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 8.8. Huawei holds a 0.2% 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

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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 March 2025, in the Rack Servers category, the mindshare of Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server is 0.2%, down from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Power Systems is 9.1%, up from 8.7% 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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Omobolaji Olaloku

Senior Enterprise System Engineer at Zenith-bank

Extremely stable, good ROI, and scalable

The most valuable feature of our machines is their ability to replace faulty parts without causing any downtime. Our servers are equipped with advanced technology, making it possible to replace defective parts without having to bring down the servers. This is crucial, as any disruption to our services would result in inconvenience to our customers. Therefore, being able to service the machines and replace parts without causing any downtime is highly beneficial.

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Pros

"Features like partitions are useful."

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

"We've been using it for a long time, and it's stable."

"We found working with IBM Power Systems that LPM is the most valuable feature."

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

"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."

"Some of the most valuable features are the processing power, stability, and security."

"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."

"What we like the most is the ability to upgrade the scaling of the system itself. Whenever we need extra storage, we can do that. Whenever we need extra memory, we can do that as well. It's fast and it's available."

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Cons

"Support can be better."

"The number of times IBM refreshes its operating system appears to be very slow."

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

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

"Price and complexity related to the management of the solution are areas of concern in the solution where improvements are required."

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

"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."

"The price has room for improvement."

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"Power Systems is very cheap and provides good value for money."

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

"It's more about the value you get for the price. Considering its stability and performance, the pricing is good."

"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."

"IBM Power Systems is a really expensive product."

"IBM Power Systems is very expensive."

"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."

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

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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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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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