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The best option for managing direct licensing
PowerVM allows us to pay for a license only for the allocated scope, unlike IBM PowerVM, for which we have to license the whole hardware.
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  • "The price varies from case to case and you have to negotiate it for every project."
  • "The license cost is bundled with IBM Power Systems as it is limited to RISC-based IBM systems only."
  • "IBM PowerVM costs more than other products but the customer does not need to pay additional money for the licenses. In VMware, you need to license everything. With IBM PowerVM it is unlimited and all-inclusive in the price you pay."
  • "The price of the solution could improve, it is expensive."
  • "We have to purchase the product's licenses."
  • "The solution is expensive."
  • "The pricing for PowerVM is on the higher. Regarding the license, it can be on a monthly or annual basis, depending on the deal. Customers may choose to pay annually, one-time, or monthly based on their agreement with the sales team. As for additional costs, customers need to pay for support if they opt for it. If not, they only pay for the hardware cost as per the agreement."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about IBM PowerVM?
    Top Answer:Managing other operating systems is also straightforward with IBM PowerVM.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM PowerVM?
    Top Answer:The pricing for PowerVM is on the higher side. Regarding the license, it can be on a monthly or annual basis, depending on the deal. Customers may choose to pay annually, one-time, or monthly based on… more »
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    What needs improvement with IBM PowerVM?
    Top Answer:As I understand it, IBM sells all its hardware to Lenovo, and only PCs servers are managed by IBM. It's uncertain how much longer IBM will continue in this way, especially with the current trend of… more »
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    Ranking
    9th
    out of 21 in Server Virtualization Software
    Views
    2,804
    Comparisons
    2,415
    Reviews
    9
    Average Words per Review
    364
    Rating
    8.1
    12th
    out of 21 in Server Virtualization Software
    Views
    1,132
    Comparisons
    1,206
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    Compared 14% of the time.
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    Compared 12% of the time.
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    Overview
    Power is server virtualization without limits. Businesses are turning to PowerVM server virtualization to consolidate multiple workloads onto fewer systems, increasing server utilization and reducing cost. PowerVM provides a secure and scalable server virtualization environment for AIX, IBM i and Linux applications built upon the advanced RAS features and leading performance of the Power Systems platform.
    OpenVZ is a container-based virtualization for Linux. OpenVZ creates multiple secure, isolated Linux containers (otherwise known as VEs or VPSs) on a single physical server enabling better server utilization and ensuring that applications do not conflict. Each container performs and executes exactly like a stand-alone server; a container can be rebooted independently and have root access, users, IP addresses, memory, processes, files, applications, system libraries and configuration files.
    Sample Customers
    Sto, Soitec, SNO, Bundesrechenzentrum GmbH, Al Mansour Holding, Baptist Health of Northeast Florida, Huhtamaki, ELK Group, IT-Informatik, Arkansas Tech University, Pneuhage
    Atlassian, Funtoo Linux, FastVPS, MontanaLinux, Parallels, Pixar Animation Studios, Travis CI, Yandex, WarGaming.Net
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm31%
    Government15%
    Consumer Goods Company15%
    Computer Software Company15%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company22%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Comms Service Provider13%
    University12%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Media Company11%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise46%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise64%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise51%
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    IBM PowerVM is ranked 9th in Server Virtualization Software with 25 reviews while OpenVZ is ranked 12th in Server Virtualization Software. IBM PowerVM is rated 8.4, while OpenVZ is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of IBM PowerVM writes "A stable system for high-end data processing with a great support structure". On the other hand, IBM PowerVM is most compared with VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, KVM, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Oracle VM VirtualBox, whereas OpenVZ is most compared with Proxmox VE, VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, Oracle VM VirtualBox and KVM.

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