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Oracle Coherence vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 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

Oracle Coherence
Ranking in Database Development and Management
16th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
In-Memory Data Store Services (4th)
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions
Ranking in Database Development and Management
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
84
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (13th), Data Warehouse (9th), Message Queue (MQ) Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Oracle Coherence is 2.4%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 2.7%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions2.7%
Oracle Coherence2.4%
Other94.9%
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

SS
Data Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Facilitating real-time business insights with enhanced data querying
Coherence is beneficial due to its multi-indexing to the same object and filtering based on data attributes within the object, followed by aggregation. These features facilitate querying data with multiple keys rather than just a single key. Its real-time data processing capabilities provide insights for business decisions with up-to-date information.
Moisés Guillén - PeerSpot reviewer
VMware vSphere | Horizon View | Citrix Virtual Apps | Microsoft Intune | Azure | SCCM | Windows 365 at Adecco
Has improved server deployment speed and simplified Kubernetes cluster administration
My main use case for VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is Tanzu Basic TKB version 2.4 I focus on the creation of Kubernetes clusters with VMware Tanzu Data Solutions. VMware Tanzu Data Solutions has positively impacted my organization because it is efficient, easy, fast, and aids in the creation and…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Coherence is beneficial due to its multi-indexing to the same object and filtering based on data attributes within the object, followed by aggregation."
"Technical support from Oracle is okay."
"The message routing is the most valuable feature. It is effective and flexible."
"Helps us to achieve large-scale analytics."
"The most valuable feature for us is horizontal scaling."
"The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views."
"It is easy to use. The addition of more queues and more services can be managed very easily."
"Very fast for query processing."
"Some of the most valuable features are publish and subscribe, fanout, and queues."
"The solution's best feature is its exceptional speed, delivering efficient utilization of resources."
 

Cons

"This platform has issues with stability and performance."
"The initial setup is complex and time-consuming."
"The product needs to focus on offering more use case documentation because browsing the internet to find it can be a process filled with struggles."
"If you're outside IP address range, the clustering no longer has all the features which is problematic."
"When you have complex tasks, RabbitMQ is hard to use."
"VMware RabbitMQ's configuration process could be easier to understand."
"They should add more analytics. Their documentation could also be improved so that I don't have to bother my co-workers and tech support so often."
"The solution needs improvement on performance."
"Extra filters would be helpful."
"Their implementation is quite tricky. It's not that easy to implement RabbitMQ as a cluster."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It’s an open-source solution."
"We are using the open-source version of this solution."
"Since the tool is an open-source product, there is no need to pay anything."
"The pricing for RabbitMQ is reasonable. It is worth the cost."
"are using the open-source version, which can be used free of cost."
"The price is pretty good."
"It is an open-source product."
"The pricing is okay."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
34%
Computer Software Company
9%
Performing Arts
6%
Comms Service Provider
5%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise23
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise49
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Oracle Coherence?
The WebLogic Management is quite cumbersome. The initial setup is complex and time-consuming.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Coherence?
I utilize Coherence for data solutions in the financial industry. Its primary use case includes plain lookup, indexing, filtering, and aggregation.
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Coherence?
I recommend Coherence, as I don't have any product issues. The main concerns are high pricing and a complex initial setup. Overall, I would rate Coherence as an eight out of ten.
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

Coherence
Greenplum, Pivotal Greenplum, VMware RabbitMQ, VMware Tanzu GemFire, VMware Postgres
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Industrial Bank of Korea, Hotelbeds, Canon Inc., Verizon, Securitas Direct Espa_a, S.A.U., CetelemEspa_aGrupo BNP Paribas, Telus
General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University
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