HPE NonStop vs HPE Synergy comparison

HPE NonStop and HPE Synergy are both solutions in the Blade Servers category. HPE NonStop is ranked #12, while HPE Synergy is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.5. HPE NonStop holds a 4.7% mindshare in Blade Servers, compared to HPE Synergy’s 11.9% 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

12th

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

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Composable Infrastructure (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Blade Servers category, the mindshare of HPE NonStop is 4.7%, up from 3.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Synergy is 11.9%, down from 21.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Blade Servers Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
HPE Synergy	11.9%
HPE NonStop	4.7%
Other	83.4%

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Featured Reviews

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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Mohsin Rasheed

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.

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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."

"If you are contemplating a fault-tolerant, high uptime transaction processing machine with above normal transactions volumes - to act as a transaction server with infrequent changes to code - and you simply must have bulletproof performance - this might be the ticket."

"They've been very reliable since we started using them in 1978, but we're going to replace them in a few years."

"The stability of HPE NonStop is good."

"Technical support is A++. If there is a problem, HPE will fix it."

"It is a nearly perfect product, although it also has some restrictions and short comings."

"It helps us to keep the business running 24/7."

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"The scalability is great."

"Synergy has great data storage and it's a storage module."

"HPE has proven track records worldwide delivering superb support on hard- and software."

"Support is very helpful."

"The most valuable feature is its composable infrastructure. Everything I need is in the box. Manageability is through OneView, so I can get all the information about the box itself at any time I want."

"HPE is really the leading platform."

"HPE Synergy is a stable solution."

"The initial setup is fine."

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Cons

"I would never advise someone to buy or to implement the new NonStop because it's hard to find skilled people."

"The initial setup is complex. You need the help of a consultant for it to go smoothly."

"If pushed, then the only thing I can think of would be utilities provided by the vendor."

"It is a nearly perfect product, although it also has some restrictions and short comings."

"The NonStop Support Center is very good, with an occasional bump in the road."

"There were some scalability issues. When we decided to migrate an application or port application, the limitations of these servers did not help us."

"The hardware fails often, and I feel that HP really needs to pay more attention to this issue."

"NonStop (formerly known as Tandem) in the Guardian OS could use another, friendlier macro language."

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"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."

"The installation and initial setup process is complex and needs to be improved."

"The stability is not good right now. We have had a couple of outages where we have received very good support from HPE; however, we have not been able to come up with cut and dried reasons for why the outages have occurred."

"The technical support was about the only negative experience that I had. It was a mixed bag when we were first standing it up. We had some requirements from our information security department, and technical support wasn't able to give me immediate answers. They had to engage engineering, which they did, then they got me the answers. However, it took a week of back and forth conversations and phone calls to get it all worked out."

"I would like to see more nodes in a single chassis so we wouldn't have to purchase additional chassis."

"When templates are created, there are some steps where you need to reboot the machines. Being in production, this is not a good idea."

"They were not so deep into integration with VMware."

"The post-sales activity needs improvement."

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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."

"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 Nutanix platform came in a little more expensive than the Synergy."

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

"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."

"The biggest cost is the VMware licensing."

"We are satisfied with its price."

"The solution can be expensive because it requires both hardware and software purchases."

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

"For temporal use, when you throw on the fact that you're essentially doubling your capacity, right there you could claim a 50 percent TCO reduction."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

14%

University

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

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	31
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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