HPE Apollo Systems vs PowerEdge C comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Dell Technologies are both solutions in the Density Optimized Servers category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.5, while Dell Technologies is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.6. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 22.6% mindshare in DOS, compared to Dell Technologies’s 25.0% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Dell Technologies users who would recommend it.

HPE Apollo Systems

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95% willing to recommend

PowerEdge C

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96% willing to recommend

HPE Apollo Systems

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between HPE Apollo Systems and PowerEdge C based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Density Optimized Servers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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HPE Apollo Systems vs. PowerEdge C

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Categories and Ranking

HPE Apollo Systems

Ranking in Density Optimized Servers

2nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Rack Servers (6th)

PowerEdge C

Ranking in Density Optimized Servers

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Blade Servers (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Density Optimized Servers category, the mindshare of HPE Apollo Systems is 22.6%, down from 30.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PowerEdge C is 25.0%, up from 18.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Gayan Senadheera

Director at Tyax Pvt Ltd

Offers higher capacities compared to other solutions, making it suitable for handling large storage needs

In terms of improvement, we could benefit from some training. If there could be some training for our team, we would be better equipped to promote and support HPE Apollo. Currently, we haven't received any specific training related to HPE Apollo throughout my career. If HPE Apollo provides training, we can share the knowledge with our partners, which could lead to more opportunities for HPE Apollo in the market. Deal protection and other support measures would also be beneficial, as they could help us achieve better results in this market.

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Niraj Shah

Founder Owner at Interface

Good return on investment, round the clock technical support, and easy to install

PowerEdge C is used in both corporate and industrial settings One of the main features that attract customers to buy their products is the great management tool and almost zero failure rate, making it easy to use. As far as I'm concerned, the current product works perfectly fine and I don't see…

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

Pros

"We're going to buy another Apollo 6500. We may configure it with half the number of GPUs because that may be all we need. In a sense, we can see the Apollo 6500 being so powerful that we only need half the GPU capability that we have now."

"The solution is well documented in a data sheet."

"we can use the same platform for several use cases: Hadoop, Ceph, and we are considering the server for another use case right now. It's a single solution, we only have to integrate it once and we can use it for several technologies."

"Absolutely being able to mount into Omni-Path architecture, HFIs on those nodes, because we were the very first site in the world"

"It's very reliable. I haven't had a single failure at all in the year and a half; not the slightest problem with it."

"With HPE Apollo, we can propose configurations with many hard drives, making it suitable for large storage needs."

"The technical support from HPE has always been good in my experience."

"When we moved to the Apollo and all flash drives, we gained a lot of performance."

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"The product has high performance and no downtime."

"It's a good product. Virtualization on it is good."

"The scalability of the solution met our needs."

"The security of the product is very good."

"It was not complex to deploy."

"The solution provides good support and service."

"The most significant benefits, in my experience, are the configuration, reliability of the equipment, and the support of Dell."

"One of the main features that attract customers to buy their products is the great management tool and almost zero failure rate, making it easy to use."

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Cons

"There is a shared battery for all cache controllers in the node. When you have to replace that element, you have to take down all three nodes and not just one."

"We could, perhaps, use more GPUs in the future, go from eight to 16 GPUs per instance. That could run head-to-head against the DGX-1, the DGX-2 that NVIDIA has developed in their own chassis. That would be interesting to see."

"The support from HPE Apollo could be better, they are making knowledgeable."

"Lustre seems to be just a little bit unstable overall."

"What's coming out in Gen 10 is very strong in terms of additional security."

"We have tried to used standardization using Ubuntu Linux and it's been hard. They had some difficulties getting the RAID configuration up and running because there are no drivers for it. It's not supported by HPE."

"We are quite happy with it, but its price and storage density can be better."

"I would want to see the flexibility of being able to run various network protocols including InfiniBand, Fibre Channel, as well as iSCSI, with iSCSI going up to 100 gigabytes per second -that would be outstanding."

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"The VxRail should be opened to allow other virtualization platforms to be used."

"HP is a little bit lower in terms of price."

"The need to update the firmware and check if there is any bug in the product is one of the areas where Dell PowerEdge C falls short and needs to make improvements."

"There could be some more ports added in the future."

"It should be improved in terms of future expansion. We should be able to have additional free slots for future extensions in terms of memory."

"The solution’s pricing could be cheaper."

"An area where the product lacks and needs to consider improvement is by allowing it to integrate with some AI tool for monitoring."

"The pricing of PowerEdge solutions is very high nowadays."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is an annual license required to use HPE Apollo."

"Compared to other products, HPE Apollo is not an expensive solution."

"It is an expensive solution but it is worth the money. The standard licensing cost is for the GPU and the features that someone is using. There are additional charges but they depend on the solution."

"The price of the solution is more expensive than Dell which is their main competitor. However, there are times we have managed to receive a comparable price."

"Obviously I would like to see the cost go down. That speaks for itself."

"The price could be reduced."

"PowerEdge C is a reasonably priced product, and the pricing depends on how many years you need the product. The cost also includes the support."

"PowerEdge C is a product that is priced at a medium range, so it is not too expensive."

"PowerEdge C is very expensive, but personally, I think it's worth the price."

"The cost depends on the configuration."

"The price of the solution is reasonable."

"The licensing cost of PowerEdge C is very high."

"Despite the slightly higher price, we prefer Dell due to the high quality of their products."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Government

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

16%

Venture Capital & Private Equity Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HPE Apollo?

HPE Apollo's pricing is low, and implementation is very easy compared to other products.

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What needs improvement with HPE Apollo?

HPE Apollo's after-sales support and technical support should be improved. The solution should provide fast delivery when it comes to replacing a particular product that is under warranty.

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What is your primary use case for HPE Apollo?

We use HPE Apollo for specific requirements of Linux servers.

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What do you like most about PowerEdge C?

The solution provides good support and service.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PowerEdge C?

PowerEdge is quite a costly solution, and I would rate the pricing around seven or eight on a scale from one to ten with ten being the most expensive.

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What needs improvement with PowerEdge C?

With reference architectures like VX rack, the update process is quite painful. They could automate or simplify it more. There are prerequisites to go through, and that's usually the only time-cons...

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Also Known As

HP Apollo Systems, HP ProLiant SL, HP Apollo

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Overview

The HPE Apollo high-density server family is built for the highest levels of performance and efficiency. They are rack-scale compute, storage, networking, power and cooling – massively scale-up and scale-out – solutions for your big data analytics, object storage and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads. From water-cooling that’s 1,000X more efficient than air, to “right-sized scaling” with 2X the compute density for workgroup and private cloud workloads, the HPE Apollo line is a dense, high-performance, tiered approach for organisations of all sizes.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

PowerEdge C help you to maximize hyperscale performance with up to 4 independent server nodes, flexible storage and shared infrastructure in a compact 2U chassis.

Dell Technologies

Sample Customers

Weta Digital

NxtGen Datacenter, Medien-Service Untermain (MSU), Exasol, IndigoVision, Dayco

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