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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
14th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM Power Systems
Ranking in Rack Servers
3rd
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 May 2026, in the Rack Servers category, the mindshare of Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server is 1.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Power Systems is 6.8%, down from 9.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rack Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Power Systems6.8%
Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server1.5%
Other91.7%
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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."
"The availability of a solution depends on the requirement of the customer. The most valuable feature is the virtualization. You can have this one system or you can use it for many. They were using almost 120 servers within that specific service."
"IBM Power Systems is the most stable solution in the world."
"Compared to similar solutions, IBM Power Systems has a proven record."
"Some of the most valuable features are the processing power, stability, and security."
"We have been seeing a return on investment in the moves from version to version due to better performance and they cut the licensing costs down."
"The initial setup is simple and straightforward."
"I assess the role of IBM Power Systems in managing my complex data analytics as excellent; it's an excellent platform, very robust and very reliable."
"It helps in delivering mission critical applications, very high reliability."
 

Cons

"Support can be better."
"Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server support can be better."
"The price is a bit high and could be improved."
"The HMC and PowerVM need a more catchy graphical interface."
"Regarding the OpenPOWER Foundation, at first I was kind of skeptical."
"I think IBM needs a little more work on managing the overall environment with eliminating Systems Director."
"In Power6, latency was an issue, but nowadays, we are on Power8, which doesn't have any such problems. Sometimes, we have issues when we are moving to a new version, which is the case with almost every company. Some new issues or problems show up suddenly, and you do not have the time to research and find the solution. That's when we contact IBM technical support."
"Support is good. I think it used to be much better."
"For the i customers, I think that Power, the horsepower, has always been there. So, I would like to see something more on the lower end, where they would make it more cost effective for the small guy, rather than the big guy."
"IBM does a great job of incorporating the latest technology, but it's hard to give IT a 10 out of 10, we're always growing and fluctuating."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"IBM Power Systems is a really expensive product."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"There is a yearly licensing cost, and it's an expensive solution."
"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."
"The price of the solution could be somewhat better and this is what lowers my rating of it to a seven or eight out of ten."
"Its price is too high."
"The price of the solution depends upon the configuration part of it. Based on what configuration you want to go for it, there is a range like IBM Power Systems POWER9 and IBM Power Systems Power10."
"It is designed for a large workload, as opposed to a small workload. For our circumstances, and even as an independent, I can't buy a Power system to experiment on. It can't happen. You cannot buy them."
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Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing 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 ...
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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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