VergeIO
Love Proxmox’s freedom. Add the enterprise backing to run it in production.
Proxmox got you off VMware — but it’s still a stack you assemble and operate yourself: KVM, ZFS/Ceph, a separate backup server. VergeOS keeps the hardware freedom and low, predictable cost, and adds what an assembled stack can’t: one integrated OS, one vendor, one SLA for everything.
- One vendor owns and supports the whole stack — under an SLA
- No Ceph/ZFS to operate — storage, backup & DR are built in
- Keep your hardware freedom and low cost — one license per host
Named a DCIG Top 5 alternative, two years running.
See VergeOS vs Proxmox — live
A 25-min walkthrough with an architect — no sales pitch.
See VergeOS run on real hardware and get a side-by-side storage, DR & support comparison.
What Proxmox still leaves for you to own
Proxmox is a great way off VMware — and its price is unbeatable. But in production, “free and flexible” means you’re the integrator, the storage team, and the escalation path. VergeOS hands those back.
You own the integration
Proxmox is KVM + Linux + ZFS/Ceph + a backup server, assembled and maintained by you. VergeOS is one integrated OS — storage, networking, backup and DR ship as one supported product.
Ceph & ZFS are your job
Ceph needs SRE-level expertise; ZFS per-node dedup multiplies capacity across your cluster and DR site. VergeFS is built in with global inline dedup — up to 90% less storage, nothing to tune.
Backup is a separate product
Data protection means standing up and operating Proxmox Backup Server. VergeOS has ioClone, ioReplicate and ioFortify built in — three-click DR and ransomware recovery in seconds.
Whose SLA covers a stack you built?
When something breaks across the assembled layers, you diagnose it. VergeOS is one vendor, one SLA — a live engineer owns the whole stack and answers in minutes.
API & automation gaps
Some Proxmox features are only reachable via the web UI or CLI. VergeOS exposes a full API plus built-in Terraform/Ansible/Packer automation — ready for real infrastructure-as-code.
Proven at enterprise scale
VergeOS runs production infrastructure for enterprises, K-12, government and MSPs — with the support model and ecosystem of a commercial platform, on the hardware you already own.
Proxmox vs. VergeOS
Move from Proxmox — with zero downtime
Keep your servers and your budget; drop the integration burden. ioMigrate rehosts your VMs onto VergeOS on your existing hardware, including networking, in minutes — while production keeps running. Our architects run it with you end to end.
Assess
We map your Proxmox environment — hypervisor, storage, backup — and build a consolidation and support plan. No commitment.
Migrate
ioMigrate moves VMs and networking onto VergeOS on your existing servers, node by node, with zero downtime.
Operate
Run one supported OS with one SLA — storage, DR and networking included. A live engineer owns it with you.
Open-source freedom. Enterprise accountability.
You chose Proxmox to escape licensing lock-in and keep control of your hardware — the right instinct. VergeOS keeps that freedom and low cost, then adds the missing half: one operating system, one vendor, one SLA, and a live engineer who owns your entire stack.
Named a DCIG Top 5 alternative two years running — and run in production by teams who needed backing they could stake the business on.
The support teams switch for
“90% of the time I get an answer in the first two minutes. Escalations have never taken more than an hour or two. It’s almost immediate.”
“VergeIO support is the best vendor technical support I have ever received. Networking integration was seamless — same switches, VLANs, even some of the same physical nodes.”
“It’s a no-brainer. There is just absolutely no downside. You could actually do this tonight if you wanted to.”
Keep the freedom. Add the backing.
Get a free, no-obligation comparison of your Proxmox stack vs. one supported VergeOS — storage, DR, automation and support — plus a live walkthrough with an architect.
Get my Proxmox comparisonWhat Proxmox teams ask before they move
Do I lose the low cost and hardware freedom I moved to Proxmox for?
No — those stay. VergeOS runs on the same standard x86 servers you already own, with simple per-host licensing. You keep the freedom and predictable cost; you add a single supported, integrated stack and an SLA.
Who supports the whole stack — not just a component?
VergeOS is one vendor for compute, storage, networking, backup and DR. When you call, a live engineer owns the entire stack and answers in minutes — no diagnosing across ZFS, Ceph, KVM and a backup server yourself.
Do I still have to run and tune Ceph or ZFS?
No. VergeFS is built into VergeOS with global inline dedup — up to 90% less storage — and there’s no separate Ceph cluster or ZFS dedup to design, tune, or babysit.
What about backup, DR, and ransomware?
All built in — no separate Proxmox Backup Server. ioClone snapshots, ioReplicate three-click DR, and ioFortify ransomware recovery restore in seconds, even at petabyte scale.
Is the API and automation enterprise-ready?
Yes. VergeOS exposes a full API and ships with Terraform, Ansible and Packer integration for end-to-end infrastructure-as-code — no features locked to the UI or CLI.
How hard is migrating off Proxmox, and is there downtime?
ioMigrate rehosts your VMs — including networking — onto VergeOS on your existing hardware, node by node, with zero downtime. Our architects run it with you from assessment through cutover.
Proxmox got you off VMware. VergeOS makes it production-grade.
One integrated OS, one SLA, on the hardware you already own. See it live in a 25-minute call with an architect.
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