VMware Postgres vs VMware Tanzu GemFire comparison

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We performed a comparison between VMware Postgres and VMware Tanzu GemFire based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The stability of this solution was very good.""The solution is stable."

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"The solution improved our site reliability."

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Cons
"It doesn't have any GUI-based monitoring tools.""This solution struggled with multi-regional synchronization."

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"The initial deployment was a little difficult."

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  • "On a scale of one to five, with five being the most competitive pricing, I would rate this solution as a four."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:We have zero licensing costs. The solution is open-source.
    Top Answer:It doesn't have any GUI-based monitoring tools. Oracle has some proprietary tools for monitoring all the databases and all that. Postgres doesn't have any graphical capabilities where we can monitor… more »
    Top Answer:The solution improved our site reliability.
    Top Answer:The price is pretty good. It is a CPU-based system. The price depends on how big our cluster is.
    Top Answer:When we had outages, we had timeouts. Sometimes, the nodes would drop out of a cluster. Therefore, the applications would get timeouts. There is a newer version out that we're planning to upgrade to… more »
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    Also Known As
    Pivotal Postgres
    GemFire, Pivotal GemFire
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    Overview

    An in-memory data grid powered by Apache Geode
    Scale your data services on demand to support high-performance, real-time apps.

    Sample Customers
    The world’s most versatile open-source database VMware Postgres is open-source PostgreSQL binaries, packaged and commercially supported.
    Southwest Airlines, Indian Railways, GE Power and Water
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm23%
    Computer Software Company22%
    Government8%
    Healthcare Company7%
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    Financial Services Firm28%
    Computer Software Company18%
    Insurance Company6%
    Healthcare Company6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise60%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    VMware Postgres is ranked 16th in Database Development and Management with 2 reviews while VMware Tanzu GemFire is ranked 19th in Database Development and Management with 2 reviews. VMware Postgres is rated 8.0, while VMware Tanzu GemFire is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of VMware Postgres writes "A fully open source solution with high throughput and good serviceability, but it struggles with multi-regional synchronization". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Tanzu GemFire writes "The product improves site reliability, but it is not stable, and the initial deployment was a little difficult". VMware Postgres is most compared with Nutanix Database Service, EDB Postgres Enterprise Manager and Redgate SQL Toolbelt, whereas VMware Tanzu GemFire is most compared with Nutanix Database Service and EDB Postgres Enterprise Manager.

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