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Dell PowerEdge T-Series vs HPE Proliant ML comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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
23
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 October 2026, in the Tower Servers category, the mindshare of Dell PowerEdge T-Series is 43.9%, up from 39.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Proliant ML is 43.7%, down from 45.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Tower Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell PowerEdge T-Series43.9%
HPE Proliant ML43.7%
Other12.400000000000006%
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

"The most valuable feature of the solution is its high storage capacity, making it a good product."
"The systems are performing flawlessly."
"The product has valuable hardware components with a long life cycle."
"The speed provided by Dell PowerEdge T is its most valuable feature. The performance of Dell PowerEdge T is good."
"The scalability of the solution is excellent."
"The management features, including iDRAC and OpenManage are important."
"Overall, Dell PowerEdge T-Series is a highly dependable tower server for any small to medium-sized business looking for strong local performance, excellent remote management, and high uptime."
"What we usually tell our customers here in Saudi is that the ProSupport that Dell provides is top-notch."
"It's truly effective and it's always on."
"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."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"If you want cheap, then you get cheap, if you want good quality that lasts you forever, then you buy HPE."
"This is a product that I would certainly recommend because they are the easiest and simplest form of servers available here in the market."
"For HPE Proliant ML, the ILO functionality and secure chipset are the best things which customers opt for."
"The most valuable feature is the technical support, which is both good and available easily."
 

Cons

"The product's initial setup is complex."
"For Dell PowerEdge T-Series, definitely provide more options. They definitely need to do something about the shortage."
"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."
"The technical support for Dell PowerEdge T is terrible. Their support does not exist."
"We encounter issues with the power supply maintenance. It could be more stable."
"Dell PowerEdge T's resolution is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Dell PowerEdge T-Series can be improved by keeping up with the times."
"Dell PowerEdge T-Series hardware itself is excellent, but the premium licensing cost for advanced iDRAC remote management features could be lower or more flexible for small businesses."
"HPE Proliant has a managed tool called OneView that could be improved."
"I think that the RAID support can be improved because it is not very effective compared to the DL series."
"The product should allow management to troubleshoot remotely."
"The software needs some improvement, especially when there's an issue."
"Where they're lacking is just the support."
"I would like the solution to improve cloud migration."
"The pricing is not reasonable."
"The product’s support should be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the pricing an eight on a scale from one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"Depending on how big the deployment is customers usually see an ROI around seven months after deployment."
"There is no need to pay anything towards the licensing costs of the solution."
"My company's clients make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. The product is neither expensive nor cheap."
"The product has medium pricing. We have purchased a yearly support license for it."
"For enterprise and large-scale companies, it's actually quite reasonable and not considered very expensive."
"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 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."
"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 product is definitely worth the money."
"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%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Dell PowerEdge T?
Dell PowerEdge T-Series can be improved with more training on the advantages of using it. I would like to see YouTube support on training guides around the needed improvements.
What is your primary use case for Dell PowerEdge T?
My main use case for Dell PowerEdge T-Series is data share and file sharing. I use Dell PowerEdge T-Series for local client data share, as it really helps my team day-to-day.
What advice do you have for others considering Dell PowerEdge T?
My advice to others looking into using Dell PowerEdge T-Series is absolutely. I would rate this review a 10.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Proliant ML?
My thoughts on pricing are that it's pricey. When we were doing our data center expansion, we wanted to continue with HPE, but the price point did not match with our budget. We had to go with Dell,...
What needs improvement with HPE Proliant ML?
Everything is good, but we are facing some issues with the commercials and the fact that servers are being replaced by newer models very frequently. HPE should keep the old servers available as wel...
What is your primary use case for HPE Proliant ML?
Clients are using HPE Proliant ML for different purposes. Some are using it for their AD servers and network management solutions. They are also using the DL series for their ERPs and SAP.
 

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HP Proliant ML
 

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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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