unpopular opinion but there are so many mature well established open source alternatives to vmware in 2025 that not only outperform it but are easier to set up.

even the humble cockpit project supports vms using libvirtd and kvm, and provides a workable interface for virtualization that supports migration and snapshots. do give it a try.

Broadcom has been so abrasively hostile to the idea of the vmware business it acquired that its intentional rejection of profitable markets should be enough to start purging members of the board of directors.