The Tanzu exit window is open. The VCF lock-in door is closing.

vSphere 7 support ends October 2025. TKG standalone is done. Every renewal pushes you deeper into a bundle you didn't ask for. Codiac gives you Kubernetes management without the platform tax — cloud-neutral, self-hosted or SaaS, air-gap ready.

Onboard in minutes. Migrate at your pace. Cloud-neutral. Air-gap ready.

The Countdown

Your decision calendar

YOU ARE HERE
TODAY
Apr 2025
72-core minimum. Floor 4.5x.
Oct 2025
vSphere 7 EoS. Upgrade or lose patches.
Nov 2025
TMC SaaS sunset. Self-managed only.
2026–27
Contract renewals. New rates.
2027
Renewal cliff. Pricing unknown.
2028
70% migrated 50%+ workloads.
MIGRATION WINDOW: Highest optionality is NOW. Each deadline that passes reduces your leverage and increases your switching cost.

These aren't projections. They're published dates. Every one that passes deepens your dependency on a vendor whose own CEO described VMware as a "remarkable opportunity to improve margins."

The Strategic Pivot

The vendor you chose no longer exists

Tanzu Vision (2019–2023)

"Tanzu is VMware's Kubernetes-native platform for modern applications."

VMware Marketing
Broadcom Reality (2025)

"We have disassociated ourselves from Kubernetes."

Broadcom VP, Tanzu Platform, April 2025

Tanzu's strategic direction has reversed. The Heptio acquisition vision — Kubernetes-native, cloud-neutral, developer-first — has been replaced by a Cloud Foundry PaaS heritage play inside a private cloud bundle.

Roadmap Uncertainty Inventory

? What Tanzu Users Cannot Answer

  • What will VKS look like in 2 years?
  • What will renewal pricing be in 2027?
  • Will Tanzu-specific features survive VCF absorption?
  • Will Broadcom follow the CA Technologies pattern?
  • Will there be a standalone Kubernetes option again?

✓ What Codiac Users Can Answer

  • Product roadmap: Published. Kubernetes-only. Full focus.
  • Architecture: CNCF-native. Any cluster, any cloud.
  • Pricing: Published. No bundles. No minimums.
  • Strategic direction: Kubernetes management. That's it.

The First-Mover Data

The early movers are already gone

15%
of installed base churned in year one — Before most renewals started
ETR, Jan 2025
33%
want to eliminate VMware entirely — not reduce, eliminate
Portworx/Pure, 2025
710
new customers/quarter at Nutanix alone — 18-quarter high
Nutanix Q3 2024
275%
increase in Gartner inquiry volume on VMware alternatives — YoY, 2024
Gartner, 2024

The companies moving now have the most options and the most leverage. As the 2027 renewal cliff approaches, migration services will be saturated, consulting rates will spike, and alternative platforms will be capacity-constrained. The cost of waiting isn't just the license — it's the queue.

The 5-Minute Onboard

Cluster upgrades shouldn't take weeks. Ours take five minutes.

Typical Tanzu/VCF Migration
3–6 months minimum
Planning: weeks
Procurement: weeks
Migration: months
Testing: weeks
Codiac Onboarding
Minutes
Connect → Configure → Deploy

Codiac integrates with your existing CNCF clusters and CI/CD pipelines. No rip-and-replace. No 6-month migration project. Start with one workload today.

The best time to start was six months ago. The second best time is now.

Onboard in minutes. Migrate at your pace. Cloud-neutral. Air-gap ready.

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