HPE BladeSystem vs HPE Integrity comparison

HPE BladeSystem and HPE Integrity are both solutions in the Blade Servers category. HPE BladeSystem is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.4, while HPE Integrity is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.0. HPE BladeSystem holds a 9.8% mindshare in Blade Servers, compared to HPE Integrity’s 3.1% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of HPE BladeSystem users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of HPE Integrity users who would recommend it.

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95% willing to recommend

HPE Integrity

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90% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

HPE BladeSystem and HPE Integrity compete in the server solutions market, with BladeSystem showing an edge in flexibility and scalability, while Integrity stands out for high reliability and availability.

Features: HPE BladeSystem offers modular design, allowing for easy scaling and adaptability in various IT environments. Its system management is simple, and it efficiently handles diverse workloads. HPE Integrity provides robust performance, especially in critical operations, with strong redundancy support that ensures continuous service uptime.

Room for Improvement: HPE BladeSystem can improve its firmware upgrade processes and component compatibility. Users also desire better monitoring integration and simpler management tools. HPE Integrity needs enhanced virtualization capabilities, more competitive pricing, and better cloud integration to stay relevant in modern tech environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: HPE BladeSystem is commonly deployed on-premises, benefiting from a strong support network, with some reporting faster resolution times in certain regions. HPE Integrity systems operate in diverse environments but could improve their support responsiveness and technical engagement, especially in urgent situations.

Pricing and ROI: HPE BladeSystem is considered expensive initially but provides a strong return on investment through operational savings and prolonged hardware life. Meanwhile, HPE Integrity is viewed as costly with less flexible pricing but delivers high value in critical applications due to its reliability.

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Categories and Ranking

HPE BladeSystem

Ranking in Blade Servers

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

140

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

HPE Integrity

Ranking in Blade Servers

11th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Blade Servers category, the mindshare of HPE BladeSystem is 9.8%, down from 13.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Integrity is 3.1%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Blade Servers Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
HPE BladeSystem	9.8%
HPE Integrity	3.1%
Other	87.1%

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Kapil Pandey

Technology Management Consultant at National Institute for Smart Government - NISG

Reliability and reasonable pricing enhance data center management

I researched on peerspot.com about IT solutions, specifically about HPE BladeSystem and HPE Synergy, because we are already using HP servers in our state data center. In HP Cloud System, we are using a converged infrastructure to connect LAN and SAN connectivity across the network. Regarding Virtual Connect technology, there is a noticeable impact on network management. For day-to-day operations, we use various applications such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams to connect virtually. Using HPE BladeSystem Virtual Connect technology in HP Cloud System, we achieve efficient network management with well-defined LAN and SAN connectivity. We already have a defined modular architecture in place designed by the HP team for our data center. My company name is National Institute for Smart Government, also called NISG, under the National e-Governance Division. My title is Technology Management Consultant. I would rate HPE BladeSystem as an eight out of ten.

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Jason Quartey

Oracle Database Administrator at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

Robust security layers have supported mission-critical banking and protected sensitive data

Where I have not really enjoyed is the flexibility of doing things. You are just in a straitjacket with what they give you. The flexibility of doing things is limited compared to other platforms. The backup and restore features on that module were a bit old. I couldn't create a snapshot and provision a server in minutes. The VM features that I can use now easily were not that easy with HPE Integrity and were not even available for us. I had a lot of interaction with HPE Integrity and wanted to move to a different platform for a different experience. I did not see any products matching the Dell PowerFlex environment in terms of server capabilities when it comes to HPE Integrity. We are now using Oracle products and Oracle Data Guard. Oracle on HPE Integrity was a bit more difficult because you have to get separate patches, separate tunables, and separate kernel settings for HPE Integrity. Everything was so proprietary on HPE Integrity, making it difficult to have one solution. The Dell Linux environment with Oracle Linux OS now will be much easier.

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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

"These are the servers I use to host my virtual desktops and virtual servers."

"From my experience with HPE and the BladeSystem, I could obviously recommend it."

"For me, the most valuable features are integration and simple defining."

"It is easy to manage and to connect to your other infrastructure, fiber channel network, and so on."

"The density of the BladeSystem, that we can keep adding blades as we need more VMs."

"The stability is pretty good, and I'd say it's on par with other vendors in the same category."

"HPE BladeSystem is very easy to use."

"The product is good and strong."

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"The benefit provided by the solution for my organization stems from the fact that it provides maximum reliability and availability to users."

"We have what is called a chief data care center support. This is the highest level of support they have. We have been very happy with the support we have received."

"We currently deployed HP Integrity blade servers; they offer great versatility, redundancy, and a rapid method of deploying multiple virtual guests within 10 minutes."

"The added value of Integrity has always been the reliability of the processors and all the parts in the servers."

"It just keeps on going; we don't have any problems with any HPE equipment, to be fair."

"When it comes to high-fault tolerance, HPE Integrity is very good, and we have had very good experience with the integrity of the servers for mission-critical functions and high-fault tolerance."

"It's very reliable, efficient, and strong, and at the time that we used it, it was scalable so we were able to put as much CPU as I wanted up to 64."

"What I like about HPE Integrity servers is how stable and easy to use they are."

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Cons

"With our initial purchase, we bought three chassis and maybe 15 or 20 blades. Out of that, we had probably a 20% failure rate within the first few weeks."

"The integration and price of HPE BladeSystem could be improved."

"Although we can manage from a single blade enclosure, the interface is usable for the CPU and memory aspects, the storage goes to our 3PAR, and that requires learning a different tool."

"There were stability issues in the early versions, Blades G1."

"The tool must provide integration with the cloud."

"The other similar solutions used different CLI commands than HPE BladeSystem. The HPE BladeSystem CLI commands should be the same as the other companies which would make it easier to manage. It would be better for the system administrators to manage HPE BladeSystem and other systems together. I wanted to configure this service with the CLI but the commands are different than the other solutions making it a bit more difficult."

"I think some improvements could be made on the switching side."

"The profiles need a complete rework, the way the profiles and networks are assigned to the blades isn’t user friendly and is often a hindrance."

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"The quantity of the processor from Integrity, because at this moment there's a limit."

"The virtualization of HPE Integrity could be simplified. We have discussed this issue with HPE and hopefully, they will have an update."

"HPE Integrity needs improvement in terms of pricing for scalability."

"Don't do it. Go x86."

"I would like to see a GUI interface to manage resources and deploy new servers."

"The monitoring is an area that needs some improvement."

"Where I have not really enjoyed is the flexibility of doing things. You are just in a straitjacket with what they give you."

"Since Intel featured this product as a mainframe class, it should perform closer to a mainframe."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its pricing was good. We selected this solution because it was within our budget. We paid just once when we bought it. We never bought any license."

"It is not expensive, really, in this class of server products."

"It is expensive. There are no additional costs. We are able to get good discounts anyway from HPE, but if the price can come down, we'll be happy."

"We have been satisfied with the price. However, there are additional costs for support."

"The licensing is on an annual basis."

"The chassis itself, with no blade server inside, so expensive. The C7000 model costs around $100,000."

"The HPE BladeSystem is an expensive solution."

"Regarding the cost, HPE BladeSystem is not cheap. The solution and its support are costly, and there are challenges with renewal and pricing, especially in Nigeria, due to the dollar rate and FX issues. However, it is reliable. I don't have specific figures for licensing costs, as the procurement and finance departments handle them."

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"Price-wise, the solution is very expensive."

"The pricing is the best."

"HPE Integrity's pricing could be better."

"There is no license required to use HPE Integrity."

"The price is not very expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

10%

Marketing Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	29
Midsize Enterprise	40
Large Enterprise	104

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	12

Questions from the Community

How would you choose between HPE's Bladesystem and Synergy?

For me, choosing between HPE’s Bladesystem and Synergy came down to which solution was more powerful, reliable, and stable. It turns out Bladesystem was the winner. Bladesystem is excellent because...

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What do you like most about HPE BladeSystem?

The solution is scalable, offering flexibility and expansion options to meet changing business needs.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE BladeSystem?

With around 19 years of exposure in working with various servers, including HPE, I encounter challenges in identifying reasonable prices during the setup cost and licensing process, especially for ...

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What needs improvement with HPE Integrity?

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What is your primary use case for HPE Integrity?

We are still working with HP products, specifically HPE Integrity servers. We are about to migrate this year to Dell. For Unix, because we are using Unix now, we're going to move to Linux on that p...

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What advice do you have for others considering HPE Integrity?

Data protection and application support features are important considerations. My total experience has been seven out of ten. Regarding disaster recovery, we just have the servers that we configure...

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Also Known As

HP ProLiant BL Series Servers, HP ProLiant BladeSystem

HP Integrity Superdome , HP Integrity, SGI Altix

Overview

HP ProLiant BladeSystem share power, cooling, network, and storage infrastructure via the blade enclosure. Since equipment is not needed for each server, you get a dramatic reduction in power distribution units, power cables, LAN and SAN switches, connectors, adapters, and cables. And you can add the newest-generation technologies by simply changing individual components.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

HP Integrity solutions provide an unparalleled portfolio of resilient systems for mission-critical environments. When availability matters, the new HP Integrity NonStop X enables you to stay ahead of your competition by mitigating the risk of downtime and effortlessly meeting your business processing, OLTP, and database requirements all with an industry-standard x86 architecture.

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Sample Customers

EMIS Health

Home Credit Bank

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