VMware Avi Load Balancer Essentials Edition: End of Availability & End of Support Notice

Products

• VMware Avi Load Balancer

Issue/Introduction

VMware by Broadcom is announcing the End of Availability of VMware Avi Load Balancer (previously VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer) Essentials Edition for new deployments and End of Support (EoS) for existing deployments.

Resolution

VMware by Broadcom is announcing the End of Availability of Avi Essentials Edition for new deployments and End of Support (EoS) for existing deployments.

• For new deployments, the End of Availability for Avi Essentials Edition is 25 October 2025.

• For existing Avi Essentials Edition deployments, the End of Support (EoS) for Avi Essentials Edition is scheduled for 31 December 2026.

• To seamlessly continue enjoying advanced functionalities and comprehensive support, customers are encouraged to transition from Avi Essentials Edition to  Avi Enterprise Edition.

• Transition from Avi Essentials to Avi Enterprise is non-disruptive and requires only a license change.

• Avi Enterprise Edition provides enterprise grade Application delivery ( L4-L7 Load Balancing, GSLB, WAF and Container Ingress features.) 

• For any additional questions or clarification, please reach out to your sales team.

Key Dates

 

Date	Milestone	Notes
25 October 2025	EoA for Avi Essentials Edition for new deployments	No new deployments of Avi Essentials supported Existing Avi Essentials deployments will receive configuration-related support until EoS of 22.1.x (31 December 2026).
31 December 2026	EoS of Avi Version 22.1.x along with Avi Essentials.	Existing Avi Essentials deployments will receive only configuration-related support until 31 December 2026.