Does the free version of ESXi offer anything more than Proxmox?

VMware’s ESXi was all the rage in the home server ecosystem a decade ago, with a large chunk of the tinkering community using the hypervisor to manage their virtualization projects. But over the years, several competitors have stepped into the home lab ring, each bringing its own unique features to the table. With Broadcom terminating the free license last year, many home labbers lost their incentive to stay on the platform.