HP-UX Reviews & Product Details

Uptime and stability are excellent; it’s the OS you set and forget. LVM + Serviceguard make storage and failover predictable. Admin tooling (SMH/SAM, swinstall, kctune) keeps patching and tuning controlled. Security (RBAC, Trusted System) is straightforward to lock down. Rock‑solid UNIX for mission‑critical workloads. Not flashy however, just dependable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hardware ties (PA‑RISC/Integrity) and licensing costs limit flexibility. Modern tooling/ecosystem is thin, containers and cloud‑native workflows aren’t first‑class.

Fewer community packages; upgrades require careful planning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Unix shell scripting is very compatible to linux shell scripting. command line commands are 99% compatible with other linux/unix servers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

minor variations with DF command output and options versus other unix systems Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

features like RBAC and encrypted files give me peace of mind when I’m working with sensitive stuff. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface is clunky, and it’s stuck on outdated hardware like Itanium servers, which makes upgrades a pain. Plus, it’s not the easiest thing for new people to pick up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

HP-UX is known for its robustness, making it a reliable choice for mission-critical applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Since HP-UX is designed to work best with HP hardware, it can be difficult to switch to different hardware vendors without significant changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

HPUX is very stable OS. Service gaurd is easy to manage and work .patching ,file system extension. Data protector installation. Cluster failover .ignite backup usage. System monitoring is petty easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I felt little difficult in using keyboards .especially when we using in console . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is a very stable system, it's a pity that they no longer continued it for new equipment. Its administration is a safe environment and easy to manage, with security in everything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The downside of being in a business environment was that the licensing costs were very high, and several companies gave up on its implementation. HP did not continue with further updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I used it. It is best product from the popular company such as hp Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is somewhat costly. Other there is no disadvantage of this in my opinion Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We are using HP Unix from the year of 2005 from the version 11.11 V, now we still using the 11.31 V, very rare issues and stable OS, NPAR and IVM options are very good for the virtulixation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Expecting more and next version of releases with updated security patches, some comparability issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The procedure for using OS on HP UX were simple to setup and understand. The OS administrators found it quite simple to manage hardware setup in their business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing can be dropped which is main factor Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very Stable OS

High Performance and Reliable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not Supporting new Hardware, Discontinuation of Itanium CPU Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.