Survey: 90% of VMware customers seek alternatives amid rising costs

Rimini Street surveyed 300 organizations using VMware: 90% are exploring alternatives due to higher licensing costs, and 54% cited Broadcom ending perpetual license support. Top migration barriers include operational complexity (40%), multi-vendor management (38%) and security (37%).

• 90% of respondents are exploring VMware alternatives over licensing costs
• 54% cited Broadcom ending perpetual license support as a reason
• 40% named operational complexity the top migration barrier
• 60% are considering a multi-hypervisor strategy