The best replacement for esxi is esx.

The best alternatives to esxi are rated as following:
★★★★★  esx
★★★★  vsphere
★★★★  hyper-v
★★★★  xenserver
★★★★  xen
★★★  kvm
★★★  workstation
★★  virtualbox
★  proxmox
★  openstack
★  hyper v
★  hyper-v 2012 r2
★  hypervisor
★  vmware server
★  esx difference
  hyper v 2012
  esx 4.1
  esxi installable
  vmware workstation
  vcenter
  hyper-v performance
  hyper-v 2012
  hyper v server
  vcenter server
  proxmox ve
  hyper-v r2

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Speaking about esxi, one probably shouldn't forget about freenas.

Other search terms related to esxi and their ratings are:
★★★★★ freenas
★★★ openstack
★★★ vsphere
★★ software raid
★★ vcenter
★ multiple nics
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