- The report finds that 86% of customers are still looking to reduce their VMware footprint
- 85% are concerned about price increases – concerns have not subsided in two years
- Migration complexity, high costs and technical barriers get in the way
Two years after Broadcom acquired VMware, new data has revealed that customers are still trying to leave the platform, confirming initial concerns of a ‘mass exodus’.
CloudBolt research has found that 86% of North American enterprises are actively seeking to reduce their VMware footprint.
But the transition is not without its challenges – nearly two in three (63%) have changed their strategy two or more times since Broadcom’s acquisition in November 2023, suggesting the move may not be so simple.
By 2024, about three-quarters (73%) of VMware’s customers expect costs to more than double, a concern that is felt today, with 85% still worried about future price increases.
The reality is that while prices haven’t doubled for most customers, operating costs have still increased. Three-fifths (59%) have seen prices increase by more than 25%, with the median increase between 25-49%. Some of the more extreme cases are at a much higher 350-700%.
However, moving away from VMware has proven to be a challenge, with only 4% of survey participants having fully migrated. This is while 41% look to stay with VMware as they instead focus on optimizing their footprint.
“The fear has cooled, but the pressure has not — and most teams are now taking practical steps to build leverage and choice — even if, for some, that includes realizing that part of their estate will never move away from VMware,” wrote CloudBolt Chief Marketing Officer Mark Zembal.
But the desire to exit is clear, with VMware strategies now being raised broadly — a sign of the price changes’ effect on Broadcom’s customers.
Looking ahead, most (72%) of migrating customers are moving to public cloud IaaS over alternative hypervisors, but are being held back by migration complexity (25%), higher-than-expected alternative costs (23%) and technical barriers (21%). The outlook is largely positive, with almost two-thirds (62%) seeing the migration as “challenging but doable”.
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