4 reasons why I'll stick with Proxmox even though the free version of ESXi is back
Why switch to ESXi again when Proxmox is just that good?

Back in the day, ESXi was all the craze in the home lab community, as it provided several enterprise-grade virtualization features without forcing users to pay a dime. However, the free version of the platform was discontinued after Broadcom took over VMware, forcing server enthusiasts to seek greener, open-source pastures for their home lab workloads.