Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers vs Cray CS-Storm vs HPE Moonshot comparison

Cisco and Cray are both solutions in the Density Optimized Servers category. Cisco is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.8, while Cray is ranked #6. Cisco holds a 9.8% mindshare in DOS, compared to Cray’s 11.3% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution.

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100% willing to recommend

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Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Density Optimized Servers category, the mindshare of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is 9.8%, down from 13.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cray CS-Storm is 11.3%, up from 7.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Moonshot is 15.2%, down from 15.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Kalpesh Savaliya

Asst. Manager IT at APM Terminals, Inc.

Good support, and this product well-suited to our size of environment

We use these rack servers for terminal operating systems The initial setup could be easier. I have been working with Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers for five years. This is a stable product. For our use case, this product is scalable up to 16 blades, including two sites. I don't know how well…

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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…

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

11%

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Financial Services Firm

40%

Computer Software Company

14%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers?

The C-series is the most valuable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers?

The solution is moderately priced.

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What needs improvement with Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers?

The improvement should be done as per customer requirements.

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Comparisons

Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers vs Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers

Compared 56% of the time

HPE ProLiant DL Servers vs Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers

Compared 24% of the time

Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers vs Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers

Compared 10% of the time

HPE Synergy vs Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers

Compared 3% of the time

Dell XR2 Rugged Server vs Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers

Compared 2% of the time

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PowerEdge C vs Cray CS-Storm

Compared 69% of the time

HPE Apollo Systems vs Cray CS-Storm

Compared 31% of the time

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HPE Apollo Systems vs HPE Moonshot

Compared 39% of the time

Dell PowerEdge FX vs HPE Moonshot

Compared 24% of the time

Lenovo Edge Servers vs HPE Moonshot

Compared 18% of the time

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Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers

June 2025

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May 2025

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May 2025

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Also Known As

Unified Computing System C-Series, Cisco UCS C-Series

Cray CS Series

HP Moonshot

Overview

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.

Cisco

The CS-Storm supercomputer is a highly configurable cluster, able to support options specific to individual requirements including a range of NVIDIA Tesla accelerators tested to run at full power, multiple network and topology options for InfiniBand (including fat tree, single/dual rail) and Intel Omni-Path, a customizable HPC cluster software stack, and Cray Sonexion scale-out parallel file system storage.

Cray

HPE Moonshot is an integrated server system with workload-optimized solutions for better business outcomes delivered in a compact, power and energy efficient package.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Sample Customers

Advanced Medical Transport, Aegean Motorway, Anilana Hotels and Resorts, Artoni Transporti, BH Telecom, Bowling Green State University, City of Mississauga, Dualtec Cloud Builders, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS), Kind en Gezin, Kuwait Petroleum Italia, Nationwide, Quest, Talbots, University of St. Gallen

Intel, NVIDIA, Abokia Inc., Adaptive Computing, Allinea Software, ANSYS Inc., CEI, Cloudera, DataDirect Networks, Exa Corporation, Expert System, Intelligent Light, MSC Software, Oracle, Platform Computing, Samsung Semiconductor Inc., Seagate

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