The VMware Exit Strategy: Proxmox vs. XCP-ng in 2026

https://lawrence.video/ --- Thanks to Meter for sponsoring this video! Go to https://lawrence.video/meter to book a demo now! --- With Broadcom fundamentally changing the VMware licensing landscape, businesses are searching for a stable, open-source exit strategy. In this video, we move past the technical deep-dives to look at Proxmox and XCP-ng from a strictly business perspective. Deep-Dive Technical Comparison Forum Post & Video: https://forums.lawrencesystems.com/t/proxmox-vs-xcp-ng-2026-comparison/26421 Vates Support & Pricing: https://vates.tech/en/pricing-and-support/ Proxmox Subscription Tiers: https://shop.proxmox.com/index.php?rp=/store/proxmox-ve-standard Connect With Us --------------------------------------------------- + Hire Us for a project: https://lawrencesystems.com/hire-us/ + Toms' Twitter 🐦 https://twitter.com/TomLawrenceTech + Our Website https://www.lawrencesystems.com/ + Our Forums https://forums.lawrencesystems.com/ + Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lawrencesystems/ + Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Lawrencesystems/ + GitHub https://github.com/lawrencesystems/ Lawrence Systems Shirts and Swag --------------------------------------------------- ►👕 https://lawrence.video/swag/ AFFILIATES & REFERRAL LINKS --------------------------------------------------- Amazon Affiliate Store 🛒 https://www.amazon.com/shop/lawrencesystemspcpickup UniFi Affiliate Link 🛒 https://lawrence.video/unifi-affiliate All Of Our Affiliates help us out and can get you discounts! 🛒 https://lawrencesystems.com/partners-we-love/ Gear we use on Kit 🛒 https://kit.co/lawrencesystems Use OfferCode LTSERVICES to get 10% off your order at 🛒 https://www.techsupplydirect.com?aff=2 Digital Ocean Offer Code 🛒 https://m.do.co/c/85de8d181725 HostiFi UniFi Cloud Hosting Service 🛒 https://hostifi.net/?via=lawrencesystems Protect your privacy with a VPN from Private Internet Access 🛒 https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/LRNSYS Patreon 💰 https://www.patreon.com/lawrencesystems Timestamps: 00:00 - The VMware "Broadcom" Problem 01:26 Mitigating Risk With Open Source 01:48 Why Not Others Like OpenShift? 02:12 The Homelab Advantage 02:50 The Veeam Factor: Validation for Open Source 03:21 TCO and The Power of Integration 04:46 Support & SLAs