My client is using HPE ProLiant DL Servers for virtualizing hyper-vision functions and sometimes needs to extend the servers for business applications. We are not dealing with financial applications, and in most cases, it is used for virtualization. I have extensive experience in this and have been searching for a solution for a long time without any issues.
Owner at INTUIS COMPUTERS
Good support, stable, and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "Support is the most valuable feature of the solution."
- "The cost of the solution is high and has room for improvement."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
Support is the most valuable feature of the solution.
What needs improvement?
The memory has room for improvement. I want the ability to upgrade the memory to avoid crashes.
The cost of the solution is high and has room for improvement.
I would like faster internet ports included.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for over 15 years.
Buyer's Guide
HPE ProLiant DL Servers
June 2025

Learn what your peers think about HPE ProLiant DL Servers. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: June 2025.
857,028 professionals have used our research since 2012.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I give the stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is easy to scale. We can always increase the number of CPUs to meet our customer's requirements.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is good. We receive all the parts we need quickly.
How was the initial setup?
We are experienced in using the HPE servers so we don't have any difficulty installing new servers.
What about the implementation team?
The implementations for our customers are completed in-house with our help.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is expensive. I give the price a five out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I give the solution a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller

Gerente TI at Tecdex
It's not difficult to put all the elements together and configure it for our customers
Pros and Cons
- "ProLiant is highly stable. We've had very few problems with the servers. We only once had an issue with the hard disk in an HPE server."
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using ProLiant for six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
ProLiant is highly stable. We've had very few problems with the servers. We only once had an issue with the hard disk in an HPE server.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is good. We have about 500 users now, but the business is growing strongly in licenses and post-sales service contracts.
How are customer service and support?
HPE support is very good.
How was the initial setup?
ProLiant servers are easy to deploy. It's not difficult to put all the elements together and configure it for our customers.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Some of the licenses are for one year, and others are for three years. It's a standard fee with no additional charges.
What other advice do I have?
I rate ProLiant10 out of 10. My advice to new users is to be sure all the elements are compatible between systems. Also, you need to ensure the customers' needs match the size of the server that will be implemented. I'm talking about computer power.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Buyer's Guide
HPE ProLiant DL Servers
June 2025

Learn what your peers think about HPE ProLiant DL Servers. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: June 2025.
857,028 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Sap Advanced Business Application Programming Developer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Stable, scalable, flexible, and easy to install
Pros and Cons
- "It's flexible."
- "The price in general, including the licensing fee, could be better."
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution to store documents.
What is most valuable?
It's flexible.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using HPE ProLiant DL Servers for one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's a scalable product and we have almost 40 users in our organization who use it.
We will continue using this solution.
How are customer service and technical support?
I have not contacted technical support. We have not had any issues.
How was the initial setup?
My colleague has indicated that the initial setup was straightforward.
We have one person to maintain the solution.
What about the implementation team?
It was a one-person job to deploy, and we did not use the help of an integrator or vendor.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price in general, including the licensing fee, could be better. It's expensive.
The license is renewed yearly.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.
I would rate HPE Proliant DL Servers a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
System Engineer at ITVision
Very practical and easy to maintain
Pros and Cons
- "Very practical and easy to maintain."
- "Configurations could be simplified."
How has it helped my organization?
DL servers have fixability to configure, manage and reliability.
you can depend on it in productive environments.
What is most valuable?
This is a very practical solution and that's what I like about it. It's also easy to maintain.
What needs improvement?
Configurations very simplified. The technical support and training process Very good.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for seven years minimum.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is very good.
How are customer service and technical support?
There are very responsive however the solution is very easy to maintain.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution an ten out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner, reseller

Buyer's Guide
Download our free HPE ProLiant DL Servers Report and get advice and tips from experienced pros
sharing their opinions.
Updated: June 2025
Product Categories
Rack ServersPopular Comparisons
Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers
Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers
IBM Power Systems
Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers
HPE Apollo Systems
Intel Server System
Oracle SPARC Servers
Huawei FusionServer RH Series Rack Servers
HPE Moonshot
Dell XR2 Rugged Server
Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server
Lenovo High-Density Servers
Buyer's Guide
Download our free HPE ProLiant DL Servers Report and get advice and tips from experienced pros
sharing their opinions.
Quick Links
Learn More: Questions:
- Are there any comparisons of HPE & Cisco servers using Benchmarks?
- Enterprise SSD - increase in cost justified?
- What is the biggest difference between Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers and HPE ProLiant DL Servers?
- Which HPE server is better - Apollo 4200 Gen10 or ProLiant DL360 Gen10?
- What is the best HPE ProLiant Server to replace a Dell PowerEdge Server?
- How do Lenovo ThinkSystem rack servers compare with HPE ProLiant DL servers?
- Does anyone have statistics on how often a fire occurs in a computer room?
- Are there any comparisons of HPE & Cisco servers using Benchmarks?
- When evaluating Rack Servers, what aspect do you think is the most important to look for?
- What's the 2018 Market Outlook for Companies Selling Rack Servers?