Abstract: The disclosure provides an approach for workload migration. Embodiments include receiving logical network resource capacity information and logical network resource utilization information relating to a plurality of host computers and to one or more logical network resources. Embodiments include determining that a virtual computing instance (VCI) is to be run on one of the plurality of host computers and determining for each respective host computer of the plurality of host computers, a respective realization cost of the VCI for the respective host computer, wherein the respective realization cost relates to the one or more logical network resources. Embodiments include selecting, based on the logical network resource capacity information, the logical network resource utilization information, and the realization cost, a target host computer for the VCI from the plurality of host computers and loading the VCI on the target host computer.