Efficiency and TCO Estimator: Compare your current infrastructure vs. Curiosity HCI

Visualize the financial and operational impact of consolidating your data center. Discover how much space, energy, and licensing budget you can recover by modernizing your architecture.

TCO Calculator: VMware vs Curiosity On Premise

🔄 TCO Calculator

VMware (Broadcom) vs Curiosity On Premise • 1 / 3 / 5 Year Analysis

⚙️ Hardware Configuration

Minimum 3 nodes for cluster
Typical: 2 sockets
Physical cores per socket
Automatically calculated
Automatically calculated
Memory per server
Automatically calculated
Raw NVMe/SSD capacity
Automatically calculated
Dedup+Comp (typical: 2.5–4.0)
With reduction applied

🔧 Analysis Options

📊 Analysis Results

Total Cost of Ownership (USD)

📋 Configuration Summary

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Total Cores:-
Total Sockets:-
Total RAM:-
Usable Storage:-

💡 Key Findings

Most Cost-Effective Solution
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Lowest TCO
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Maximum Savings vs VCF
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Lowest Cost/Core
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📈 Comparison by Solution

Solution Year 1 TCO Software Backup Ext. Storage TOTAL TCO Savings vs VCF

⚠️ Important Notes

  • Reference prices from the Official Curiosity On Premise HCI Catalog (USD). May vary by region and negotiation.
  • VMware VCF includes NSX. VVF requires additional NSX (~$300/core/year) if micro-segmentation is needed.
  • Curiosity On Premise HCI includes native backup aHM. VMware requires Veeam (~$850/socket + 20% annual support).
  • vSphere Standard requires external SAN (~$1,000/TB) as it does not include software-defined storage.
  • Perpetual: Year 1 license + HCIUS support (10% annually) for remaining years. SCP Advanced is FREE; Enterprise: $5,800/socket.
  • Subscription: Bundles include 7×24h support. Standard ($1,750/CPU/year), Advanced ($2,600/CPU/year), Enterprise ($7,500/CPU/year).
  • Annual VMware increase: +5% (Broadcom historical). Curiosity On Premise subscription: fixed price for contracted term.

*The Total costs displayed in this calculator are estimates and may vary during the negotiation process with your sales representative. We recommend contacting a representative to obtain a final and personalized quote based on your specific needs and current commercial policies.

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