022
The price of the solution could be better when compared to other solutions. However, when we purchased the solution we received Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers in a bundle with other hardware, such as IP phones and networking switches. I would rate the price of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers to be a two out of five.
Pure Storage at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Dec 8, 2021
Only Intersight licensing is required. Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis, which is only $2,000 or $3,000. It's not too expensive. The Intersight licensing adds value, which the customer takes advantage of.
I think the pricing is high. Cisco has to look for bundling this solutions with other applications. They could sell basic options of the UC server along with other Cisco products and software. That would work. But as a standalone product, the customer looks at the price and it means they may not buy it when they see other products with the same construction at a lower price.
UCS C-Series Rack Servers deliver unified computing in an industry-standard form factor to reduce TCO and increase agility. Each server addresses varying workload challenges through a balance of processing, memory, I/O, and internal storage resources.
The solution is moderately priced.
Cisco is expensive but has many more features, integrations, and support. Other brands are relatively cheap, but post-sales support is very decent.
Our customers don't pay for licenses. As a service provider, we cover the costs. They only pay for the services they use. The subscription fee is on an annual basis. We always use annual. There are no extra costs in addition to the standard licensing fees.
The pricing is expensive. Compared to its competitors, Cisco servers are more expensive. The price of Cisco servers can vary depending on the configuration, the number of servers being purchased, the amount of RAM, and the storage capacity.
My company has an agreement with Cisco to get discounted rates. It is one of the reasons why we chose the product.
The solution is expensive and I give the price a four out of ten.
The price of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is high. I rate the price of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers a nine out of ten.
The price of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is approximately 20 percent more than other solutions.
The solution requires an annual licensing fee.
The price for Cisco is a bit higher than its competitors. We paid 40k for one server. We paid 50% at the time of the purchase order and 50% after the product was delivered.
We have to pay for the VMware and Cisco licenses.
The prices of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers are higher compared to the competition. When we try and sell against the competition, then it becomes quite difficult to sell
The server itself isn't costly at all, but the CPU and the RAM can be pretty expensive. You can buy a UCS for $2,000, but the RAM and CPU can cost up to $80,000. The most expensive asset is the intel processor, but it depends on how many cores you want and the technology you want to use on your CPU, like Hyper-V, etc.
The price of the solution could be better when compared to other solutions. However, when we purchased the solution we received Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers in a bundle with other hardware, such as IP phones and networking switches. I would rate the price of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers to be a two out of five.
Only Intersight licensing is required. Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis, which is only $2,000 or $3,000. It's not too expensive. The Intersight licensing adds value, which the customer takes advantage of.
The solution could be more cost-effective.
The pricing is fair. It is an enterprise solution, however. The price might be a bit less if the organization is a bit smaller.
This solution is a little expensive.
This product is quite expensive and it would be better if it were cheaper.
This product is slightly more expensive when compared to others.
I think the pricing is high. Cisco has to look for bundling this solutions with other applications. They could sell basic options of the UC server along with other Cisco products and software. That would work. But as a standalone product, the customer looks at the price and it means they may not buy it when they see other products with the same construction at a lower price.
Cisco is expensive, but we didn't look at the cost of the product. We were looking at reliability and support.