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PubSub+ Event Broker vs VMware Tanzu Data Solutions comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

PubSub+ Event Broker
Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) (2nd), Streaming Analytics (10th)
VMware Tanzu Data Solutions
Ranking in Message Queue (MQ) Software
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
Database Development and Management (7th), Relational Databases Tools (9th), Data Warehouse (7th)
 

Featured Reviews

Namrata G - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 26, 2022
Easy to set up and implement but needs better security
We are generating stock calls and then those are given to various other processes As of now, the most valuable aspects are the topic-based subscription and the fanout exchange that we are using. It was easy to set up and implement.  As of now, it is satisfying all my requirements. There is…
VB
Mar 9, 2023
Great queues and publishing capabilities with good reliability
We use the solution for event-driven programming. We have multiple queues and channels to provide scenarios for publishing into containers. You have to communicate the microservices, and consumers consume the services.  We were using the solution to setting the tenant settings into the service.…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"As of now, the most valuable aspects are the topic-based subscription and the fanout exchange that we are using."
"The most useful features has been the WAN optimization and probably the HybridEdge, which requires some third-party adapters or plugins. The idea that we can position Solace as a protocol-agnostic message transport fabric is key to our company having all manners of asynchronous messaging protocols from MQ, Kafka, JMS, etc. I really like the WAN optimization: Send once over a WAN, then distribute locally as many times as there are subscribers."
"Guaranteed Messaging allows for us to transport messages between on-prem and the cloud without any loss of data."
"The valuable feature of PubSub+ Event Broker is the speed of processing, publishing, and consumption."
"When we went to add another installation in our private cloud, it was easy. We received support from Solace and the install was seamless with no issues."
"The event portal and the diversity of deployment options in a hybrid landscape are the most valuable features."
"One of the main reasons for using PubSub+ is that it is a proper event manager that can handle events in a reactive way."
"Going from something where we had outages and capacity issues constantly to a system that was able to scale with the massive market data and messaging spikes that happened during the initial stages of the COVID crisis in March, we were able to scale with 40 plus percent growth in our platform over the course of days."
"Pivotal Greenplum's shared-nothing architecture."
"RabbitMQ will help to remove a lot of the complexities and create a loosely coupled codebase."
"The solution improved our site reliability."
"With VMware Tanzu Greenplum, one can make a huge database table and analyze the queries by adding in the SQL command. Some hint or command for the query goes over the multi-parallel execution."
"I like the high throughput of 20K messages/sec, and that it supports multiple protocols."
"The most valuable feature for us is horizontal scaling."
"We chose Greenplum because of the architecture in terms of clustering databases and being able to have, or at least utilize the resources that are sitting on a database."
"The solution's best feature is its exceptional speed, delivering efficient utilization of resources."
 

Cons

"It could be cheaper. It could also have easier usage. It is a brilliant product, but it is quite complex to use."
"The licensing and the cost are the major pitfalls."
"I would like them to design topic and queue schemas, mapping them to the enterprise data structure."
"One of the areas of improvement would be if we could tell the story a bit better about what an event mesh does or why an event mesh is foundational to a large enterprise that has a wide diversity of applications that are homegrown and a small number off the shelf."
"A challenge we currently have is Solace's ability to integrate with single sign-on in our Active Directory and other single sign-on tools and platforms that any company would have. It's important for the platforms to work. Typically, they support only LDAP-based connectivity to our SQL Servers."
"For improvements, I would suggest increasing the max payload size to a limit of 100MB or more. The current max payload size is limited to 5MB."
"The section on observability pertains to understanding the functioning of an event crash. Instead of focusing on how the crash occurs, attention is given to the observable aspects, such as a memory pipeline where one person pushes messages and another reads them. However, this pipeline often encounters issues, such as the reader being unavailable, causing the system to become stuck and preventing the messages from moving forward. This can lead to the pipeline being permanently stalled."
"The deployment process is complex."
"Other tools besides RabbitMQ provide good TPS and HA."
"The product needs to focus on offering more use case documentation because browsing the internet to find it can be a process filled with struggles."
"The initial deployment was a little difficult."
"Tanzu Greenplum's compression for GPText could be made more efficient."
"We needed to configure additional plugins. While it was relatively easy to do this on-premises, it became more challenging in the cloud."
"The next release should include some of the flexibility and features that Kafka offers."
"Maintenance is time-consuming."
"There are some security concerns that have been raised with this product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Having a free version of the solution was a big, important part of our decision to go with it. This was the big driver for us to evaluate Solace. We started using it as the free version. When we felt comfortable with the free version, that is when we bought the enterprise version."
"It could be cheaper. Its licensing is on a yearly basis."
"The price of the solution is expensive."
"The licensing is dependent on the volume that is flowing. If you go for their support services, it will cost some more money, but I think it is worth it, especially if you are just starting your journey."
"There are different tiers where you can choose what would work for you. As a customer, you need to know roughly how many messages a month you will use."
"We have been really happy with the product licensing rates. It has been free for us, up to a 100,000 transactions per second, and all we have to do is pay for support. Making their product available and accessible to us has not been a problem at all."
"The price of PubSub+ Event Broker is reasonable for the capability it offers. However, when compared to others solutions on the market it is expensive."
"We are looking for something that will add value and fit for purpose. Freeware is good if you want to try something quickly without putting in much money. However, as far as our decision is concerned, I don't think it helps. At the end of the day, if we are convinced that a capability is required, we will ask for the funding. Then, when the funding is available, we will go for an enterprise solution only."
"Pricing is good compared to other products. It's fine."
"On a scale of one to five, with five being the most competitive pricing, I would rate this solution as a four."
"Since the tool is an open-source product, there is no need to pay anything."
"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."
"It is an open-source product."
"are using the open-source version, which can be used free of cost."
"This is an open source solution."
"The pricing is okay."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
36%
Computer Software Company
11%
Retailer
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
29%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about PubSub+ Event Broker?
The most valuable feature of PubSub+ Event Broker is the scaling integration. Prior to using the solution, it was done manually with a file, and it can be done instantly live.
What needs improvement with PubSub+ Event Broker?
The section on observability pertains to understanding the functioning of an event crash. Instead of focusing on how the crash occurs, attention is given to the observable aspects, such as a memory...
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.
 

Also Known As

Solace Virtual Message Router, Solace Cloud, Solace Message Router Appliance
Greenplum, Pivotal Greenplum, VMware RabbitMQ, VMware Tanzu GemFire, VMware Postgres
 

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Sample Customers

FxPro, TP ICAP, Barclays, Airtel, American Express, Cobalt, Legal & General, LSE Group, Akuna Capital, Azure Information Technology, Brand.net, Canadian Securities Exchange, Core Transport Technologies, Crédit Agricole, Fluent Trade Technologies, Harris Corporation, Korea Exchange, Live E!, Mercuria Energy, Myspace, NYSE Technologies, Pico, RBC Capital Markets, Standard Chartered Bank, Unibet 
General Electric, Conversant, China CITIC Bank, Aridhia, Purdue University
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