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IBM MQ vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 16, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.2
Organizations benefit from IBM MQ's data protection, cost efficiency, reliability, and low error frequency, achieving investment recovery within two years.
Sentiment score
7.0
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is cost-efficient, stable, and valuable, offering high uptime without needing open-source alternatives.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.0
IBM MQ support receives both praise for efficiency and criticism for slow responses and initial information demands, prompting mixed feedback.
Sentiment score
6.7
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions' customer service is mixed, with varying experiences in response times and technical support effectiveness.
With containerized flavors of these products, we are having a tough time dealing with PMRs because the versions are new to IBM.
I would rate technical support as an eight.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
IBM MQ is praised for scalability and adaptability, despite some challenges with legacy dependencies and skills availability.
Sentiment score
7.3
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions offer scalability and adaptability but face challenges with complexity and resource limitations under high workloads.
IBM MQ handles many thousands of messages in a second, indicating good scalability.
In our environment, we do not have horizontal scaling for IBM MQ, but as demand increases, we would just vertically scale it.
Most of our functions or jobs are queued due to that.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
IBM MQ is praised for its stability, reliability, and performance, despite occasional configuration challenges in specific environments.
Sentiment score
7.0
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is stable for most users but experiences performance issues under heavy loads or specific configurations.
The transaction is always guaranteed with IBM MQ, which is the main reason I have been working with it for fifteen years while dealing with financial transactions or messages.
We have never had any downtime or crashes since it's been running.
I have faced stability issues, mainly due to the storage my organization has, though I am not sure if it's specifically due to the tool.
 

Room For Improvement

IBM MQ needs improved security, a modern interface, better monitoring, seamless cloud integration, competitive pricing, and enhanced message support.
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions need stability, scalability, and performance improvements, better integration, and alignment with PostgreSQL features.
Having a graphical user interface would improve usability.
We are dealing with IBM MQ client applications mostly.
 

Setup Cost

IBM MQ is expensive but valued for performance and support, justifying costs for large enterprises despite cheaper alternatives.
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions offers cost-effective open-source options with competitive pricing for enhanced features and optional support.
I am not exactly sure about the licensing cost compared to similar products, but I assume it is affordable since we continue to use it, and it is also used by our customers.
IBM MQ is pretty reasonable when compared to IBM ESB.
 

Valuable Features

IBM MQ ensures reliable, secure message delivery with cross-platform compatibility, scalability, and strong integration, favored for banking and enterprise use.
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is praised for its scalability, integration, speed, security, and advanced analytics capabilities.
These are financial transactions, so we do not want to lose the message at any cost.
We have not experienced any downtime or crashes with IBM MQ.
The product is not complex; I do not have to create stored procedures, functions, or views.
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM MQ
Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
165
Ranking in other categories
Business Activity Monitoring (1st), Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) (1st)
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions
Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
Database Development and Management (7th), Relational Databases Tools (11th), Data Warehouse (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Message Queue (MQ) Software category, the mindshare of IBM MQ is 25.6%, up from 20.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 5.2%, down from 12.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Message Queue (MQ) Software
 

Featured Reviews

SelvaKumar4 - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers the ability to batch metadata transfers between systems that support MQ as the communication method
We find it scalable for internal applications, but not so much for external integrations. It should support a wider range of protocols, not just a few specific ones. Many other products have broader protocol support, and IBM MQ is lagging in that area. IBM MQ needs to improve the UI for quicker logging. Users should also have a lot more control over logging, with a dashboard-like interface. That's something they should definitely work on.
Sushma Polavarapu - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
37%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
5%
Financial Services Firm
28%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is MQ software?
Hi As someone with 45+ years of experience in the Transaction and Message Processing world, I have seen many "MQ" solutions that have come into the market place. From my perspective, while each pro...
What are the differences between Apache Kafka and IBM MQ?
Apache Kafka is open source and can be used for free. It has very good log management and has a way to store the data used for analytics. Apache Kafka is very good if you have a high number of user...
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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Tanzu Greenplum?
It’s an open-source solution. There are no expenses for using it.
What needs improvement with VMware Tanzu Greenplum?
Maintenance is time-consuming. It takes time to VACUUM and ANALYZE the tables to remove the fragmentations.
 

Also Known As

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

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Deutsche Bahn, Bon-Ton, WestJet, ARBURG, Northern Territory Government, Tata Steel Europe, Sharp Corporation
General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University
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