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 8.7. 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

No ranking in other categories

IBM Power Systems

Ranking in Rack Servers

4th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

8.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Rack Servers category, the mindshare of Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Power Systems is 9.1%, 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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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 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."

"The performance and stability are great."

"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."

"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."

"The uptime feature is great."

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

"IBM Power Systems' best features are its reliability, resilience, and performance per rack unit."

"It scales a lot, you can just keep on adding frames, you can add on CPUs, you get capacity on demand, you can tune the machine very easily to handle different workloads."

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Cons

"Support can be better."

"In my country, there are power supply interruptions. IBM could find ways to make the product stable through these interruptions."

"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."

"One of the main challenges with IBM Power Systems is the functionality of live partnership mobility."

"The price has room for improvement."

"Software testing and the compatibility of software products that are available in the market should be addressed."

"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."

"We have a problem with the storage software. The media to restore data is also not found."

"No available price list is on the web. Due to this, the customer cannot compare pricing."

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"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."

"IBM Power Systems is very expensive."

"The pricing is reasonable."

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

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

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

"The additional software costs are high."

"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."

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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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Compared 44% of the time

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Compared 14% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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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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