Navigating VMware SKUs Post-Broadcom Acquisition

Since Broadcom’s acquisition, VMware SKUs have undergone significant changes. Our interactive table provides a comprehensive overview of the modifications made to the SKUs you were familiar with. If you are unsure about the abbreviations or current SKUs, refer to the descriptions provided below the table.

VMware Primary Offerings

VMware by Broadcom now has two primary offerings: VCF and VVF. Comparison documentation is available here: feature-comparison-and-upgrade-paths-vcf-and-vvf (vmware.com)

• VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation):

VMware Cloud Foundation is a comprehensive platform that integrates compute, storage, networking, and management into a single stack at the enterprise level.

• VVF (VMware vSphere Foundation):

VMware vSphere Foundation is a simplified platform designed for mid-sized to smaller customers. It integrates vSphere with intelligent operations management to provide performance, availability, and efficiency.

vSphere Subscription Variations

Beneath vSphere Foundation, there are two subscription variations which provide fewer features. Comparison available here: vSphere Product Line Comparison (vmware.com)

• vSphere Standard (also known as vSphere STD):

vSphere Standard provides basic server consolidation to reduce hardware costs and accelerate application deployment.

• vSphere Essentials Plus Kit:

This kit is designed for small businesses starting with virtualization. It provides virtualization and centralized management for up to three server hosts.

Available Add-Ons

With the large reduction of SKUs a lot of optional add-ons are now incorporated into the above SKUs, however there are still a few available separately:

• Vmware Avi Load Balancer:

This product delivers scalable application services including load balancing, application analytics, and security for both on-premise and cloud environments.

• vSAN Add-on:

The vSAN Add-on integrates hyper-converged infrastructure capabilities directly into the VMware vSphere hypervisor.

• SRM Add-on Service:

The Site Recovery Manager (SRM) Add-on Service facilitates disaster recovery planning and automation.

• Tanzu Guardrails Add-On:

Tanzu Guardrails provides governance and compliance controls for Kubernetes environments.

• Vmware Firewall:

This firewall provides robust security controls to protect your virtualized environment.

• ATP (Advanced Threat Protection):

Vmware’s Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) offers comprehensive threat detection and response capabilities.