3-year licence cost: 4 hosts x 2 sockets x 32 cores, 150 VMsVMware omitted: Broadcom publishes no list price; enter your quote in the calculator. USD, list prices retrieved 2026-10-07. 256 physical cores. No CALs, Software Assurance, support uplifts or discounts.
3-year licence cost: 4 hosts x 2 sockets x 32 cores, 150 VMs. Horizontal bar chart of the 3-year licence or subscription cost in USD for worked example (b), 256 physical cores and 150 VMs, by platform. Vendor list prices and API meters are solid bars. Windows Server is a one-time licence price (S02 states no term), so its 3-year cost equals its 1-year cost. List prices retrieved 2026-10-07. No CALs, SA, support uplifts or discounts. VMware is omitted because Broadcom publishes no list price; the calculator takes the reader's own quote. Values in USD: Vates Pro 12,000. Proxmox VE Standard 14,880. Vates Enterprise 21,600. Proxmox VE Premium 29,760. Azure Local host fee 92,505.60. Windows Server Datacenter 108,336. Windows Server Standard 357,504. Windows Server is a one-time price (S02 states no term), so 3-year cost equals 1-year cost. Subscriptions and meters are 3 x the annual figure. Proxmox converted from EUR at the ECB reference rate 1.1269 USD per EUR of 2026-10-06. 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 Vates Pro Vates list 2026, per host, 1-year x 3. Vates Pro: 12,000 USD. 12,000 Proxmox VE Standard Proxmox list 2026, per socket, 1-year x 3. Proxmox VE Standard: 14,880 USD. 14,880 Vates Enterprise Vates list 2026, per host, 1-year x 3. Vates Enterprise: 21,600 USD. 21,600 Proxmox VE Premium Proxmox list 2026, per socket, 1-year x 3. Proxmox VE Premium: 29,760 USD. 29,760 Azure Local host fee Microsoft API meter 2025, per core per day x 365 x 3. Azure Local host fee: 92,505.60 USD. 92,505.60 Windows Server Datacenter Microsoft list 2026, one-time, unlimited VMs. Windows Server Datacenter: 108,336 USD. 108,336 Windows Server Standard Microsoft list 2026, one-time, stacked for 150 VMs. Windows Server Standard: 357,504 USD. 357,504 3-year licence cost, USD. Source: Sysprobs Data, 2026, from Microsoft, Proxmox Server Solutions, Vates, ECB. 3-year licence cost: 4 hosts x 2 sockets x 32 cores, 150 VMs. Horizontal bar chart of the 3-year licence or subscription cost in USD for worked example (b), 256 physical cores and 150 VMs, by platform. Vendor list prices and API meters are solid bars. Windows Server is a one-time licence price (S02 states no term), so its 3-year cost equals its 1-year cost. List prices retrieved 2026-10-07. No CALs, SA, support uplifts or discounts. VMware is omitted because Broadcom publishes no list price; the calculator takes the reader's own quote. Values in USD: Vates Pro 12,000. Proxmox VE Standard 14,880. Vates Enterprise 21,600. Proxmox VE Premium 29,760. Azure Local host fee 92,505.60. Windows Server Datacenter 108,336. Windows Server Standard 357,504. Windows Server is a one-time price (S02 states no term), so 3-year cost equals 1-year cost. Subscriptions and meters are 3 x the annual figure. Proxmox converted from EUR at the ECB reference rate 1.1269 USD per EUR of 2026-10-06. 0 200,000 400,000 Vates Pro Vates list 2026, per host, 1-year x 3. Vates Pro: 12,000 USD. 12,000 Proxmox VE Standard Proxmox list 2026, per socket, 1-year x 3. Proxmox VE Standard: 14,880 USD. 14,880 Vates Enterprise Vates list 2026, per host, 1-year x 3. Vates Enterprise: 21,600 USD. 21,600 Proxmox VE Premium Proxmox list 2026, per socket, 1-year x 3. Proxmox VE Premium: 29,760 USD. 29,760 Azure Local host fee Microsoft API meter 2025, per core per day x 365 x 3. Azure Local host fee: 92,505.60 USD. 92,505.60 Windows Server Datacenter Microsoft list 2026, one-time, unlimited VMs. Windows Server Datacenter: 108,336 USD. 108,336 Windows Server Standard Microsoft list 2026, one-time, stacked for 150 VMs. Windows Server Standard: 357,504 USD. 357,504 3-year licence cost, USD. Source: Sysprobs Data, 2026, from Microsoft, Proxmox Server Solutions, Vates, ECB.
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