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VMware License Renewal Cost Estimator

Calculate the potential cost increase of your VMware renewal

VMware License Renewal Cost Estimator

As you prepare for potential VMware price increases, you may be uncertain about the specific changes and their effects on your budget. Gaining insight into these financial implications is crucial for effective cost management.

Our VMware license renewal estimator is designed to provide the clarity you need during this transition. By delivering a transparent estimate of your renewal costs, we empower you to make informed decisions and explore alternatives early on.

With Rimini Street’s VMware pricing estimator, you can:

  • Accurately Estimate Your Costs: Access clear pricing calculations based on the latest trends and insights from your peers.
  • Assess the Impact on Your Budget: Understand how these renewals will influence your overall financial strategy.
  • Explore alternatives: Evaluate other solutions that may better meet your needs.

Broadcom VMware bundled pricing1

Bundle Average list price
VCF $ per Core $350
VVF $ per Core $135
vSphere Standard $ per Core $50
1 – Pricing from Forbes

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VMware Licensing Changes Explained: How They Will Impact your IT Strategy
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Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has left perpetual license holders uncertain about what lies ahead. With VMware’s push to its subscription-based model, bundling of products and significant changes to its partner programs, IT and finance executives are being pressed to adapt quickly – whether by reallocating budgets or reevaluating their overall IT strategy. Read on to […]

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Three Ways VMware Customers Can Buy Time & Extend Value
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Three Ways VMware Customers Can Buy Time & Extend Value
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Rodney Kenyon
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Facing a steep cost increase for VMware? You have options, and Rimini Street can help: Start with three ways to buy time and extend the value of your VMware investments. As the dynamic IT landscape continually evolves, CIOs and IT decision makers face an increasingly complex array of challenges. The most pressing of which involve […]

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3 Alternative Paths Perpetual VMware Licensees Can Take
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Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has introduced a wave of pricing and packaging changes, prompting many organizations to reassess their virtualization strategy. With shifting policies, fluctuating bundles and pricing often disclosed late in the renewal cycle, what was once a reliable standard has become a source of uncertainty.  A recent Rimini Street survey found that 98% […]

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Easily addressing New MITRE ATT&CK® Updates for VMware ESXi
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Gabe Dimeglio
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Security teams are understandably concerned about the safety of their virtualized environments with the recent swell of attacks utilizing vulnerabilities in VMware.[1] These constant threats have prompted global alerts concerning gaps in hypervisor security. In response, the MITRE Corporation recently updated its MITRE ATT&CK® framework to include specific guidelines for VMware ESXi that VMware licensees […]

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No One Has Time for Complicated VMware Security Updates!
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No One Has Time for Complicated VMware Security Updates!
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Gabe Dimeglio
CISO, SVP & GM Rimini Protect™ and Rimini Watch™
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For VMware perpetual licensees without Broadcom support, installing security patches has become more challenging.   Last year, Broadcom assured vSphere customers that security patches for all supported versions would be made available to all customers — even those with expired support contracts.[1] However, on April 8, 2025, the company announced that updates for VMware vSphere ESXi […]

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Rimini Custom™: Say YES! to IT More Often
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Staying one step ahead of VMware vulnerabilities with proactive protection from Rimini Protect™
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Staying one step ahead of VMware vulnerabilities with proactive protection from Rimini Protect™
Gabe Dimeglio
Gabe Dimeglio
CISO, SVP & GM Rimini Protect™ and Rimini Watch™
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March 4, 2025 was a day filled with uncertainty for VMware clients when the US government agency CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) announced that three VMware ESXi vulnerabilities were being added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) list.[1]  Two of these vulnerabilities were ranked as “severe” and one as “critical” based on their severity […]

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Insights and Strategies on VMware: Navigating the Evolving Hypervisor Market
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