We performed a comparison between IBM PowerVM and Nutanix AHV Virtualization based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Server Virtualization Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The case fileserver on the web server is the most valuable feature."
"A valuable feature of PowerVM is a feature that is used for higher availability plus stream for posting, which is very useful. There's a flash copy feature which we are using. PowerVM itself, I know, helps us to control and manage our Oracle licensing compliance, since it is our hardware partitioning. This is very important. If you use VMware, there will be a licensing issue. This PowerVM is a hardware partitioner, which is very important for license compliance. We are happy with this solution."
"It is a stable solution with reliable performance."
"It is a complete solution."
"It's in English, so its exceptional qualities make the control environment more flexible, easier, more stable, and easy to recover after issues."
"IBM PowerVM's most valuable feature is stability."
"What I like about this solution, is that it is easy to configure."
"IBM PowerVM has the highest clock speed."
"Integration is the most valuable feature of the product."
"This solution is very stable and it has been running for the last three months, with no issues."
"With AHV, you can run micro-segmentation, which is, on the network security level, to have network virtualization across clouds."
"The most valuable part of Nutanix is its centralized management of everything."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is that you don't need to pay for it, it's free, as opposed to paying for a VMware license."
"The initial setup of Nutanix AHV Virtualization is straightforward."
"This product stands out for its user-friendly interface, intuitive design, and responsive UI. It offers AVH features comparable to Nutanix but at a more cost-effective price point."
"The most valuable feature of Nutanix AHV is that it can be managed through Hyper-V, which is Microsoft's hypervisor, VMware, and Citrix XenServer."
"A GUI version of VIOS would be a great plus for people moving from Intel-based hypervisors."
"The solution is quite pricey."
"I don't know whether this has been trialed already, but IBM should give us an alert when we reach seven or eight failovers so that we can automatically switch it to manual mode. That would be great because if we cross the 10-day licensing limit, we have to pay a hefty license cost to Oracle. If IBM could view that feature, it would be helpful in license compliance."
"The interface is not user-friendly in places, so it could use some improvement."
"The hardware licensing model could be improved because the licensing model is a bit different from the standard hardware procured."
"The performance should be improved."
"IBM should review the price of this solution in my opinion; it is too high."
"I would like for IBM to be more focuses on the cloud."
"It worked well in the beginning but after using it for some time, we found some limitations in terms of compatibility with other software."
"To face no complications in our company, we had to switch off virtual machines one after the other before heading to Nutanix platform and going to edge services to switch off and turn off everything, making it a challenging process for me."
"In terms of improvement, I think that they could have more partnerships with providers."
"There are some issues with the interface and integration."
"There are times when consultants, construction, or building firms need to use Beam but it can be difficult."
"There is no web interface for AHV."
"Lacks integration with the cloud or other solutions."
"The software based controller has high consumption. This could be improved."
IBM PowerVM is ranked 9th in Server Virtualization Software with 28 reviews while Nutanix AHV Virtualization is ranked 6th in Server Virtualization Software with 48 reviews. IBM PowerVM is rated 8.4, while Nutanix AHV Virtualization is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM PowerVM writes "A stable system for high-end data processing with a great support structure". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nutanix AHV Virtualization writes "Lightweight, integrates well, and the technical support is responsive". IBM PowerVM is most compared with VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, KVM, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Proxmox VE, whereas Nutanix AHV Virtualization is most compared with Proxmox VE, Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, KVM and Citrix Hypervisor. See our IBM PowerVM vs. Nutanix AHV Virtualization report.
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