We performed a comparison between IBM PowerVM and VMware Workstation based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Proxmox, VMware, Microsoft and others in Server Virtualization Software."Managing other operating systems is also straightforward with IBM PowerVM."
"The case fileserver on the web server is the most valuable feature."
"The feature that I like most is the versatility."
"What I like about this solution, is that it is easy to configure."
"You can increase resources with it automatically."
"Technical support is great."
"It is a stable solution with reliable performance."
"IBM PowerVM's most valuable feature is stability."
"I haven't faced any inconveniences working with this solution. It is very easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is an easy-to-use product."
"I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"The solution's customer service is good."
"We can undo some changes using the snapshot feature."
"I like that it's easy to use. It's easy to deploy virtual machines. You have to insert your ISO and the image of your OS and configure it. They provide a step-by-step guide, and you have to follow it. In the end, you have to start the machine, and that's all you have to do. I liked that they synchronized the mouse, keyboard, and everything. When you finish the installation, it directly links to your laptop. This makes copying and pasting things from my laptop inside the virtual machine easy."
"The technical support is good."
"The product is really easy to use."
"SRM for site recovery is a feature that should be included."
"The performance should be improved."
"To make it a ten, I would like for them to add automation and configuration tools in order to help use the manager."
"The interface is not user-friendly in places, so it could use some improvement."
"The solution should be advanced to fit with the container constantly."
"IBM PowerVM does not integrate with Microsoft."
"Any improvements that can be made in the interface will go a long way to helping us work better."
"The cost of this solution is high."
"VMware Workstation has some network limitations which could improve, it is not as flexible as VMware NSX. Additionally, it could support operating systems better. I only run some Linux versions and Windows at the moment but it would be nice to be able to take whatever operating system you want and run it."
"The price of VMware Workstation could improve."
"Its price could be better."
"The price should be reduced."
"I would like to see more detailed reporting capabilities, particularly around snapshot activity. It would be helpful to have a summary of changes made prior to deploying an application, allowing us to provide comprehensive reports to our management on a regular basis."
"Lacks the ability to clone onto another system rather than starting from scratch."
"For some virtual machine configurations, you have to go to the text editor and make the configuration changes, which could be improved."
"Performance could be improved, it's somewhat clunky."
IBM PowerVM is ranked 9th in Server Virtualization Software with 25 reviews while VMware Workstation is ranked 2nd in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with 41 reviews. IBM PowerVM is rated 8.4, while VMware Workstation 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 Workstation writes "An easy-to-manage solution that has really good customer support compared to other market players". IBM PowerVM is most compared with VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, KVM, Oracle VM VirtualBox and Proxmox VE, whereas VMware Workstation is most compared with Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, KVM, Proxmox VE and Oracle VM VirtualBox.
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