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HPE NonStop vs Supermicro SuperBlade comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 8, 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 NonStop
Ranking in Blade Servers
13th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Supermicro SuperBlade
Ranking in Blade Servers
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Blade Servers category, the mindshare of HPE NonStop is 5.1%, up from 4.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Supermicro SuperBlade is 7.9%, up from 7.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Blade Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Supermicro SuperBlade7.9%
HPE NonStop5.1%
Other87.0%
Blade Servers
 

Featured Reviews

Roni Wijaya - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President of It Operations at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
With a perfect record for uptime, the solution ensures a return on investment
Since it is a legacy tool, there is a need to change it for flexibility. I think now it has improved because the security is very good. It is very secure for the performance of the machine critical application service, and it is very good. I don't know how to speak more on improvement needed because it's a good enough tool. However, depending on the application, it's limited. Not a lot of applications run on HPE NonStop. It is not flexible because I know that because of the compatibility of Java with HPE NonStop. When we are using Java, the performance is not good.
Gergely Lakos - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
With many servers in one, these blade servers are easier to manage
The service could be improved by faster servers, more widely available VMs, and more storage in one place. Then, in the event of a blade failure, we could start our VMs on another blade in a couple of minutes. This is why we wanted to buy storage. But now, we want to buy a twin server with 24 VMware discs to create test storage. The next product release should allow more servers to be controlled simultaneously.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Technical support is A++. If there is a problem, HPE will fix it."
"Because we're able to get immediate support, this prevents downtime and directly impacts cost savings."
"We don't have any issues with the stability of HPE NonStop."
"It is a nearly perfect product, although it also has some restrictions and short comings."
"This is the standard for reliability and fault-resilience."
"Feature-wise, the most valuable one is the fact that it has 100 hundred percent uptime every year. Secondly, it is stable."
"If you are contemplating a fault-tolerant, high uptime transaction processing machine with above normal transactions volumes - to act as a transaction server with infrequent changes to code - and you simply must have bulletproof performance - this might be the ticket."
"The stability of HPE NonStop is good."
"This solution can be used for various applications, high-performance computing, software as a service, cloud service, and data centers."
"I think the IPMI is a really good feature."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"It's an affordable and scalable device that fits requirements for a SMB with a tight server budget."
"So far, the solution seems to be very stable."
"We use Supermicro Superblade servers because we are a software engineering company and these competitively priced blade servers with many servers in one are easier to manage."
"The ability to save resource is a key feature."
 

Cons

"If pushed, then the only thing I can think of would be utilities provided by the vendor."
"NonStop (formerly known as Tandem) in the Guardian OS could use another, friendlier macro language."
"The initial setup is complex. You need the help of a consultant for it to go smoothly."
"There were some scalability issues. When we decided to migrate an application or port application, the limitations of these servers did not help us."
"The hardware fails often, and I feel that HP really needs to pay more attention to this issue."
"Currently the NonStop platform doesn’t support virtualization of servers or CPU’s. Only storage."
"HPE NonStop could improve by having infrastructure management."
"I would never advise someone to buy or to implement the new NonStop because it's hard to find skilled people."
"They need to improve their delivery time. It takes too long right now."
"I think the Supermicro blade servers are not the best. They could improve in scalability but are not really scalable right now."
"The solution does not scale well."
"There is a lack of support for fiber channels currently that needs to be added."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is very cheap, and ten is very expensive, I rate the pricing an eight."
"HPE NonStop is definitely on the higher end."
"The price of the solution is too high. If they lowered the price substantially it would open up more opportunities. It's considered a replacement for the old 9000 boxes of HP. If it had a lower price, we would be able to compete in the financial, and other sectors and other solutions such as Terraform. Having a high price makes other solutions more attractive."
"The product is not expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Construction Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
No data available
 

Also Known As

HP NonStop, HPE Integrity NonStop
SuperBlade
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Bankart, Capital Securities Corporation
Prace
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