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We performed a comparison between Concourse for VMware Tanzu and Tekton based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"We never experienced any problems with scalability."

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"Tekton is an orchestrator. It provides seamless integration for our pipelines. It offers robust support for executing tasks within the pipeline, allowing us to set up and run pipelines quickly.""Its seamless integration with Kubernetes, being built on top of it and utilizing Custom Resource Definitions, ensures a smooth experience within Kubernetes environments exclusively.""Tekton is serverless and runs on OpenShift, and we leverage Tekton to take full advantage of the Kubernetes features such as running and scaling the solution in PaaS."

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Cons
"I would like to see additional support for things outside of Cloud Foundry."

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"There might be occasional issues with storage or cluster-level logging, which can affect production.""It tends to occupy a significant amount of disk space on the node, which could potentially pose challenges.""Configuring Tekton requires a deep understanding of Kubernetes, which can be difficult for developers."

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  • "The solution is bundled in with Cloud Foundry so the pricing is not independent."
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  • "It is entirely open source and free of charge."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:We never experienced any problems with scalability.
    Top Answer:The solution is bundled in with Cloud Foundry so the pricing is not independent.
    Top Answer:The biggest gap for me was just that the solution is relatively tied to Cloud Foundry. If you have anything you need to deploy outside of that, it becomes burdensome. I would like to see additional… more »
    Top Answer:When you are evaluating tools for automating your own GitOps-based CI/CD workflow, it is important to keep your requirements and use cases in mind. Tekton deployment is complex and it is not very easy… more »
    Top Answer:Its seamless integration with Kubernetes, being built on top of it and utilizing Custom Resource Definitions, ensures a smooth experience within Kubernetes environments exclusively.
    Top Answer:It tends to occupy a significant amount of disk space on the node, which could potentially pose challenges. This aspect could be enhanced for better efficiency. Additionally, the build time… more »
    Ranking
    15th
    out of 41 in Build Automation
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    628
    Comparisons
    593
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    246
    Rating
    7.0
    3rd
    out of 41 in Build Automation
    Views
    8,558
    Comparisons
    4,416
    Reviews
    3
    Average Words per Review
    769
    Rating
    6.3
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    Also Known As
    Pivotal Concourse, Concourse for PCF, Concourse
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    Overview

    Continuous integration for application developers:

    Concourse for VMware Tanzu is a CI/CD system remastered for teams that practice agile development and deliver frequently to one or many cloud platforms.

    Tekton is a powerful yet flexible Kubernetes-native open-source framework for creating continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) systems. It lets you build, test, and deploy across multiple cloud providers or on-premises systems by abstracting away the underlying implementation details.

    Sample Customers
    Verizon, Cerner, Zipcar, Avarteq
    The Home Depot, PayPal, Target, HSBC, McKesson, Oncology Venture
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Government10%
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    Financial Services Firm19%
    Manufacturing Company17%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Government9%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise73%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise77%
    Buyer's Guide
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    Concourse for VMware Tanzu is ranked 15th in Build Automation with 1 review while Tekton is ranked 3rd in Build Automation with 3 reviews. Concourse for VMware Tanzu is rated 7.0, while Tekton is rated 6.4. The top reviewer of Concourse for VMware Tanzu writes "This solution is scalable and stable, but needs more support for deployments outside of Cloud Foundry". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tekton writes "Provides seamless integration for pipelines, allowing easy setup and execution of tasks but working with YAML files in Tekton can be challenging to modify ". Concourse for VMware Tanzu is most compared with Jenkins, GitLab, TeamCity, Bamboo and Harness, whereas Tekton is most compared with GitLab, GitHub Actions, Harness, Travis CI and GoCD.

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