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HPE NonStop vs HPE Synergy comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

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 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
HPE Synergy
Ranking in Blade Servers
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
91
Ranking in other categories
Composable Infrastructure (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Blade Servers category, the mindshare of HPE NonStop is 4.9%, up from 4.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Synergy is 9.2%, down from 21.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Blade Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE Synergy9.2%
HPE NonStop4.9%
Other85.9%
Blade Servers
 

Featured Reviews

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.
MR
Presales engineer and consultant at Hybrid Tech
Redundant components and single console management improve efficiency while high costs warrant attention
Regarding HPE Synergy, the most valuable feature is that the whole solution and the whole system operate in passive mode, and there are very few chances of downtime as all the components in HPE Synergy are redundant, including VC Flex modules and interconnect modules, as well as power supply and fan modules. Other networking and storage connectivity modules are also redundant, and we can mount the entire Synergy frame in a single rack. If we fully populate a Synergy frame with 12 servers, 12 physical machines could be mounted in one Synergy frame, mostly with redundant power supplies and networking ports along with SAN connectivity on a single console.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The stability of HPE NonStop is good."
"This is the standard for reliability and fault-resilience."
"It helps us to keep the business running 24/7."
"The HPE NonStop solution is rated with the highest level of availability in the industry."
"We don't have any issues with the stability of HPE NonStop."
"It is a nearly perfect product, although it also has some restrictions and short comings."
"Implement it. You will never regret it."
"Technical support is A++. If there is a problem, HPE will fix it."
"I love the satellite architecture for the Virtual Connect. I think this is great. I love the storage drawer, which you can present volumes to any compute node within the same frame."
"For me, this is the best frame server technology available in the market."
"This is above and beyond anything else any of the competitors have on the market."
"Synergy has great data storage and it's a storage module."
"Its versatility, performance, and size are most valuable; it is very decent for its size, with very good performance and very good specifications."
"The insert RAM feature is the most valuable, and it is a simple software to integrate with others like service desk applications and engine management."
"On a typical server build, it probably saves eight hours, and in our environment we could be building and tearing down dozens of servers a week so just do the math on that, it's hundreds of hours in savings."
"It makes it simpler for me to manage my environment. It is one pane of glass, compared to multiple."
 

Cons

"HPE NonStop could improve by having infrastructure management."
"It is not flexible...Not a lot of applications run on HPE NonStop."
"Currently the NonStop platform doesn’t support virtualization of servers or CPU’s. Only storage."
"It is a nearly perfect product, although it also has some restrictions and short comings."
"There were some scalability issues. When we decided to migrate an application or port application, the limitations of these servers did not help us."
"If pushed, then the only thing I can think of would be utilities provided by the vendor."
"The hardware fails often, and I feel that HP really needs to pay more attention to this issue."
"The initial setup is complex. You need the help of a consultant for it to go smoothly."
"There is room for improvement in the efficiency part. The power consumption is very high, and there should be a more efficient way of reducing the power requirements while maintaining high performance."
"The initial setup was quite complex and it is being done by the HPE support department."
"The cost is quite high."
"They must improve the OneView tools."
"I think the main issue with Synergy is a topology that HPE defines to connecting and creating a cluster."
"I would like to see more nodes in a single chassis so we wouldn't have to purchase additional chassis."
"The stability is poor. It's a relatively young product and the management solution that drives the product shows its signs of immaturity."
"HPE Synergy could improve by developing the chassis to allow for more drives or disks. Currently, it supports only two drives in the blade server, which can be limiting."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"HPE NonStop is definitely on the higher end."
"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."
"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 licensing is more around the software for RGS, because we are deploying bare metal installs. It is mainly the operating system and any lights-out management. So, licensing is minimum. We are licensing it annually."
"When we made the purchase of the hardware, we added Professional Services to it."
"We bought everything outright to start with. We don't do much consumption-based stuff."
"The hardware licensing cost is reasonable."
"The solution has reduced our IT infrastructure costs because we have had to buy less services than we used to."
"Nutanix was really hard to implement, and it was very pricey compared to what we get from Synergy."
"The Nutanix platform came in a little more expensive than the Synergy."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
7%
University
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise56
 

Questions from the Community

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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 Synergy?
As far as the prices are concerned, rack mount solutions are less expensive than HPE Synergy prices; however, HPE Synergy prices are higher but justify themselves as the solution accommodates all t...
What needs improvement with HPE Synergy?
In my opinion, for future improvements in HPE Synergy, there should be better management of power consumption complexity as well as an increase in the number of servers that can fit in a single Syn...
 

Also Known As

HP NonStop, HPE Integrity NonStop
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Sample Customers

Bankart, Capital Securities Corporation
HudsonAlpha, Virgin Media, EMIS, United
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