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HPE ConvergedSystem vs IBM VersaStack comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 2, 2025

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 ConvergedSystem
Ranking in Converged Infrastructure
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
Converged Infrastructure for SAP HANA (2nd)
IBM VersaStack
Ranking in Converged Infrastructure
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Converged Infrastructure category, the mindshare of HPE ConvergedSystem is 10.9%, down from 18.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM VersaStack is 5.9%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Converged Infrastructure Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE ConvergedSystem10.9%
IBM VersaStack5.9%
Other83.2%
Converged Infrastructure
 

Featured Reviews

PF
Project Engineer at Astellas Pharma US
With good integration and expansion capabilities, the tool also offers good technical support
It is a solution that we could expand in our company. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten. Our company has 400 users, all of whom have used it at one point or the other. All of the departments are involved in the usage of the tool.
reviewer2058714 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Head at a program development consultancy with 11-50 employees
A very high IOPS that gives more I/O transactions per second
Scalability used to be an issue so at that time it was rated an eight out of ten. We have become OPEX-based and rent storage from them. Physical storage is about 200% of our requirements but we only pay for what we use. This resolved all of our scalability issues. When we reach a certain threshold like 100%, OPEX calls us and asks if we want to add more storage. Our total capacity right now is 300 terabytes but we are only using around 200 terabytes. We bought the storage two years ago and our projections are on par. We don't need more capacity now but have plans to increase in another two years. With our OPEX storage, scalability is rated a nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The tool's most valuable features are stability and scalability."
"It's a great solution that is very secure, and very easy to configure."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its ability to restore lost machines. Essentially its high availability capabilities are extremely valuable to us."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the flexibility and the availability of the machines."
"This is a scalable solution. Our customers begin with an initial configuration and later add more servers, memory and other options to meet the demands of increased processing."
"This is a scalable solution; our customers begin with an initial configuration and later add more servers, memory, and other options to meet the demands of increased processing."
"This solution is very simple to use."
"One of the valuable components in this solution is HPE Synergy, which is a useful tool for deployments and updates."
"Replication and DR implementation became faster."
"The solution has high IOPS and the I/O is important because it gives us more transactions per second."
"Replication and DR implementation became faster."
"The combination of Cisco's architecture and IBM's flash technology. Cisco provides FI technology which provides one simple architecture. IBM's flash technology is fast."
"The combination of Cisco's architecture and IBM's flash technology, where Cisco provides FI technology for one simple architecture and IBM's flash technology is fast, is valuable."
 

Cons

"The solution needs to add NFS features."
"My biggest pet peeve with the HC250 are the descriptions that they put on our parts list."
"I think the MTG inside HP could be improved."
"With ConvergedSystem, we'd like to see just how portable and scalable HP can make it. Is it really just an add-on each time and not a complete redesign?"
"This is an expensive solution and could be improved with lower pricing."
"The interface is not fully integrated with the ESXi, which is something that could be improved."
"It could be enhanced by improving the built-in backup solution."
"I would like to see monitoring solutions included, as well as brand support."
"Raw data mapping for storage should be a given option."
"The solution should improve deduplication to get a lot of savings."
"Raw data mapping for storage should be a given option."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are some extra costs in addition to the licensing costs for the yearly maintenance from professional third-party services."
"This is an expensive system and not every customer has the kind of budget to support it."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
"I rate the product price an eight and a half on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"Pricing is good. We have not calculated what hyper-converged infrastructure has brought us but I think there has to be some lower cost for us, compared to the public cloud. Obviously, there would be a lower cost, probably by more than half."
"The pricing is sensitive."
"My company has a five year contract for HPE ConvergedSystem. The contracts depend on companies and sometimes it can be three years. The solution is worth its price."
"This is an expensive solution."
"The solution is enterprise level so it is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise13
No data available
 

Also Known As

HPE ConvergedSystem 700, HPE ConvergedSystem for SAP HANA, CS500, HPE ConvergedSystem 900, HPE ConvergedSystem 500, HPE ConvergedSystem 300
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Sample Customers

FAW-Volkswagen, NICS, NBrIX, Pinpoint, HPE Technology Services, SWS, Ko Sistem, HPE
Newhall Hospital, Medicat, JJ Haines, Sigmax
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