Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers vs Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server comparison

Cisco and Huawei are both solutions in the Rack Servers category. Cisco is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.3, while Huawei is ranked #15. Cisco holds a 4.8% mindshare in Rack Servers, compared to Huawei’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers and Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Ser...

Ranking in Rack Servers

5th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Density Optimized Servers (3rd)

Huawei KunLun Mission Criti...

Ranking in Rack Servers

15th

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Rack Servers category, the mindshare of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is 4.8%, down from 4.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server 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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Featured Reviews

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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Jesus Ospina

IT Solutions Consultant at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

A good server with useful features like partitions

Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server support can be better. HP has better support, and more customers have experience with this brand. For clients, there are opportunities to replace the server and take applications from the Huawei server to the Dell server. The server isn't the problem. The problem is with the applications and the database.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is very nice and stable with an easy administration GUI."

"Its hardware is really reliable. We also like Cisco for its support."

"The most valuable feature of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack is the use of databases, such as MySQL."

"The solution is easily scalable."

"The initial setup is straightforward and easy to do."

"The server can be configured easily."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is performance."

"It is very stable and easy to use. It integrates easily with Cisco's cloud-based UC solutions. There are tools for management that make the management a bit easier, but we don't use them. We don't use what you would term as power users."

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"Features like partitions are useful."

Cons

"Definitely the support area needs improving. Especially the time response in case of hardware failure."

"The product's stability and delivery time could be better."

"The improvement should be done as per customer requirements."

"The solution needs more capacity and more scalability."

"The price of the solution is problematic, not the solution itself. It could be less expensive."

"I would like to see a little more integration with VMware."

"There is very little scalability for the cluster. If you need a higher availability, there is a user limitation. So that is the low side."

"The only thing I would change is to provide more proactive support."

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"Support can be better."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Cisco is expensive, but we didn't look at the cost of the product. We were looking at reliability and support."

"Best to buy all the blades configured for the same purposes of load balancing and failover or load shifting."

"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"

"This product is quite expensive and it would be better if it were cheaper."

"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis, which is only $2,000 or $3,000."

"The price of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is high."

"The price of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is approximately 20 percent more than other solutions."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

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Questions from the Community

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The C-series is the most valuable.

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The solution is moderately priced.

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Comparisons

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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 9% of the time

HPE Synergy vs Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers

Compared 3% of the time

IBM Power Systems vs Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers

Compared 2% of the time

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Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers vs Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server

Compared 41% of the time

HPE ProLiant DL Servers vs Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server

Compared 31% of the time

IBM Power Systems vs Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server

Compared 28% of the time

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Also Known As

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

KunLun 9008, KunLun 9016, KunLun 9032

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

KunLun Mission Critical Servers deliver the high reliability, performance, and scalability demanded by the x86 ecosystem and mission-critical environment. It leverages Huawei’s Node Controller (NC) and BMC management chips, and combines the Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) node interconnect technology and RAS 2.0 technology. KunLun supports up to 768 cores on a single server and up to 1.97 scale-up linearity. It has been certified for operating SAP HANA of up to 16 TB for running S4H/SoH applications, and up to 8 TB for running BWoH applications. KunLun delivers industry-leading SAP SD2 and SAP B4H benchmark performance.

Huawei

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

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