Hey Everyone... With the recent announcement of Broadcom changing their offered portfolio... As of today Feb 12, 2024, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (free edition) is no longer available on the VMware website.
Along with the termination of perpetual licensing, Broadcom has also decided to discontinue the Free ESXi Hypervisor, marking it as EOGA (End of General Availability).Regrettably, there is currently no substitute product offered.
For more information, you can check out the official KB article. https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2107518?lang=en_US