HPE Moonshot vs PowerEdge C comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Dell Technologies are both solutions in the Density Optimized Servers category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #4, while Dell Technologies is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.8. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 12.6% mindshare in DOS, compared to Dell Technologies’s 26.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Dell Technologies users who would recommend it.

HPE Moonshot

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100% willing to recommend

PowerEdge C

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96% willing to recommend

HPE Moonshot

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Categories and Ranking

HPE Moonshot

Ranking in Density Optimized Servers

4th

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Rack Servers (13th)

PowerEdge C

Ranking in Density Optimized Servers

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Blade Servers (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Density Optimized Servers category, the mindshare of HPE Moonshot is 12.6%, down from 15.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PowerEdge C is 26.5%, up from 20.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Independent Analyst and Advisory Consultant at Server StorageIO - www.storageio.com

HP Moonshot 1500 software defined capable compute servers

Riding the current software defined data center (SDDC) wave being led by the likes of VMware and software defined networking (SDN) also championed by VMware via their acquisition of Nicira last year, Software Defined Marketing (SDM) is in full force, along with Software Defined Data Infrastructures…

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Naveen Radhwani

Head IT at TO THE NEW Digital

Offers great performance and customization for application servers

There are a few bugs in PowerEdge C that require some configurational settings to be done with the help of a support team when we reconfigure the solution. This is one area where they can improve the performance of the server or implement some application improvements in the solution to make it easier for end users to implement properly.

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

40%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Venture Capital & Private Equity Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Comms Service Provider

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What do you like most about PowerEdge C?

The solution provides good support and service.

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My experience with the pricing of this tool is that it's in mid-range. They have good competitors in the market who are offering better pricing, so there is scope for improvement in this area.

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Also Known As

HP Moonshot

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Overview

HPE Moonshot is an integrated server system with workload-optimized solutions for better business outcomes delivered in a compact, power and energy efficient package.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

PowerEdge C help you to maximize hyperscale performance with up to 4 independent server nodes, flexible storage and shared infrastructure in a compact 2U chassis.

Dell Technologies

Sample Customers

iSource, Cerise Group, Panasonic

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

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