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Oxide Cloud Computer
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vSAN Enterprise
Distributed block storage
NSX Enterprise Plus
Oxide VPC
vCenter, SDDC, Aria Suite
Oxide Nexus

The strategic VMware alternative

Co-designed hardware and software.
One-time purchase with no licensing fees.

No licensing fees
API-first automation
Open source stack

Predictable economics

Fixed infrastructure investment. No per-core billing that grows with usage.

Cost comparison graph showing Oxide savings over time

Built for automation

API-first infrastructure that works like the cloud you know. Terraform, Kubernetes, and your existing automation.

Infrastructure as code with Terraform and Kubernetes

Verified infrastructure

Hardware root of trust with open-source firmware. Every layer is verified from silicon up.

Hardware root of trust boot chain diagram
Fig. 1
Root of trust

How Oxide compares

Oxide vs. VMWare vs. Nutanix vs. OpenStack vs. Public Cloud
Oxide
Cloud Computer
VMware
VCF
Vertical integration
Faster issue resolution, simpler operations
Open source stack
Verifiable from firmware to API
One-time purchase
No subscriptions or per-core fees
Hardware root of trust
Anchored from silicon to control plane
API-first design
Complete programmatic control
Oxide
Cloud Computer
VMware
VCF
Nutanix
Cloud Platform
OpenStack
DIY
Public Cloud
Vertical integration
Faster issue resolution, simpler operations
Open source stack
Verifiable from firmware to API
One-time purchase
No subscriptions or per-core fees
Hardware root of trust
Anchored from silicon to control plane
API-first design
Complete programmatic control
Full support
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Cloud-native, on-prem economics

Migrate workloads to infrastructure with predictable pricing and no consumption billing

Scale without penalty

One-time infrastructure purchase. Run as many workloads as capacity allows with no meter running.

No surprise price hikes

No subscription licenses to renew, all software is freely available.

Zero egress fees

Move data between storage and compute without transfer costs. Large datasets don't penalize your budget.

With the tools you already use

Open APIs and integrations. No proprietary orchestration required

Official integrations

Plus broad compatibility

Oxide runs standard VMs, so your existing toolchain works out of the box

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