Proxmox vs Hyper-V vs Nutanix – VMware Replacement Comparison (2026) By Kris Wiselka | March 2026 Proxmox vs Hyper-V vs Nutanix – VMware Replacement Comparison (2026) Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware changed the economics of virtualisation overnight. Licence costs increased 300-1,200% for many SMEs after Broadcom consolidated VMware’s product line into bundled subscriptions (The Register, 2024). [...]
Broadcom reintroduced a free ESXi download after eliminating it in early 2024. For Edinburgh SMEs tempted to rebuild on free ESXi, here’s the honest case for and against – and why Proxmox may be the more reliable choice.
Hyper-V is included with Windows Server at no extra cost – making it the obvious VMware exit for Microsoft-centric Edinburgh businesses. Here’s the step-by-step migration process, real costs, and the gotchas to avoid.
Received a Broadcom VMware audit letter? You have 30 days to respond. Here’s exactly what Edinburgh SMEs must do – and what not to do – before the deadline.
HPE VM Essentials vs Nutanix AHV compared: per-socket pricing cuts costs 60 – 75% on dense compute. Which VMware alternative fits your SAN and migration timeline?
VMware vSAN now requires a full VCF bundle – £6,000+ per host per year. Here’s a step-by-step guide to migrating vSAN storage to Proxmox VE with Ceph, covering cluster setup, data migration, and performance tuning.