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Dell PowerEdge R-Series vs HPE Moonshot comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerEdge R-Series
Ranking in Rack Servers
1st
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
356
Ranking in other categories
Converged Infrastructure (1st), Data Center Networking (4th), Blade Servers (2nd)
HPE Moonshot
Ranking in Rack Servers
13th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Density Optimized Servers (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Rack Servers category, the mindshare of Dell PowerEdge R-Series is 19.9%, down from 27.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Moonshot is 3.0%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rack Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell PowerEdge R-Series19.9%
HPE Moonshot3.0%
Other77.1%
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Featured Reviews

Jose Oliveira - PeerSpot reviewer
Diretor at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Local servers have delivered long-term ERP and virtualization performance while reducing cloud costs
In terms of improving Dell PowerEdge R-Series, to be honest, the product has so many options that I find it very difficult to improve it in terms of product itself. Of course, there will always be some technological evolution and new components, but what the product offers in each generation, and I've already followed five or six generations of Dell PowerEdge from generation 11 up to generation 17, it has always kept pace with technological innovation. In terms of storage, it's always extremely in line with what the market is offering. In terms of memory, each new generation always follows the newest RAM trends. Processors also have both AMD and Intel options. I believe the product already has very high maturity. The availability of redundant power supplies and the availability of off-band management via iDRAC are excellent. The product is already extremely solid and reliable. The most I could perhaps say is that sometimes in some operations, I find iDRAC a bit slow, but that's a characteristic of off-band management because performance comes from a separate card that has its own processor and its own memory, so sometimes it's not as fast as I'd expect from the machine itself. Overall, there really isn't much to say because the product is extremely robust and efficient.
it_user6186 - PeerSpot reviewer
Independent Analyst and Advisory Consultant at Server StorageIO - www.storageio.com
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…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Using Dell PowerEdge R-Series with the AI workload, we have our own version of ChatGPT inside, and it helps us get answers much quicker."
"I find features such as easily finding drivers using a service tag to be very useful."
"I've been consistently impressed by the exceptional build quality of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers."
"In Dell PowerEdge R-Series, the most valuable feature is the management."
"I think the pricing of Dell PowerEdge R-Series is acceptable and represents an advantage."
"Our requirement is 99.9999% uptime."
"The active directory and file server are valuable features."
"Dell PowerEdge R-Series is basically install and feel at home, so to speak, and I find that really great."
"With each user having its own physical CPU/GPU, enough memory etc. (when dealing with HDI) the overall user experience will be top notch, as to be expected."
"Scalability is great, and that was one of the key bits, as it has the scalability option in which you can fit four on each blade and have the capacity to keep on going."
"Everything looks to have a product superstar in hand: less energy consumption, lower cost, less space, scalable and customizable."
 

Cons

"My experience with Dell PowerEdge R-Series's pricing, implementation cost, and licenses has been affected by the global supply chain problem for products, as costs have increased."
"The price is the only thing that can be improved."
"The grade store disks sometimes break, indicating an area for improvement in longevity and reliability. They need to improve the durability of the disks."
"As the disks and memory should be expandable, I would highlight scalability as an issue."
"On the MX7000 platform, they should continue to release better and faster blades."
"If I could improve Dell PowerEdge R-Series in any way, I would suggest that they consider adding more redundant power supply options."
"Dell PowerEdge R-Series can improve on its flexibility; having more flexible options would be beneficial."
"The scalability has room for improvement."
"However, with great potential gains, there is a big risk."
"Why not spend the same (or a bit more perhaps) amount on virtual?"
"I think there's room for improvement. It doesn't work properly yet."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"At present, the pricing seems a bit high for us."
"The cost structure associated with Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers presents itself as a potential point of contention for budget-conscious consumers, as it could be more strategically positioned to compete within the broader marketplace."
"The price of this solution is reasonable. It's very comparable to similar solutions."
"One of the clients has been offered a price of $18,000 instead of the regular price of around $25,000."
"The pricing could always be better."
"The high cost of Dell PowerEdge Rack Server licenses is attributed to the pre-installed Windows Server operating system from Microsoft."
"It's pretty much on par."
"The solution’s pricing is competitive with other products."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Outsourcing Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business126
Midsize Enterprise71
Large Enterprise159
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Questions from the Community

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Sample Customers

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