VMware, vs. HPE HVM vs. Citrix XenServer.
Let’s say you had 5000 host servers available for virtualization. Each has 2 physical CPU sockets. That would be 10,000 CPU sockets. Assume each server can support 16, 24, 32 or 64 core CPUs.
10,000 sockets, with 16 core CPUs = 160,000 cores.
VMware Cloud Foundation 9 is priced by core.
HPE HVM is priced by Socket
XenServer is included for up to 10,000 sockets with the purchase of a minimum of 250 user licenses for Citrix’s UHMC (Universal Hybrid Multi Cloud) VDI/DaaS product and can be used for any workload.
VCF9, for 16 core CPUs, will cost about $56 million annually at $350 per core, per year.
HPE HVM, for any core CPU count, based solely on socket count, will cost about $3.75 million annually at $750 per socket, per year.
XenServer, being a part of UHMC, for 10,000 sockets, will basically cost ZERO annually, unless you purchase UHMC licenses just to get the XenServer entitlement, then your cost is $50k annually, about $5 per socket, or about $200 per user, per year for 250 users.
VMware – 1999 - been around 26+ years. 9.5/10 (tens of thousands of reviews)*
XenServer – 2008 - been around 18+ years. 9/10 (tens of thousands of reviews)*
HPE HVM – 2024 - been around 2+ years. 7/10 (hundreds of reviews)*
I know which product I would pick.
XenServer – Enterprise ready, SMB supported. Purchase Price? Priceless!
*based on ChatGPT results
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