Proxmox vs VMware
Proxmox VE vs VMware ESXi para el homelab: coste, licencias, funciones, contenedores y qué hipervisor elegir.
Since Broadcom's licensing changes, Proxmox has become the default homelab hypervisor. VMware remains an enterprise standard, but its free tier is gone.
Nuestra elección
Proxmox para homelabs, en casi todos los casos
Diferencias clave
| Característica | Proxmox VE | VMware ESXi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free (optional support) | Paid, no free tier |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Containers | LXC built in | No native LXC |
| Storage | ZFS, Ceph, more | VMFS, vSAN |
| Homelab community | Huge | Enterprise-focused |
Veredicto
For home use, Proxmox VE wins decisively: it's free, open source, and combines VMs, LXC containers, ZFS and backups. Only choose VMware if you specifically need to match an enterprise environment you already work with.