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Pricing updated July 2026 · 5 platforms compared Fact-checked

Enter your environment specs and see an honest side-by-side cost comparison across five platforms — including the 72-core minimum trap, 3-year TCO, and every hidden gotcha Broadcom doesn't advertise.

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! Estimates only. Actual pricing varies by region, deal size, and reseller. Proxmox USD figures are rounded approximations from EUR list pricing. Always get a formal quote before budgeting.

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VMware vSphere / VVF / VCF
Broadcom list pricing via partner channel. vSphere Standard: ~$50/core/yr. vSphere Enterprise Plus: ~$150/core/yr. VVF: average $135/core/yr (market range $150–190/core/yr). VCF: $350/core/yr. The 72-core minimum was introduced April 2025, partially reversed for renewals, and still applies to new orders and tier changes. New perpetual licenses are no longer sold; existing perpetual licenses with active SnS are still honored.
Proxmox VE
Community subscription: free (AGPL open source, community repository). Paid subscriptions are per physical CPU socket: Basic ~€355/socket/yr (~$390), Standard ~€500/socket/yr (~$540), Premium ~€1,060/socket/yr (~$1,160). No per-core or per-VM licensing. Ceph storage software is free; only hardware costs apply.
Nutanix AHV
AHV hypervisor: free with any Nutanix license. NCI is licensed per physical CPU core; community reports cluster around ~$300/core/yr before discounts and add-ons. This calculator models NCI on physical cores, not per-node pricing.
Microsoft Hyper-V
WS2025 Standard: $1,069/2-core pack, min 16 cores/server. Datacenter: $7,407/16-core + $463/additional 2-core pack. Shown as 3-yr amortized. CALs ($38/user or $19/device) are NOT included but are required.
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