Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server vs IBM Power Systems comparison

Huawei and IBM are both solutions in the Rack Servers category. Huawei is ranked #15, while IBM is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.6. Huawei holds a 0.3% mindshare in Rack Servers, compared to IBM’s 9.1% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Categories and Ranking

Huawei KunLun Mission Criti...

Ranking in Rack Servers

15th

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

IBM Power Systems

Ranking in Rack Servers

4th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

8.5

Number of Reviews

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Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Rack Servers category, the mindshare of Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Power Systems is 9.1%, up from 8.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Jesus Ospina

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.

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Rohintan-Karanjia

Advisory Services at Nangia Andersen LLP

Offers security features, including HIPs, Postgres, intrusion prevention systems, and AI for specific tasks

We've found that sometimes, certain setups require better servers. Ideally, the next level of model that IBM offers would be perfect for those situations. Sometimes, the availability of additional services can be a challenge for some software. Certain IBM software takes time to deliver to the client. It can be slow. So deployment is an area for improvement.

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Pros

"Features like partitions are useful."

"Power Systems is like a dream solution for every IT person because it has redundancy, and it doesn't stop. It doesn't get affected easily. I don't see any weaknesses in this solution. At the moment, we have Power8. It is stable and runs smoothly. We have a big load, and it is working very well. It can be customized based on our needs. Flash copy is helping us amazingly. We have virtualization for vDisks, which is again very helpful. We are working on this virtualization technology, and we have a team that is working on redundancy and architecture."

"IBM Power Systems are secure and have fast processing."

"The main feature that I have found most valuable is PowerVM - its virtualization feature which is the most powerful."

"The solution does not require any maintenance."

"IBM Power Systems provides very good performance and stability compared to other brands or processors."

"The technical support that clients get from IBM is excellent."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."

"The most valuable features of the solution are disaster recovery, replication, and the ability to migrate to another location."

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Cons

"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."

"Sometimes, the availability of additional services can be a challenge. Certain IBM software takes time to deliver to the client. It can be slow."

"I would like to see the scaling model improved so it's not just either tiny or huge."

"IBM systems are old technologies. I couldn't renew and get to use IBM Power Systems, and it offers users very expensive support."

"The lack of software vendors moving onto the platform, as opposed to fleeing the platform, is an issue."

"If you asked me what I'd like added, I'd say that it'd be nice if they ran GPUs, however, I know that's not the direction they're going. That said, I would appreciate it if they offered GPU support."

"In the next release, I would like to see additional graphical dashboards to help the administrators access information more easily."

"The price is a bit high and could be improved."

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"The price of IBM Power Systems is expensive and could improve."

"When there is an error in the SAS drive of 10,000 RPM, my company buys support for 1,500 USD."

"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."

"There is a yearly licensing cost, and it's an expensive solution."

"Price-wise, I rate the solution a five out of ten."

"IBM Power is more expensive than other rack-mount servers, and you have to have a license for everything, including cores and memory."

"IBM Power Systems is very expensive."

"The solution's pricing is very, very high compared to other platforms."

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What do you like most about IBM Power Systems?

IBM Power Systems provides very good performance and stability compared to other brands or processors.

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What needs improvement with IBM Power Systems?

IBM should provide a platform where users can learn about the storage and security of IBM Power Systems.

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What is your primary use case for IBM Power Systems?

In my company, we use the system for the data center and our IBM Cloud Pak System.

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Also Known As

KunLun 9008, KunLun 9016, KunLun 9032

IBM OpenPOWER LC

Overview

KunLun Mission Critical Servers deliver the high reliability, performance, and scalability demanded by the x86 ecosystem and mission-critical environment. It leverages Huawei’s Node Controller (NC) and BMC management chips, and combines the Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) node interconnect technology and RAS 2.0 technology. KunLun supports up to 768 cores on a single server and up to 1.97 scale-up linearity. It has been certified for operating SAP HANA of up to 16 TB for running S4H/SoH applications, and up to 8 TB for running BWoH applications. KunLun delivers industry-leading SAP SD2 and SAP B4H benchmark performance.

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IBM Power Systems are built to crush the most advanced data applications - from the mission-critical workloads you run today to the next generation of AI.

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