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Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server vs IBM Power Systems comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Huawei KunLun Mission Criti...
Ranking in Rack Servers
15th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM Power Systems
Ranking in Rack Servers
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
73
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Rack Servers category, the mindshare of Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server is 1.9%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Power Systems is 6.5%, down from 9.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rack Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Power Systems6.5%
Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server1.9%
Other91.6%
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Featured Reviews

JO
IT Solutions Consultant at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
A good server with useful features like partitions
Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server support can be better. HP has better support, and more customers have experience with this brand. For clients, there are opportunities to replace the server and take applications from the Huawei server to the Dell server. The server isn't the problem. The problem is with the applications and the database.
Foluso  Jibowo - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at Hiperdist Ltd
Has empowered enterprises with secure and cost-effective solutions
When discussing disadvantages, I do not see many areas for improvement because we have received good testimonies from every client. IBM gives customers peace of mind. One challenge, which I would not really call a challenge, is that initially people have the notion that IBM Power Systems is quite expensive. However, IBM does not lose deals based on price. This is a message we need to keep communicating to people who feel that IBM is on the high side in terms of cost. We encourage them to have a discussion with us about their total cost of ownership over three or five years. There is a notion in the market that IBM is expensive, which is false. However, once we engage and show them their return on investments and their total cost of ownership savings, they tend to embrace IBM.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server is scalable; the others don't have scalability like this, and the CPU and memory are good in this version."
"Features like partitions are useful."
"POWER8 was a huge upgrade."
"We do see ROI from the move from POWER7 to POWER8, as we do capacity management and are able to move quite a lot of workload."
"What is there not to like about it? It works every time."
"We've been very satisfied with the solution's capabilities."
"In general, I am 100% confident in the IBM Power Systems and I recommend them."
"When it comes to reliability, availability and profitability, nothing can beat IBM Power Systems."
"IBM Power Systems provides very good performance and stability compared to other brands or processors."
"Primarily the reliability."
 

Cons

"Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server support can be better."
"Support can be better."
"One of the features that we would like, and I think they are also adapting to the latest trends in the market, is to make it more open, more flexible... With VMware, anybody can create a virtual machine without any knowledge of the server side. But with AIX it's a bit difficult."
"I know lab services does a lot of work but systems, if they could include some kind of lab services and bundling of services to get you to the greatest and latest feature at the already included cost"
"The licensing could be simplified."
"The lack of software vendors moving onto the platform, as opposed to fleeing the platform, is an issue."
"Because you still get into the expense of going to the Power hardware, but if you're already on the Power hardware, I don't see the issue."
"It does not offer the ability to run any X86 or X64 Intel architecture-based application on Power Systems. There are a lot of applications, lots of business use cases that do not support this architecture as of now. If somehow application tasks can be ported on to IBM Power Systems, that would be a big improvement."
"One of the main challenges with IBM Power Systems is the functionality of live partnership mobility."
"They are very knowledgeable but there's some bureaucracy as far as the time to respond goes, as far as getting back to us with what we need."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licensing costs are okay. With IBM Power Systems, it's inclusive, so you can differentiate the price of the hardware from the software itself."
"It's more about the value you get for the price. Considering its stability and performance, the pricing is good."
"IBM Power Systems is very expensive."
"Its price depends on the sizing."
"The cost model is great. There is so much built in to the technology, that if you know how to use it you can save yourself a lot of money."
"Power Systems is a bit more costly than other products in the market, but in terms of ROI and the longevity, performance, and reliability that Power Systems provides, it's worth it in the long run."
"IBM Power Systems is a really expensive product."
"The solution's pricing is very, very high compared to other platforms."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
7%
University
7%
 

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Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise42
 

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What needs improvement with IBM Power Systems?
In my opinion, the product can be improved by maintaining it and not sunsetting it; that would be my recommendation for IBM. I used to work for IBM for nineteen years, and I know, unfortunately, I ...
What is your primary use case for IBM Power Systems?
I am an architect and system administrator, and I'm responsible for anything related to IBM Power Systems. In IBM Power Systems, I have found a lot of valuable features such as LVM, TCP, ODM, RSCT,...
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I would recommend IBM Power Systems to others. I have given this review a rating of ten out of ten.
 

Also Known As

KunLun 9008, KunLun 9016, KunLun 9032
IBM OpenPOWER LC
 

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