Eaton vs Schneider Electric
Eaton and Schneider Electric are both placed on 14 of the same AI data center parts in this catalog, spanning layers 4, 7, 9. Eaton appears on 21 parts in total and Schneider Electric on 22.
At a glance
| Eaton | Schneider Electric | |
|---|---|---|
| Ownership | public | public |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland | Rueil-Malmaison, France |
| Primary listing | ETN | SU.PA |
| Market cap | 142.2B USD | 136.1B EUR |
| Parts placed | 21 | 22 |
| Layers covered | 4 | 6 |
| Units / subsidiaries | 0 | 2 |
| Seen in machines | 1 | 1 |
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.
- In-rack busbar & power whips — The high-current busbar and cabling that carries power from the rack's power shelves to each tray, including Nvidia's specified ±48 V / 1,400 A busbar used in rack-scale liquid-cooled systems.
- 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.
- HV switchgear, GIS, breakers, protection relays — The high-voltage switching, protection, and fault-isolation gear between the substation transformers and the campus's medium-voltage distribution, including gas-insulated (GIS) designs for compact sites.
- 10 more in the table below.
The 14 parts both make
| Part | Eaton | Schneider Electric |
|---|---|---|
| Enclosures Layer 4 — Servers, racks & integration | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| In-rack busbar & power whips Layer 4 — Servers, racks & integration | manufacturer reported | manufacturer reported |
| Rack PDUs Layer 4 — Servers, racks & integration | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| HV switchgear, GIS, breakers, protection relays Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| MV switchgear, E-houses, power skids Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| MV/LV transformers Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| LV switchgear, switchboards, panelboards Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| Busway / busbar trunking Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| Floor PDUs, RPPs, static transfer switches, ATS Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| Circuit protection, fuses, surge, grounding Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| UPS (static, modular, rotary/DRUPS) & UPS power semis Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| Metering, power quality, monitoring Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | manufacturer inferred | manufacturer inferred |
| 800 V DC architecture & solid-state transformers Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack) | 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
- Quick disconnects layer 5
- Hoses, tubing, fittings, valves layer 5
- Power smoothing / supercapacitors layer 7
- Paralleling switchgear & generator controls layer 7
- Filtration layer 5
- Tray and supports layer 7
Only Schneider Electric
- Leak detection, flow & pressure sensing layer 5
- Rack/row cooling controls & software layer 5
- Chillers & compressors layer 6
- CRAH / CRAC / fan walls / in-row units layer 6
- Building management, controls, environmental sensors layer 6
- DCIM, digital twins, capacity planning layer 11
- PLCs layer 6
- Relays layer 7
Named in the same machines
- Nvidia GB300 NVL72 rack teardown
Questions
- Do Eaton and Schneider Electric compete?
- In this catalog they are both placed on 14 of the same parts, across 3 layers: Enclosures, In-rack busbar & power whips, Rack PDUs, HV switchgear, GIS, breakers, protection relays and 10 more. 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 Schneider Electric?
- Eaton has 21 placements and Schneider Electric has 22. 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.