We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS B-Series and HPE BladeSystem based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Blade Servers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like that it's very manageable very easy to use and configure. I am not an expert, but the graphic user interface is quite simple very easy to use. It's a complete solution."
"The solution is stable."
"The solution has the ability to reuse or divide the networking, making it a flexible networking environment."
"The scalability is good because it comes with Fabric Interconnects, and you can directly add more blades as you go. Therefore, scalability is not a problem."
"The most beneficial feature is UCS Manager. It's the best way to manage hardware, creating group policies, like scrub policies and maintenance policies."
"From a return on investment perspective, Cisco UCS B-Series is worth the money."
"Since its UCS release in 2009, Cisco has extended the core functionality with Central, a tool for managing multiple domains"
"The ratio in terms of the number of units and the number of servers that we can get each chassis is quite good."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"It is not expensive."
"HPE BladeSystem is a scalable solution. It is a composable infrastructure which we can manage our external services. This is the one factor which I can see the server is much more suitable for the OneView console."
"HPE BladeSystem provides good commuting performance."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its high availability."
"The most valuable feature of HPE BladeSystem is the ease of management. It is easy to communicate from the server to the storage."
"The benefit is the density and the capability for global harmonization on the hardware, because all the hardware chassis are the same. We can also purchase the same network cards too, chassis by chassis, so it gives us a global solution."
"The graphic code that UCS can support is limited and less accessible than other systems."
"The product could be made more secure."
"There are some shortcomings in the product when you look at it from the perspective of the area involving multiple configurations, making it an aspect where improvements are required."
"Next generation support for VMware needs to be introduced as it does not support eighth-generation VMware."
"This product uses a converged network adapter because it is the only way to provide flexibility with both fiber and ethernet connections."
"The GUI is not the greatest."
"It needs a better UI. Cisco makes a great product, but doesn't know how to make a UI."
"The initial setup process is complex."
"Storage capacity could be enhanced."
"The solution could improve by having more automation, such as the automatic mapping feature that is available in the Synergy Blade series."
"Really look at it closely, but really look at the Synergy product as well. That seems to me like that's the next evolution of the BladeSystem."
"If you compare it with Lenovo systems, the pricing is too high."
"Some part of virtual connections needs improvement."
"It may be coming to its end of life."
"The price of the solution has room for improvement."
"Higher bandwidth interconnects could be introduced."
Cisco UCS B-Series is ranked 3rd in Blade Servers with 64 reviews while HPE BladeSystem is ranked 2nd in Blade Servers with 134 reviews. Cisco UCS B-Series is rated 8.6, while HPE BladeSystem is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco UCS B-Series writes "Robust hardware and efficient management of hardware, creating group policies, such as scrub policies and maintenance policies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE BladeSystem writes "Very reliable, expands well, and is pretty simple to set up". Cisco UCS B-Series is most compared with HPE Synergy, Dell PowerEdge M, Super Micro SuperBlade, Pure Storage FlashBlade and Lenovo Flex System, whereas HPE BladeSystem is most compared with HPE Synergy, Dell PowerEdge M, Super Micro SuperBlade, HPE Superdome X and Pure Storage FlashBlade. See our Cisco UCS B-Series vs. HPE BladeSystem report.
See our list of best Blade Servers vendors.
We monitor all Blade Servers reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.