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HPE BladeSystem vs Oracle Netra Modular System comparison

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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
Oracle Netra Modular System
Ranking in Blade Servers
19th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Blade Servers category, the mindshare of HPE BladeSystem is 8.0%, down from 14.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Netra Modular System is 1.9%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Blade Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE BladeSystem8.0%
Oracle Netra Modular System1.9%
Other90.1%
Blade Servers
 

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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.
it_user429384 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
It's not a one-size-fits-all converged infrastructure system, which means that I can mix things and have convergence throughout the whole stack.
The Netra Modular System is really cool because unlike all the other Oracle solutions, this is a system that is a lot more agile. It's a technology that's the basis of a converged infrastructure, but it's what we work on -- agile convergence. The Netra Modular system lets you do things you can't do with competing products. Competing technologies in convergence force you to use their hypervisor. They force you to use their OS. They force you to use their storage in its configuration. It's very cookie cutter. They're kind of one-size-fits-all and there's no flexibility. If you think it, when's the last time you bought your clothes one-size-fits-all? It just doesn't fit well. People have been doing that with convergence. So what's cool with the Netra Modular System is that it's not one-size-fits-all. I can mix things in it in ways I can't mix on other systems, but when I use Enterprise Manager, I still have the advantages of a converged system. I still have a single pane of glass, but it doesn't do a lot of convergence, just maybe the network, the storage, and the operating system. With Netra and Enterprise Manager, I can start from the network in storage and go all the way up into the application tier. It's convergence throughout the whole stack.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"BladeSystem provides consolidation of hardware into single or more manageable components."
"One of the most valuable features I have found to be the enclosure."
"It is a good solution, reliable, stable; try it and you will see."
"Its ease of management, consolidation, connectivity, power, and cooling are the most valuable features."
"The density of the BladeSystem, that we can keep adding blades as we need more VMs."
"Go for it you will not regret it, and you will be moving to a better consolidated and converged infrastructure that is easy to manage and highly scalable."
"Basically, in a cluster, it works really nicely, especially within a cluster environment. Also, it's easily configurable."
"We have a large DSX infrastructure for VMWare and having it uniform and having it compact is a good thing for us."
"In regards to scalability, you really can't beat it."
 

Cons

"I think some improvements could be made on the switching side."
"There is always room for improvement everywhere with the HPE BladeSystem."
"I haven't always been impressed with getting some guy in India. I'm sure that's the biggest complaint everybody gets."
"I'd like to see HP move more towards software-defined solutions because we're looking towards software-defined networks."
"I would like to see a better UI for configuring the VDX switches."
"It's pretty scalable, but then again, it's pretty old. It's not as scalable as the Cisco Blades that we currently have, but I'm not going to knock it because of that, it's just because it's old it doesn't have all the technology that Cisco has right now."
"Number of supported VLANs on virtual connect technology limits the number of VLANs you can deploy in your network."
"In terms of improvements, I'd suggest enhancing the stability of the HPE BladeSystem, especially regarding network connectivity. We once had an issue where a system didn’t communicate with the network, and it took a while to diagnose the problem. Eventually, we discovered it was a motherboard issue, but we initially thought it was the network card. Improving the onboard administratordashboard to provide more granular insights, like clearly identifying faultycomponents, would make troubleshooting much more efficient. Aside from that, the system is superb and has been reliable."
"What I would love to see is better integration between Enterprise Manager and ES2 switches."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a one-time purchase for the HPE BladeSystem."
"We have an annual license."
"When you purchase HPE BladeSystem you have to pay for the support service. The first three years are covered under the warranty, and for any further support, you have to pay annually. When comparing the cost of HPE BladeSystem to other vendors, the fees are less expensive."
"BladeSystem is a little bit cheaper."
"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."
"It is not expensive, really, in this class of server products."
"​The price could be cheaper."
"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."
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Construction Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
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Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise104
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Questions from the Community

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