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HPE SimpliVity

byHewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
in
4.4
Market Presence: Full-Stack Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software, Integrated Systems

Overview

Product Information on HPE SimpliVity

Updated 13th October 2025

What is HPE SimpliVity?

HPE SimpliVity is a hyperconverged infrastructure software designed to integrate compute, storage, and networking resources into a single solution. The software simplifies data center operations by consolidating workloads and providing data efficiency features such as deduplication, compression, and optimization. HPE SimpliVity offers backup and disaster recovery capabilities to enhance data protection strategies. It enables scalable management through a unified platform, supporting virtualized environments and reducing the complexity associated with traditional infrastructure silos. The software addresses business requirements for optimizing resource utilization, improving agility, and ensuring continuous availability of applications and services within enterprise IT environments.

HPE SimpliVity Pricing

HPE SimpliVity software pricing is structured based on hardware configuration and capacity requirements, with options for purchasing as an integrated appliance or as software that can be deployed on compatible infrastructure. The software licensing may be offered per node or per usable capacity, with additional costs applicable for support and optional features.

Overall experience with HPE SimpliVity

Associate, Investments
50M - 250M USD, Finance (non-banking)
FAVORABLE

“Seamless Backup Experience with Simplivity Offset by Occasional Firmware Update Challenges”

4.0
May 11, 2026
Before Simplivity, our backup and DR processes felt fragile and time consuming. Now, they're quietly dependable. Policy-based replication gives us peace of mind, and those sub-minute VM restores have been a lifesaver during maintenance windows. Our VMware admins adopted it quickly because it didn't feel like learning a whole new platform. Storage savings from deduplication were better than we expected.
HEAD IT
250M - 500M USD, Transportation
CRITICAL

“Keeping Critical Applications Running with HPE Simplivity”

3.0
Jan 16, 2025
HPE SimpliVity is the best tool to reduce Downtime and makes your IT job easier

About Company

Company Description

Updated 8th January 2024

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, known as a global edge-to-cloud company, concentrates on a range of technology and innovation services to connect, protect, analyze, and act on all data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, focusing on addressing business challenges through technology.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2015
Head office location
Houston, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Annual Revenue
10B-30B USD
Website
http://www.hpe.com

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HPE SimpliVity Reviews and Ratings

4.4

(319 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
61%
4 Star
35%
3 Star
4%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.5

Integration & Deployment

4.5

Service & Support

4.5

Product Capabilities

4.7

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  • Associate, Investments
    50M-1B USD
    Finance (non-banking)
    Review Source

    Seamless Backup Experience with Simplivity Offset by Occasional Firmware Update Challenges

    4.0
    May 11, 2026
    Before Simplivity, our backup and DR processes felt fragile and time consuming. Now, they're quietly dependable. Policy-based replication gives us peace of mind, and those sub-minute VM restores have been a lifesaver during maintenance windows. Our VMware admins adopted it quickly because it didn't feel like learning a whole new platform. Storage savings from deduplication were better than we expected.
  • Software Developer
    <50M USD
    Software
    Review Source

    It is a reliable and scalable platform with strong core features and minor areas for improvement.

    4.0
    May 1, 2026
    My overall experience has been positive, with the platform delivering stable performance and simplifying day-to-day operations, most core features work reliably, though occasional delays in support responses and minor UI complexity could be improved
  • It Security & Risk Management Associate
    50M-1B USD
    Transportation
    Review Source

    HPE SimpliVity in practice: real benefits and outstanding performance

    4.0
    Dec 30, 2025
    My experience with HPE SimpliVity has been extremely positive, especially because of the way it integrates operational simplicity, performance, and data protection into a single hyperconverged platform.
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  • Management
    1B-10B USD
    Media
    Review Source

    Integrated Backup and vCentre Management Offset By Cost and Flexibility Concerns

    4.0
    Jan 7, 2026
    Stable, High performance HCI with Excellent built in backup; cost and flexibility need planning.
  • IT-KOORDINATOR
    50M-1B USD
    Travel and Hospitality
    Review Source

    Good value for money, personal support makes getting started easier.

    4.0
    May 22, 2026
    We've been using the product for a short time and 2 out of 6 virtual machines are already running. Excellent advice and support.
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User Sentiment About HPE SimpliVity
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HPE SimpliVity Likes & Dislikes

Like

What I like most is that it just works. Backups and replication run on their own, no extra tools, no late-night tweaking. When a VM goes down, having it back up in under a minute feels like magic, especially when we are under pressure. Since it sits right inside vCenter, our team didn't have to learn a whole new platform. And the storage savings, way better than we expected. Honestly, it's one less thing keeping me up at night and that's worth a lot.

Like

Helps to keep our critical application running server 24/7

Like

I appreciate its ease of management, strong scalability, reliable performance, the automation features reduce manual effort, integration with existing systems is smooth and the centralized dashboard gives clear visibility across resources

Dislike

If I had to pick, we really need to get the sizing right upfront. It's not hard to add capacity later, but it's smoother and more cost effective if we plan ahead. Also, bigger firmware updates sometimes require a quick call to HPE Support to walk through which is really hectic.

Dislike

On dislike i can't comment as it is really good and really helpful.

Dislike

The interface can feel slightly complex for new users, support response times aren't always consistent, and advanced customization options are somewhat limited compared to expectations.