HPE BladeSystem vs Super Micro SuperBlade comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Super Micro are both solutions in the Blade Servers category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.8, while Super Micro is ranked #9. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 14.1% mindshare in Blade Servers, compared to Super Micro’s 7.0% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Super Micro users who would recommend it.

HPE BladeSystem

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95% willing to recommend

Super Micro SuperBlade

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80% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between HPE BladeSystem and Super Micro SuperBlade based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Blade Servers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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HPE BladeSystem vs. Super Micro SuperBlade

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Categories and Ranking

HPE BladeSystem

Ranking in Blade Servers

3rd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

137

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Super Micro SuperBlade

Ranking in Blade Servers

9th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Blade Servers category, the mindshare of HPE BladeSystem is 14.1%, down from 18.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Super Micro SuperBlade is 7.0%, up from 6.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Blade Servers

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JuanDuque

Manager of Capacity and Control Management at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

Very reliable, expands well, and is pretty simple to set up

It is very straightforward to set up. It's not complex. The length of deployment depends on the way that you configure the Blades. For example, if you're going to work with VMware, the time could be at least 25 to 30 minutes. It is not going to depend on the BladeSystem; it is going to depend on the time of the operate system deployed. The number of people you need for maintenance depends on the monitoring system that you have. For example, if you have a good monitoring system for this platform you're going to need less than ten specialists, but if you don't have a monitoring system to check the platform, probably you're going to need more than ten people.

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Gergely Lakos

DevOps Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

With many servers in one, these blade servers are easier to manage

The service could be improved by faster servers, more widely available VMs, and more storage in one place. Then, in the event of a blade failure, we could start our VMs on another blade in a couple of minutes. This is why we wanted to buy storage. But now, we want to buy a twin server with 24 VMware discs to create test storage. The next product release should allow more servers to be controlled simultaneously.

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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

"They are reliable, and they hardly break down. They are fast, and they serve us very well."

"The most valuable feature of HPE BladeSystem is its upgradability and centralized configuration."

"No issues with scalability. We can scale by adding another enclosure."

"It is easy to scale if you have the licensing."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the ease of management with the hardware."

"The solution has good scalability."

"It provides a secure access to the console and reliable administration."

"Basically, in a cluster, it works really nicely, especially within a cluster environment. Also, it's easily configurable."

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"The initial setup was straightforward."

"The ability to save resource is a key feature."

"I think the IPMI is a really good feature."

Cons

"It will be discontinued so we will have to change to another product shortly."

"BladeSystem is an old-fashioned server and not very well developed for new features and new areas of data centers, which is not very good for enterprise companies."

"They are not selling BladeSystem anymore. The end of the sale of this platform was this year, 2020."

"The connectivity speed could be improved."

"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."

"The price of the solution has room for improvement."

"I would prefer to have changes in the compatibility of the blade servers with the new ones designed by HPE, as the top team's version does not have it."

"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."

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"There is a lack of support for fiber channels currently that needs to be added."

"Supermicro blade servers are not the best. They could improve in scalability but are not really scalable right now."

"The solution does not scale well."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is competitive."

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

"it would make everyone happy if the solution were less expensive."

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

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

"The product’s price is high compared to one of its competitors."

"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."

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"The product is not expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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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?

We paid approximately 60,000 Saudi Riyals per year for support from HPE, equivalent to $15,000 USD. However, some years, we did not utilize their support services.

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Also Known As

HP ProLiant BL Series Servers, HP ProLiant BladeSystem, HP BladeSystem

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Super Micro

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.

Super Micro's SuperBlade blade servers offer many unique advantages that differentiate it from competitors' blade products and traditional rack-mount solutions. Customer benefits include maximum density, affordability, reduced management costs, lower power consumption, optimal ROI, and high scalability - and in most applications, blade servers would reduce system acquisition costs. While other blade suppliers only offer general-purpose blade servers, the SuperBlade family enables full optimization for a wide array of mission-critical and compute-intensive applications. With in-house design engineering agility to accommodate customer needs rapidly, SuperBlade revolutionizes modular computing architecture by offering several advanced application-optimized models such as Enterprise Blade Server, Data Center Optimized Blade, Workstation Blade and Office Blade.

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