IPMI light vs Supermicro IPMIView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IPMI light
Remotely monitor IPMI-enabled devices using the industry-standard IPMI-over-LAN protocol. It supports various sensor groups like temperature, fan, and voltage, and is compatible with IPMI v1.5 and v2.0 protocols. This app is designed for monitoring a single server.
- Remote IPMI monitoring
- Supports IPMI v1.5 and v2.0
- Monitors various sensor groups
- IPMI v2.0 SHA1 authentication
- Configurable network settings
- Single server monitoring
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Monitor IPMI-enabled devices remotely via industry standard IPMI-over-LAN protocol! - supports Temperature, Fan, Voltage, Current, Power Supply, Battery, Processor, Drive, Interconnect and Security sensor groups - compatible with IPMI v1.5 and IPMI v2.0 protocols - IPMI v2.0 SHA1 and SHA1/SHA1-96 ciphers for authentication and integrity - IPMI SDR cache for fast sensor status refresh - configurable network retry and timeout settings - no ads IPMI light is designed to monitor a single server only. For multiple server support, power control functions and ability to see detailed information about the chassis and individual sensors check out IPMI touch, also on the App Store! Follow latest IPMI light news on Twitter @yellowKompressr or read IPMI light development blog at yellowKompressor.com/ipmi-touch/ * IPMI light requires devices equipped with IPMI-compliant management controllers like DELL DRAC, HP iLO2, IBM RSA, SUN ILOM, Xserve LOM or similar for proper operation. * IPMI-over-LAN protocol requires unrestricted access to UDP port 623.
Supermicro IPMIView
This application allows companies to remotely manage Supermicro server products. It supports standard IPMI commands and KVM, offering features like group management, BMC information, and user administration. Easily monitor and control your server infrastructure with this utility.
- Group Management, Search, Diagnosis, and Setting
- BMC Information and Functions
- IPMI Device and LAN Settings
- User Management and Sensor Data
- KVM Console and Multi-Node Support
- Health Check and Event Log
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Supermicro IPMIView is a perfect application for companies who want to manage servers. You can easily manage Supermicro's server products with few steps. It supports standard IPMI command and KVM. FEATURES 1. Group Management, Search, Diagnosis and Setting 2. BMC information 3. BMC function *IPMI device *LAN setting *FRU *User management *Sensor Data Record *Event Log *Power supply *Raw command *Health Check *License *KVM console *Multi-Node *Hard Disk Drive *Summary *NVME management *GPU 4. Preference for specify BMC IPMIView for iOS User's Guide, please visit https://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IPMI light at 100% against Supermicro IPMIView's 35%. IPMI light also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.5) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.5). Supermicro IPMIView's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IPMI light holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Supermicro IPMIView has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of IPMI light's written reviews are positive against 35% of Supermicro IPMIView's.
IPMI light ships an update every 4 months, Supermicro IPMIView every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IPMI light | Supermicro IPMIView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 2.5 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 34.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | yellowKompressor | Super Micro Computer, Inc. |
Customer experience
IPMI light
Supermicro IPMIView
In-app purchases
IPMI light
No in-app purchases
Supermicro IPMIView
No in-app purchases
