One year ago, Broadcom killed the Free vSphere Hypervisor, but on April, with the VMware ESXi 8.0 Update 3e, the free (and limited) version is back again! Broadcom makes again available the VMware vSphere Hypervisor (the entry-level and free hypervisor).
So, the question is easy… where is the ESXi 9.0 free edition?
The answer is easy… it does not exist (yet)… Neither VMware vSphere 9.0 is available (yet)… According to the VMware vSphere Product Line Comparison document:
Currently, vSphere 9.0 features are only available as part of VMware vSphere Foundation 9.0 and VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.
One year ago, Broadcom killed the Free vSphere Hypervisor, but now, with the last VMware ESXi 8.0 Update 3e, the free (and limited) version is back again! Broadcom makes again available the VMware vSphere Hypervisor (the entry-level and free hypervisor). To download the free ESXi,…
The free edition of VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) is no longer available on the VMware website. Note: on April 2025 the free version is back again! As explained in KB 2107518, on February 16th 2024, VMware announces the End Of General Availability of the Free…
Broadcom has just announced the General Availability (GA) of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0, the platform for the modern private cloud. And also has just announced the General Availability (GA) of VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) 9.0. Currently, vSphere 9.0 features are only available as part of VMware…
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