No more typing reviews! Try our Samantha, our new voice AI agent.

HPE BladeSystem vs HPE NonStop comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

HPE BladeSystem
Ranking in Blade Servers
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
140
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE NonStop
Ranking in Blade Servers
12th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Blade Servers category, the mindshare of HPE BladeSystem is 8.1%, down from 13.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE NonStop is 5.1%, up from 4.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Blade Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE BladeSystem8.1%
HPE NonStop5.1%
Other86.8%
Blade Servers
 

Featured Reviews

TA
CTO at Miraj
Centralized modular platform has improved data center management and supports mission-critical workloads
The main area for improvement I see is the training process. When you use anything, how easily it is to manage is very important in hyper-converged solutions. If you compare it with VMware, it is very familiar. HPE Converged, however, is very large to understand for a new person. I am talking about training and management perspective, and user management. A system integrator and any system engineer who will operate and manage the system should find it easy to understand any configuration part and understanding part, which is currently a little bit tough. In Virtual Connect, we need some improvement. If we are going to move to hybrid, we need to easily move VM transactions from on-premises to cloud. We require a good, more easy process for day-to-day activities. Performance-wise, HPE BladeSystem is good regarding its ability to support mission-critical applications. However, reliability is all dependent on the core and memories, which will centrally control the entire blade and hyper-converged. We require more reliable things because if something goes down in the controller and center control, it is very tough to manage. We require a centralized image that will be replicated to any other device immediately, and all configurations and everything will come as soon as possible.
Roni Wijaya - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President of It Operations at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
With a perfect record for uptime, the solution ensures a return on investment
Since it is a legacy tool, there is a need to change it for flexibility. I think now it has improved because the security is very good. It is very secure for the performance of the machine critical application service, and it is very good. I don't know how to speak more on improvement needed because it's a good enough tool. However, depending on the application, it's limited. Not a lot of applications run on HPE NonStop. It is not flexible because I know that because of the compatibility of Java with HPE NonStop. When we are using Java, the performance is not good.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The scalability of these solutions and its great adaptation to existing software models has allowed our cloud environment to grow easily."
"With iLO and other features, our experience has been really good especially when a lot of people are working remote or offsite."
"The most valuable feature, of course, is its size as I can build a huge compute resource on it."
"Remote management features are valuable."
"Modularity is a key feature that provides energy saving ."
"We're very satisfied with the system."
"This has drastically reduced our datacenter space, has good cooling and power consumption."
"This product saved the data center space (only use 10 U Spaces for max 16 servers) and has better performance for the VMware, vCenter, and vMotion."
"This is the standard for reliability and fault-resilience."
"Technical support is A++. If there is a problem, HPE will fix it."
"The HPE NonStop solution is rated with the highest level of availability in the industry."
"It is a nearly perfect product, although it also has some restrictions and short comings."
"Implement it. You will never regret it."
"It helps us to keep the business running 24/7."
"They've been very reliable since we started using them in 1978, but we're going to replace them in a few years."
"The stability of HPE NonStop is good."
 

Cons

"The only downside was when I was looking to do an IOS upgrade, or a firmware upgrade, on the switch the way we had it set up was in a virtual stack and they were supposed to upgrade individually and the tech guy at this time gave me bad information and said they were only supposed to reboot one at a time as each switch upgraded."
"Until recently, the firmware updates on the connectivity modules (FC and Ethernet) and Virtual Connect could not be done without downtime. For an enterprise system, this is not acceptable."
"Most recently, with some of our blades in our VDI environment we've had some stability issues."
"The technical support itself is good, but you pay a lot of money for active services."
"The support from HPE has not been satisfactory in the last two to three years."
"We had a few hard drives that crashed, and we couldn't find them locally."
"There could be some improvements that have to do with CPU architecture, but that's not really an HP part."
"I'll be careful what I mention, but sometimes the technical support online isn't great."
"There were some scalability issues. When we decided to migrate an application or port application, the limitations of these servers did not help us."
"I would never advise someone to buy or to implement the new NonStop because it's hard to find skilled people."
"The NonStop Support Center is very good, with an occasional bump in the road."
"HPE NonStop could improve by having infrastructure management."
"It would be helpful if they brought the price down."
"NonStop (formerly known as Tandem) in the Guardian OS could use another, friendlier macro language."
"The NonStop system is well priced, but the software that runs on it is quite pricey."
"The hardware fails often, and I feel that HP really needs to pay more attention to this issue."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price for HPE BladeSystem can vary between $100,000 to $1 million or above. The price can be high."
"We have been satisfied with the price. However, there are additional costs for support."
"Add OneView and ILO advanced to the base product. Don’t adjust the price, but just include them."
"With regards to the prices, they need to adapt to the current needs of the country."
"The chassis itself, with no blade server inside, so expensive. The C7000 model costs around $100,000."
"I would recommend this solution for large enterprises. Medium-sized companies would find it difficult to afford the HPE BladeSystem's overall capital expenses."
"We have an annual license."
"The prices for the HPE Virtual Connect Modules are expensive compared to other I/O Modules available."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is very cheap, and ten is very expensive, I rate the pricing an eight."
"The price of the solution is too high. If they lowered the price substantially it would open up more opportunities. It's considered a replacement for the old 9000 boxes of HP. If it had a lower price, we would be able to compete in the financial, and other sectors and other solutions such as Terraform. Having a high price makes other solutions more attractive."
"HPE NonStop is definitely on the higher end."
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Blade Servers solutions are best for your needs.
908,858 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Construction Company
14%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
15%
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise104
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
 

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...
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 ...
What needs improvement with HPE BladeSystem?
The main area for improvement I see is the training process. When you use anything, how easily it is to manage is very important in hyper-converged solutions. If you compare it with VMware, it is v...
Ask a question
Earn 20 points
 

Also Known As

HP ProLiant BL Series Servers, HP ProLiant BladeSystem
HP NonStop, HPE Integrity NonStop
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

EMIS Health
Bankart, Capital Securities Corporation
Find out what your peers are saying about HPE BladeSystem vs. HPE NonStop and other solutions. Updated: August 2026.
908,858 professionals have used our research since 2012.