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HPE Synergy vs Pure Storage FlashBlade comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.0
HPE Synergy reduces operational costs by up to 50%, increases efficiency, and accelerates deployment while offering strong ROI.
Sentiment score
8.4
Pure Storage FlashBlade delivers cost savings, efficiency gains, and increased VM density, with returns seen within four years.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.4
HPE Synergy support varies, with praised expertise and responsiveness but noted initial inconsistencies; higher-tier assistance is effective.
Sentiment score
8.2
Pure Storage FlashBlade's customer service is praised for expertise but sometimes experiences slower responses due to growth challenges.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
HPE Synergy is highly scalable, simplifying expansion with OneView, but some find physical management challenging amid hardware limitations.
Sentiment score
8.9
Pure Storage FlashBlade is praised for its scalability and ease of expansion, satisfying various industries like banking and media.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
HPE Synergy offers stable performance with minimal downtime, though initial setup and occasional update issues may arise.
Sentiment score
8.8
Pure Storage FlashBlade is highly rated for stability, reliability, and performance, with minimal downtime and swift recovery.
In case there is any issue with any blade, the data is moved to another.
 

Room For Improvement

HPE Synergy needs better integration, user interface, stability, support, and pricing to enhance user satisfaction and broaden hardware compatibility.
Users want better cloud integration, support, pricing, efficiency, and improvements in analytics, configuration, and backup for FlashBlade.
Currently, it supports only two drives in the blade server, which can be limiting.
Its configuration should be easier.
 

Setup Cost

HPE Synergy pricing is competitive but includes high initial costs, licensing fees, and varying reports on total expenses.
Pure Storage FlashBlade is costlier but valued for performance, ease, and reliability, justifying its comprehensive licensing with included software.
Pricing in the blade server market is very competitive, with HPE offering a competitive price.
 

Valuable Features

HPE Synergy offers future-proof scalability, efficient management, robust performance, and seamless server image deployment for optimized workloads.
Pure Storage FlashBlade offers high performance, scalability, and ease of use with excellent data protection and seamless integration for large storage needs.
It offers significant compute power in approximately ten rack units, making it practical for workload optimization.
We can plug in many blades, and we can have data up to one terabyte.
 

Categories and Ranking

HPE Synergy
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
Blade Servers (1st), Composable Infrastructure (1st)
Pure Storage FlashBlade
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
All-Flash Storage (17th), File and Object Storage (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

HPE Synergy and Pure Storage FlashBlade aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. HPE Synergy is designed for Blade Servers and holds a mindshare of 22.5%, up 22.0% compared to last year.
Pure Storage FlashBlade, on the other hand, focuses on File and Object Storage, holds 5.8% mindshare, down 6.3% since last year.
Blade Servers
File and Object Storage
 

Featured Reviews

CarlosArdila - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Eric Black - PeerSpot reviewer
The ability to leverage multi-tenancy along with immutability is a huge benefit for us
The only thing I feel FlashBlade is missing is the SOS API. If it had SOS API, that would put it well over the top. Veeam Backup specifically has started to streamline their API, and they are doing that with SOS API. They have optimized it. Any of the S3 devices out there that support this SOS API can have far more API calls at once. On our side, that translates to better restoration. With SOS API, it can leverage far more restorations at a single given time or read from the device in simple terms. That results in maximizing the output and throughput from the device itself.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
Educational Organization
37%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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...
What do you like most about HPE Synergy?
It is a good product for hypervisors.
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.
What do you like most about Pure Storage FlashBlade?
The tool's most valuable feature is its fast performance, especially in handling snapshots. It helps during power outages when we need to quickly move data between different data centers. It ensure...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure Storage FlashBlade?
The pricing for FlashBlade is between cheap and moderate. FlashBlade is worth the money due to the experience and performance it delivers, including quick response times.
What needs improvement with Pure Storage FlashBlade?
Its configuration should be easier. There should be easier language for the configuration.
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

HudsonAlpha, Virgin Media, EMIS, United
ServiceNow, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Dominos, Man AHL
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