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.
Europe's leading sovereign AI infrastructure platform trusts
Rooted in critical infrastructure
clouditiv builds on 30+ years of SETUP Protokolltester GmbH's experience in telecommunications, finance, and critical infrastructure.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Assessment
1-2 weeksWe analyze your current VMware environment and create a customized migration plan.
Setup
1-2 daysOur installer automatically configures your new OpenStack platform on your hardware.
Migration
2-4 weeksStep-by-step migration of your workloads with minimal risk. We can take over operations if needed.
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.
Ready to exit VMware?
Our experts have migrated hundreds of VMs from VMware to OpenStack – without downtime.
Everything you need to know about
leaving VMware
We answer the most important questions about cost savings, migration timelines, and operations after switching.
Ready to regain
control?
Talk to our experts and discover how easy the switch from VMware can be.
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