SAN JOSE – October 21, 2026 -- Platform9 has been named a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Private Cloud Infrastructure Software Platforms 2026-2027 Vendor Assessment (doc # US54490426, October 2026), and is pairing the placement with a 60-day production guarantee for VMware migrations.
IDC MarketScape rates vendors on current capabilities and future strategy
The assessment covers compute, storage architecture, networking options, cloud automation, security features and compliance frameworks for regulated workloads. It scores vendors on both present capabilities and forward strategy for private cloud infrastructure software.
Platform9 sells Private Cloud Director as a hardware-agnostic VMware alternative
Platform9 was founded by VMware veterans. Its Private Cloud Director lets enterprises and service providers run virtualized and Kubernetes-based workloads under a familiar cloud operating model. Customers keep their choice of hardware, storage and networking, and the company says migration requires no proprietary hardware, disruptive replatforming or extensive retraining.
Nicole Silva, Vice President of Marketing at Platform9, said many firms are looking to move virtualized workloads away from incumbent platforms. She added that data sovereignty concerns and emerging compliance mandates have complicated those moves, and that this favors Private Cloud Director.
Platform9 offers a 60-day zero-cost exit on VM migrations without VDDK
Platform9 says it can run migrations without access to the Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK), unlike most alternatives. Through its vJailbreak offering, customers that miss an agreed production milestone within the first 60 days of a VM migration can walk away at zero cost and with no ongoing obligation.