HPE NonStop vs HPE Synergy comparison

HPE NonStop and HPE Synergy are both solutions in the Blade Servers category. HPE NonStop is ranked #10, while HPE Synergy is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.6. HPE NonStop holds a 4.4% mindshare in Blade Servers, compared to HPE Synergy’s 19.5% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of HPE NonStop users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of HPE Synergy users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

HPE NonStop and HPE Synergy are competing products in enterprise IT solutions. HPE Synergy has a competitive edge with its adaptable architecture and features.

Features: HPE NonStop offers high availability, fault-tolerant architecture, and linear expandability, essential for mission-critical applications in banking or telecoms. It also provides scalability, upgradable without downtime, and strong security features. HPE Synergy, on the other hand, enables composable infrastructure, centralized management via HPE OneView, and easy hardware reutilization, making it ideal for rapidly changing environments and scalability.

Room for Improvement: HPE NonStop could benefit from simplified deployment processes and enhanced learning resources for users. Furthermore, making the technology more flexible and adaptable to small-scale operations might widen its market. When it comes to scalability, the solution could provide more granular options for smaller changes. HPE Synergy could improve its integration capabilities between different systems and software to simplify management. Also, increasing the compatibility with diverse IT landscapes and enhancing customer training for better resource utilization would be beneficial.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: HPE Synergy simplifies deployment with its composable architecture, easing integration and system management. It offers efficient technical support for setup and scaling. In contrast, HPE NonStop’s deployment can be complex, but it is backed by responsive customer support that assists in navigating its complexities.

Pricing and ROI: The initial cost of HPE NonStop is high, but justified by its uninterrupted service and reliability, ensuring consistent ROI for crucial operations. HPE Synergy presents a cost-effective entry with a swift ROI, leveraging its modular design for incremental upgrades. Its competitive pricing and adaptability offer a compelling option for businesses prioritizing flexibility and scalability.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

HPE NonStop

Ranking in Blade Servers

10th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

HPE Synergy

Ranking in Blade Servers

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Composable Infrastructure (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Blade Servers category, the mindshare of HPE NonStop is 4.4%, up from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Synergy is 19.5%, down from 21.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Blade Servers Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
HPE Synergy	19.5%
HPE NonStop	4.4%
Other	76.1%

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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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CarlosArdila

Project Manager, Information Technology at Telelago

Helps grow horizontally or vertically within one box or chassis

The initial setup is very easy. We deployed this in two days, including installation, system setup, firmware upgrades, configuration, and network connection. By the next day, we were already deploying virtual machines. We initially began with the Blade system. As the migration to SAP HANA approached, it seemed prudent to upgrade our hardware. Consequently, we facilitated their transition from the Blade system to Synergy. Subsequently, we collaborated closely with the SAP consultancy company to oversee the migration process, ensuring seamless integration of all workloads and sub-environments. We have four people working on the deployment, including a project manager, two specialists, and one tech support.

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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

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

"The stability of HPE NonStop is good."

"We don't have any issues with the stability of HPE NonStop."

"Great flexibility including configuring the interconnects on the use of the chassis."

"Cable management is a big feature, in addition to time to deployment. We can buy a new server and have it up and running very quickly."

"It allows for easy management."

"Everybody noticed very large improvement in data processing. A lot of activity which took hours now takes, let's say, tens of minutes."

"This is above and beyond anything else any of the competitors have on the market. If you're researching this, you're going down the right path."

"The product enables the centralization of all administrative tasks."

"With OneView, we can take care of all our servers in one dashboard."

"It's more composable, you can use storage as well as compute blades. So maybe it's more versatile compared to the traditional blade systems."

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Cons

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

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

"HPE NonStop could improve by having infrastructure management."

"If it would be possible to connect clusters of five with other clusters, so that they could all share resources, that would change the game for us. It would make it a viable solution for us."

"The lowest echelon of HPE technical support is sadly uninformed, unknowledgeable, and dependent on wrote scripts. They won't answer a question without going through their script. It's not like you're actually talking to somebody who has any depth or time using any of the equipment."

"There is always room for improvement. Based on our use cases, I don't believe there are any additional features required."

"This solution could be improved by increasing the speed on the conversion adapters. It should be 100 gigs."

"The update is problematic. When you want to update the firmware, or when you want to update software on Composer, it takes a lot of time. A lot."

"The initial setup was complex. We had a couple of bright engineers working on it, and they figured out a lot of things that they don't know... The problem was that they couldn't find documentation easily, to walk them through setup when they just didn't know the platform."

"The only good thing is that they have some powerful machines that you can use, such as the latest generations of HPE Compute that you can use."

"I would definitely like to see them fix the firmware updates on all the blades. No matter what operating system it is running on, make sure I can do the firmware as well as the software for those firmware components at the same time. I don't want to have to rely on an external product. Let's bring that product inside the menu so that I have a better experience with updates."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is very cheap, and ten is very expensive, I rate the pricing an eight."

"HPE NonStop is definitely on the higher end."

"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."

"When we made the purchase of the hardware, we added Professional Services to it."

"The hardware licensing cost is reasonable."

"We have already paid once. It is just the price for the permit and its use. It seems you don't have to keep paying for it, but I am not sure."

"The solution has reduced our IT infrastructure costs by 50 percent."

"There is a perpetual license given when you purchase HPE Synergy."

"Synergy has lowered our total cost of ownership significantly. I would say ballpark around 25 percent, maybe more."

"We are satisfied with its price."

"We do CAPEX."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

21%

Financial Services Firm

20%

Retailer

University

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	30
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	56

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Also Known As

HP NonStop, HPE Integrity NonStop

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Overview

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.

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HPE Synergy, the first platform built from the ground up for Composable Infrastructure, offers an experience that empowers IT to create and deliver new value instantly and continuously. It is a single infrastructure that reduces operational complexity for traditional workloads and increases operational velocity for the new breed of applications and services. Through a single interface, HPE Synergy composes physical and virtual compute, storage, and fabric pools into any configuration for any application. As an extensible platform, it easily enables a broad range of applications and operational models such as virtualization, hybrid cloud, and DevOps. With HPE Synergy, IT can become not just the internal service provider but the business partner to rapidly launch new applications that become the business.

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