HPE NonStop vs HPE Synergy comparison

HPE NonStop and HPE Synergy are both solutions in the Blade Servers category. HPE NonStop is ranked #8 with an average rating of 9.0, while HPE Synergy is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.8. HPE NonStop holds a 3.8% mindshare in Blade Servers, compared to HPE Synergy’s 21.9% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of HPE NonStop users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% 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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Categories and Ranking

HPE NonStop

Ranking in Blade Servers

8th

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 March 2025, in the Blade Servers category, the mindshare of HPE NonStop is 3.8%, up from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Synergy is 21.9%, up from 21.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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

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

"The stability of HPE NonStop is good."

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

"It makes it simpler for me to manage my environment. It is one pane of glass, compared to multiple."

"Give us the ability to seamlessly migrate from one operating environment to another within minutes, which is invaluable."

"In terms of managing our IT landscape, it helps by reducing complexity... We've taken one of our virtualization guys and turned him into a Synergy guy, and he's been able to understand the networking, he's been able to understand the OneView, he's been able to understand the Synergy. He manages all of those rather than our having to have multiple teams associated with it."

"It's a bit easier to manage than the C7000s."

"It has had a positive effect on the efficiency of our IT infrastructure team. The manageability of it is so easy, we're able to install it quickly, and replacement parts are easy to get in and out quickly."

"In terms of the productivity of our deployment team, the amount of time has been decreased a lot. In the past, to deploy one c7000 chassis with 15 or 16 blades, we literally used to spend two to three weeks. But with a Synergy, it's very quick. Within three days we can do the deployment."

"OneView is head and shoulders above the competition in this space."

"HPE Synergy is a stable solution."

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Cons

"HPE NonStop could improve by having infrastructure management."

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

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

"The profiles aren't so easy to work with."

"Having a seamless DR implementation would help significantly."

"After delivering the contract, they became a little less active. So, it needs some pushing from my side sometimes."

"The initial setup was complex. From what I was told, there were issues initially with getting the SFPs on the floor for our data center and something with the image, but I think that was on our service provider' side. They couldn't get the image to deploy with the right drivers and stuff."

"It would be nice if the updates were not accompanied by downtime."

"Instead of having Synergy vertical, make it horizontal. It is easier to stick in when it is vertical."

"Changes to the solution are quite complex."

"I would be more comfortable if Ansible actually rolled back the data used for automating platforms. If it could be communicated to the upstream Ansible, I wouldn't need to go back and forth and validate the libraries as we upgrade the Ansible version."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

"We pay for licensing on the fibre channel uplinks, on the Virtual Connect, which is an add-on."

"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 hardware licensing cost is reasonable."

"For me, the scalability is how much money that I need to spend on switches for how many frames, which ultimately means servers. To get the best bandwidth before the most recent product announcement, I have buy new switches every three frames. The competition is shipping a product right now where I only need switches every ten frames."

"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."

"In our whole environment, the cost is in the millions. On this particular chassis, the annual cost is 12 blades times approximately $40,000."

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

"We pay about £500 for the solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

29%

Computer Software Company

17%

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HPE NonStop?

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

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE NonStop?

It is an expensive solution. On a scale of one to ten, where one is very cheap, and ten is very expensive, I rate the pricing an eight. The licensing is based on a yearly basis, but we buy for a mi...

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What needs improvement with HPE NonStop?

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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...

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What do you like most about HPE Synergy?

It is a good product for hypervisors.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Synergy?

The pricing is relatively high compared to Cisco servers. However, due to the volume of my purchases, I get good discounts.

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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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Sample Customers

Bankart, Capital Securities Corporation

HudsonAlpha, Virgin Media, EMIS, United

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