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Dell PowerEdge R-Series vs Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 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 R-Series
Ranking in Rack Servers
1st
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
272
Ranking in other categories
Converged Infrastructure (1st), Data Center Networking (2nd), Blade Servers (4th)
Huawei KunLun Mission Criti...
Ranking in Rack Servers
14th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Rack Servers category, the mindshare of Dell PowerEdge R-Series is 25.4%, down from 27.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server is 1.0%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rack Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell PowerEdge R-Series25.4%
Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server1.0%
Other73.6%
Rack Servers
 

Featured Reviews

Tom van Mil - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Administrator at Lico Innovations B.v.
Supports flexible hosting needs through seamless upgradability and strong monitoring capabilities
The most valuable features of Dell PowerEdge R-Series for me are the feature richness and the upgradability. I really love the way that it is so dynamically applicable for every situation, and they manage to have an all-in-one solution for every single situation. Dell PowerEdge has supported the growth and operational success of my company through its great compute power and price-to-performance ratio. Every time Dell is at the top of its game for us, and there is just no other brand for us that is able to reach that kind of price-to-performance ratio. Dell PowerEdge R-Series has features that specifically cater to the needs of my small company, such as iDRAC. The iDRAC system is a complete feature set for managing servers and hardware technically and monitoring-wise. It really fits in our system and our ecosystem, and monitoring-wise, it is excellent. They have all these sensors available via different protocols and end points, which I love, and the ability to manage and control everything via the iDRAC interface is just a welcome bonus. In our use case, Dell PowerEdge R-Series is very flexible. It is another computer which helps a lot because of the durability over time. They keep running, making scalability for getting more of those resources in our environment so easy.
JO
IT Solutions Consultant at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
A good server with useful features like partitions
Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server support can be better. HP has better support, and more customers have experience with this brand. For clients, there are opportunities to replace the server and take applications from the Huawei server to the Dell server. The server isn't the problem. The problem is with the applications and the database.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"They are good, the visibility of Dell is very strong in Egypt, especially in the north where most of the engineers are, and we also have a distributor who is very supportive and helps us in training and sizing."
"The solution's stability is good...The solution's scalability is good."
"The product serves as a good foundation because reliable, stable products are essential based on maintenance requirements and other factors."
"The hardware itself is pleasant to work with. The management ability, particularly the out-of-band management, seems quite nice. The ecosystem tooling is also pleasant to work with. Additionally, Dell offers good support, and the servers are reliable."
"Overall, I would rate Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers as a ten out of ten."
"The complete hyper-converged infrastructure of this solution has been most useful. PowerEdge has helped to reduce data processing time by 20%."
"I would evaluate the support from Dell as exceptional."
"The iDRAC helps us monitor and manage our systems."
"Features like partitions are useful."
"Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server is scalable; the others don't have scalability like this, and the CPU and memory are good in this version."
 

Cons

"When trying to piece out a server for our builds, there are so many different SKUs—probably 30 to 40 SKUs—that it can be difficult to read. If that could be condensed a little bit, that would help."
"In the past it has been very stable, but not recently."
"If there is something I would like to see fixed, even if it's small, it seems that the orchestration of many Dell PowerEdge R-Series servers is very complicated; using Dell Server Administration software could be easier for managing many Dell PowerEdge R-Series servers."
"The pricing for Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers would be absolutely better."
"All of the marketing terminologies from Dell are very complicated as they have names that sometimes involve the same technology."
"There are issues, of course, but not major issues. On a scale of one to 10, the stability is a nine."
"The solution could still use some more analytics."
"In terms of the return on investment since we've had the system, it has not been particularly significant."
"Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server support can be better."
"Support can be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"PowerEdge pricing is equivalent to that of all the others in the market."
"Dell is somewhat more expensive than HPE."
"The pricing for PowerEdge servers is reasonable."
"Dell is priced better than alternative solutions."
"We would prefer it if the pricing were for half the cost. We have been expanding our company, and my boss stated that we must save money."
"You can't have computed performance without using more power. That said, when I consider the power consumption and performance of the MX740c, depending on how much memory you install on each blade, you get the best bang for your buck."
"It's a bit of a shock when you have to find the money, but the pricing is very competitive, so I'm happy with that."
"The more complex the server requirements, the more expensive it gets."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
University
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business98
Midsize Enterprise59
Large Enterprise113
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Also Known As

Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers
KunLun 9008, KunLun 9016, KunLun 9032
 

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Sample Customers

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