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IBM Event Streams vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 27, 2025

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

IBM Event Streams
Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions
Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
Database Development and Management (6th), Relational Databases Tools (12th), Data Warehouse (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category, the mindshare of IBM Event Streams is 0.9%, down from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 4.5%, down from 10.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Message Queue (MQ) Software
 

Featured Reviews

Ismail El-Dahshan - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to set up with good support and good routing scenarios
The triggering and the events that they have triggered as well as the route of the message according to the events are very useful. The triggering scenarios and routing scenarios are all good. It's a very useful solution for financial institutions. The initial setup is pretty straightforward. The stability has been good. I've found the product to be scalable. Technical support is responsive.
Sushma Polavarapu - PeerSpot reviewer
Create essential reporting scripts with simplicity but has some operational challenges
We mainly create functions and scripts required for reporting The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views. It's just simple to use. There is general room for improvement. I have been using it for five years. I have faced stability issues, mainly…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The system efficiently processes and calculates the data flow within the cluster using DLP functionality."
"The stability has been good."
"I'm an administrator, and what I like most is the interface, the security, and the storage."
"RabbitMQ provides access to SDKs for development and the ability to raise and log tickets if we encounter issues. We can integrate RabbitMQ using various languages like Java or Python using the provided SDKs."
"Some of the most valuable features are publish and subscribe, fanout, and queues."
"It is easy to use. The addition of more queues and more services can be managed very easily."
"Large amounts of data can be moved pretty fast using the solution."
"Simple and straightforward admin portals: Made it easy for users and worked out excellently for our requirements"
"The product is not complex."
"The solution has really cool features to use. Its management console is excellent. You can utilize plugins to view the performance of the whole service on one network."
"Very sophisticated routing control and priority messaging capabilities"
 

Cons

"The product's interface needs improvement."
"In the next release, I would like to see the GUI allow you to configure the security section."
"It would be helpful if they could help us explain why they, as in, the customers, should use the product and the overall benefits."
"The initial setup is somewhat complex and the out-of-the-box configuration requires optimization."
"Their implementation is quite tricky. It's not that easy to implement RabbitMQ as a cluster."
"It doesn't have any GUI-based monitoring tools."
"One of the disadvantages, not a disadvantage with the product itself, but overall, is the expertise in the marketplace. It's not easy to find a Greenplum administrator in the market, compared to other products such as Oracle."
"Implementation takes a long time."
"I saw some limitation with respect to the column store, and removing this would be an improvement."
"VMware RabbitMQ's configuration process could be easier to understand."
"They should improve on the ability to scale your queues in a very simple and elegant way with the same power that they have would be great."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing needs to be improved."
"The platform is averagely priced."
"It is an open-source platform. Although, we have to pay for additional features."
"It’s an open-source solution."
"The product is available for free use since it is an open-source technology."
"This is an open source solution."
"It is an open-source product."
"The pricing for RabbitMQ is reasonable. It is worth the cost."
"The price is pretty good."
"Pricing is good compared to other products. It's fine."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
14%
Retailer
12%
Hospitality Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
24%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Retailer
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Event Streams?
The system efficiently processes and calculates the data flow within the cluster using DLP functionality.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Event Streams?
The platform is averagely priced. I rate the pricing a six out of ten.
What needs improvement with IBM Event Streams?
The product's interface needs improvement. Additionally, there could be a management console to create and manage clusters.
How does IBM MQ compare with VMware RabbitMQ?
IBM MQ has a great reputation behind it, and this solution is very robust with great stability. It is easy to use, simple to configure and integrates well with our enterprise ecosystem and protocol...
What do you like most about VMware RabbitMQ?
RabbitMQ provides access to SDKs for development and the ability to raise and log tickets if we encounter issues. We can integrate RabbitMQ using various languages like Java or Python using the pro...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Greenplum, Pivotal Greenplum, VMware RabbitMQ, VMware Tanzu GemFire, VMware Postgres
 

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Sample Customers

American Airlines, UBank, Bitly, Eurobits, Active International, Bison, Contextor, Constance Hotels, Resorts & Golf, Creval, Deloitte, ExxonMobil, FaceMe, FacePhi, Fitzsoft, Fuga Technologies, Guardio, Honeywell, Japanese airline, Jenzabar, KONE
General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University
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