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Dell PowerEdge XE-Series vs HPE Moonshot comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerEdge XE-Series
Ranking in Rack Servers
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE Moonshot
Ranking in Rack Servers
13th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Density Optimized Servers (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Rack Servers category, the mindshare of Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is 3.4%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Moonshot is 3.0%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rack Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell PowerEdge XE-Series3.4%
HPE Moonshot3.0%
Other93.6%
Rack Servers
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer991842 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Director, Information Technology at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Reliable data platform has supported continuous R&D and 24/7 manufacturing operations
The after-sales support is one factor for improvement, and the cost to extend the support and warranty of Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is the main factor in whether we want to continue using the product or transition to another solution in the future. Dell PowerEdge XE-Series consumes a lot of power, so we have to really plan before deploying more Dell PowerEdge XE-Series in our environment; that is something we have to consider. Based on my experience so far, I am quite satisfied and do not see any other improvements needed for Dell PowerEdge XE-Series. My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is that they are a bit costly. If Dell can work on the pricing, that would be good, making Dell more competitive over other products.
it_user6186 - PeerSpot reviewer
Independent Analyst and Advisory Consultant at Server StorageIO - www.storageio.com
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The resource management features are valuable."
"This solution has brought us a return on investment. It can store a lot of hard disks, which helps users to have a lot of capacity in smaller rack space."
"Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is quite stable, as once all firmware and drivers are in place with the signed firmware, the system barely goes down and has high availability, 24/7 for 365 days, most of the time without any power failure, and even when running heavy workloads with either GPUs or storage, the system remains stable without issues."
"The main benefits of using Dell PowerEdge XE-Series were good resources, cost optimization, and a reliable product."
"The features of Dell PowerEdge XE-Series that I like the most are the performance and the GPU, and the benefits I have seen from running AI workloads on PowerEdge servers include high performance."
"Dell PowerEdge XE-Series has contributed positively to the development of our cloud services."
"Technical support from Dell is the best when compared to other vendors."
"The reliability, the performance, and the product that is delivered make the cost-benefit work very well with what our company was looking for, and it perfectly met expectations, delivering what was actually advertised to us and what was in fact delivered, with very high reliability."
"Scalability is great, and that was one of the key bits, as it has the scalability option in which you can fit four on each blade and have the capacity to keep on going."
"Everything looks to have a product superstar in hand: less energy consumption, lower cost, less space, scalable and customizable."
"With each user having its own physical CPU/GPU, enough memory etc. (when dealing with HDI) the overall user experience will be top notch, as to be expected."
 

Cons

"A negative is the compatibility issues with newer models."
"In terms of disadvantages and improvements, we can say it has highly initial cost, as I mentioned for the MX series as well."
"The quality and reliability could be improved."
"Dell PowerEdge XE-Series can be improved by having more documentation about known errors."
"What I found in Dell PowerEdge XE-Series servers is the disk reading; sometimes with heavy imagery, we find it to be slow."
"Unfortunately, I have not seen a return on investment, and we don't see the ROI."
"It should be easier to extend PowerEdge XE servers. We haven't architected them with an eye toward scalability. They have a fixed number of slots for hard drives, which is enough for our present use case, However, we would have more options if we could extend that. We could deploy the servers in a broader range of use cases with different requirements. It's fine for our current deployment with only a few thousand users. We're exploring other solutions like such as VxRail or PowerFlex for larger public-facing use cases."
"We use OpenManager a lot, and that can be a bit clunky at times. They can make that better."
"Why not spend the same (or a bit more perhaps) amount on virtual?"
"However, with great potential gains, there is a big risk."
"I think there's room for improvement. It doesn't work properly yet."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing model is quite competitive."
"Dell has competitive pricing."
"You always want slightly cheaper, but overall, they are quite comparable and quite neutral."
"There are different types of licensing available, that works well for customers. The product is not very much to purchase."
"If you want an SLA for parts and equipment then you need to purchase a support agreement."
"This solution is priced very reasonably."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Educational Organization
7%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Outsourcing Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise8
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerEdge XE Servers?
My experience with the pricing, setup cost, and licensing of Dell PowerEdge XE-Series was very good. We see that most of our customers tend to not buy the AI Enterprise license from NVIDIA, mainly ...
What needs improvement with Dell PowerEdge XE Servers?
Dell PowerEdge XE-Series can be improved by having more documentation about known errors. I rate it an eight because if it had better documentation, I could consider it a ten.
What is your primary use case for Dell PowerEdge XE Servers?
My main use case for Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is GPU training and AI training, specifically running workload AI models. For example, we ran an open source AI model using Dell PowerEdge XE-Series. W...
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