The VMware alternative built on open infrastructure

Licensing changes shouldn’t dictate your architecture. edgeContinuum turns OpenStack into a full cloud experience: managed Kubernetes, virtual machines and databases, self-service for your teams, on hardware you already own.

Open-source foundation, licensed per managed resource, not per vCPURuns on your hardware, in your perimeterBuilt and supported in the EU, air-gap capable
Today
vSphere VMsvirtualization
vCentermanagement
TanzuKubernetes
edgeContinuum
Managed KubernetesCNCF conformant
PostgreSQLmanaged, HA
VMson your OpenStack
After the move

Why teams are moving off VMware

Since the Broadcom acquisition, virtualization licensing has shifted to bundled subscriptions with steep price increases, and many organizations are re-evaluating a stack they otherwise trusted. The credible exit path is open infrastructure; the honest problem with that path is that raw OpenStack is powerful but operationally demanding.

That is the gap edgeContinuum closes: we put a managed-services layer, a modern console and one API on top of OpenStack, so the migration lands on something your teams can actually operate, and your developers get a better experience than they had before.

The licensing math has changed

Teams evaluating a VMware exit strategy keep hitting the same numbers: per-core subscription bundles, minimum commitments, and renewal quotes multiplying the cost of the same hardware. A vSphere alternative only makes sense if it cuts the licensing dependency without cutting capability: virtualization, Kubernetes, storage integration and the management pane all have to land somewhere.

That is why serious VMware migration plans converge on OpenStack, and why they stall on operability. edgeContinuum resolves the stall: the open foundation plus a managed platform on top, so the migration ends with more capability than you started with, not less.

Where your VMware workloads land

vSphere virtual machines
OpenStack VMs, managed like public cloudImage and flavor catalogs, SSH keys, and networks, routers and firewall rules from the console
vCenter as the management pane
One console, one API, plus TerraformEvery infrastructure you operate, managed from a single pane
Tanzu / Kubernetes add-ons
CNCF-conformant managed KubernetesAutoscaling node pools, in-place upgrades, dedicated or hosted control planes
HA and automated recovery
Desired-state automationUpgrades, scaling and failure recovery run continuously, without runbooks
Per-socket / per-core subscriptions
Per managed resourceOpen-source foundation with a subscription per resource managed through the platform, independent of cores, sockets or users

What you gain in the move

One migration, not two

Don’t move to bare OpenStack and then spend years building self-service on top. Land directly on a platform where clusters, VMs and databases are one click away.

Sovereignty included

From shared SaaS to fully air-gapped sites: the same platform and API. Your hardware, your data, your perimeter, with no foreign licensing lever over your infrastructure.

More than virtualization

VMware replacement is the starting point. You also gain managed Kubernetes, managed PostgreSQL and an application marketplace your teams serve themselves from.

Frequently asked questions

Do we have to adopt OpenStack?
Yes, OpenStack is the foundation, and that is deliberate: it is the mature, open, widely deployed virtualization layer. What edgeContinuum changes is operability: you manage services through the console and API rather than operating raw OpenStack day to day. We are also developing integration with additional hypervisors, so OpenStack is the first foundation, not the only one.
How do our existing VMs get there?
VM images import into OpenStack through standard tooling (qemu-img and the image service), and from there they are managed through the platform: catalogs, networks, firewall rules and lifecycle. Our engineers work the migration plan with you.
What does this ask of our operations team?
Less than raw OpenStack asks. The platform continuously drives infrastructure back to its desired state, so upgrades, scaling and recovery are automated, and the console removes most day-to-day CLI work.
Can we run it somewhere first?
Yes. Start with the SaaS control plane against a lab OpenStack, or book a call for an on-premises pilot: the free trial provisions managed services in minutes.

Plan your exit with engineers, not salespeople

Tell us what your VMware estate looks like and we’ll map it to open infrastructure together, honestly, including the parts that take work.