We perform VMware-to-Proxmox migrations for Texas businesses that do not want to pay Broadcom's new prices. We plan it, move your VMs with minimal downtime, and we can keep it running for you after.
For years, VMware was the sensible answer for a small business running a few servers. You bought it once, it worked, and it stayed out of your way. Broadcom acquired VMware in late 2023 and changed the rules.
If you are a CEO or CFO staring at a VMware renewal several times higher than last time, nothing is wrong with your math. The pricing model was rebuilt for giant enterprises, and small business is the one paying for it. The specifics are below. The way out is too.
The same servers doing the same work now cost several times more to license. One of our own Fort Worth clients watched a renewal go from about $4,000 a year to roughly $25,000. Same hardware, same workloads, six times the bill. If that sounds like your renewal quote, you are not imagining it and you are not alone.
Proxmox VE is open-source, has been in production for years, and runs on hundreds of thousands of hosts worldwide, including at major hosting providers. It is built on KVM, the same virtualization technology behind much of the public cloud.
Clustering, live migration, high availability, central management of all your hosts, and built-in backup all come with it. There is no separate management server license to buy, and nothing you need is locked behind a higher tier, because there is no higher tier to sell you.
Proxmox is free to run in production. The optional support subscription is priced per CPU socket, not per core, which is the exact opposite of how VMware now charges. For a typical small cluster, the yearly difference can easily run to tens of thousands of dollars.
Fair warning from people who do this for a living: free software does not mean a free project. The value is in doing the migration right and running it well. Here is how we do it.
We look at your current VMware environment: hosts, VMs, storage, backups, and the quirks. Then we give you a clear scope and a real number, before anything moves.
The migration is scheduled around your business, not ours. Proxmox has built-in migration tooling that connects directly to VMware, so we can move machines while your systems stay up, then cut each one over in a planned window. Deliberate order, small downtime windows.
Every VM checked, backups configured and tested, and your environment documented. We do not call it done until it is actually done.
Here is the honest trade: Proxmox does not hold your hand the way VMware did. It is powerful, stable, and rewards having capable people behind it. Updates, monitoring, patching, tested backups, and someone who answers when something breaks. With managed Proxmox, those people are us.
If your VMware renewal is on the horizon, the math is worth a conversation now, while you still have room to plan. No pressure, no pitch. Bring your renewal quote and we will walk you through the comparison.
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