Enterprise data centers Hybrid cloud / GreenLake buyers Large campus networks (Aruba) Buyers needing vendor financing

Small businesses — a NAS or cloud VM covers you Startups without dedicated IT staff Price-sensitive buyers — Reddit says Dell is cheaper Anyone wanting responsive vendor support

HPE Review

Depends

Should I use HPE?

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Analyzed September 19, 2026 · 1 month ago

HPE fits enterprises running data centers, hybrid cloud, or large networks with dedicated IT staff and financing needs. Small teams should skip it — rent cloud compute or buy Dell instead, given the pricing and support complaints.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources: Gartner, Trustpilot, G2, Reddit, CRN, and security advisories. Note: most named review volume is employee reviews, thinning buyer-signal confidence.

Ratings

Value for money
Ease of useNo usable evidence in sources
Feature depth
Support quality
Security posture

Pricing

From ~$1k

ProLiant servers

ModelNot disclosed

Monthly feesNot disclosed

HardwareNot disclosed

Free tierNo

GreenLakeUsage-based quote

Enterprise dealsQuote-based

Best for

Enterprise data centers
Hybrid cloud / GreenLake buyers
Large campus networks (Aruba)
Buyers needing vendor financing

Not for

Small businesses — a NAS or cloud VM covers you
Startups without dedicated IT staff
Price-sensitive buyers — Reddit says Dell is cheaper
Anyone wanting responsive vendor support

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

CVSS 10 unauthenticated RCE in OneView; public PoC exists. Patch immediately.

high

2023 Russian-linked (Midnight Blizzard) mailbox breach; notifications only went out Feb 2025.

medium

Server prices climbing; partners warned of price adjustments in Feb 2026.

medium

Support dissatisfaction spawned a third-party HPE support market (ReluTech).

Pros

Enormous portfolio: servers, storage, networking, hybrid cloud
GreenLake as-a-service model gives consumption flexibility
In-house financing via HPE Financial Services
Gartner 4.5/5 for its security service edge product
Named case studies include Kent State and Celsa Group

Cons

Trustpilot 1.5/5 across 32 customer reviews
MSPs report support has gone downhill for years
Reddit sysadmins: HPE consistently pricier than Dell lately
Multiple disclosed breaches including 2023 state-sponsored incident
Buyers report pushy, dismissive sales behavior

Sources & method

Analyzed September 19, 2026 - 10 sources - Active disclosure history: CVSS-10 OneView RCE (Dec 2025) plus breaches in 2023–2025.

official x2review x5security x2news x1

CVE-2025-37164 — CVSS 10 unauthenticated RCE in OneView, PoC publicly released; HPE patched December 17, 2025.
2023 Midnight Blizzard breach, State-sponsored actors accessed mailboxes; breach notifications issued February 2025.
2025 employee data breach, Russian-linked Office 365 intrusion; employees notified February 2025.
CVE-2021-38578, Critical vulnerability disclosed affecting servers.

Key stats

Value for money: 2/5
Rating
From ~$1k
Starting price
10
Sources
September 19, 2026
Analyzed

Value for money: 2/5. Reddit: consistently pricier than Dell lately
Ease of use. No usable evidence in sources
Feature depth: 5/5. Compute, storage, networking, security, financing — everything
Support quality: 2/5. MSPs say support 'gone downhill'
Security posture: 2/5. CVSS 10 RCE; disclosed breaches 2023–2025

4.5/5 Gartner rating 301 reviews, security service edge
1.5/5 Trustpilot rating 32 customer reviews
From ~$1k Entry server price ProLiant ML350 Gen11, buy.hpe.com
2015 Founded Spun off from HP

Pricing

ProLiant servers

From ~$1k

ML350 Gen11 entry
Configure-to-order hardware

GreenLake

Usage-based quote

As-a-service consumption model
Custom enterprise quotes

Enterprise deals

Quote-based

Sub-$1M deal quotes now contractually guaranteed

Security

Active disclosure history: CVSS-10 OneView RCE (Dec 2025) plus breaches in 2023–2025.

CVE-2025-37164 — CVSS 10 unauthenticated RCE in OneViewPoC publicly released; HPE patched December 17, 2025.^⁸
2023 Midnight Blizzard breachState-sponsored actors accessed mailboxes; breach notifications issued February 2025.^⁹

2025 employee data breachRussian-linked Office 365 intrusion; employees notified February 2025.
CVE-2021-38578Critical vulnerability disclosed affecting servers.

What users say

Enterprise buyers on Reddit and Trustpilot praise HPE's capability but consistently slam support quality, pricing, and sales behavior.

“HPE support has been absolute dogshit”

Reddit, r/msp

“Has HPE always been this pushy and ignorant?”

Reddit, r/sysadmin

“HPE has been consistently higher lately”

Reddit, r/sysadmin

Alternatives

Compare HPE with each alternative.

Dell PowerEdge
Direct rival; Redditors report consistently lower prices
Cloud VMs (AWS/Azure/GCP)
Guess: simpler for small teams — rent compute, skip racks
HPE vs Cloud VMs (AWS/Azure/GCP)
ReluTech third-party support
Cheaper third-party HPE hardware and support option
HPE vs ReluTech third-party support

HPE Morpheus (VMware alternative)
HPE's own hypervisor-management play if you're leaving VMware
HPE vs HPE Morpheus (VMware alternative)

Companies that use it

Celsa Group
Kent State University

Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources: Gartner, Trustpilot, G2, Reddit, CRN, and security advisories. Note: most named review volume is employee reviews, thinning buyer-signal confidence.

Enterprise hardware for big IT shops; overkill and pricier than Dell for small teams. Trustpilot 1.5/5, rough support.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources: Gartner, Trustpilot, G2, Reddit, CRN, and security advisories. Note: most named review volume is employee reviews, thinning buyer-signal confidence.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

HPE Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.com
review
HPE GreenLake G2 reviewsg2.com
review
HPE security service edge Gartner reviewsgartner.com
review
Reddit r/msp — HPE support gone downhillreddit.com
review
Reddit r/sysadmin — Dell vs HPE server pricesreddit.com
review
HPE buy — ProLiant ML350 Gen11 pricingbuy.hpe.com
official
HPE Financial Serviceshpe.com
official
Rapid7 — CVE-2025-37164 critical RCErapid7.com
security
Cybersecurity Dive — Midnight Blizzard breach notificationscybersecuritydive.com
security
CRN — HPE price adjustments warningcrn.com
news

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