Nutanix Database Service vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

Nutanix Database Service vs. VMware Tanzu Data Solutions

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Categories and Ranking

Nutanix Database Service

Ranking in Database Development and Management

4th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMware Tanzu Data Solutions

Ranking in Database Development and Management

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Relational Databases Tools (10th), Data Warehouse (7th), Message Queue (MQ) Software (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of Nutanix Database Service is 3.6%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Tanzu Data Solutions is 3.0%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Development and Management

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Prasad Pimple

Vice President Information Technology at network techlab

Enhancing database management with operational efficiency but needs better compatibility

Era should be compatible with various environments, such as VMware and Red Hat, to be hypervisor agnostic. Due to increasing adoption among enterprise clients, integration with Kubernetes platforms is also needed. Furthermore, the product can benefit from improving its understanding of architectural setup and communicating its limitations to users and partners.

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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 solution enables us to speed up the creation of new instances."

"The patching is the most valuable feature. We spent a lot of time and effort on the patching of our SQL instances after hours. With Nutanix Era, you can schedule and automate them during your normal operational hours (during the day). You schedule all the patching, then everything happens automatically with minor tickets from the engineer. So, our patching, which took four hours, went down to an hour for the engineer. This is much better for us from a return on investment perspective."

"Management and provision are the most important features of Nutanix Database Service."

"AI has been deployed within Nutanix. It's very easy to provision the machine within minutes of the application orders. They can hand those over and work along with the AI team to get the data available quickly for business analysis."

"The solution allows quick setting up of new development environments and ensures the use of the storage more efficiently. It manages to create new clients to be utilized for development or reporting."

"I wanted a tool that offers enough monitoring for everything related to load balancing in my databases."

"We have an enterprise-level backup product that we're required to use, so we don't rely on Era's version. [But] it could be an awesome first-line backup. It's very elegant the way they designed it. It's quick and it doesn't take up nearly as much storage space as traditional backups. It would definitely help to save on tier-one storage."

"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Database Service is the ability to manage multiple vendors."

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"Companies can scale the solution, so long as they have server room."

"Reliability for the messages is key. RabbitMQ ensures your messages are safe. They are not deleted and stuff."

"The most valuable feature is asynchronous calls, which are easy to configure."

"The product is not complex."

"The product's reliability is the most valuable feature."

"It's one of the fastest databases in the market. It's easy to use. From a maintenance perspective it's a good product. The segmentation, or architecture of the product is different than other databases such as Oracle. So even in 10 years, the data distribution for such segments will not affect other segments. The query performance of the product, for complex queries, is very good. It has good integration with Hadoop."

"The product has been stable and I have never faced any kind of problems with it."

"The most valuable feature is that it's really customizable."

Cons

"The graphical user interfaces could be much more user-friendly. They are already user-friendly, but they could be simpler so that we do not need L3 staff to handle them. If they were simpler, we could also have some command center or L1/L1.5 associates do some housekeeping activities on it."

"Patch management is an issue as it regularly causes stability problems."

"The solution can increase its database compatibility and backup options."

"It would be helpful if Nutanix added a billing system for databases. We need to automate this with a separate solution. We are service providers, so it would be easier for our customers if there were a built-in system that we could use for billing."

"The initial setup was a little tedious and complex. If they could make the setup slightly more user-friendly, then that would definitely be beneficial. If they could give a clear indication of what ports are required across the business and multiple VLANs, then your prep work can be done beforehand and before you do the actual installation. Because the documentation that was provided was not 100 percent accurate, so we had to do a lot of custom firewall rules after we deployed Nutanix Era."

"The patching should be a one-button function. Also, it works about 80 percent of the time, but 20 percent of the time it requires manual intervention. And sometimes, until you understand the technical underpinnings of that process, you can't fix it. I thought we would move past that. In the last version, they broke a big chunk of that for me, and that's why I'm waiting for the new release because they promised me it would fix the problem."

"I would like to see the SQL compatibility enhanced."

"We faced some performance issues with Nutanix."

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"One of the disadvantages, not a disadvantage with the product itself, but overall, is the expertise in the marketplace. It's not easy to find a Greenplum administrator in the market, compared to other products such as Oracle."

"They should improve on the ability to scale your queues in a very simple and elegant way with the same power that they have would be great."

"Implementing a circuit breaker scenario using RabbitMQ is complicated. This complexity arises because manual intervention is required to manage worker details and handle operations based on worker IP addresses."

"If you're outside IP address range, the clustering no longer has all the features which is problematic."

"I’d like this dashboard to use web sockets, so it would actually be in real time. It would slightly increase debugging, etc."

"It will be very useful if we could communicate with other database types from Greenplum (using a database link)."

"They should add more analytics. Their documentation could also be improved so that I don't have to bother my co-workers and tech support so often."

"They need to enhance integration with other Big Data products... to integrate with Big Data platforms, and to open a bi-directional connection between Greenplum and Big Data."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool is expensive."

"The pricing is competitive."

"The licensed-based pricing is confusing and too high."

"There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."

"Not everyone can afford it. It's a bit expensive, so the price has to be improved."

"Era is quite expensive. The thing that will be a showstopper for them in the long run is if you look at it from a technical perspective on what it provides and weigh it up against consolidation of multiple other software suites."

"The price of the solution is expensive."

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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."

"This is an open source solution."

"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."

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

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

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

"The price is pretty good."

"It is an open-source product."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

26%

Financial Services Firm

12%

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Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

28%

Computer Software Company

16%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Nutanix Database Service?

The most valuable feature is its robust infrastructure management tools.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Database Service?

The pricing for Nutanix products is on the higher side, and more flexibility in the licensing model, such as a GB-based license, would likely increase adoption.

What needs improvement with Nutanix Database Service?

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 do you like most about VMware Tanzu Greenplum?

The loading speed is very good.

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.

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Also Known As

Nutanix Era

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

Overview

Nutanix Database Service (NDB) simplifies and automates database lifecycle management across on-premises and public clouds for Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB databases.

Nutanix

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.

VMware

Sample Customers

JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen

General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University

Nutanix Database Service vs. VMware Tanzu Data Solutions