- VMware for free heads into the sunset.
- VMware vSphere free edition axed.
- VMs’ alternatives threaten company’s future.
Following Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, the company has axed its free tier that offered the ESXi hypervisor to test labs, hobbyists, and home lab builders.
In a knowledge base article, the company stated that the “VMware vSphere Hypervisor (Free Edition) has been marked as EOGA (End of General Availability)….