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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM PowerVM

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIBM PowerVM provides a server virtualization environment.N/A

    VMware vCenter

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AVMware vCenter is an advanced server management software that provides a centralized platform for controlling vSphere environments for visibility across hybrid clouds. VMware vCenter is no longer sold as a standalone product and is now available as a part of VMware Cloud Foundation.

    $6,044

    per year

    Pricing
    IBM PowerVMVMware vCenter
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic
    6,044
    per year
    Production
    6,244
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM PowerVMVMware vCenter
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    IBM PowerVMVMware vCenter
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
    Chose IBM PowerVM
    Our company utilizes VMware and PowerVM. VMware is very user friendly from an IT support view and makes supporting Windows OS easier. PowerVM is moving in that direction. PowerVM is better in that you can prioritize workloads across different VMs and be granular in your …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    IBM PowerVMVMware vCenter
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of IBM PowerVM and VMware vCenter
    Feature
    IBM PowerVM
    8.6
    5 Ratings
    VMware vCenter
    -
    Ratings
    Virtual machine automated provisioning7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management console8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    IBM PowerVMVMware vCenter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.4
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)