HPE BladeSystem vs HPE NonStop comparison

HPE BladeSystem and HPE NonStop are both solutions in the Blade Servers category. HPE BladeSystem is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.4, while HPE NonStop is ranked #12. HPE BladeSystem holds a 9.8% mindshare in Blade Servers, compared to HPE NonStop’s 4.7% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of HPE BladeSystem users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of HPE NonStop users who would recommend it.

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90% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

HPE BladeSystem and HPE NonStop are both key components in HPE's server portfolio, competing in the enterprise data center space. While HPE NonStop has advantages in fault tolerance and continuous availability, HPE BladeSystem provides benefits with its modular design and cost-effectiveness.

Features: HPE BladeSystem is appreciated for its modular architecture, flexibility, and energy efficiency, which support a range of workloads. On the other hand, HPE NonStop features include unmatched fault tolerance, high scalability, and continuous availability, making it ideal for mission-critical applications.

Room for Improvement: HPE BladeSystem could improve by enhancing its fault tolerance, offering better integration with existing IT infrastructure, and increasing scalability options. HPE NonStop could benefit from simplifying its deployment process, reducing its initial setup cost, and improving user-friendliness.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: HPE BladeSystem is known for its simple deployment model and positive customer service feedback, making implementation straightforward. HPE NonStop, although more complex to deploy due to its advanced features, is supported by a responsive service team that helps manage this complexity effectively.

Pricing and ROI: HPE BladeSystem presents a more accessible price point and offers a favorable ROI for general enterprise needs. In contrast, HPE NonStop requires a higher initial investment but provides a long-term ROI by minimizing downtime and reducing maintenance for critical applications.

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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 NonStop

Ranking in Blade Servers

12th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

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 NonStop is 4.7%, up from 3.8% 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 NonStop	4.7%
Other	85.5%

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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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Roni Wijaya

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.

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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

"Allows immediate access for server management, allows immediate detection of the access logs, secures access to the console, and provides reliable administration."

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

"The HPE BladeSystem is easy to manage; it is a fantastic product that datacenter managers, cloud services providers, and server room operators should embrace because it has all you could ever think of."

"BladeSystem was a huge improvement over rack. We gained an awful lot of productivity when we went to BladeSystem, because we can set up so much infrastructure in one swipe."

"This has drastically reduced our datacenter space, has good cooling and power consumption."

"Its ease of management, consolidation, connectivity, power, and cooling are the most valuable features."

"It has been a long-sustaining enclosure, the management is easy, it's been easy from an upgrade perspective and maintenance, and it really gets the job done well for us."

"HPE's customer service is almost perfect, they are number one, at least in this class."

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"Implement it. You will never regret it."

"Technical support is A++. If there is a problem, HPE will fix it."

"This is the standard for reliability and fault-resilience."

"The stability of HPE NonStop is good."

"They've been very reliable since we started using them in 1978, but we're going to replace them in a few years."

"Feature-wise, the most valuable one is the fact that it has 100 hundred percent uptime every year. Secondly, it is stable."

"The HPE NonStop solution is rated with the highest level of availability in the industry."

"Because we're able to get immediate support, this prevents downtime and directly impacts cost savings."

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Cons

"I get the same level of service and perspective for everything. It is a generic experience with respect to what it's used for."

"Customers are always looking for more performance, just trying to get more out of them."

"One way to improve would be in the monitoring and reporting. We get one report per server and it's ten pages long, but at the end, there's no aggregate showing the order of the infrastructure."

"Really look at it closely, but really look at the Synergy product as well. That seems to me like that's the next evolution of the BladeSystem."

"The solution could improve by having more automation, such as the automatic mapping feature that is available in the Synergy Blade series."

"On very rare occasions, instability was experienced due to driver incompatibilities or firmware maladies."

"The only missing piece that would be great to add to this converged solution is an integrated KVM system that comes inside the blade enclosure, that will give flexible and easy access to the different nodes in less time."

"We had a few hard drives that crashed, and we couldn't find them locally. We've tried internationally, but we are still struggling to get its spare parts. This is the main challenge that we have faced with this solution. Fortunately, the other drives are still working. There should be easy availability of spare parts. I should be able to request a quotation online from HPE for things that I am not able to get locally. Currently, I can order online, but when I type the serial number, most of the time, it is rejected. I don't know why it is happening. It could be because the company that sold us the system didn't buy it through the normal HPE channel. HPE should assist us as users to get the spare parts. Its security needs to be beefed up. I would like some security features. It was also challenging for us to set it up because we didn't get enough training from them."

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"HPE NonStop could improve by having infrastructure management."

"If pushed, then the only thing I can think of would be utilities provided by the vendor."

"The NonStop Support Center is very good, with an occasional bump in the road."

"Currently the NonStop platform doesn’t support virtualization of servers or CPU’s. Only storage."

"It is not flexible...Not a lot of applications run on HPE NonStop."

"It would be helpful if they brought the price down."

"The hardware fails often, and I feel that HP really needs to pay more attention to this issue."

"I would never advise someone to buy or to implement the new NonStop because it's hard to find skilled people."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"The licenses for HPE BladeSystem are perpetual."

"There is a one-time purchase for the HPE BladeSystem."

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

"The price of HPE BladeSystem could improve. They need to reduce the price to be able to compete better with other vendors, such as Dell."

"I need to pay for the license, and it is expensive. We make yearly payments."

"BladeSystem is a little bit cheaper."

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"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

10%

Marketing Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

14%

University

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	7

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?

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Also Known As

HP ProLiant BL Series Servers, HP ProLiant BladeSystem

HP NonStop, HPE Integrity NonStop

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

When availability matters, the new HPE 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. HPE brings you an unparalleled portfolio of HPE Integrity NonStop systems the NonStop i family and the NonStop X family. These systems deliver the highest level of availability for the most-demanding, high-value workloads and customer-facing applications.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Sample Customers

EMIS Health

Bankart, Capital Securities Corporation

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