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HPE ConvergedSystem vs Oracle Private Cloud Appliance 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)
Oracle Private Cloud Appliance
Ranking in Converged Infrastructure
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
6
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 Oracle Private Cloud Appliance is 8.3%, down from 15.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Converged Infrastructure Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE ConvergedSystem10.9%
Oracle Private Cloud Appliance8.3%
Other80.8%
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.
Mir Gulzar Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Synergy Computers
Offers comprehensive support and performance but initial deployment requires expertise
Oracle Private Cloud Appliance is a complete solution that includes built-in hypervisor management and Appliance Manager, and integrates with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. It simplifies the management of virtual machines, networking, compute, and storage, allowing me to create multiple virtual machines easily without logging into the storage system. It offers free licensing of Oracle Linux and Solaris, and provides high-performance capabilities through extreme performance storage options. Additionally, the product ensures comprehensive customer support.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"After we migrated to this environment, everything changed."
"The most valuable features of HPE ConvergedSystem are scalability and resilience."
"Previously, with a traditional extract transform load process, it would take us three hours to load our large volume tables, now it takes us about ten minutes on SAP HANA on a ConvergedSystem platform."
"Consolidation and duplications features."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the flexibility and the availability of the machines."
"We used to use Dell blades and we didn't have Virtual Connect, so configuring the networks and all of that for our servers took a lot longer."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its ability to restore lost machines. Essentially its high availability capabilities are extremely valuable to us."
"It's a great solution that is very secure, and very easy to configure."
"Supports connection to most of network topology, such as VLAN and network segmentation."
"It has helped us to reduce Oracle licensing costs for database and applications."
"You will find the high availability and License Team with Oracle very valuable."
"The most valuable features include distinct storage within the Oracle PCA."
"It's the most cost-effective solution for your mixed Oracle and non-Oracle workloads."
"Oracle Private Cloud Appliance is a complete solution that includes built-in hypervisor management and Appliance Manager, and integrates with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure."
"It has helped us to reduce Oracle licensing costs for database and applications."
"This is really a good consolidation play, so typically customers would have 10 or 15 servers out there, probably older, and what PCA does is give them a platform for consolidation."
 

Cons

"It could be enhanced by improving the built-in backup solution."
"The MTG inside HP could be improved."
"The solution has a complicated front-end."
"The solution needs to add NFS features."
"Pricing is an area of concern in the solution where improvements are required."
"There is some scope for improvement in support. The response time could be better."
"HPE ConvergedSystem needs to improve its management. I would like the tool to add cloud management features so that the system can be accessed anywhere from the cloud."
"I would like to see monitoring solutions included, as well as brand support."
"Customer Service: Since the PCA is relative new, finding experienced resources is bit hard; need a lot of improvements in terms of documentation and technical details."
"Patching processing takes a long time. Only one compute node is patched at a time."
"I think a tighter integration with external storage, the simplicity of having, let's say for example, EMC storage or Hitachi storage connected to PCA would have been a nice little added."
"In comparison to competitors like VMware, there's a perceived need for Oracle to enhance OVM, making it more flexible and user-friendly."
"For pricing, it is more expensive than the normal solution or the hyper-converged system."
"The deployment process of Oracle Private Cloud Appliance is complicated and requires significant knowledge for initial configuration."
"OVM Manager Interface is using HTML5. It should be reconverted to be a Java interface."
"The overall engineered system is years behind other vendors, I'm thinking of VMware, OpenStack, Azure Stack."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is competitive. Not a major problem. We have a subscription model."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
"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."
"There are some extra costs in addition to the licensing costs for the yearly maintenance from professional third-party services."
"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."
"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."
"This is an expensive solution."
"The pricing is sensitive."
"No licenses for the shipped software or firmware."
"It is relatively cost-effective."
"If you have many Oracle products, such as databases, middleware, and apps, it will help you reduce Oracle app licences and support costs."
"It is more expensive than the normal solution or the hyper-converged system."
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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%
Government
13%
Comms Service Provider
13%
University
9%
Performing Arts
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise13
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise1
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Oracle Private Cloud Appliance?
The deployment process of Oracle Private Cloud Appliance is complicated and requires significant knowledge for initial configuration. Streamlining and simplifying the deployment process would make ...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Private Cloud Appliance?
I use Oracle Private Cloud Appliance ( /products/oracle-private-cloud-appliance-reviews ) as a complete solution for hypervisor management. It includes a built-in hypervisor, Appliance Manager, and...
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Private Cloud Appliance?
The product overall is rated at 7.5 out of 10. There is room for improvement, particularly in simplifying the deployment process. Simplifying this aspect could increase the rating to nine.
 

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
Agnitum Information Technologies, Mediacloud, Xait AS, Atos Global Managed Services, CaixaBI, ICA AB, BT Spain, Secure-24, Xait
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