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HPE BladeSystem vs HPE Integrity comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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 BladeSystem
Ranking in Blade Servers
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
140
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE Integrity
Ranking in Blade Servers
11th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.4
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Blade Servers category, the mindshare of HPE BladeSystem is 8.4%, down from 14.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Integrity is 4.0%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Blade Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE BladeSystem8.4%
HPE Integrity4.0%
Other87.6%
Blade Servers
 

Featured Reviews

TA
CTO at Miraj
Centralized modular platform has improved data center management and supports mission-critical workloads
The main area for improvement I see is the training process. When you use anything, how easily it is to manage is very important in hyper-converged solutions. If you compare it with VMware, it is very familiar. HPE Converged, however, is very large to understand for a new person. I am talking about training and management perspective, and user management. A system integrator and any system engineer who will operate and manage the system should find it easy to understand any configuration part and understanding part, which is currently a little bit tough. In Virtual Connect, we need some improvement. If we are going to move to hybrid, we need to easily move VM transactions from on-premises to cloud. We require a good, more easy process for day-to-day activities. Performance-wise, HPE BladeSystem is good regarding its ability to support mission-critical applications. However, reliability is all dependent on the core and memories, which will centrally control the entire blade and hyper-converged. We require more reliable things because if something goes down in the controller and center control, it is very tough to manage. We require a centralized image that will be replicated to any other device immediately, and all configurations and everything will come as soon as possible.
JQ
Oracle Database Administrator at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Robust security layers have supported mission-critical banking and protected sensitive data
Where I have not really enjoyed is the flexibility of doing things. You are just in a straitjacket with what they give you. The flexibility of doing things is limited compared to other platforms. The backup and restore features on that module were a bit old. I couldn't create a snapshot and provision a server in minutes. The VM features that I can use now easily were not that easy with HPE Integrity and were not even available for us. I had a lot of interaction with HPE Integrity and wanted to move to a different platform for a different experience. I did not see any products matching the Dell PowerFlex environment in terms of server capabilities when it comes to HPE Integrity. We are now using Oracle products and Oracle Data Guard. Oracle on HPE Integrity was a bit more difficult because you have to get separate patches, separate tunables, and separate kernel settings for HPE Integrity. Everything was so proprietary on HPE Integrity, making it difficult to have one solution. The Dell Linux environment with Oracle Linux OS now will be much easier.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It allows immediate access to the server management and immediate detection of the access logs, providing secure access to the console and reliable administration."
"The ROI has been excellent for our customers over 10 years of installations."
"The solution is very stable; we find it to be quite reliable, with no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze while delivering very good performance."
"It has been a long-sustaining enclosure, the management is easy, it's been easy from an upgrade perspective and maintenance, and it really gets the job done well for us."
"With iLO and other features, our experience has been really good especially when a lot of people are working remote or offsite."
"Probably the most value there is the compactness and the density you can get into the data center."
"Have a serious look at this. It brings a lot of value for us."
"It is not expensive."
"When it comes to high-fault tolerance, HPE Integrity is very good, and we have had very good experience with the integrity of the servers for mission-critical functions and high-fault tolerance."
"HPE Integrity is a reliable solution, but you'll need to refurbish the hardware because it's approaching the end of sale."
"We use it as a database server for SAP systems, and it is performing very well."
"The tool provides good performance and productivity."
"It's very reliable, efficient, and strong, and at the time that we used it, it was scalable so we were able to put as much CPU as I wanted up to 64."
"We need to be able to offer our customers continuous service 24/7, and we are able to do all this with Integrity."
"The Integrity series combined with the software layer presents an excellent Mission Critical landscape that brings simplicity in a complex landscape to the foreground."
"As a summary, I would say it's been the best high availability platform that HP has produced, at least that we have been able to use and forward to our customers with the highest service level availability."
 

Cons

"The solution could improve by having more automation, such as the automatic mapping feature that is available in the Synergy Blade series."
"The connectivity speed could be improved."
"Sometimes there are scalability issues with relatively older generations."
"HPE BladeSystems is an old technology that cannot fit all of the dynamic organizational needs of our company."
"Scaling comes at a high cost, and it can be complex to set up."
"It's quite an old product already having its successor HPE Synergy, which is in every aspect better than the c7000."
"There could be some improvements that have to do with CPU architecture, but that's not really an HP part."
"They should provide open learning materials and seminars for detailed knowledge of the product."
"It is an old technology, so there is not much growth that we can do on it now."
"Pricing is very high. It should be less."
"The monitoring is an area that needs some improvement."
"The quantity of the processor from Integrity, because at this moment there's a limit."
"HPE Integrity has always been one step behind in areas like virtualization technologies, cloud enablement, the speed of backups, and replication."
"I don't know if Integrity will survive too much because if the Itanium processors are not going to be supportive anymore, I think in the midterm (4 or 5 years), Integrity's going to be replaced by another product line."
"Unlike other platforms, it lacks easy integration with popular cloud services like Office 365."
"Where I have not really enjoyed is the flexibility of doing things. You are just in a straitjacket with what they give you."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"With regards to the prices, they need to adapt to the current needs of the country."
"Their licensing program is pretty simple."
"it would make everyone happy if the solution were less expensive."
"The price of HPE BladeSystem is less expensive than some other solutions, such as Dell. The cost of replacement equipment is expensive."
"The price of HPE BladeSystem could improve. They need to reduce the price to be able to compete better with other vendors, such as Dell."
"We have an annual license."
"The HPE BladeSystem is an expensive solution."
"The prices for the HPE Virtual Connect Modules are expensive compared to other I/O Modules available."
"There is no license required to use HPE Integrity."
"Price-wise, the solution is very expensive."
"The price is not very expensive."
"The pricing is the best."
"HPE Integrity's pricing could be better."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Construction Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Construction Company
20%
Marketing Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise104
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise12
 

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE BladeSystem?
With around 19 years of exposure in working with various servers, including HPE, I encounter challenges in identifying reasonable prices during the setup cost and licensing process, especially for ...
What needs improvement with HPE BladeSystem?
The main area for improvement I see is the training process. When you use anything, how easily it is to manage is very important in hyper-converged solutions. If you compare it with VMware, it is v...
What needs improvement with HPE Integrity?
Where I have not really enjoyed is the flexibility of doing things. You are just in a straitjacket with what they give you. The flexibility of doing things is limited compared to other platforms. T...
What is your primary use case for HPE Integrity?
We are still working with HP products, specifically HPE Integrity servers. We are about to migrate this year to Dell. For Unix, because we are using Unix now, we're going to move to Linux on that p...
What advice do you have for others considering HPE Integrity?
Data protection and application support features are important considerations. My total experience has been seven out of ten. Regarding disaster recovery, we just have the servers that we configure...
 

Also Known As

HP ProLiant BL Series Servers, HP ProLiant BladeSystem
HP Integrity Superdome , HP Integrity, SGI Altix
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

EMIS Health
Home Credit Bank
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