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AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) vs VMware Tanzu Platform comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Cloud Development Kit (...
Ranking in Development Platforms
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Tanzu Platform
Ranking in Development Platforms
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Build Automation (16th), PaaS Clouds (13th), Cloud Management (31st), Container Management (9th), Service Mesh (8th), Agile and DevOps Services (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Development Platforms category, the mindshare of AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) is 7.3%, down from 9.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Platform is 12.7%, down from 25.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Development Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VMware Tanzu Platform12.7%
AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK)7.3%
Other80.0%
Development Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Harsh Shrivastava - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters
Infrastructure code has become reusable and now integrates seamlessly with application logic
The best features that AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) offers include providing a better experience of working with infrastructure as code by offering higher level and usable constructs, choosing my preferred language, allowing the use of any programming elements like parameters, conditions, conditionals, loops, compositions, and inheritance to define the desired outcome of infrastructure. There is also the CDK library of infrastructure constructs. AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) integrates with CloudFormation to deploy and provision infrastructure on AWS, which are some of the benefits and features. The ability to choose my preferred programming language has helped my workflow significantly, as I can use my preferred languages such as JavaScript or C#, along with the programming elements in that language such as parameters, conditionals, loops, compositions, and inheritance to define the desired outcome of my infrastructure and application logic. I benefit from developing infrastructure in my preferred IDE, which includes syntax highlighting and intelligent code completion that has helped my workflow. The benefits of AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) include multi-language support, so if I am familiar with a specific programming language, instead of writing YAML or JSON files, I can use my own language such as TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, C#, .NET, or Go. There is also IDE support and improved developer experience, along with reusable components, namely AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) constructs that encapsulate AWS best practices. These have positively impacted my organization. Reduced errors and an improvement in the code are specific outcomes I can share regarding AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK). Earlier, I used to write JSON or YAML syntax. After the introduction of typed languages like TypeScript, I can catch configuration errors at compile time rather than during deployment, which significantly reduces debugging time. This has greatly reduced the errors I encounter.
ErmiasGirma - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Safaricom Ethiopia plc
Has supported container-based deployments and improved infrastructure visibility through monitoring tools
Aria Operations, formerly known as VMware vRealize Operations, has been renamed to vROps. We are currently using this for monitoring purposes. For orchestration, we are using VCD to automate Telco Cloud. VCD is an automation tool, and we are also using VMware Tanzu Platform for the Kubernetes environment, alongside TKG, Tanzu Kubernetes Grid. These are also other solutions for the Tanzu Kubernetes environment. For Telco Cloud, we are using it to automate our company's operations, which is for a telecom company. We are familiar with these products, especially vCenter, ESXi, VCD, vCF, and vROps. It is very easy to integrate applications when we deploy vCenter and ESXi since we can enable vSphere with Tanzu feature. We can build namespaces and provide application developers the platform to deploy their applications on pods within containerization. We can easily manage, pull results, and create containers efficiently, making it a simple way to handle applications. We provide namespace labels for application developers, and we can manage their resources along with other aspects easily. Regarding security, we use many tools such as CDX and LDAP, AD for integrating our Kubernetes cluster with the developer teams. We can manage roles and permissions simply. It is very straightforward to integrate with EDX and other third-party tools, Active Directory, to the Kubernetes cluster, allowing easy access and management.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"AWS CDK offers seamless integration, which was a significant factor in choosing it for cloud computing."
"The setup process is very straightforward."
"One of the most valuable aspects of CDK is its ability to integrate various components seamlessly, such as Lambda functions, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and EventBridge."
"You can use AWS CDK to write code to provision infrastructure."
"Reduced errors and an improvement in the code are specific outcomes I can share regarding AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), as I can now catch configuration errors at compile time rather than during deployment, which significantly reduces debugging time and has greatly reduced the errors I encounter."
"The most valuable features of the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) are its speed and ease of deployment."
"AWS CDK has notably streamlined the deployment process compared to other methods, primarily by defining cloud infrastructure as code."
"There are a lot of services available in VMware Tanzu Application Service, such as databases and application servers, so you have everything you need in one application and do not need to search outside of the solution."
"We can build namespaces and provide application developers the platform to deploy their applications on pods within containerization, and we can easily manage, pull results, and create containers efficiently, making it a simple way to handle applications."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the ability to check the flow of all the different variants within our applications."
"The valuable feature I have found to be the management of Kubernetes clusters in a private cloud or public clouds, such as Azure or Google Cloud Platform."
"We never experienced any problems with scalability."
"The Tanzu platform is highly available, scalable, and flexible."
"The most important feature of Tanzu Mission Control is its integration with the other products, especially with ESX and vSAN. This is a strong part of Tanzu Mission Control. In other solutions, such as OpenShift or Kubernetes, you can find similar features, but they don't have similar integration. With Tanzu Mission Control, you get a total solution with only one provider. You have the integration with the infrastructure, virtualization of networking, and virtualization of storage. You have a natural integration, and you don't have the problem of integrating it with different products or providers. Sometimes, different companies have good integration, but it is not always guaranteed. For example, many years ago, Cisco and VMware were good partners in networking, but when VMware started to sell ESX, the relationship was broken. This is the problem that you can face when you are using solutions from two different companies."
"Defining security metrics has proven beneficial for customers in maintaining a safe environment."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement in the use of EventBridge and the initial setup of CDK, which can be a bit challenging."
"They could allow combining multiple languages, such as JavaScript and Python for the platform. At present, we can use only one language."
"Using AWS CDK requires some knowledge of popular programming languages."
"There are some issues with different plugins."
"The primary issue we've encountered is pricing. Some customers find the pricing to be somewhat high. Additionally, there's a discrepancy between the promised resource utilization and the actual utilization. The resource utilization calculations don't align with the provided guidelines. So, the pricing and resource utilization calculations could be refined."
"There is room for improvement in the use of EventBridge and the initial setup of CDK, which can be a bit challenging."
"I would like to see additional support for things outside of Cloud Foundry."
"Tanzu provides better manageability as compared to OCP, but when it comes to tagging it with other products, it's a bit rigid. If I have to bring in any new product or something out of the box from a different vendor, working with Tanzu becomes a little difficult. For example, if I want to use the F5 services, I have to add one more layer of Avi, but I don't want to do that. If I have a list of the products that I want to use, such as for firewall services, with Tanzu, I will have to go through another layer, which creates complexity."
"Tanzu could provide more granular control over whatever networking is being done on the containers."
"Cost is always a concern. Smaller companies might find the price a bigger issue."
"The implementation is not easy, it is very complex and can take a day or two to complete."
"The solution could improve by having better integration with other solutions such as HPE."
"Tanzu is not yet a mature product, and it's not present in large environments."
"This product doesn't have a GUI. In order to use it properly, I need to connect it to a new GUI or build a GUI to manage it — it's pretty difficult."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Since AWS CDK is an open-source solution, it's free to use."
"The least expensive licensing cost for VMware is around $350 per core."
"It is not the most expensive option, and I believe the capabilities align well with the value it provides."
"VMware Tanzu Mission Control is cheaper than Red Hat OpenShift."
"The license for VMware Tanzu Application Service is expensive. The license should be cheaper."
"There are different licenses available. You have to upgrade your license if you want to scale the solution more."
"The solution is bundled in with Cloud Foundry so the pricing is not independent."
"The price of VMware Tanzu Mission Control is greater than that of Red Hat's competitor solution"
"I would recommend that businesses look into the full price for their requirements. The price is high, but there are some open-source add-ons that can be used for customization while keeping costs down, although these might not be suitable for everyone."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
20%
Financial Services Firm
10%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS CDK?
The pricing, setup cost, and licensing have been quite decent. Regarding AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), the pricing comes at no extra cost. AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) itself is free, making ...
What needs improvement with AWS CDK?
AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) can be improved with the implementation of best practices for the constructs, such as using L2 and L3 constructs when available. They could include sensible defaults...
What is your primary use case for AWS CDK?
AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) is an open-source software used to model and provision cloud applications and resources with familiar programming languages. It supports various languages like JavaS...
Which is better - OpenShift Container Platform or VMware Tanzu Mission Control?
Red Hat Openshift is ideal for organizations using microservices and cloud environments. I like that the platform is auto-scalable, which saves overhead time for developers. I think Openshift can b...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Tanzu Mission Control?
The price of VMware Tanzu Mission Control is greater than that of Red Hat's competitor solution. I would rate the pricing of VMware Tanzu Mission Control as four out of ten.
What needs improvement with VMware Tanzu Mission Control?
The product should support integration with Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The tool's flexibility in onboarding different clusters needs to improve, it's presently limited to a few clusters on the li...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Tanzu Application Catalog, Application Platform, Application Service, Hub, Mission Control, Service Mesh, Build Service, Concourse for VMware Tanzu
 

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Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
Verizon, Cerner, Zipcar, Avarteq
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