NodeWeaver says its perpetual licensing beats VMware’s perpetual price hikes

NodeWeaver, an edge-computing platform startup, is positioning itself as a cost-effective alternative to VMware for businesses managing workloads at distributed locations. The company's platform runs VMs and containers directly on x86 hardware without additional software layers, targeting markets like cruise ships, solar farms, and manufacturing floors hit by Broadcom's post-acquisition VMware price increases. NodeWeaver pursues a deliberately narrow edge-only focus rather than competing across all virtualization use cases.