Broadcom Acquisition: Prices rising up to 800%*

Your VMware bill
exploding?

You're not alone. Thousands of companies are looking for a way out of the cost trap – and finding it in open infrastructure.

70%
Cut costs
1:1
VM migration
<60Min.
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Active services
Nova Compute
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Neutron SDN
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Cinder Storage
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Keystone IAM
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VMware vs. Open Source

What Broadcom dependency really means

VMware after Broadcom

  • Price increases up to +800% without notice
  • Perpetual licenses forced into subscriptions
  • All features only available in forced bundles
  • 100% dependency on Broadcom strategy & roadmap
  • Traditional migrations take 6–12 months
+800%*
Preiserhöhung
100%
Vendor Lock-in

With clouditiv OpenStack

  • Open source – no per-CPU or per-socket fees
  • Pay only for what you use – no bundle forcing
  • 20+ services included in one platform
  • Full data sovereignty, zero vendor lock-in
  • Automated setup under 60 minutes, 1:1 VM migration
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The alternative

Open infrastructure.Full control.

clouditiv combines the best of OpenStack with enterprise-grade support – without the VMware price tag.

70% cost reduction

No per-CPU licensing. No forced bundles. Pay only for what you use.

Zero lock-in

Open source at the core. Your data stays yours. Move anytime.

Enterprise support

24/7 support from OpenStack experts. No community forums.

All features included

One platform. Everything included.

Every feature you know from VMware – and many more features already included.

Compute

Virtual Machines

Nova Compute

Migrate your VMs 1:1 from VMware – without adjustments to your workloads.

Kubernetes

Magnum K8s

Container orchestration out-of-the-box. No separate K8s installation needed.

Container Runtime

Zun

Run Docker containers directly – without Kubernetes overhead for simple workloads.

Storage

Block Storage

Cinder

Persistent storage for VMs and containers. Snapshots, backups, replication included.

Object Storage

Swift (S3-compatible)

Scales unlimited. Your backups and unstructured data – S3-API compatible.

File Storage

Manila

Shared filesystems (NFS/CIFS) for legacy applications and shared data storage.

Network

Software Defined Network

Neutron SDN

Isolated networks, VLANs, routing – all in software. No expensive network hardware.

Load Balancer

Octavia LBaaS

Highly available load balancers for your applications. SSL termination, health checks.

VPN as a Service

VPNaaS

Site-to-site VPN to your other locations or cloud providers.

Security & Identity

Identity Management

Keystone IAM

Central user management. LDAP/AD integration, projects, roles, quotas.

Secrets Management

Barbican

Secure storage of certificates, API keys and passwords. Audit-capable.

Firewalling

Security Groups

Microsegmentation at VM level. Every VM has its own firewall.

Data Services

Database as a Service

Trove DBaaS

MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Redis as managed service. Automatic backups.

DNS as a Service

Designate

Internal DNS for your services. Automatic registration of VMs.

Orchestration

Heat Templates

Infrastructure as Code. Deploy complete environments via templates.

Management

Web Dashboard

Horizon

Intuitive web interface for all users. No CLI knowledge required.

REST APIs

OpenStack APIs

Fully programmable. Terraform, Ansible, custom scripts – all possible.

Terraform / Ansible

IaC Automation

Fully programmable. Terraform, Ansible, custom scripts – all possible.

How it works

To your new platform in 3 steps

01

Assessment

1-2 weeks

We analyze your current VMware environment and create a customized migration plan.

02

Setup

1-2 days

Our installer automatically configures your new OpenStack platform on your hardware.

03

Migration

2-4 weeks

Step-by-step migration of your workloads with minimal risk. We can take over operations if needed.

0 Risk

Zero-Risk Migration Guarantee

If our migration doesn't work for your environment, we'll help you migrate manually at no extra cost. Your data stays safe – that's our promise.

Free manual migration
Data stays secure
Written promise

Ready to exit VMware?

Our experts have migrated hundreds of VMs from VMware to OpenStack – without downtime.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about
leaving VMware

We answer the most important questions about cost savings, migration timelines, and operations after switching.

1:1 VM migration without reinstallation
🔒Minimal downtime via live replication
🛠️Managed operations optionally available

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