Docker vs VMware Tanzu Platform comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Docker
Ranking in Development Platforms
1st
Ranking in Container Management
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
Software Supply Chain Security (5th)
VMware Tanzu Platform
Ranking in Development Platforms
3rd
Ranking in Container Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Build Automation (6th), PaaS Clouds (9th), Cloud Management (18th), Service Mesh (2nd), Agile and DevOps Services (3rd)
 

Featured Reviews

Renat Babin - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 23, 2023
Easy to deploy with an impressive networking feature
Our company uses the solution for the production environment, web projects, and hosting services. For example, we use it to host an NGINX box manager with  proxy, reverse proxy, and DNS server.  We host a bunch of web services for clients and deploy both on-premises and on the cloud. Several of our…
Devi Vara Prasad Dommeti - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 20, 2022
A "one-view" solution for multi-site businesses that can be customized at a price
We are primarily utilizing it for racking and debugging purposes. However, as we use Mission Control with cluster integration, we are also using it to track our Kubernetes clusters; monitoring our rank, whether a cluster is active or not, which product application is deployed on this cluster, etc…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is that it is cost-saving."
"The deployment is quite fast, which is beneficial."
"I think the best feature is to replicate anything in our local machine using a simple command."
"The capability of the solution to convert an application into a Docker image is a vital functionality"
"Containerization is the most valuable feature. I can communicate to the Docker containers using other containers."
"Traditional deployments take more time and builds can be inconsistent across different environments. Docker solves these issues."
"Docker is very reliable. It's easy to scale, and it's very stable."
"Docker's containerization property is its main selling point."
"The multi-tenancy with the VCD is great."
"There are a lot of services available in VMware Tanzu Application Service, such as databases and application servers. You have everything you need in one application and you do not need to search outside of the solution."
"The most popular feature of VMware Tanzu Mission Control is its graphical user interface for describing network policies on the Service Mesh, which is highly integrable with other tools commonly used in supply chains such as security."
"The Day 2 operations support is the most vital feature"
"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."
"The most important thing about the solution is its flexibility."
"The solution is integrated very well with a lot of other systems. Also, its GUI is very good."
"I have multiple Kubernetes environments within my environment. TMC gives me a single pane view, which is good for managing everything."
 

Cons

"There are elements of stability that are problematic. One of the most recent upgrades created a major incident on our cloud, whereby the containers were not restarting automatically."
"Marketing of Docker is one area that needs to improve."
"The solution needs to be more scalable for local machines."
"There is always room for improvement. I often refer to forums such as StackOverflow to learn from other developers' experiences and the challenges they have faced while using Docker."
"The solution could offer better documentation."
"We have found that it is not easy to install it into a Windows system."
"I advise new users to review their website, commands, and the steps for creating images."
"It could be easier to create images and save them on reports. Just improved development workflow, just quicker, like some better user experience creating the images for the Docker containers."
"Having a unified dashboard to manage all infrastructure, whether it involves additional IT infrastructure or modern apps, would be highly advantageous"
"Cost is always a concern. Smaller companies might find the price a bigger issue."
"The solution is currently focused on VMware infrastructure and I would like to see more options made available."
"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."
"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."
"The disaster recovery feature could be improved to provide better tracking of issues. I would also like to see the introduction of a dashboard view, for even further integration of all the areas that Mission Control looks at."
"It is not easy to build a solution with containers. It has a graphical user interface, but you need to have a lot of knowledge of Linux and how to work in the command mode. Its support can also be improved. Currently, its biggest disadvantage is that it is a new product, and the clients prefer to go for a solution that has been in the market for a long time. There are not that many people who know this product."
"I would like to see additional support for things outside of Cloud Foundry."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing of Docker as ten out of ten"
"Customers pay for the license through a yearly subscription model, where they pay per license. This means that the license is based on a subscription, and the customer pays annually for each license they use."
"It's an open-source solution, so it doesn't cost anything"
"The product is a free open-source tool."
"The solution offers an open-source version that is free and includes a lot of functionality."
"This is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs."
"Docker has made some changes and there is an enterprise version that is affordable."
"Docker is a free open-source solution."
"One of our Spanish customers told us that VMware Tanzu Service Mesh is a very expensive product for their data center."
"Its pricing is very competitive. We get around 70% or 75%, sometimes even 80%, discount on the product. I would rate it a four out of five in terms of pricing."
"The price of VMware Tanzu Mission Control is greater than that of Red Hat's competitor solution"
"VMware Tanzu Mission Control is cheaper than Red Hat OpenShift."
"The license for VMware Tanzu Application Service is expensive. The license should be cheaper."
"The licensing cost is expensive."
"The solution is only for large or medium size enterprises because it is expensive."
"The solution is bundled in with Cloud Foundry so the pricing is not independent."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Insurance Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Docker?
We are using Docker to host applications.
What needs improvement with Docker?
Enhancing artificial intelligence capabilities and cluster management should be a priority. It should facilitate some security management.
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 do you like most about VMware Tanzu Application Service?
The solution is integrated very well with a lot of other systems. Also, its GUI is very good.
 

Also Known As

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Tanzu Application Catalog, Application Platform, Application Service, Hub, Mission Control, Service Mesh, Build Service, Concourse for VMware Tanzu
 

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Verizon, Cerner, Zipcar, Avarteq
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