In November 2024, Broadcom announced important updates to the licensing models for its VMware portfolio and introduced a new option for customers.

VMware products can now be organized into four main categories: VCF, VVF, VVS, and VVEP:

• VCF : VMware Cloud Foundation
• VVF : VMware vSphere Foundation
• VVS : VMware vSphere Standard
• VVEP : VMware vSphere Entreprise plus (New)

VCF and VVF are for customers who use vSAN technology as storage providers. VVS and VVEP are for those …