Dell PowerEdge MX- Series vs HPE Integrity comparison

Dell Technologies and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Blade Servers category. Dell Technologies is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.5, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.5. Dell Technologies holds a 9.1% mindshare in Blade Servers, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 4.0% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 8, 2026

HPE Integrity and Dell PowerEdge MX-Series are two key players in the enterprise server market. Dell PowerEdge MX-Series seems to have an advantage due to its superior features and flexible infrastructure, despite its higher cost.

Features: HPE Integrity is known for high availability and robust RAS features, built to handle mission-critical data processing. The servers offer high reliability, scalability, and security, ensuring continuous 24/7 service. Dell PowerEdge MX-Series is designed with a flexible modular architecture, promoting scalability for diverse and dynamic IT workloads. The advanced kinetic architecture and intelligent automation features enhance adaptability and future-proof IT ecosystems.

Room for Improvement: HPE Integrity could improve in ease of deployment and expand its support services. Simplifying management tools and ensuring more user-friendly interfaces would enhance the overall user experience. Dell PowerEdge MX-Series can enhance processor speed to meet increasing demands from AI-based applications. Additionally, offering more processor model options would be beneficial. The product's energy efficiency could also be optimized further for better cost management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dell PowerEdge MX-Series is noted for smooth deployment and comprehensive support, aiding the transition to cloud and hybrid environments. Its customer service is often deemed superior, simplifying implementation and offering extensive resources. HPE Integrity has a reliable deployment process but might be perceived as more complex and less covered by support, which can add to the implementation challenges.

Pricing and ROI: HPE Integrity provides a lower initial setup cost, making it appealing for budget-conscious enterprises. It offers substantial ROI through its steady performance and solid support. Dell PowerEdge MX-Series, with its higher upfront expense, delivers a strong ROI with cutting-edge features tailored for future-oriented enterprises. Its ability to handle modern workloads and dynamic IT needs positions it well for those seeking long-term value.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerEdge MX- Series

Ranking in Blade Servers

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

HPE Integrity

Ranking in Blade Servers

11th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Blade Servers category, the mindshare of Dell PowerEdge MX- Series is 9.1%, down from 18.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Integrity is 4.0%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Blade Servers Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Dell PowerEdge MX- Series	9.1%
HPE Integrity	4.0%
Other	86.9%

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Md. Shohel Rawshan Sarker

Assistant Vice President at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

Blade platform has supported clustered production workloads and delivers strong performance

In the industry, there are currently blade solutions from Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Cisco. Compared to those, all blade solutions are similar in design. In the chassis, there is a back panel where each blade has a card module that plugs into the blade chassis. The chassis contains a network switch as well as a SAN switch. The SAN switch and network switch combined to the blade module provide plug-and-play functionality. The throughput is also good. Dell PowerEdge MX- Series currently has two types of processors with speeds of 2.1 and 2.3 GHz, possibly 2.2 GHz as well. All applications in our environment run on these processors. However, I think the processor speed should be higher because the coming applications are all AI-based and require more powerful processing. As of now, there is no issue with the current processor clock speed for our running applications. They are all Gold processors. In our environment, we have designed a setup with Dell PowerEdge MX- Series chassis with two network switches in the back panel. The two network switches connect to the main upstream network switch with link aggregation protocol (LACP) bonding. Currently, 160 gig, 40, 40, 80, and 80 gig bandwidth is running. The throughput is 80 gig total. Each blade server has a 20 gig network connection and will get a maximum of 20 gig network bandwidth, while the total chassis will deliver a maximum of 80 gig bandwidth. However, it can go up to 160 gig because the upstream network switch supports QSFP+ modules that are 40 gig each, with two 40 gig connections totaling 80 gig. Dell PowerEdge MX- Series also includes a SAN switch. The SAN switch is in the back panel of the chassis and connects to our main central SAN switch, which is connected to central storage. It is easy to onboard our central storage to the blade server as required, and there is no issue with that. The benefits include the fact that Dell PowerEdge MX- Series blade servers have sixteen blade servers in a single chassis, which consumes minimal space in the rack and data center, as well as requiring minimal cabling. For cabling, there are only four network cables connected to the main upstream switch. When connected to the SAN switch, there are only four additional cables, totaling eight cables to the SAN switch. This results in no messy cables in the data center. Additionally, the performance is good enough based on our current applications running on the servers.

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Jason Quartey

Oracle Database Administrator at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

Robust security layers have supported mission-critical banking and protected sensitive data

Where I have not really enjoyed is the flexibility of doing things. You are just in a straitjacket with what they give you. The flexibility of doing things is limited compared to other platforms. The backup and restore features on that module were a bit old. I couldn't create a snapshot and provision a server in minutes. The VM features that I can use now easily were not that easy with HPE Integrity and were not even available for us. I had a lot of interaction with HPE Integrity and wanted to move to a different platform for a different experience. I did not see any products matching the Dell PowerFlex environment in terms of server capabilities when it comes to HPE Integrity. We are now using Oracle products and Oracle Data Guard. Oracle on HPE Integrity was a bit more difficult because you have to get separate patches, separate tunables, and separate kernel settings for HPE Integrity. Everything was so proprietary on HPE Integrity, making it difficult to have one solution. The Dell Linux environment with Oracle Linux OS now will be much easier.

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Pros

"Dell PowerEdge MX- Series has positively impacted my organization by being the backbone, and I am the gatekeeper for monitoring and troubleshooting, and this product makes my life easy by not giving me any downtime and working up to the mark."

"It runs smoothly and supports mission-critical systems."

"It helps us to manage multiple chassis from a single website."

"I have compared Dell EMC to other solutions and have found it to be good. The SAN and LAN traffic, manageability, and upgradability are all good."

"The solution's most valuable features are centralized monitoring and management and the ease of upgrading firmware."

"The tool's most valuable features are high availability and scalability. Its integration is easy."

"The networking features for administration and working with the server are valuable."

"The solution integrated well."

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"The benefit provided by the solution for my organization stems from the fact that it provides maximum reliability and availability to users."

"It's very reliable, efficient, and strong, and at the time that we used it, it was scalable so we were able to put as much CPU as I wanted up to 64."

"We currently deployed HP Integrity blade servers; they offer great versatility, redundancy, and a rapid method of deploying multiple virtual guests within 10 minutes."

"We need to be able to offer our customers continuous service 24/7, and we are able to do all this with Integrity."

"What I like about HPE Integrity servers is how stable and easy to use they are."

"HPE Integrity is a mission-critical server, and we are using it for our SAP; we require zero downtime, which is why it is typically used in environments like banks or air traffic control where the downtime requirement is absolute zero."

"This is a reliable server, and many applications are integrated there."

"HPE Integrity is a reliable solution, but you'll need to refurbish the hardware because it's approaching the end of sale."

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Cons

"Dell support should be faster."

"In HP, there are some series of servers which are called partition servers. These use virtualization built-in on the server hardware. I am not seeing this feature in Dell."

"We have had some issues with the vendor's support that we have received. When you open up a support case with Dell they send a partner to assist you and in our experience, they are lacking knowledge about the solution. There are times when you need professional support from the vendor that knows the solution well."

"I suggest adding an additional network card within the blades, specifically for connectivity."

"I believe that the tool’s support team is an area with certain concerns where improvements can be made."

"The last year, we experienced problems with support, as Dell decreased staff in Latin America, impacting support quality."

"I would like to have additional HPC and AI capabilities on general Dell PowerEdge servers."

"It requires time to transition to the new generation."

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"Blade system backplane is SPOF."

"Since Intel featured this product as a mainframe class, it should perform closer to a mainframe."

"The manageability must be improved."

"The quantity of the processor from Integrity, because at this moment there's a limit."

"HPE Integrity is a pain. HPE hasn't put much work into developing the solution in the past few years because it will be discontinued soon."

"Where I have not really enjoyed is the flexibility of doing things. You are just in a straitjacket with what they give you."

"I would like to see a GUI interface to manage resources and deploy new servers."

"The monitoring is an area that needs some improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"If we would not have gone with the vendor we might have been charged unnecessarily for packages we did not need."

"The solution's pricing is slightly higher."

"The pricing of PowerEdge Next is higher than it was before."

"Dell PowerEdge M price is comparable to other solutions but cheaper than IBM. However, the IBM solution is a higher grade solution whereas Dell PowerEdge M is a medium-level solution."

"The product is budget-friendly. The initial cost for each server was around 10,000 euros. It's a standard price, not too high or too low."

"The product is neither expensive nor cheap. It is manageable for medium enterprises as well."

"I know we get three years basic, and the on-site licensing model for business seems fine. I wouldn't pay for a support plus or anything."

"It was budget friendly."

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"The pricing is the best."

"Price-wise, the solution is very expensive."

"HPE Integrity's pricing could be better."

"There is no license required to use HPE Integrity."

"The price is not very expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Outsourcing Company

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

20%

Marketing Services Firm

12%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	16

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	12

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell PowerEdge M?

The best feature is the idrac tools, which allows me to manage/config the platform from the Linux level.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerEdge M?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is good.

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What needs improvement with Dell PowerEdge M?

My understanding is that they are shutting down Dell PowerEdge MX- Series, which is unfortunate due to the fact that they cannot keep up with power density. If there were some way to keep up with t...

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What needs improvement with HPE Integrity?

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What is your primary use case for HPE Integrity?

We are still working with HP products, specifically HPE Integrity servers. We are about to migrate this year to Dell. For Unix, because we are using Unix now, we're going to move to Linux on that p...

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What advice do you have for others considering HPE Integrity?

Data protection and application support features are important considerations. My total experience has been seven out of ten. Regarding disaster recovery, we just have the servers that we configure...

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Overview

Dell PowerEdge MX-Series servers excel in high-density, high-performance computing, ideal for modular environments requiring efficient rack-scale solutions. They optimize space, power, and cooling while offering scalable architecture for diverse, demanding workloads.

PowerEdge MX-Series offers unmatched efficiency in high-performance computing infrastructures, leveraging a disaggregated architecture in the IR7000 rack. This approach separates power and cooling from nodes, enhancing flexibility and serviceability for AI, HPC, and large-scale virtualization. Featuring the latest processors and advanced interconnects, it supports robust scalability and superior performance, driving businesses to modernize their infrastructure confidently.

What are the standout features?

High Compute Density: Integrates compute nodes efficiently to optimize space.
Scalable Architecture: Adaptable configuration with disaggregated power and cooling.
iDRAC Management: Streamlines management, ensuring reliability and scalability.
OpenManage Integration: Enhances ease of use with centralized management tools.

What benefits and ROI can be expected?

Cost-Effectiveness: Offers consolidated hardware infrastructure with competitive pricing.
High Availability: Provides robust solutions with high uptime and reliability.
Adaptability: Evolves seamlessly with modern infrastructure demands.
Enhanced Security: Delivers robust security features for enterprise needs.

Dell PowerEdge MX-Series is extensively employed for virtualization, data center consolidation, and hyper-converged infrastructures. Widely adopted for storing virtualization on blade servers and handling compute tasks, it is a trusted foundation for diverse workloads like private clouds and scientific computing. Notably effective for data logging in solar power plants and delivering scalable infrastructure where compute and processing speed are critical, without dependence on traditional virtualization platforms.

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HPE Integrity is renowned for reliability, scalability, and high availability. It supports mission-critical tasks and offers a secure architecture with excellent fault tolerance, ideal for SAP and HP-UX environments.

HPE Integrity's robust performance and secure architecture make it reliable for continuous operation and critical tasks. Despite its strong capabilities, users seek improvements in GUI management, modern technology integration, and virtualization. They appreciate its rapid deployment, integrated networking, and ease of use while noting issues with outdated technology, support, and cloud compatibility. Suitable for environments demanding zero downtime, it encounters challenges in staying current with modern software and efficient resource usage.

What are the key features of HPE Integrity?

Reliability: Provides robust fault tolerance, ensuring continuous service.
Scalability: Offers versatile scalability that adapts to growing demands.
Rapid Deployment: Facilitates quick implementation in varied environments.
Integrated Networking: Supports comprehensive connectivity for seamless operations.
Secure Architecture: Maintains a strong security focus to protect data integrity.

What benefits or ROI should organizations consider?

24/7 Availability: Ensures uninterrupted operations in critical applications.
Ease of Use: Simplifies management, reducing training costs and time.
Fault Tolerance: Enhances resilience, minimizing potential downtime.
Troubleshooting Efficiency: Quickly resolves issues, maintaining productivity.

In industries like finance, banking, and air traffic control, HPE Integrity is essential as a database server for SAP systems where zero downtime is critical. It is widely used in production settings involving Blade servers and virtual machines, also serving disaster recovery needs despite some hardware challenges. Transition considerations to alternate solutions like Dell arise due to compatibility in Unix to Linux migrations.

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