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Dell PowerEdge T-Series vs HPE Proliant ML comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerEdge T-Series
Ranking in Tower Servers
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE Proliant ML
Ranking in Tower Servers
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Tower Servers category, the mindshare of Dell PowerEdge T-Series is 43.8%, up from 39.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Proliant ML is 43.7%, down from 44.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Tower Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell PowerEdge T-Series43.8%
HPE Proliant ML43.7%
Other12.5%
Tower Servers
 

Featured Reviews

AK
Technical Implementation Specialist at AltiusTech Health
Customized servers have provided flexible on-prem operations and reduced unplanned downtime
What I appreciate most about Dell PowerEdge T-Series is the customization options available. You can specify a certain size of RAM and Dell provides it on the same size of hardware, ensuring you remain within the same specifications. Additionally, you can request how much storage you want, for both bootable and non-bootable drives, which allows for greater storage on the same hardware configuration. Using Dell PowerEdge T-Series has affected the overall flexibility of my operations because they provide customization according to our needs. I can specify the size of RAM, processor, and storage details for both standalone servers and clustering, which allows for the flexibility we need based on the data storage requirements.
Guillermo Parra - PeerSpot reviewer
IT support manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Reliable servers have simplified virtualization and database hosting while improving daily operations
In my opinion, the best features HPE Proliant ML offers are stability and ease of handling. For example, iLO is excellent for diagnosing the equipment or any trouble. It is very easy to update SPP parts for HPE. iLO has helped me by allowing me to search for any malfunctioning inside the servers and install the OS remotely. I can connect easily via command-line interface. Applying updates for any system is an excellent product. iLO is a very powerful tool. HPE Proliant ML has impacted my organization positively as it is excellent equipment, very powerful, and very easy to manage. It is excellent hardware. HPE Proliant ML saves time. It is not expensive, very easy to install in any rack, very easy to configure, and easy to install any OS inside. Managing the RAID process is very easy. It is an excellent product.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"In my experience, the best features Dell PowerEdge T-Series offers include the fact that you don't need a rack; you could free stand it or stand it upright, it allows you to have multiple power supplies, and it supports easy access to drives."
"The speed provided by Dell PowerEdge T is its most valuable feature. The performance of Dell PowerEdge T is good."
"The product has valuable hardware components with a long life cycle."
"Having good support for Dell PowerEdge T-Series benefits our organization by giving us less time for troubleshooting, and if there's any problem, we have support to come to us and fix the issue and handle replacements."
"This solution is very easy to manage. There are many options to configure the processor, memory, disks, and network interface with ease."
"Having a robust, consolidated solution like Dell PowerEdge reduced our unplanned downtime and internal unavailability issues, so it has been a complete success."
"What I like the most about Dell PowerEdge T-Series is the simplicity to update; it is easy with Dell PowerEdge T-Series because when we enter the service tag number, we can go to Dell directly and update all the drivers."
"Dell PowerEdge T-Series is very reliable, and I do not receive complaints from customers regarding hardware issues, as I manage sites where the hardware has been functioning effectively for over 20 years without constant outages or shutdowns."
"We can utilize more than a terabyte of memory."
"If you want cheap, then you get cheap, if you want good quality that lasts you forever, then you buy HPE."
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"They're good products and once you learn them, they're simple to manage for administrators and IT infrastructure teams."
"HPE Proliant ML has impacted my organization positively as it is excellent equipment, very powerful, and very easy to manage."
"It's truly effective and it's always on."
"This is a product that I would certainly recommend because they are the easiest and simplest form of servers available here in the market."
"I rate ProLiant servers 10 out of 10 for stability. We periodically need to replace components like disk drives, but HPE customer care is good about replacing them."
 

Cons

"The technical support for Dell PowerEdge T is terrible. Their support does not exist."
"For Dell PowerEdge T-Series, definitely provide more options. They definitely need to do something about the shortage."
"Dell PowerEdge T's resolution is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"PCIe drivers could be included in the storage for good performance."
"I'm currently working on setting up a lab for AI, big data, and data analysis, and my client needs exceptionally powerful servers, and such high-core counts are not currently offered within the available options."
"Dell could enhance tower servers by improving energy consumption efficiency and reducing heating issues."
"Using Dell PowerEdge servers has not helped reduce my total cost of ownership; the server equipment's expensive."
"We encounter issues with the power supply maintenance. It could be more stable."
"This solution has average security, but only for education purposes."
"The HP writing systems could be more customer-focused instead of process-focused."
"HPE Proliant has a managed tool called OneView that could be improved."
"One area where the product could improve is in its anti-rust protection, especially at the bottom, which has shown some signs of rusting."
"I would like see better integration with OneView."
"I think that the RAID support can be improved because it is not very effective compared to the DL series."
"The product’s support should be improved."
"Updating the firmware could be easier. It's always a hassle, and the process HPE describes on their website doesn't seem to work well."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For enterprise and large-scale companies, it's actually quite reasonable and not considered very expensive."
"Depending on how big the deployment is customers usually see an ROI around seven months after deployment."
"The product has medium pricing. We have purchased a yearly support license for it."
"My company's clients make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. The product is neither expensive nor cheap."
"There is no need to pay anything towards the licensing costs of the solution."
"I rate the pricing an eight on a scale from one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"I would rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten since it's pretty expensive. We pay around 10,000 euros a year in Europe."
"The product is definitely worth the money."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is the cheapest and ten is expensive, I rate HPE Proliant's pricing a five out of ten."
"The price of HPE Proliant ML is very good. If we are partners, we have courses to attend and exams to do, but we buy more or less at the same price as everybody else. We have a small discount which should be increased."
"The ML series is cheaper than other products, and everything is included with the standard licensing fees."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
8%
University
7%
Construction Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Dell PowerEdge T?
For Dell PowerEdge T-Series, I don't see any more redundancy for the power supply, but I think that may be because of the cost. However, we don't have any problem with it.
What is your primary use case for Dell PowerEdge T?
We deploy Dell PowerEdge T-Series for our dealership server, so we provide the T-Series for those who subscribe to us for our agents.
What advice do you have for others considering Dell PowerEdge T?
When considering Dell PowerEdge T-Series, the support is the most important thing. If you have the product, you should make sure that there's a backup with Dell because for us, it's a trust...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Proliant ML?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is very satisfactory.
What needs improvement with HPE Proliant ML?
All areas can be improved for HPE Proliant ML. It is an excellent product that is very helpful and very powerful for any area of use.
What is your primary use case for HPE Proliant ML?
My main use case for HPE Proliant ML is servers for database or for other services in Linux. For example, I use HPE Proliant ML for virtualization in OpenShift virtualization on a day-to-day basis....
 

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Sample Customers

Parkdale Secondary College, UnitedStack, ICM Netsystems, Newport City Homes, Medien-Service Untermain (MSU), The Watershed Addiction Treatment Programs, Exasol, Dayco, PRIME aerostructures GmbH, Neuroblastoma and Medulloblastoma Translational Research Consortium (NMTRC)
Kenya Ports Authority, RAK Ceramics, Continental Resources
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