HPE Apollo Systems vs Intel Server System comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Intel are both solutions in the Rack Servers category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.0, while Intel is ranked #10. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 4.1% mindshare in Rack Servers, compared to Intel’s 3.7% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of Intel users who would recommend it.

HPE Apollo Systems

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

HPE Apollo Systems and Intel Server System are key players in the server solutions market. Data shows users are mainly satisfied with HPE Apollo's pricing and support, while Intel Server System is noted for its superior features and justified pricing.

Features: HPE Apollo Systems are valued for powerful computational abilities and scalability, ideal for high-performance environments. Intel Server System is known for strong security, energy efficiency, and resource management. HPE focuses on performance, whereas Intel emphasizes security and management.

Room for Improvement: HPE Apollo feedback suggests better cooling solutions and enhanced software compatibility. Intel users want improved support for legacy systems and simpler updates. HPE clients look for hardware optimizations; Intel seeks software adaptability improvements.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: HPE Apollo is praised for easy hardware deployment, though opinions vary on management software. Intel Server System setup benefits from detailed documentation but has mixed customer service reviews. Intel shows strong deployment ease; HPE excels in hands-on setup.

Pricing and ROI: HPE Apollo offers competitive setup costs and quick ROI, appealing to budget-oriented buyers. Intel requires a higher initial investment but provides long-term savings through energy efficiency and durability. HPE is fiscally accessible; Intel focuses on long-term value.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

HPE Apollo Systems

Ranking in Rack Servers

8th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

5.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Density Optimized Servers (2nd)

Intel Server System

Ranking in Rack Servers

10th

Average Rating

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Rack Servers category, the mindshare of HPE Apollo Systems is 4.1%, down from 4.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Intel Server System is 3.7%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Rack Servers Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
HPE Apollo Systems	4.1%
Intel Server System	3.7%
Other	92.2%

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Gökhan DURMAZ

Account Manager at TD SYNNEX

High-quality integration and strong support have optimized our rack server operations

HPE Apollo Systems is a good product because it has better support and best quality with integrity. When I speak about integrity, I speak about GPU integration or other integrations such as GPU integration, backup software integration, and hypervisor integration. Regarding the integration of high-speed interconnectors in HPE Apollo Systems, they impact computational tasks because the high-speed interconnect affects performance. I don't remember the specifics. Regarding the cooling technologies, they help to reduce operational costs. The positive impact I see from HPE Apollo Systems is that support is good and quality is good. In general, HPE Apollo Systems appears to be for rack servers with some optimization capabilities.

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Sami Abughosh

Servers Senior Network Administrator at Dukat d.d.

A stable product that constantly enhances its functionalities like multithreading and caching

The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is more stable than AMD for VMware. Intel Server System has a good track record for the last 20 years. Multithreading and caching are areas where improvements keep increasing. If you look at the last four years, you will see a big difference when it comes to the area concerning processors.

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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

"With HPE Apollo, we can propose configurations with many hard drives, making it suitable for large storage needs."

"HPE Apollo's most valuable feature is the ability to expand our storage capacity."

"When we moved to the Apollo and all flash drives, we gained a lot of performance."

"The technical support from HPE has always been good in my experience."

"Not having to manage traditional NAS has made a big difference."

"It's allowed us to compete with cloud storage providers like AWS to put together a scalable on-premises solution of more than 20PB at a similar pricepoint."

"we can use the same platform for several use cases: Hadoop, Ceph, and we are considering the server for another use case right now. It's a single solution, we only have to integrate it once and we can use it for several technologies."

"We usually use three blades for two-rack units, and with enough storage, it's really a small system with a powerful CPU, powerful hard drives, powerful disks."

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"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is more stable than AMD for VMware."

"It uses well known architecture and it's easy to develop for."

"The price is competitive and it uses well known architecture and it's easy to develop for."

"It is stable and easy to manage."

Cons

"Our first batch of Apollo servers that we got were so new that it was just hard to know kind of what to expect from HPE and what they wanted to deliver to us."

"If there's anything that hasn't been that stable, then it is the Lustre file system."

"There is a shared battery for all cache controllers in the node. When you have to replace that element, you have to take down all three nodes and not just one."

"The technical support for HPE Apollo Systems could be improved."

"If the workload is not purely sequential, then performance in the IO is less than optimal because it's optimized for streaming processing."

"We would like to see SimpliVity on top of the Apollo."

"I would want to see the flexibility of being able to run various network protocols including InfiniBand, Fibre Channel, as well as iSCSI, with iSCSI going up to 100 gigabytes per second -that would be outstanding."

"Connectivity to the outside of the server needs to be improved at the same time the network is improving."

More HPE Apollo Systems cons

"I give it five out of 10 because, although they're well known, the system isn't really advanced compared to some of the competitors."

"When you have an Intel Server System, the prices may be much higher since it is a different processor, making the solution's pricing part one of its shortcomings where improvements are required."

"We have to scale it ourselves but it scales. It depends on the software because it's mostly the hardware platform that Intel is managing."

"The shipment time can be improved. When we order Intel products, we have to wait for a long time. They can increase the local services and engineers in China. Local engineers will be able to know and understand customer problems much better."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is more expensive than Dell which is their main competitor. However, there are times we have managed to receive a comparable price."

"There is an annual license required to use HPE Apollo."

"It is an expensive solution but it is worth the money. The standard licensing cost is for the GPU and the features that someone is using. There are additional charges but they depend on the solution."

"Obviously I would like to see the cost go down. That speaks for itself."

"Compared to other products, HPE Apollo is not an expensive solution."

"I rate the pricing a ten on a scale from one to ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is very expensive."

"The price is competitive."

"It is not expensive."

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Manufacturing Company

15%

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

University

Financial Services Firm

14%

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	13

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with HPE Apollo?

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What advice do you have for others considering HPE Apollo?

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Also Known As

HP Apollo Systems, HP ProLiant SL, HP Apollo

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Overview

The HPE Apollo high-density server family is built for the highest levels of performance and efficiency. They are rack-scale compute, storage, networking, power and cooling – massively scale-up and scale-out – solutions for your big data analytics, object storage and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads. From water-cooling that’s 1,000X more efficient than air, to “right-sized scaling” with 2X the compute density for workgroup and private cloud workloads, the HPE Apollo line is a dense, high-performance, tiered approach for organisations of all sizes.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Storage is simple with the Intel Storage System JBOD2000 family, a 2U form factor system with support for twelve 3.5" LFF or twenty-four 2.5" SFF drives with a single or multi-cable connectivity. The JBOD2000 family includes redundant, hot-swap fans and the option for redundant, hot-swap power supplies. The JBOD2000S2 products support 6Gb/s SAS/SATA connectivity via industry-standard SFF-8088 connectors with the latest JBOD2000S3 version supports up to 12 Gb/s SAS connectivity via industry standard SFF-8644 connectors. All these JBOD offerings are designed to provide highly available and easily expandable storage for Intel servers at an affordable price point.

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Sample Customers

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