Following Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware in late 2023, enterprise IT leaders are facing major questions around subscription changes, rising costs, and uncertain long-term viability. If you’re among the thousands of organizations re-evaluating your IT strategy, our new eBook — VMware Alternative: Strategic Guide, Product Comparisons, and Customer Stories — has everything you need to assess, decide, and act on a VMware replacement.

#1 Map Your VMware Exit Plan via a Comprehensive Analysis

We’ve heard a lot of questions since Broadcom acquired VMware, with top concerns including:

• What do the new portfolios and subscription models mean to me?
• Can I continue to use the original VMware solutions? Is it necessary to purchase the new portfolio?
• Is it essential to replace VMware at this stage?
• How do I replace the entire VMware solution or part of it?

Whether you’re using vSphere alone or running full VMware portfolios, this guidebook helps you assess your current VMware dependencies, determine the urgency of action, and evaluate viable exit strategies with a clear framework for decision-making based on licensing expiration, system scaling needs, and business risk.

#2 Explore VMware Alternatives in Depth with A Complete Comparison

In this guidebook, we provide a head-to-head comparison of leading VMware alternatives, including Arcfra AECP, Microsoft Hyper-V, Red Hat OpenShift, Proxmox VE, and Oracle VirtualBox. It goes beyond surface-level features to explore architectural differences, licensing models, performance, storage integration, container support, migration tools, and TCO.

Among these alternatives, Arcfra — as a Gartner-recognized sample vendor for VMware alternative — offers a complete feature set and allows enterprises to achieve a seamless and cost-efficient replacement of VMware full-stack capabilities with AECP. We provide feature-by-feature comparisons between the key components of Arcfra and VMware, including vSphere, NSX, Tanzu, vCenter, etc., showcasing how AECP provides comparable capabilities while reducing O&M complexity and TCO.

#3 Gain Insights from 7 Customers’ VMware Replacement Stories

Real-world validation makes all the difference. In this guidebook, we provide seven enterprise case studies — spanning banking, insurance, manufacturing, e-commerce, and hospitality — where VMware environments were successfully replaced with Arcfra AECP. These stories offer insights into deployment strategies, technical considerations, performance outcomes, and cost savings, helping you envision what a smooth, scalable, and future-ready VMware exit could look like for your organization.

If VMware’s recent changes have left you uncertain, our VMware Alternative guidebook is more than just a survival guide — it’s a blueprint for transformation. Download it today and explore how Arcfra AECP can empower your next-generation IT strategy!

Download your go-to guide for navigating the post-VMware era for free: https://www.arcfra.com/resources/document/vmware-alternatives-ebook/