---
title: "Proxmox gives VMware ESXi users a place to go after Broadcom kills free version"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/proxmox-gives-vmware-esxi-users-a-place-to-go-after-broadcom-kills-free-version-eb5l7g06g
source_url: https://arstechnica.com/?p=2013153
type: article
source: "Ars Technica"
published: 2024-03-28T18:09:22.700Z
updated: 2025-09-06T02:47:43.417Z
tags: ["infrastructure", "proxmox", "tech-news"]
reading_time: 6
upvotes: 2
comments: 0
language: en
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# Proxmox gives VMware ESXi users a place to go after Broadcom kills free version

**[Ars Technica](https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica)** · 6 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Broadcom's acquisition of VMware has led to the discontinuation of the free version of VMware's vSphere Hypervisor, and Proxmox Virtual Environment offers an alternative for home users and small organizations. Proxmox has added an import wizard to facilitate the migration of ESXi VMs to Proxmox VE.

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