VMware vs Proxmox vs Hyper-V TCO Comparison
This total-cost-of-ownership comparison tool lets you evaluate VMware, Proxmox VE, and Microsoft Hyper-V side by side over three-year and five-year horizons. Input your host hardware profile — socket count, cores per socket, and number of servers — and the calculator projects subscription or licence costs for each platform using current published pricing. The results table highlights annual spend, cumulative spend, and per-host averages so you can identify the most cost-effective hypervisor for your environment. Use it during migration planning to quantify potential savings when switching from VMware to Proxmox, or when justifying a platform decision to finance and procurement teams. All figures are estimates based on list prices; actual costs may vary with enterprise agreements. Runs fully client-side with no data leaving your machine.