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CDW Managed Cloud Services vs HPE GreenLake comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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

CDW Managed Cloud Services
Ranking in Managed Cloud Services
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE GreenLake
Ranking in Managed Cloud Services
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Consumption Services (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Managed Cloud Services category, the mindshare of CDW Managed Cloud Services is 7.7%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE GreenLake is 19.7%, down from 35.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Managed Cloud Services Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CDW Managed Cloud Services7.7%
HPE GreenLake19.7%
Other72.6%
Managed Cloud Services
 

Featured Reviews

MTyagi - PeerSpot reviewer
Full Stack Developer at a university with 10,001+ employees
Outsourcing cloud operations has improved uptime and supports 24x7 incident monitoring
CDW Managed Cloud Services is useful for cloud operations, but there are areas for improvement such as pricing transparency and the onboarding process. Cloud migration and onboarding may require detailed planning and coordination, indicating that transitioning workloads and support responsibilities can take time. Another needed improvement is the dependency on an external managed team. Organizations may rely on a third-party provider for some operational activities, and there is a need for improvement from CDW Managed Cloud Services since internal teams may depend on external escalations or support processes. Regarding the onboarding process, cloud migration and onboarding may require detailed planning and coordination, indicating that transitioning workloads and support responsibilities can take time. Reporting granularity, including more customizable reporting and dashboard depth, could also improve operational insights, as teams may want deeper cloud performance or cost breakdown reports.
HM
CEO at Cyber Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd.
Flexible monthly infrastructure has simplified management and improved client cost control
Some valuable points about HPE GreenLake are that it is a managed solution in the same pane of glass. HPE GreenLake integrates well with the existing infrastructure, and it is straightforward. HPE GreenLake positively impacts my organization because it saves money and time, and it improves my sales because I have another solution to reduce costs for the client. The client may need to pay two thousand dollars to change every infrastructure in one payment, but not all clients have the total amount available. However, if it is possible to pay month-to-month for the solution, it is much easier for the client to accept the proposal. HPE GreenLake's real-time monitoring tools are good, and I really need them to improve the services.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"What I like most about CDW Managed Cloud Services is that it is short and concise; it was about getting the configs in place, getting directly to the information we need when we need it, and then getting back focused on being profitable."
"CDW Managed Cloud Services has positively impacted my organization through its key capabilities, which include compliance and security, while the migration services, cloud optimization, and cost management have helped me significantly."
"CDW Managed Cloud Services acts as a security guard and doctor for my cloud."
"CDW Managed Cloud Services enables us to deploy infrastructure services at our pace, not being limited by the availability of resources, providing us another team to review and monitor things for us so we can keep our team smaller as well as tap into a much larger pool of knowledge than what we have."
"Their proactive alerting is valuable. They'll try and apprise us of issues before they become problems. I find that very valuable."
"It has freed up staff time by not having them work on managing the infrastructure. We are able to spend time doing application administration, focusing on the long-term strategy of where we are going. The impact is that we are able to better leverage our investment in our application technology and offload infrastructure to CDW as part of their managed services."
"CDW Managed Cloud Services has found pitfalls and various things in the infrastructure, e.g., in routes, IP ranges, and security loopholes, that didn't need to be there. They stripped it down and went to a very flat topography, making it less complicated. So, there are less things to trip over and go wrong, which means less downtime."
"I know I can go to them and get an answer or multiple answers for any problem that I am having."
"The most valuable feature for me is the ability to perform backups with a graphical user interface (GUI). It makes the process easy."
"It has helped us with the planning, and in concert with this, we are doing a lot of virtualizations. For a lot of cases, we are bringing in less gear and equipment to be able to accomplish the same things. It makes better use of what we do bring in."
"The fact that we can now add storage on the fly without any downtime means better productivity and scalability on demand."
"It offers businesses the flexibility and scalability of the public cloud while having their infrastructure on-premises."
"In the next four years over the lifespan of the first segment, it's going to be saving us approximately $1.2 million in just hardware purchases and software support costs."
"HPE GreenLake is highly stable."
"By establishing a service provider responsible for backup and restore and having monthly service meetings with them, we have reduced our management effort by more than fifty percent."
"The solution's technical support does an excellent job."
 

Cons

"During implementation, I wasn't that impressed with their performance from a project management standpoint, especially for the prices charged."
"What I dislike about CDW Managed Cloud Services is that sub-configurations are somewhat of a headache."
"CDW Managed Cloud Services can be improved in many ways, specifically in terms of operational efficiency, better management of cloud operations, and reduced manual efforts."
"The ticket system is a little clunky for Managed Cloud Services. There is no ticket category for Managed Cloud Services, per se."
"The infamous whiteboard still has some things to deploy from my standpoint and our primary business solution standpoint. So, there is always room to grow. There are a few security things that I would like to deploy, such as single sign-on so the email address and password are the login."
"We are still waiting on one thing, but it is not really CDW. It is just something from Microsoft."
"CDW Managed Cloud Services needs to implement a chatbot and enhance their AI capabilities."
"If you take a dive through their websites, it feels like they were all put together by different teams."
"Part of the integration, with cutting things over to Unisys, may have hurt us a bit."
"I don't think we'll know until we get to the end of the contract if the service has saved us money."
"The support service needs improvement. The support team isn't very active in addressing cases. It should also provide a web application."
"Both times that we've had to increase the hardware, the deployment took way longer than expected. In addition, we haven't yet gotten to a use point where the cost is below what it would cost us to provision the same set of services on HPE hardware outside of the GreenLake service."
"The time to receive a price when I am going to a proposal is too long."
"HPE GreenLake can improve by making some of the user's experience better. It can take some time to learn."
"Because VMware is very expensive right now, offering another solution for a hypervisor from HP at a much lower cost of six hundred dollars a year is really awesome."
"There is a need for improved support in HPE GreenLake, including more administrators and engineers to provide faster resolution for issues."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is very competitive and appropriate for what we get."
"We have used CDW’s free Recommendation Engine. That is what we use for the cost savings. It helped us find places to reduce our cloud costs."
"CDW Managed Cloud Services will not be cheaper than what you are doing on-premises. It will be more expensive."
"It is a little more complex than I would like, but I think that's more AWS than CDW. CDW actually saves us money in regards to the way they handle things. We get support without a six-figure commitment from the AWS side, and that's appreciated."
"A lot of people see the cost, and they are like, "Well, that is a lot if we already have an internal IT person." It's like, "Well, you're not just getting that." You are getting access to resources and peace of mind, to say, "I don't have to worry about this server dying at 2:00 in the morning because these guys will handle it." I will wake up, and if there would have been a problem, it would have been addressed. It would have been notated and fixed."
"The biggest factor for us was cost, and at the time, CDW Managed Cloud Services was most efficient for what we needed."
"If you are looking to turn some of your capital expense into operational expense, this allows you to do it. It is a good idea."
"It's a small cost per month compared to that one-time purchase. The big thing is if you get your one-time purchase wrong, then you are buying a lot more. With GreenLake, if we miss estimate (which with all the planning, you usually don't), we sign a piece of paper, and then they send more equipment in."
"We have reduced a lot of our VMware licensing costs."
"HPE GreenLake payment model is you pay for what you use. You can purchase a yearly, quarterly, or half-year license. The overall price of the solution is a little high and hopeful there can be better margins in the future."
"In terms of pricing, it's a bit on the higher side."
"HPE GreenLake has been growing in popularity due to its subscription model. The flexibility of the solution allows it to adapt to the changing market trends towards more edge performance and workloads."
"Pricing is based on usage plateaus. The more you use, the more you pay."
"If you're used to buying HPE servers, it's less expensive than that. I don't really compare competitor servers because HPE has never given me any reason to look otherwise. However, if you get good pricing on HPE servers, you get better pricing on GreenLake."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
57%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Transportation Company
6%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CDW Managed Cloud Services?
The management of pricing approvals is mostly handled by top management. We have $350,000 as per the approval process.
What needs improvement with CDW Managed Cloud Services?
There are not many challenges with CDW Managed Cloud Services. However, there are a few extensions that felt hard to integrate into our organization's setup. The expert team and expert support prov...
What is your primary use case for CDW Managed Cloud Services?
CDW Managed Cloud Services has been in use at our organization for four months. The main use case is that it provides 24/7 services with ITIL-based management of hybrid and multi-cloud environments...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE GreenLake?
We had a service and cost model established on utilization for specific KPIs, and we were measured by memory and storage, with no costs for CPU consumption.
What needs improvement with HPE GreenLake?
HPE GreenLake solution is very good. Another solution that really improves the offering is what HP created for its own hypervisor solution. Because VMware is very expensive right now, offering anot...
What is your primary use case for HPE GreenLake?
I have dealt with HPE GreenLake for approximately one year. Initially, I offered service only, but this year, I am using it to sell HP products because the supplier in Puerto Rico, Solution Box, he...
 

Also Known As

No data available
GreenLake Flex Capacity, HPE Flexible Capacity, HPE FlexCap
 

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Sample Customers

Information Not Available
Capgemini Finland Infrastructure Services, Sogeti BeLux, Accenture
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