As OpenStack marks its 15th anniversary, OpenMetal is honoring the milestone with a bold move — offering substantial infrastructure credits to help organizations break free from costly, restrictive cloud models. Whether it’s the escalating licensing fees of VMware or the unpredictable bills of public cloud, this limited-time program is designed to reduce the financial roadblocks to adopting open infrastructure.
This year marks the 15th anniversary of OpenStack, the open-source cloud platform trusted by some of the largest public and private clouds in the world. To celebrate, OpenMetal, a leader in Hosted Private Cloud powered by OpenStack and Ceph, and a Silver Member of the OpenInfra Foundation, is launching a limited-time promotion to help organizations make the shift to open infrastructure.
From now until November 30, 2025, new customers who sign a 24-month Hosted Private Cloud contract with OpenMetal can receive up to $75,000 in infrastructure credits over the first 15 months. The credits are applied monthly based on a customer’s spend and are designed to ease the financial and operational burden of migration — whether from VMware or from costly public cloud environments.
Why This Matters Now
The VMware Challenge
Since VMware’s acquisition by Broadcom, many customers have seen significant price hikes, licensing changes, and forced product bundling. These shifts have created:
- Rising infrastructure costs that disrupt budgets
- Vendor lock-in that limits flexibility and negotiation power
- Complex licensing models that make scaling expensive and cumbersome
- Uncertainty about the long-term roadmap and product availability
For IT leaders, these changes often mean paying more for the same capabilities — or losing access to the flexibility their business demands.
The Public Cloud Cost Spiral
Meanwhile, public cloud customers face a different but equally pressing issue:
- Unpredictable monthly bills due to usage-based pricing
- High egress fees for moving data out of the cloud
- Over-provisioning costs to guarantee performance
- Dependency on proprietary tools that make switching providers difficult
For companies spending $10k/20k/50k per month or more, the combined effect of these factors can make long-term public cloud use financially unsustainable for steady-state workloads.
OpenMetal’s OpenStack-Powered Hosted Private Cloud
OpenMetal delivers fully provisioned Hosted Private Cloud environments built on OpenStack and Ceph — giving organizations the control of a private cloud without the operational burden of building and managing it themselves.
Key Benefits:
- Enterprise-grade dedicated hardware with all-NVMe storage and high-throughput networking
- Full root access & OpenStack APIs for maximum flexibility
- Transparent, fixed monthly pricing — with no surprise bandwidth bills
- Scalable environments you can grow without re-licensing fees or renegotiation
- Ceph-backed storage for high durability and performance in both block and object workloads
- Expert guidance and technical support from OpenStack and cloud engineers
This combination allows organizations to migrate on their own timeline, train their teams in open-source tools, and scale without the fear of unpredictable costs.
OpenStack has matured into one of the most flexible and powerful open source cloud platforms in the world, and we’re proud to help more companies make the move,” said Jennifer Royle-Jones, Director of Sales & Marketing at OpenMetal. “This promotion is about easing some of the financial barriers to adoption and giving organizations the confidence to transition from VMware or public cloud to an open, transparent model.
A Moment of Opportunity
Whether it’s escaping VMware licensing lock-in, cutting spiraling public cloud costs, or taking a more strategic approach to infrastructure ownership, OpenStack offers a proven path forward. OpenMetal makes that path easier — and with this 15th anniversary promotion, far more cost-effective.
