Eaton vs Rittal
Eaton and Rittal are both placed on 3 of the same AI data center parts in this catalog, spanning layers 4, 9. Eaton appears on 21 parts in total and Rittal on 6.
At a glance
| Eaton | Rittal | |
|---|---|---|
| Ownership | public | private |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland | Herborn, Germany |
| Primary listing | ETN | none in catalog |
| Market cap | 142.2B USD | |
| Parts placed | 21 | 6 |
| Layers covered | 4 | 4 |
| Units / subsidiaries | 0 | 0 |
| Seen in machines | 1 | 2 |
Market caps are a nightly snapshot in each listing's own currency, never converted.
What the shared parts are
- Enclosures — The rack cabinet frame itself — the enclosure that chassis and trays mount into, sold either as a standalone product or built in-house by the rack ODM.
- Rack PDUs — The power distribution units mounted in or beside a rack that meter and distribute power to individual devices, sitting between facility power and the rack's internal busbar or whips.
- Prefab / modular data centers & power/cooling skids — Factory-built modular data center units and prefabricated power and cooling skids that are assembled off-site and installed as complete, pre-integrated blocks.
The 3 parts both make
| Part | Eaton | Rittal |
|---|---|---|
| Enclosures Layer 4 — Servers, racks & integration | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| Rack PDUs Layer 4 — Servers, racks & integration | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| Prefab / modular data centers & power/cooling skids Layer 9 — Building shell, site & construction | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
Only Eaton
- Power shelves & PSUs layer 4
- In-rack busbar & power whips layer 4
- Quick disconnects layer 5
- Hoses, tubing, fittings, valves layer 5
- HV switchgear, GIS, breakers, protection relays layer 7
- MV switchgear, E-houses, power skids layer 7
- MV/LV transformers layer 7
- LV switchgear, switchboards, panelboards layer 7
- Busway / busbar trunking layer 7
- Floor PDUs, RPPs, static transfer switches, ATS layer 7
- and 8 more on Eaton's page.
Only Rittal
- Coolant distribution units layer 5
- Rear-door heat exchangers layer 5
- CRAH / CRAC / fan walls / in-row units layer 6
Named in the same machines
- Nvidia GB300 NVL72 rack teardown
Questions
- Do Eaton and Rittal compete?
- In this catalog they are both placed on 3 of the same parts, across 2 layers: Enclosures, Rack PDUs, Prefab / modular data centers & power/cooling skids. Sharing a part does not mean selling the same product to the same buyer, so read each row's product note.
- Which has more placements, Eaton or Rittal?
- Eaton has 21 placements and Rittal has 6. Placement counts reflect how thoroughly each company has been catalogued as well as its real breadth, so they are not a ranking.
Generated from the catalog's part-to-company table. Each placement is tagged disclosed, reported or inferred; see sources & method. Neither company is endorsed or ranked here.