HashiCorp Consul vs VMware Tanzu Platform comparison

HashiCorp and VMware are both solutions in the Service Mesh category. HashiCorp is ranked #7 with an average rating of 7.5, while VMware is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.1. Additionally, 100% of HashiCorp users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of VMware users who would recommend it.

HashiCorp Consul

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between HashiCorp Consul and VMware Tanzu Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Service Mesh solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

HashiCorp Consul

Ranking in Service Mesh

7th

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMware Tanzu Platform

Ranking in Service Mesh

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Build Automation (7th), PaaS Clouds (9th), Cloud Management (16th), Development Platforms (2nd), Container Management (2nd), Agile and DevOps Services (2nd)

Featured Reviews

Manjunath Reddy

Senior Customer Architect at Kinvey

Nov 17, 2023

A scalable solution that can be used to perform health checks of applications and services

I use the solution for service discovery and orchestration. We have a lot of microservices architecture The solution is useful for performing health checks of the applications and services. The documentation is good. Health check outputs are delayed sometimes. If a service is down for more than…

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SiddhitRenake

Platform Engineer - Linux at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Feb 28, 2024

Easy to register multiple Kubernetes clusters, offers a single pane of visibility on its dashboard, and perform lifecycle management operations

Our TMC usage was limited, and exploring it further was hindered by the lack of an on-premise model. Due to compliance issues with the SaaS model, we couldn't proceed with it as a production-grade product. So, an on-premises model would have been useful for us. VMware rolled out an on-premise model for TMC, allowing for an on-premises implementation, which we learned about six months ago. Also, cost is always a concern. Smaller companies might find the price a bigger issue. Since we were at a large data center, the price might not have been a concern for us. Smaller and medium businesses might hesitate due to the price tag. VMware can be quite expensive.

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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 documentation is good."

"The product's most valuable features are support for Service Mesh TLS and canary deployment."

"HashiCorp Consul's most valuable feature is the automation of many processes, which limits the errors from user interaction."

"It definitely gives the end customer a good overview and perspective of running applications in terms of overall workload footprint. TMC provides a very detailed description of your cloud-native application in the form of graphical visualization."

"Defining security metrics has proven beneficial for customers in maintaining a safe environment."

"Tanzu Mission Control has quite a set of rich features when compared to OpenShift."

"The multi-tenancy with the VCD is great."

"VMware Tanzu Mission Control has many valuable features, such as ease of use and customization."

"The most valuable feature of VMware Tanzu Mission Control is the management functionality of the cluster life cycle. Additionally, the solution integrates well with other vendors, such as Velero for backups and Sonobuoy for compliance. Additionally, it works well in multi-cluster environments."

"Tanzu is easy to upgrade and scale, whether we're talking about horizontal or vertical scaling. It is as smooth as possible without any downtime. The platform maintenance, upgrading, and operations part is very smooth."

"The valuable feature I have found to be the management of Kubernetes clusters in a private cloud or public clouds, such as Azure or Google Cloud Platform."

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Cons

"They could improve issues related to triggering generic deployments for the platform."

"Health check outputs are delayed sometimes."

"The command line of HashiCorp Consul could be more intuitive to make it easier to use."

"The solution is currently focused on VMware infrastructure and I would like to see more options made available."

"VMware Tanzu Service Mesh could add better integration with other cloud platforms, such as vRealize Automation or VMware vCloud Director for cloud providers."

"It is not easy to build a solution with containers. It has a graphical user interface, but you need to have a lot of knowledge of Linux and how to work in the command mode. Its support can also be improved. Currently, its biggest disadvantage is that it is a new product, and the clients prefer to go for a solution that has been in the market for a long time. There are not that many people who know this product."

"I would like to see additional support for things outside of Cloud Foundry."

"LYNX is a managed cluster solution that takes care of specific details within a cluster, such as sequences or services. I haven't seen this feature in Tanzu Mission Control."

"The infrastructure is quite challenging."

"Another area of improvement is pricing."

"Tanzu could provide more granular control over whatever networking is being done on the containers. I would also like to see a slightly more detailed view of application-level tracing. I'm referring to the connections between different microservices. If they added a service-matching feature, that would be helpful for the customers to build or be more effective."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"In case of budget constraints, we opt for the product's business support licenses and use an open-source version"

"VMware Tanzu Mission Control is cheaper than Red Hat OpenShift."

"The product is not expensive, but it is not cheap."

"The license for VMware Tanzu Application Service is expensive. The license should be cheaper."

"Its pricing is very competitive. We get around 70% or 75%, sometimes even 80%, discount on the product. I would rate it a four out of five in terms of pricing."

"The solution is only for large or medium size enterprises because it is expensive."

"One of our Spanish customers told us that VMware Tanzu Service Mesh is a very expensive product for their data center."

"The price of VMware Tanzu Mission Control is greater than that of Red Hat's competitor solution"

"I would recommend that businesses look into the full price for their requirements. The price is high, but there are some open-source add-ons that can be used for customization while keeping costs down, although these might not be suitable for everyone."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

27%

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HashiCorp Consul?

The product's most valuable features are support for Service Mesh TLS and canary deployment.

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What needs improvement with HashiCorp Consul?

They could improve issues related to triggering generic deployments for the platform. We have raised multiple support cases. They could enhance the integration approach with Service Mesh tools. Add...

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What advice do you have for others considering HashiCorp Consul?

I recommend HashiCorp Consul for beginners. It is a stable tool. The key-vault storage feature has significantly enhanced our configuration management process. We have maintained the secret softwar...

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Which is better - OpenShift Container Platform or VMware Tanzu Mission Control?

Red Hat Openshift is ideal for organizations using microservices and cloud environments. I like that the platform is auto-scalable, which saves overhead time for developers. I think Openshift can b...

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What do you like most about VMware Tanzu Application Service?

The solution is integrated very well with a lot of other systems. Also, its GUI is very good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Tanzu Application Service?

The licensing cost is yearly. The licensing cost is expensive.

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Compared 9% of the time

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Also Known As

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Tanzu Application Catalog, Application Platform, Application Service, Hub, Mission Control, Service Mesh, Build Service, Concourse for VMware Tanzu

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Overview

Multiple clouds and private datacenters with dynamic IPs, ephemeral containers, dominated by east-west traffic, no clear network perimeters.

CONSUL APPROACH
-Centralized registry to locate any service
-Services discovered and connected with centralized policies
-Network automated in service of applications
-Zero trust network enforced by identity-based security policies

Tanzu Application Catalog allows you to build a private catalog of custom-configured, pre-packaged open source application components that are continuously maintained and verifiably tested for use in production environments. Leverage enterprise-grade, pre-packaged, open source software with full confidence.

Sample Customers

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Verizon, Cerner, Zipcar, Avarteq

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