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We performed a comparison between Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE and VMware Tanzu Mission Control based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Container Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE vs. VMware Tanzu Mission Control Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"We can add some add-ons and plugins to the product if we need to.""The technical support is excellent.""The product integrates well with our infrastructure.""Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.""The solution is easy to manage. You can get everything in a single platform. It is also easy to work with Terraform as a code.""We can do a lot of provisioning.""The solution is embedded in the hypervisor and there are no deployment costs."

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"Tanzu Mission Control has quite a set of rich features when compared to OpenShift.""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 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.""The initial setup is easy.""I have multiple Kubernetes environments within my environment. TMC gives me a single pane view, which is good for managing everything.""The most important thing about the solution is its flexibility.""Defining security metrics has proven beneficial for customers in maintaining a safe environment.""The most valuable feature of VMware Tanzu Mission Control is the management functionality of the cluster life cycle. Additionally, the solution integrates well with other vendors, such as Velero for backups and Sonobuoy for compliance. Additionally, it works well in multi-cluster environments."

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Cons
"I have issues with the product's interoperability.""The product lacks some virtualization capabilities, making it an area for improvement where the solution can focus on providing users with more virtualization capabilities related to disk systems.""We need a backup of production clusters.""In the next release, I would like to have automatic dynamic scaling, both upscaling and downscaling.""GUI lacks sufficient information to help with understanding the installation and process.""There have been challenges related to software bugs, especially regarding long-term licensing options and issues within our customer network.""I would like to have more nodes for availability and storage."

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"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.""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.""The infrastructure is quite challenging.""We want to see a new feature that helps build more security architecture like Zero Trust Security or shifting left in Kubernetes.""LYNX is a managed cluster solution that takes care of specific details within a cluster, such as sequences or services. I haven't seen this feature in Tanzu Mission Control.""The network control and security policies must be improved.""Another area of improvement is pricing."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The product's licenses are included in the software version deployed in our data center."
  • "I rate the product price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
  • "I rate NKE's pricing a six out of ten."
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  • "There are different licenses available. You have to upgrade your license if you want to scale the solution more."
  • "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."
  • "VMware Tanzu Mission Control is cheaper than Red Hat OpenShift."
  • "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 solution is only for large or medium size enterprises because it is expensive."
  • "The product is not expensive, but it is not cheap."
  • "It is not the most expensive option, and I believe the capabilities align well with the value it provides."
  • "Since we were at a large data center, the price might not have been a concern for us."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:I have issues with the product's interoperability.
    Top Answer:My client uses applications that require large network bandwidth. They use the solution to leverage it.
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    Top Answer:Defining security metrics has proven beneficial for customers in maintaining a safe environment.
    Top Answer:I'm aware that some competitors offer more extensive features at a higher price point. It is not the most expensive option, and I believe the capabilities align well with the value it provides.
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    Overview
    Nutanix Kubernetes Engine (NKE) is an enterprise Kubernetes management solution that simplifies provisioning, operations, and lifecycle management of Kubernetes.

    What is VMware Tanzu Mission Control?

    VMware Tanzu Mission Control is a platform that enables you to manage modern applications by providing a single control point for IT teams to more easily handle Kubernetes and run modern containerized applications across multiple clusters and clouds. Because the solution is an API-driven service, it allows you to manage all of your clusters via its API, the web-based console, or the CLI. The VMware Tanzu Mission Control console gives you the ability to view Kubernetes resources in two ways - either by cluster groups to provide an infrastructure view, or by workspaces to provide an application view.

    VMware Tanzu Mission Control Provides:

    • Control for operators
    • Consistency for DevOps
    • Flexibility for developers

    VMware Tanzu Mission Control Features

    VMware Tanzu Mission Control has several valuable features, including:

    • Cluster lifecycle management: VMware Tanzu Mission Control gives you the flexibility needed to create or delete clusters, or upgrade or resize them by simply connecting to your own cloud provider account.

    • Cluster diagnostics and observability: With a comprehensive console, VMware Tanzu Mission Control makes it possible for you to monitor your clusters’ health and resource usage. The console allows you to see cluster details, such as nodes, workloads, and namespaces.

    • Cluster inspections: You can easily ensure consistency of clusters by running preconfigured inspections.

    • Data protection: With VMware Tanzu Mission Control, data resources in your clusters can be backed up and restored to ensure data protection.

    • Access control: VMware Tanzu Mission Control provides federated identity management and allows you to apply role-based access control on a granular level to meet your security requirements.

    • Policy management: You can create customized policies to manage your clusters, workloads, and namespaces, alleviating the need to manage your Kubernetes resources and its apps manually.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by VMware Tanzu Mission Control

    users who are currently using the solution.

    PeerSpot user Abbasi P., who is a Vice President Derivatives Ops IT at a financial services firm, mentions what he finds to be most useful about the product, stating, “Tanzu Mission Control has quite a set of rich features when compared to OpenShift. I like the dashboard for monitoring the CI/CD pipeline, the entire process of releasing it into the cloud, and deploying it to the cloud.

    Aurelio R., who is an IT Specialist at a tech services company, explains why he thinks the solution is valuable. “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."

    A Cloud Architect at a computer software company says, “The multi-tenancy with the VCD is great.

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    JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen
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    Financial Services Firm38%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Insurance Company13%
    Computer Software Company13%
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    Financial Services Firm9%
    Manufacturing Company9%
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    Government10%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise20%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE vs. VMware Tanzu Mission Control
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    Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE is ranked 11th in Container Management with 8 reviews while VMware Tanzu Mission Control is ranked 3rd in Container Management with 12 reviews. Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE is rated 7.8, while VMware Tanzu Mission Control is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE writes "Stable platform with an easy initial setup process ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Tanzu Mission Control writes "Gives a single pane to manage multiple Kubernetes environments and has competitive pricing". Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE is most compared with OpenShift Container Platform, Kubernetes, Rancher Labs, Docker and NGINX Ingress Controller, whereas VMware Tanzu Mission Control is most compared with Rancher Labs, Kubernetes, OpenShift Container Platform, Amazon EKS and Google Kubernetes Engine. See our Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE vs. VMware Tanzu Mission Control report.

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