@olivierlambert said in Confused re: pricing (XOA vs. Vates Essentials):
@msimanyi said in Confused re: pricing (XOA vs. Vates Essentials):
@olivierlambert I don't want to sound rude with this comment, so please know that I have deep respect for your product, your efforts and your support here.
I work in a very small business. We have a VMware license for two hosts, solely to support HA. We have five guest OS installations. A single host - other than HA - would be more than sufficient for us.
For VMware, under the "new" packages from Broadcom, a five year license will cost about $1,200 per year, at least at the current prices. (I have a perpetual license with support through August 2026.)
If I want to run XCP-ng and XOA, it sounds like the likely best option is Essentials+, which is $4,000 per year if I recall correctly.
For such a small business as mine, what are the relative merits of your system vs VMware's "standard" package? I'm trying to understand what the extra $2800 per year buys, to assess if the value justifies the expense in my end-user case.
I'll add that we are very, very tight for budget given current industry and economic conditions. Yes, the $2,800 extra per year is material for us.
Hi,
You need to compare and similar service. Essential Plus provides XCP-ng + XOA Premium, with all features of XOA Premium (with features that aren't far from VEEAM or other backup providers). See the "Compare Plan" at https://vates.tech/pricing-and-support/ to learn about all features. If you add VMware+VEEAM, I'm sure this $4000 is VERY attractive π
If you don't wall ALL XOA features, go for Essential only ($2000/y) which still provides backup options. IMHO, Essential Plus is really a killer in terms of value, because it brings everything for a reasonable price.
@msimanyi If the XOA Premium is anything like the one from when it was separate (not bundled with XCP-ng), then you're getting all of its features from its top end edition of XOA.
That includes the Corporate or Enterprise grade backup functionality which is pretty high end, so you won't be needing something like VEEAM to back up the VMs, which will save you money as you won't need to also maintain licenses for both VMware vSphere Standard and also the VEEAM backup software. At least the VM hypervisor host and VM backup product or module from VEEAM won't be needed with the Vates Essential+ and Vates Essential support plans.
Also the XOA Premium allows you to do a file level restore from the VM backups, so if you need a specific file then its possible to do so (within certain requirements - see feature documentation). To aid you in protecting your backups its also capable of encrypting them and providing immutable backups functionality.
Additionally integration with NetBox and also deployment as well as automation technologies and finally Single Sign On (SSO) capabilities.
So the $4000/year (as 1 year) or $3400/year (as 5 year) for Essentials+ is a pretty good deal wouldn't you say? If you don't want all of XOA's features then you can go with Essentials for $2000/year (as 1 year) or $1700/year (as 5 years)!