--- title: IBM i on Power Systems Reviews meta\_title: 'IBM i on Power Systems Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how IBM i on Power Systems works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.8 review\_count: 7 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-07-12' parent\_category: name: IT Infrastructure url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-infrastructure --- # IBM i on Power Systems Reviews & Product Details IBM i prepares you for business growth with data at its core * * * Seller [IBM](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ibm) Discussions [IBM i on Power Systems Community](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-i-on-power-systems/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![VMware vSphere](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "VMware vSphere") VMware vSphere 4.5/5(768) ](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsphere/reviews) [ ![Azure Virtual Machines](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Azure Virtual Machines") Azure Virtual Machines 4.4/5(393) ](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-virtual-machines/reviews) [ ![Ubuntu](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ubuntu") Ubuntu 4.5/5(2,399) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-i-on-power-systems/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 7 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Ricardo M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ricardo M.") RM Ricardo M. Senior Systems Engineer Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/17/2026 "Exceptional Power11 Performance, Mature PowerVM Virtualization, and Rock-Solid Uptime" 5/5 What do you like best about IBM i on Power Systems? Power11 (and Power10) cores provide exceptional performance-per-core for IBM i batch, OLTP and AI workloads, enabling 3:1 consolidation ratios while reducing energy use and footprint. PowerVM virtualization is mature and secure, allowing seamless live partition mobility (LPM) for zero planned downtime and efficient resource sharing across multiple tenants. The platform’s inherent security, including rapid ransomware detection and 99.9999% uptime, gives confidence for banking and regulated workloads, plus tight integration with PowerHA, BRMS and Spectrum storage simplifies DR design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM i on Power Systems? Migration from older Power7/8 to newer hardware or PowerVS cloud requires careful planning to handle custom RPG code and dependencies without disruption. While management tools have improved, the ecosystem still demands specialized skills for advanced PowerHA clustering, firmware updates and performance tuning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM i on Power Systems solving and how is that benefiting you? Power Systems lets us run consolidated, high-volume IBM i environments with predictable latency and scalability, reducing server sprawl and TCO for banks modernizing legacy AS/400 setups. Features like LPM, automated data collection and cyber vault protections enable resilient DR strategies with minimal downtime risk, improving RTO/RPO compliance. Hybrid integration with IBM Cloud PowerVS supports seamless lift-and-shift or refactoring, helping clients extend workloads to cloud without rewriting core apps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Our network of Icons are G2 members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions and commitment to helping others through their expertise.G2 IconValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Thank You page ![Ratheesh K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ratheesh K.") RK Ratheesh K. Associate Architect Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/26/2022 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "IBM I on Power Systems good for Virtualization" 5/5 What do you like best about IBM i on Power Systems? Deliver end-to-end encryption and extreme scale for business-critical apps. IBM Virtual Servers provide the lots of method to install the OS and backup solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM i on Power Systems? Hard to get the experience people and knowledge base it is not easy to do work on it they need some experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM i on Power Systems solving and how is that benefiting you? Help to migrate the old SAN storage data to New storage disk. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite LL Lucas L. A Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/26/2021 "IBM i is a great system with lots of flexibility" 4.5/5 What do you like best about IBM i on Power Systems? it's an all-in-one system that can be built to handle every aspect of the business. It's extremely fast and reliable. There is its own database system that works very well. DB2 is a great database system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM i on Power Systems? On the outside, it uses green screens which make users think it's old but it is quite efficient at these greens screen. Even though the hardware is current and the OS is current, if uses are on a green screen, they will think it's old. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering IBM i on Power Systems: As long as you can find developers for it, the system is great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM i on Power Systems solving and how is that benefiting you? We use the IBM i for everything our company does. AP, HR, Payroll, health benefits, workers comp, all accounting, and anything else our business needs to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Jonathan Alexander C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jonathan Alexander C.") JC Jonathan Alexander C. IT Infraestructura y Desarrollo Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/16/2020 "A reliable, robust and the safest operating system at the moment" 5/5 What do you like best about IBM i on Power Systems? What I like most about this system is how robust and reliable it can be, I have used it for many years now using version 7.4 and it is a fairly fast, secure system with great capabilities to be the main system within your organization . Currently we can develop in different languages ​​in this system but its main one is RPG which has been very effective and that the applications developed in it run quite well since it is native to the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM i on Power Systems? This can be very complex for users who do not have some experience in ibm systems and at the same time it takes a lot of practice and courses to master this system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM i on Power Systems solving and how is that benefiting you? Having a fairly robust system that meets the requirements of the company and always keep the business in high availability, always providing services on time and with the necessary resources to meet demand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Armando P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Armando P.") AP Armando P. Programmer Analyst Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/10/2020 "Robust, reliable and stable platform" 5/5 What do you like best about IBM i on Power Systems? For many years it has supported our main computer operations. We have been able to provide stable and well performing solutions. The graphical interface is easy to use and the user learning curve has been is minimal. The platform's suite of utilities saves us time in developing software solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM i on Power Systems? It is not easy to acquire for price reasons. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering IBM i on Power Systems: It is a platform that has been proven to support business operations for many years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM i on Power Systems solving and how is that benefiting you? We use the platform to host various information systems that handle thousands of transactions daily throughout the country. We generate diverse reports, transfer and receive data from different external sources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Vinod Kumar R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Vinod Kumar R.") VR Vinod Kumar R. Project Lead Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/26/2018 "IBM I on Power Systems" 4/5 What do you like best about IBM i on Power Systems? One of the fastest computing available in the world. Data processing is at lightening speed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM i on Power Systems? It still relies on old green screen. Though they have some Third party tools for User Interface. It is not the best. More improvement is needed on the user interface. No one would like to develop there application on the green screen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering IBM i on Power Systems: Power System with P10 Processor would be good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM i on Power Systems solving and how is that benefiting you? Insurance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Commercial Real Estate](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Commercial Real Estate") EC Verified User in Commercial Real Estate Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/25/2018 "A hidden gem" 5/5 What do you like best about IBM i on Power Systems? An amazingly stable system. Hardly ever is there downtime. There are a lot of ways to minimize IT costs by creatively using the resources available. Legacy business systems continue to run while new and modern workloads can also be implemented. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM i on Power Systems? There is always a struggle with people that this is a dinosaur and won't be around much, yet that has never come to pass - after hearing that for more than twenty years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM i on Power Systems solving and how is that benefiting you? Ability to run virtual servers significantly reduces hardware, maintenance and stability costs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-i-on-power-systems/pricing) ## Work at IBM? Claim this profile to respond to reviews, update product info, and reach in-market buyers. 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