We performed a comparison between IBM PowerVM and VMware vSphere 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 tool's performance is top-notch."
"It's scalable. Whenever we buy another product other than hardware, it's easily integrated into the virtualization software that we download."
"Managing other operating systems is also straightforward with IBM PowerVM."
"The most valuable feature of IBM PowerVM is the performance of the database workload."
"Technical support is great."
"The feature that I like most is the versatility."
"It is a stable solution with reliable performance."
"IBM PowerVM has the highest clock speed."
"Its scalability potential is good."
"The solution is also very simple and efficient to manage. Features that have made it simple and easy to manage include the newer VAMI for the V-center appliance, it's very easy to see what version we are at, and very easy to upgrade to the next version. The fact that we can now use VCHA at the appliance level just decreases our chance of having an outage because so many of our customers rely on the API interface for V-center."
"It is a very mature solution that is easy to use and flexible."
"It is very stable and scalable, and implementation is straightforward as well."
"It makes managing your virtual servers easier and more centralized."
"For me, the most valuable feature would be the EVC, but EVC has been changed to be per-VM which makes it possible for us to migrate the VMs to cloud and not take into account what hardware they're running on. Also, a big improvement from the previous version is that I'm now able to schedule backup for the VCSA. That is, in my opinion, a huge improvement. The last thing that I think is really great is, I'm not able to boot the OS and not the entire server. That's going to save me a lot of time."
"Also, the automated builds are being done through it, and we don't have to manually do it anymore. All of my AIS platforms are completely automated now with the VM suite."
"We saved a lot of time and hardware with this solution. It also prevents fewer incidents."
"The licensing could be better."
"IBM PowerVM does not integrate with Microsoft."
"IBM PowerVM could improve the price because it is expensive."
"As 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 transitioning from on-premises to cloud and hybrid models. The market is evolving. Given this market shift, it's essential to identify areas for improvement. IBM has introduced the PowerVM Series, including Linux, which is a positive step. However, customers are already moving towards x86 servers due to cost considerations. The cost of PowerVM compared to x86 servers appears to be a significant factor."
"The performance should be improved."
"This solution is lacking the ability to have servers act as a cluster, such as in VMware. IBM has come out with a feature similar to VMware's vCenter but it is not as mature. They need to add LPM shared-nothing feature, such as in vMotion."
"Any improvements that can be made in the interface will go a long way to helping us work better."
"If it could actually virtualize the entire platform it might be better. If you're having more than one virtualization technology, maybe there's a way to actually have less - one technology to run the data center and maybe one special virtualization for power. If it integrated with other platforms more effectively it might be better."
"I would like to see the configuration simplified."
"A fully **automatic** and lightweight Virtual Center. Another time this has a huge improvement in last releases. However, a more automatic and simple deployment is required."
"Archiving, exporting, and backing up need to be improved for this solution, because they're slower than expected."
"I recommend that VMware vSphere continue to release more features."
"vSphere could perhaps be improved by more integration or better security."
"The technical support is good. However, it could be more seamless when it comes to chat support and lower response times."
"The way that vSphere manages the alerts on the data machine is not easy to configure."
"Sentencing has changed a lot."
IBM PowerVM is ranked 9th in Server Virtualization Software with 25 reviews while VMware vSphere is ranked 2nd in Server Virtualization Software with 446 reviews. IBM PowerVM is rated 8.4, while VMware vSphere is rated 8.8. 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 VMware vSphere writes "Offers good performance and is useful for banking systems". IBM PowerVM is most compared with Hyper-V, KVM, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), Oracle VM VirtualBox and Proxmox VE, whereas VMware vSphere is most compared with Hyper-V, Proxmox VE, VMware Workstation, Oracle VM and Oracle VM VirtualBox. See our IBM PowerVM vs. VMware vSphere report.
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