# Leaving VMware Just Got Harder After Broadcom Pulled VDDK Downloads

DevFeed: [Leaving VMware Just Got Harder After Broadcom Pulled VDDK Downloads](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/leaving-vmware-just-got-harder-after-broadcom-pulled-vddk-downloads-10495.md>)

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Author: Brandon Lee

Published: 2026-09-07T12:07:37Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Virtualization Howto](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/virtualization-howto.md>)

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## AI overview

Broadcom has removed public download access to VMware's Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK), creating a potential obstacle for customers migrating away from VMware. The library is used by migration tools including Microsoft Azure Migrate, Red Hat's Migration Toolkit, Nutanix Move, VMware-to-KVM products, virt-v2v, and nbdkit. The article notes that affected links return errors and that no formal transition notice, deprecation announcement, or replacement has been identified.

## Source excerpt

Just when we thought that Broadcom wouldn't be able to slow down customers moving off of vSphere to another platform. They may just now have done something that will have... The post Leaving VMware Just Got Harder After Broadcom Pulled VDDK Downloads appeared first on Virtualization Howto.