Dev Ops Professional at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5
Jul 15, 2026
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth is that the setup is minimal and simple. I have not been directly responsible for pricing setup in CloudHealth, but I understand it involves configuring cloud cost allocation using the account hierarchies, tags, business groups, budgets, and pricing rules to accurately track and report cloud spend. My experience with AWS, Azure, and GCP billing, resource tagging, and cost optimization helps me learn and work through CloudHealth quickly. Pricing setup is the process of configuring how the cloud costs are calculated and allocated, which includes connecting cloud billing data, defining business groups, mapping resource tags, and setting custom rates if required. I do not handle this pricing and pricing setup personally.
VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth follows a subscription-based SaaS licensing model, and pricing is typically based on the organization's cloud spend of the resources being managed. In my opinion, the pricing is suitable for medium and large enterprises operating in multi-cloud environments that require advanced financial operations and governance capabilities. Although the initial licensing and cost may seem higher than native cloud tools, the savings achieved through cost optimization and resource right-sizing can provide a strong return on investment. This platform reduces manual effort through centralized reporting and automation, adding operational value. However, for smaller organizations with limited cloud infrastructure, the pricing may be relatively expensive. Overall, the licensing justifies the platform's comprehensive features and scalability for enterprise-level cloud management capabilities, making it a good value for organizations focused on long-term cloud cost optimization and governance.
The pricing is competitive and while other products are good they are considerably more expensive. The license they provide is a spending based license.
Senior Infrastructure Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 10
Dec 11, 2019
When you start to virtualize things it gets very expensive. The licensing fees depend on how big the company is. If you are a larger company then you have a better contract with a better price. The price is different for a small company. Competitors are cheaper. The quality is not the same but the price is lower so some people will choose the solution based on the price. It's purchased by the package. VRealize Operation Suite is the largest, but if you are a small company you may not be able to afford it and you may not be able to use all of the opportunities because it is so expensive. If you are a large company then you can cut the personnel costs instead.
VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth provides an intuitive dashboard, pricing flexibility, and accountability features, helping users allocate cloud costs, enhance security, and optimize expenses for improved cloud management.VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth stands out for its comprehensive cloud cost allocation by team, ensuring expense optimization and increased security. Its compliance management, scalability, and competitive pricing offer significant advantages. The platform facilitates monitoring across...
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth is that the setup is minimal and simple. I have not been directly responsible for pricing setup in CloudHealth, but I understand it involves configuring cloud cost allocation using the account hierarchies, tags, business groups, budgets, and pricing rules to accurately track and report cloud spend. My experience with AWS, Azure, and GCP billing, resource tagging, and cost optimization helps me learn and work through CloudHealth quickly. Pricing setup is the process of configuring how the cloud costs are calculated and allocated, which includes connecting cloud billing data, defining business groups, mapping resource tags, and setting custom rates if required. I do not handle this pricing and pricing setup personally.
VMWare Tanzu CloudHealth follows a subscription-based SaaS licensing model, and pricing is typically based on the organization's cloud spend of the resources being managed. In my opinion, the pricing is suitable for medium and large enterprises operating in multi-cloud environments that require advanced financial operations and governance capabilities. Although the initial licensing and cost may seem higher than native cloud tools, the savings achieved through cost optimization and resource right-sizing can provide a strong return on investment. This platform reduces manual effort through centralized reporting and automation, adding operational value. However, for smaller organizations with limited cloud infrastructure, the pricing may be relatively expensive. Overall, the licensing justifies the platform's comprehensive features and scalability for enterprise-level cloud management capabilities, making it a good value for organizations focused on long-term cloud cost optimization and governance.
I give the cost of the solution an eight out of ten.
The pricing is competitive and while other products are good they are considerably more expensive. The license they provide is a spending based license.
CloudHealth has a subscription-based model.
There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fee. The pricing, overall, is pretty reasonable.
I don't deal with the licensing.
The solution can be quite expensive. We tend to charge the clients and make some money on the margins, however, overall, it's a pricey option.
When you start to virtualize things it gets very expensive. The licensing fees depend on how big the company is. If you are a larger company then you have a better contract with a better price. The price is different for a small company. Competitors are cheaper. The quality is not the same but the price is lower so some people will choose the solution based on the price. It's purchased by the package. VRealize Operation Suite is the largest, but if you are a small company you may not be able to afford it and you may not be able to use all of the opportunities because it is so expensive. If you are a large company then you can cut the personnel costs instead.