HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software
The facts below are what the maker publishes about HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| 1-year E-LTU | Priced on request | HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software · HVM hypervisor and VMware management |
| Enterprise Software per Socket — 1-year New Install | Priced on request | 15 workload equivalents per socket · 24x7 support included · Installation and configuration services required for new installations |
| Enterprise Software per Socket — 3-year New Install | Priced on request | 15 workload equivalents per socket · 24x7 support included · Installation and configuration services required for new installations |
| 3-year E-LTU | Priced on request | HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software · HVM hypervisor and VMware management |
| 5-year E-LTU | Priced on request | HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software · HVM hypervisor and VMware management |
| Enterprise Software per Socket — 5-year New Install | Priced on request | 15 workload equivalents per socket · 24x7 support included · Installation and configuration services required for new installations |
| Enterprise Software per Socket — 1-year Renewal | Priced on request | 15 workload equivalents per socket · 24x7 support included |
| Enterprise Software per Socket — 3-year Renewal | Priced on request | 15 workload equivalents per socket · 24x7 support included |
| Enterprise Software per Socket — 5-year Renewal | Priced on request | 15 workload equivalents per socket · 24x7 support included |
| VM Essentials | $600 a year | Per CPU socket · 1, 3, or 5-year licensing options · Suggested US list price: $600 per CPU socket per year, including support; actual end-user price may vary. |
The facts
Each one read from HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI operations
- VM Essentials supports AI integration through an MCP server to extend automation workflows.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Automation
- VM Essentials provides basic provisioning and scripting for VM lifecycle tasks.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Governance
- VM Essentials includes core access control for users and VM-level permissions.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- HPE says the product supports 90+ integrations; its VM Essentials ecosystem includes HVM and VMware vSphere, among other listed integrations.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Notable limits
- VM Essentials does not include Kubernetes and containers or FinOps cost management, which HPE lists as capabilities of higher editions or external tools.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Security
- HPE describes role-based access policies and governance controls for managing access to IT resources.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Support
- HPE says VM Essentials is backed by its global enterprise support.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Virtualization features
- VM Essentials includes high availability, live migration within HVM clusters, intelligent workload placement, policy-driven provisioning, and external storage support for NFS, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel.checked 29 Sep 2026
- VM Essentials use case
- VM Essentials is positioned for lower-cost virtualization and VMware coexistence, with VM provisioning and management across HVM and VMware.checked 29 Sep 2026
- VM migration
- Built-in guided workflows can migrate VMs from VMware to HVM, and HPE describes phased migration with VMware and HVM running side by side.checked 29 Sep 2026
- What it does
- HPE Morpheus Software unifies provisioning and automation across VMs, containers, clouds, and AI-era infrastructure in one governed control plane.checked 29 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2015checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Spring, Texas, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial
- HPE provides a free-trial link for HPE Morpheus Software, but the linked software-center page did not expose trial duration in the content opened.checked 29 Sep 2026
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