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 8.9. Huawei holds a 0.3% mindshare in Rack Servers, compared to IBM’s 9.0% 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

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Ranking in other categories

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IBM Power Systems

Ranking in Rack Servers

4th

Average Rating

8.8

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3.9

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Mindshare comparison

As of August 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 9.0%, up from 8.6% 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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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Features like partitions are useful."

"PowerVM."

"BM Power Systems get updated every two years and are scalable and stable."

"Power Systems' best features are that it's reliable, stable, and easily available. It's also really scalable and can be virtualized without third-party software support."

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

"When it comes to reliability, availability and profitability, nothing can beat IBM Power Systems."

"The performance and stability are great."

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

"The most valuable feature of our machines is their ability to replace faulty parts without causing any downtime."

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Cons

"Support can be better."

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

"It would be ideal if the solution was more simple to work with."

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

"Its management can be made easier because it is not easy to manage. They should also find a new way for migrating from an old Power Systems to a new one. The migration process is currently very complicated. It should be made easier to scale. Currently, its scalability depends on the initial sizing, whereas in Nutanix HCI, you can add whatever you need and whenever you need it."

"Everyone likes speed. Not that speed has been an issue up until now but you can never be too fast."

"IBM Power Systems could improve by having a cloud feature."

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

"The scalability process should be simplified."

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

"Why should I be charged for that use rather than a single CPU, a single socket?"

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

"The pricing of the solution is very good because we can beat any other competitor with the pricing. Lately, they have offered good pricing for their customer."

"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."

"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."

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

"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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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?

There are definitely areas for improvement, but that's not really from the technological side of things. I rarely find any people with Power skills on the market. When I get young people from unive...

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I use IBM Power Systems for online transactional processing, and in parts, also for online analytical processing. We mainly use IBM Power Systems' IBMI, which is an operating system with an integra...

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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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