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."Managing other operating systems is also straightforward with IBM PowerVM."
"It is a stable solution with reliable performance."
"It's scalable. Whenever we buy another product other than hardware, it's easily integrated into the virtualization software that we download."
"The stability is the most valuable aspect of this solution. IBM is the most powerful and stable platform."
"Technical support is great."
"You can increase resources with it automatically."
"The most valuable feature of IBM PowerVM is the performance of the database workload."
"Active Memory Sharing dynamically reallocates memory of running partitions based on changing workload demands. The memory for the pool is carved out from Physical memory and is made logical memory. The said memory is not available to be assigned to partitions as dedicated memory. A min, max and desired as well as weight is assigned to the memory of each lpar to help hypervisor make a decision in case a condition where priority is to be given to a certain lapr to use the memory form shared pool."
"Technical support was helpful and knowledgeable."
"We use it for our VDI infrastructure and managing virtual machines."
"The main benefit of the version 6.7 is that it makes end-users able to use the interface much more effectively. They don't have to install a client on their machine, they can do it from their phone, their laptop, their tablet, any OS, anytime. It's a better experience for the end-user."
"Valuable features really depend on different projects. We are using the traditional infrastructure based on VMware vSphere. We are also using the high availability (HA) and Distributed Switch features to extend our network and switch between different hosts. The VMotion and SVMotion features are very essential for us to relocate the storage of virtual machines to different storage or vSANs. We are using VMotion and SVMotion features several times of the day. We are also using another VMware product to replicate a lot of solutions to a second replication site."
"It is the number one virtualization-layer platform available, and a lot of people trust it."
"We saved a lot of time and hardware with this solution. It also prevents fewer incidents."
"We have removed the need for backups and going to the office at three in the morning to change a server. I do everything during my business hours. It gave me my life back."
"I like the standard features."
"The program has very limited solutions for the virtualization of containers"
"SRM for site recovery is a feature that should be included."
"To make it a ten, I would like for them to add automation and configuration tools in order to help use the manager."
"IBM should review the price of this solution in my opinion; it is too high."
"The product's pricing could be less expensive compared to other competitors."
"IBM PowerVM could improve the price because it is expensive."
"The solution should be advanced to fit with the container constantly."
"The licensing could be better."
"I would like to see support for endpoint virtualization."
"I would like to see VMware head towards a more GPU friendly environment."
"In future releases, I would like to see less pricing. The license can be improved."
"Both the price and the licensing fee are expensive, especially for our clients with a smaller workload."
"The solution’s pricing is too high and could be improved."
"Integration with different platforms could be improved."
"From my point of view, my advice is to design the solution properly the first time."
"In addition, I think they should come up with a backup feature which is more product enrichment-based. It should be a full-fledged backup solution. It just is not there right now."
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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