Vmware / vmdk / virtual machine hosting providers? [closed]

Solution 1:

The lowest tier out there for vmware hosting is vCloud Express.

A big jump in features but not price would be vCloud Datacenter.

Links go to list of providers.

Regarding "highly overpriced:" You get what you pay for. Higher price generally means higher SLA, redundancy, performance, features, etc.

Solution 2:

http://www.vmdkhosting.com offers uploading of VMDK/VMware images, or shipment of USB drive(s), and exclusively support VMware.

It appears they do not allow storage appliances though (Nexenta, FreeNAS). So if you are just uploading a normal VM they are probably your best bet.