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HPE Proliant ML vs Lenovo System x comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

HPE Proliant ML
Ranking in Tower Servers
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Lenovo System x
Ranking in Tower Servers
4th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Tower Servers category, the mindshare of HPE Proliant ML is 44.0%, down from 48.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Lenovo System x is 3.3%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Tower Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE Proliant ML44.0%
Lenovo System x3.3%
Other52.7%
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Featured Reviews

reviewer752799 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees
Expert knowledge enhances infrastructure and virtualization capabilities for medium to small businesses
The main advantage of the HPE Proliant ML is their long history, so customers can be confident that if they decide to use the HPE platform, HPE will continue to support them. This is the most important aspect in my opinion. The management capabilities are leading with server hardware management, specifically their iLO platform management which is very good. They now also have cloud management that benefits customers with many branches, allowing them to manage all servers in all branches from a single location, potentially reducing costs. The performance and usability when deploying systems on HPE Proliant ML ensures that solutions proposed to customers will run smoothly with fewer problems. The cooling is quite good, though in some models the fan was louder than others, but this has been fixed in newer models. The cooling system benefits customers pursuing Sustained Development Goals (SDG) due to the low carbon footprint in the server. The cloud management particularly stands out because when examining customer problems, we access the HPE Cloud to check the status first. This helps us as resellers to better identify and assess customer issues.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
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Company Size

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Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise8
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Proliant ML?
My thoughts on pricing are that it's pricey. When we were doing our data center expansion, we wanted to continue with HPE, but the price point did not match with our budget. We had to go with Dell,...
What needs improvement with HPE Proliant ML?
Everything is good, but we are facing some issues with the commercials and the fact that servers are being replaced by newer models very frequently. HPE should keep the old servers available as wel...
What is your primary use case for HPE Proliant ML?
Clients are using HPE Proliant ML for different purposes. Some are using it for their AD servers and network management solutions. They are also using the DL series for their ERPs and SAP.
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Also Known As

HP Proliant ML
IBM System X
 

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Sample Customers

Kenya Ports Authority, RAK Ceramics, Continental Resources
SEW-EURODRIVE, Intrinsec, Fluent Trade Technologies, Oxford Networks, Tracewell Systems
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