Terracotta vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

Software AG and VMware are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Software AG is ranked #20 with an average rating of 7.0, while VMware is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.3. Software AG holds a 0.6% mindshare in DDM, compared to VMware’s 3.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of VMware users who would recommend it.

Terracotta

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100% willing to recommend

VMware Tanzu Data Solutions

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89% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Terracotta

Ranking in Database Development and Management

20th

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 (12th), Data Warehouse (6th), Message Queue (MQ) Software (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Terracotta is 0.6%, down from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 3.0%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Sushma Polavarapu

Sr Data Analytics Consultant at Capgemini

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…

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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 stability of this solution was very good."

"I like the high throughput of 20K messages/sec, and that it supports multiple protocols."

"The message routing is the most valuable feature. It is effective and flexible."

"Some of the most valuable features are publish and subscribe, fanout, and queues."

"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."

"We use VMware RabbitMQ to transfer information from one point to another."

"The solution is stable."

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."

"If messages pile up until the space of the memory is full, then basically, the cluster goes down, and someone has to log in through the backend and purge all messages."

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

"If you have a user consuming a huge load of resources, it takes down the entire system."

"I would like to see the performance of the administration portal improved and additional messaging protocols."

"The fact that a single queue can't be distributed across multiple instances/nodes is a major disadvantage."

"Their implementation is quite tricky. It's not that easy to implement RabbitMQ as a cluster."

"The availability could be better."

"Maintenance is time-consuming."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing for RabbitMQ is reasonable. It is worth the cost."

"The pricing is okay."

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

"Pricing is good compared to other products. It's fine."

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

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

"The solution's pricing is cost-effective as it does not involve significant expenses. Licensing is required only for the server, while clients do not need any licensing. Therefore, it proves to be a cost-efficient option."

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

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14%

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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.

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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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