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Dell APEX vs HPE GreenLake comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Dell APEX
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Consumption Services
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE GreenLake
Ranking in IT Infrastructure Consumption Services
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Managed Cloud Services (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the IT Infrastructure Consumption Services category, the mindshare of Dell APEX is 41.4%, down from 42.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE GreenLake is 42.5%, down from 48.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Infrastructure Consumption Services Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell APEX41.4%
HPE GreenLake42.5%
Other16.099999999999994%
IT Infrastructure Consumption Services
 

Featured Reviews

Pranay Jain - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior software engineer at Simplify vms
Flexible hiring platform has handled peak campus drives and protects sensitive candidate data
User interface improvement is also needed in Dell APEX. The recruiters using Hire-HQ are not very technical and struggle to interpret metrics to the extent of IOPS. We could streamline the interface to make it more understandable for end users. Implementing real-time monitoring visualization is a key feature we want because seeing how Dell APEX performs in real-time would be very beneficial. Dell APEX can be improved with a better auto-scaling strategy. I have used AWS, which has features to the extent of HPA, horizontal pod auto-scaling that increases the number of servers when there is an increase in API calls. Vertical scaling is limited to some extent, and automatic scaling can improve to avoid delays, transitioning from manual to semi-automatic. Additionally, smarter resource planning for cost optimization can still be refined, as resources sometimes get over-allocated, causing prices to rise unnecessarily. Pricing-wise, it can be a bit costly because at times it allocates more resources than necessary, which increases costs. The consumption model can improve by fine-tuning it according to our needs to ensure it remains affordable for end users. It operates on a subscription-based model, which is beneficial as we track monthly consumption.
HM
CEO at Cyber Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd.
Flexible monthly infrastructure has simplified management and improved client cost control
Some valuable points about HPE GreenLake are that it is a managed solution in the same pane of glass. HPE GreenLake integrates well with the existing infrastructure, and it is straightforward. HPE GreenLake positively impacts my organization because it saves money and time, and it improves my sales because I have another solution to reduce costs for the client. The client may need to pay two thousand dollars to change every infrastructure in one payment, but not all clients have the total amount available. However, if it is possible to pay month-to-month for the solution, it is much easier for the client to accept the proposal. HPE GreenLake's real-time monitoring tools are good, and I really need them to improve the services.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Dell APEX positively impacts my organization by solving many hardware costs, as we are paying a pay-as-you-go model, which is very beneficial for us and saves a lot of money."
"We measured the infrastructure cost reduction by using Dell APEX to dynamically scale our back end and storage during campus drives, which helped us manage traffic that was three times the initial load without any downtime."
"I found this product to be beneficial due to its consumption model, which allows businesses to acquire infrastructure that supports peak demand scenarios while only paying for what is used."
"I would suggest that people use Dell APEX because it is very good and scalable for that purpose, promoting company growth."
"Instead of having to purchase a server and implement it, we subscribe to Dell APEX and everything is handled by the Dell team, which is a very easy and efficient process."
"Dell APEX has positively impacted my organization by enabling massive and fast development, and we are not worrying about scalability right now."
"The major benefits that Dell APEX provides for me are cost-effectiveness and data security."
"The most valuable feature of Dell APEX for us is data availability, ensuring data resiliency and offering protection in case of data loss."
"The solution's technical support does an excellent job."
"In case the client needs this resource, it is available, and it is the best option in the market right now."
"It sort of lines up with our direction to move to the cloud. By using a hybrid cloud service to get us there, this allows us to run our legacy workloads on-premise. Those which are not really suited to a proper cloud."
"It is the flexible way to pay for everything that you need and pay as you go."
"It has helped us with the planning, and in concert with this, we are doing a lot of virtualizations. For a lot of cases, we are bringing in less gear and equipment to be able to accomplish the same things. It makes better use of what we do bring in."
"By establishing a service provider responsible for backup and restore and having monthly service meetings with them, we have reduced our management effort by more than fifty percent."
"The solution integrates well with Dell, Cisco switches, or other switches."
"HPE GreenLake is highly stable."
 

Cons

"Dell APEX needs a dedicated support channel to raise support tickets easily."
"Pricing-wise, it can be a bit costly because at times it allocates more resources than necessary, which increases costs."
"I believe Dell APEX can be improved because it is very complex for people who do not know it or are very new to it, so they need to simplify their UI or UX."
"In Latin America, they need to add more services to complement the solution and provide more options for managing the environment as some customers prefer not having responsibility for infrastructure."
"They all need to work on their pricing because you always want to get more for less."
"There needs to be some improvement in the response time of the tool's support team."
"I believe the price should be lower as there are many products available now."
"There could be better monitoring of growth and threshold usage so users could be more aware when their billing will change."
"Because VMware is very expensive right now, offering another solution for a hypervisor from HP at a much lower cost of six hundred dollars a year is really awesome."
"HPE GreenLake can improve the price."
"I don't think we'll know until we get to the end of the contract if the service has saved us money."
"Part of the integration, with cutting things over to Unisys, may have hurt us a bit. We had a couple of rough implementations earlier this year. Part of that was due to some internal system changes on HPE's side. We are keeping an eye on this to make sure it doesn't happen again."
"I would really like to see more granularity in the costing model. That's the one limitation that we do have: We have a lot of departments. We want to be able to break down, in a granular way, that this department is using X amount of resources, that department is using Y amount of resources... I want to be able to tag it and say, "This is this department's fees, this is that department's fees." That way I could charge back internally to my own departments."
"The interconnects were a challenge originally, but they sorted that out, and It was fine. We did have to spend a bit more money."
"HPE GreenLake can improve by making some of the user's experience better. It can take some time to learn."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Right now, I don't have the details of the tool's cost, but the price depends on the size of the company and what kind of services you want from the solution. There are some additional costs attached to the tool."
"If you're used to buying HPE servers, it's less expensive than that. I don't really compare competitor servers because HPE has never given me any reason to look otherwise. However, if you get good pricing on HPE servers, you get better pricing on GreenLake."
"The price could be more flexible."
"If you are looking to turn some of your capital expense into operational expense, this allows you to do it. It is a good idea."
"We have reduced a lot of our VMware licensing costs."
"It's a small cost per month compared to that one-time purchase. The big thing is if you get your one-time purchase wrong, then you are buying a lot more. With GreenLake, if we miss estimate (which with all the planning, you usually don't), we sign a piece of paper, and then they send more equipment in."
"HPE GreenLake has been growing in popularity due to its subscription model. The flexibility of the solution allows it to adapt to the changing market trends towards more edge performance and workloads."
"Right now we're paying about $180,000 per year."
"Our first year costs were approximately $1.2 million instead of spending five to six million dollars."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
University
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
University
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell APEX?
Dell APEX saves my time, although I won't say it saves money as there are additional costs.
What needs improvement with Dell APEX?
The organization can combine traditional on-premises infrastructure with Dell APEX block data storage services, allowing them to burst compute and storage on demand when performing large-scale data...
What is your primary use case for Dell APEX?
I use Dell APEX to shift infrastructure management into a flexible consumption-based model. I use Dell APEX to accelerate hybrid cloud deployment, scaling storage, and intensive workloads by automa...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE GreenLake?
We had a service and cost model established on utilization for specific KPIs, and we were measured by memory and storage, with no costs for CPU consumption.
What needs improvement with HPE GreenLake?
HPE GreenLake solution is very good. Another solution that really improves the offering is what HP created for its own hypervisor solution. Because VMware is very expensive right now, offering anot...
What is your primary use case for HPE GreenLake?
I have dealt with HPE GreenLake for approximately one year. Initially, I offered service only, but this year, I am using it to sell HP products because the supplier in Puerto Rico, Solution Box, he...
 

Also Known As

Dell Flex On Demand
GreenLake Flex Capacity, HPE Flexible Capacity, HPE FlexCap
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Information Not Available
Capgemini Finland Infrastructure Services, Sogeti BeLux, Accenture
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