Welcome to our second video, diving deep into VMware alternatives for your #homelab and your business. In this video, I dive deep into the world of Proxmox to uncover how it compares to VMware ESXi and evaluate it as a replacement from a VMware user's perspective. It's a long video, and a lot of planning, learning, and effort went into it, so let us know what you think! **GET SOCIAL AND MORE WITH US HERE!** Get help with your Homelab, ask questions, and chat with us! 🎮 https://discord.gg/5TcfBWBB7S Subscribe and follow us on all the socials, would ya? 📸 https://instagram.com/2guystek 💻 https://facebook.com/2guystek Find all things 2GT on our website! 🌍 https://2guystek.tv/ More of a podcast kinda person? Check out our Podcast here: 🎙️ https://www.buzzsprout.com/1852562 Support us through the YouTube Membership program! Becoming a member gets you priority comments, special emojis, and helps us make videos! 😁 https://www.youtube.com/@2GuysTek/membership **TIMESTAMPS!** 0:00 Introduction 0:51 The history of Proxmox 2:25 Feature comparison of Proxmox VE 6:58 Comparing consoles 9:11 Comparing GUIs ESXi 11:10 Comparing GUIs Proxmox VE 16:11 VM creation in Proxmox VE 19:25 Can Proxmox replace ESXi? 19:55 What I don't like about Proxmox VE 23:03 What I love about Proxmox VE 24:12 Closing!