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."We always recommend PowerVM to our customers; it is better than most solutions."
"You can increase resources with it automatically."
"The case fileserver on the web server is the most valuable feature."
"It is a stable solution with reliable performance."
"It is a complete solution."
"What I like about this solution, is that it is easy to configure."
"IBM PowerVM's most valuable feature is stability."
"The most valuable feature is the flexibility in terms of managing the hardware resources such as RAM, CPU, and the network."
"We use Prism Central, the centralized management console for AHV clusters. It allows administrators to manage multiple clusters from a single interface and provides a unified view of the entire infrastructure."
"The most valuable feature is manageability."
"Nutanix AHV's most valuable feature is NetFlow."
"The solution scales very well."
"The setup is efficient."
"It is the simple non-consideration we get with this product that's great. It just works."
"The storage features and volume system are great."
"I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"The solution should be advanced to fit with the container constantly."
"A GUI version of VIOS would be a great plus for people moving from Intel-based hypervisors."
"The solution is quite pricey."
"Any improvements that can be made in the interface will go a long way to helping us work better."
"I would like for IBM to be more focuses on the cloud."
"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 cost of this solution is high."
"The interface is not user-friendly in places, so it could use some improvement."
"There is room for improvement in the USB mapping."
"When we need to share, publish, or encrypt something, we still need to perform it using the command line."
"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."
"The management console needs to improve to make it easier for administrators. For example, to be able to reorganize our VMs, folders, and subfolders, similarly as it is provided in VMware. We can sort, manage, and organize VMs, folders, or subfolders in VMware."
"The initial installation is complex. It took approximately four days."
"The solution should work to improve its stability."
"An improvement would be for Nutanix AHV to support VMDK, AOS, Hyper-V, and VMware."
"Honestly, there's a lot to work on the product, especially for someone like me who has worked on VMware. VMware offers a significant level of customization when configuring virtual machines, and that level of detail is not as pronounced on Nutanix AHV Virtualization."
IBM PowerVM is ranked 9th in Server Virtualization Software with 27 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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