Organisations moving off VMware, found while they are still deciding.
Kateion finds organisations that say publicly they are leaving VMware, most often after the Broadcom licensing and bundle changes, and sends vendors and partners of VMware alternatives a weekly list. Each entry links to the post, names the trigger, such as a renewal quote or per-core licensing, and shows how the organisation was identified.
Free for one week, then from €500 a month. Cancel any time.
Moments we watch for
Renewal quote shock
Per-core licensing
Bundle change
End of perpetual licences
Support changes
Asking for alternatives
The problem
Thousands of VMware estates are being re-planned, and most of the conversations happen in public first.
An infrastructure manager who just received a renewal quote three times the last one does not wait for a sales call. They post the number, ask peers what they moved to, and start testing in a lab.
If you sell or implement an alternative, that lab phase is your window. By the time a formal tender appears, the shortlist is often already made.
What you receive
A public post becomes a checked lead, with the evidence attached.
Every entry in your weekly list looks like the card on the right. You read the post yourself, so you know exactly what the company said before you reach out.
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Oakmere Logistics IT@oakmere_infra
Renewal came in at 3.4x last year for 6 hosts. Management wants options by end of quarter. Anyone running Proxmox or Nutanix in production at this size?
Post on a public sysadmin forum · public
Licence change81
Oakmere Logistics
Why now
Renewal 3.4× last year; options due this quarter
Who
Named company in profile
Evidence
Link to the original post
Checked
By a person, before delivery
Example with an invented company. Real lists link to real public posts.
The solution
Find, verify, deliver. Every week.
1
Every day
Find
Kateion watches X, the open web and public forums for businesses at a moment: a price change, an outage, a deprecation, a hire, or a plain “what should we use instead?”.
2
Every post
Verify
Each post is read and scored for fit, timing, intent and confidence. Consumers, jokes and anonymous accounts are dropped. A person checks what is left.
3
Every week
Deliver
You get one short list a week, on the same day. Every entry has the link to the post, why it matters now, and how we know who it is.
Who uses this feed
Hypervisor and HCI vendors
Proxmox, Nutanix and OpenStack partners
Managed private cloud providers
Infrastructure migration consultancies
What each entry contains
Field
Example
Company
Oakmere Logistics
Moment
Licence change
Why now
Renewal 3.4× last year; options due this quarter
Identity
Named company in profile
Evidence
Link to the public post
The rules we work by
Clean by design, so you can use it with a clear conscience.
Public posts only. Only what a business wrote about itself, in public. No private data, no bought lists.
Link, don’t copy. Every entry links to the original post. We quote a line at most.
A person at every contact. Nothing is sent automatically, by us or for you. People write to people.
Removed on request, same day. Anyone can ask to be taken out, and every buyer is asked to honour it.
Organisations that say so in public: on X, in public forums and community threads, or on their own sites. We do not buy lists and we never guess who an anonymous account belongs to.
Can you focus on a region or company size?
Yes. Tell us the regions, estate sizes or industries you serve, and the list is filtered and ranked for them.
Do you share the same lead with my competitors?
Every delivery is recorded per buyer. If you want a niche to yourself, we can offer exclusivity for it at a higher price.
How quickly do I hear about a new post?
You get one checked list a week, on the same day every week. Posts are usually days old, not months, because the search runs continuously and favours fresh moments.
What does it cost?
One week free, then from €500 a month. Cancel any time.
Why are so many companies leaving VMware?
After Broadcom bought VMware, licensing moved to subscription bundles priced per core and perpetual licences ended. Many customers have posted renewal quotes several times higher than before and are now comparing alternatives.
Who buys this feed?
Hypervisor and HCI vendors, Proxmox, Nutanix and OpenStack partners, managed private cloud providers, and consultancies that run infrastructure migrations.
Do you include companies that are only complaining?
Complaints alone rank low. A lead ranks higher when the company says it is evaluating options, names a renewal deadline, or asks what others moved to.
Can you tell how big the environment is?
Only when the company says so in public, for example the number of hosts or cores in its renewal quote. We never guess, and the lead shows exactly what was said.
Does a person check every lead?
Yes. Software finds and scores candidates, then a person reviews each one. Only leads marked good go into your list, and nothing is ever sent to a business automatically.
What is in each lead?
The company, the moment it is in, why now, how we know who it is, and the link to its own public post, so you can read the evidence before you reach out.
Can I cancel any time?
Yes. The pilot ends by itself. After that you are billed monthly in advance and can cancel at the end of any month, with no notice period.
What if my market is not listed?
Ask for a custom feed. Tell us who you sell to and what makes a company ready to buy from you, and we will investigate what is publicly out there and propose a plan and price.
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