Terracotta vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

Software AG and Broadcom are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Software AG is ranked #22 with an average rating of 7.0, while Broadcom is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.6. Software AG holds a 0.8% mindshare in DDM, compared to Broadcom’s 2.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

Terracotta

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VMware Tanzu Data Solutions

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90% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

Terracotta

Ranking in Database Development and Management

22nd

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMware Tanzu Data Solutions

Ranking in Database Development and Management

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Relational Databases Tools (14th), Data Warehouse (9th), Message Queue (MQ) Software (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Terracotta is 0.8%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 2.7%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Development and Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions	2.7%
Terracotta	0.8%
Other	96.5%

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reviewer2727468

Senior Application Engineer at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

Enhancing User Experience with Clustering While Potential Exists for Better Customization

My total experience with Terracotta is installing it in the architecture to do the clustering in WebMethods Integration Server. This provided to tackle the memory and the processes of those servers in the same pool. Terracotta, as per my understanding, is used for caching. The first function is used for clustering the requests. Regarding improvements, I cannot imagine what could be improved because my actual work in Integration Server is not totally restricted to Terracotta. The main function was restricted to developing services using integration servers in Software AG. The use of Terracotta is just for implementing caching. In this part, I create a cache manager for this response, and from a UI perspective, I am unable to suggest improvements.

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Moisés Guillén

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…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The impact of Terracotta's high availability and failover capabilities on the organization's data consistency and reliability is significant."

"Large amounts of data can be moved pretty fast using the solution."

"The solution can scale."

"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."

"The most valuable feature is that it's really customizable."

"The product has been stable and I have never faced any kind of problems with it."

"With VMware Tanzu Greenplum, one can make a huge database table and analyze the queries by adding in the SQL command. Some hint or command for the query goes over the multi-parallel execution."

"VMware Tanzu Data Solutions has positively impacted my organization because it is efficient, easy, fast, and aids in the creation and administration of web servers."

"Scalability is simple because it's an MPP database. If you need more processing power or you need more storage, you just add a few more nodes in the cluster. It works on common commodity hardware. You can use any type of server. You don't need to have proprietary hardware. It's fairly flexible."

Cons

"I know that we have many other solutions that do the same functionality as Terracotta. I don't recall the names of the products now, but I believe there are many products that may be better than Terracotta."

"The next release should include some of the flexibility and features that Kafka offers."

"Other tools besides RabbitMQ provide good TPS and HA."

"I was struggling with installing a few things. It would be good if was somewhat similar to RedHat. There should be more documentation regarding installation troubleshooting."

"We would like to see Greenplum maintain a closer relationship with and parity to features implemented in PostgreSQL."

"VMware Tanzu Data Solutions can be improved as it is better and faster for administration and clusters, Dockers, and Kubernetes. Improvements are needed in the documentation."

"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."

"Scalability issues are present."

"Initial setup is a little complex. It took around two weeks to deploy."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is an open-source platform. Although, we have to pay for additional features."

"Since the tool is an open-source product, there is no need to pay anything."

"This is an open source solution."

"The product is available for free use since it is an open-source technology."

"We are using the open-source version of this solution."

"On a scale of one to five, with five being the most competitive pricing, I would rate this solution as a four."

"are using the open-source version, which can be used free of cost."

"The price is pretty good."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	30
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	49

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Terracotta?

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What is your primary use case for Terracotta?

Terracotta is actually a product used for clustering. It is not used standalone in architecture but is used in the Software AG architecture to cluster the request or state the request data between ...

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What advice do you have for others considering Terracotta?

I may not be the best one to provide advice, but during my experience with Terracotta, I didn't face major issues with this product. I recommend this product to be used in any architecture. On a sc...

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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...

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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...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware RabbitMQ?

The product is free of cost.

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

Overview

Clock the fastest performance for operational and analytical workloads. Only with Software AG's Terracotta DB can you use one store for transactions and analytics - that's just smarter for real-time business. You no longer need to duplicate and move data for computations. And by moving data off the mainframe to in-memory, not only can you access data lightening-fast, you also can drastically reduce MIPS costs.

Software AG

VMware Tanzu is a robust platform tailored for data warehousing, complex analytics, BI applications, and predictive analytics. It excels in scalability, performance, and parallel processing, enhancing data handling efficiency. Users report significant productivity improvements and streamlined operations, making it ideal for comprehensive data solutions.

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